https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298892 Unexplained delay in lodging an FIR may weaken the prosecution case because it can suggest embellishment or afterthought. Where the dispute centrally concerns paternity, refusal to cooperate in ordered DNA testing, together with destruction of the foetus by abortion, may justify an adverse inference if it prevents collection of crucial scientific evidence. On those facts, the prosecution story may be treated as lacking a reliable foundation and continuation of the proceedings may be regarded as an abuse of process, leading to quashing of the FIR and related proceedings. en-us Thu, 19 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 26 Nov 2021 09:18:31 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298892 Unexplained delay in lodging an FIR may weaken the prosecution case because it can suggest embellishment or afterthought. Where the dispute centrally concerns paternity, refusal to cooperate in ordered DNA testing, together with destruction of the foetus by abortion, may justify an adverse inference if it prevents collection of crucial scientific evidence. On those facts, the prosecution story may be treated as lacking a reliable foundation and continuation of the proceedings may be regarded as an abuse of process, leading to quashing of the FIR and related proceedings. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 19 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298892