https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469400 The High Court noted that the petitioner was not named as an accused in the FIR, though his name emerged during investigation from diary entries attributed to the deceased. Because investigation against him had remained stayed for over five years and the stay was only recently lifted, the Court exercised inherent jurisdiction to grant a limited protective direction in the interests of justice. It held that the petitioner was entitled to seven days' advance notice before any apprehension or arrest in connection with the FIR. The Court did not examine, at that stage, the merits of the prayer for quashing of the FIR or for continued stay of investigation, leaving those issues open. en-us Mon, 09 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:42:23 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469400 The High Court noted that the petitioner was not named as an accused in the FIR, though his name emerged during investigation from diary entries attributed to the deceased. Because investigation against him had remained stayed for over five years and the stay was only recently lifted, the Court exercised inherent jurisdiction to grant a limited protective direction in the interests of justice. It held that the petitioner was entitled to seven days' advance notice before any apprehension or arrest in connection with the FIR. The Court did not examine, at that stage, the merits of the prayer for quashing of the FIR or for continued stay of investigation, leaving those issues open. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 09 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469400