https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461433 In appropriate cases involving multiple FIRs arising from the same broad transaction within the same State, the SC may use Article 142 to direct state-wise consolidation before the principal special court to avoid multiplicity of proceedings. The Court held that later FIRs in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh could be merged with the earliest FIR in each State, with subsequent FIRs treated as statements under Section 161 CrPC and supplementary charge-sheets permitted; any case where cognizance had already been taken was also to be transferred and merged. The West Bengal and Rajasthan matters were excluded and left to proceed independently, and the direction did not extend to PMLA proceedings. Existing bail in the principal FIR was held to continue for the clubbed cases until cancelled for supervening reasons. en-us Wed, 13 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 13:54:36 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461433 In appropriate cases involving multiple FIRs arising from the same broad transaction within the same State, the SC may use Article 142 to direct state-wise consolidation before the principal special court to avoid multiplicity of proceedings. The Court held that later FIRs in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh could be merged with the earliest FIR in each State, with subsequent FIRs treated as statements under Section 161 CrPC and supplementary charge-sheets permitted; any case where cognizance had already been taken was also to be transferred and merged. The West Bengal and Rajasthan matters were excluded and left to proceed independently, and the direction did not extend to PMLA proceedings. Existing bail in the principal FIR was held to continue for the clubbed cases until cancelled for supervening reasons. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 13 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461433