https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309357 Article 226 jurisdiction was held available despite remedies under the Code of Criminal Procedure, because the allegations concerned abusive criminal process, malicious prosecution, and threatened deprivation of liberty. The Court treated the writ petition as maintainable and found that alternative remedies did not bar constitutional intervention on these facts. On a prima facie review of multiple FIRs, their timing, surrounding political context, delay in some complaints, and absence of preliminary enquiry in at least one matter, the Court found possible misuse of police machinery. Protective relief was granted, with proceedings in some cases stayed and coercive action restrained in the remaining matters. en-us Mon, 06 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Sun, 27 Aug 2023 11:39:13 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309357 Article 226 jurisdiction was held available despite remedies under the Code of Criminal Procedure, because the allegations concerned abusive criminal process, malicious prosecution, and threatened deprivation of liberty. The Court treated the writ petition as maintainable and found that alternative remedies did not bar constitutional intervention on these facts. On a prima facie review of multiple FIRs, their timing, surrounding political context, delay in some complaints, and absence of preliminary enquiry in at least one matter, the Court found possible misuse of police machinery. Protective relief was granted, with proceedings in some cases stayed and coercive action restrained in the remaining matters. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 06 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309357