https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=306349 At the quashing stage under Section 482 CrPC, disputed questions of fact cannot be resolved or tested through a roving inquiry where the complaint alleges serious cognizable offences. Allegations of rape, blackmail, intimidation and publication of obscene photographs required investigation, and the disputed settlement could not be conclusively treated as voluntary before inquiry. The High Court exceeded the permissible scope by treating the relationship as consensual and quashing the FIR at the threshold. The FIR was held fit for further investigation, and the order quashing it was set aside. en-us Fri, 25 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 23 Jan 2023 18:51:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=306349 At the quashing stage under Section 482 CrPC, disputed questions of fact cannot be resolved or tested through a roving inquiry where the complaint alleges serious cognizable offences. Allegations of rape, blackmail, intimidation and publication of obscene photographs required investigation, and the disputed settlement could not be conclusively treated as voluntary before inquiry. The High Court exceeded the permissible scope by treating the relationship as consensual and quashing the FIR at the threshold. The FIR was held fit for further investigation, and the order quashing it was set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 25 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=306349