https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=448731 An FIR against unknown persons was not quashed at the behest of a person who had appeared pursuant to notice but had not yet been arrayed as an accused, because the investigation was still ongoing. The Court declined to entertain quashing on merits at the threshold, but granted limited protection by directing prior notice before any proceeding was taken against the petitioner and restraining coercive action for the stipulated period. The ruling reflects that a pre-accusation challenge to an FIR will ordinarily not succeed during a live investigation, though interim safeguards may be issued to protect the individual's immediate interests. en-us Thu, 18 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 20 Aug 2024 14:46:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=448731 An FIR against unknown persons was not quashed at the behest of a person who had appeared pursuant to notice but had not yet been arrayed as an accused, because the investigation was still ongoing. The Court declined to entertain quashing on merits at the threshold, but granted limited protection by directing prior notice before any proceeding was taken against the petitioner and restraining coercive action for the stipulated period. The ruling reflects that a pre-accusation challenge to an FIR will ordinarily not succeed during a live investigation, though interim safeguards may be issued to protect the individual's immediate interests. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 18 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=448731