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Indian case law by case name, citation, provision or legal issue, with the case summary, the judgment text where we hold it and the provisions it applies.
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Supreme Court of India8 Jan 2026Full text
2026 INSC 39 · [2026] 1 S.C.R. 424
The power of quashing should be exercised sparingly with circumspection, as it has been observed, in the “rarest of rare cases” (not to be confused with the formation in the context of death penalty
Matched in judgment text
Supreme Court of India9 Apr 2026Full text
2026 INSC 342 · [2026] 5 S.C.R. 86
matters to arbitration when the arbitration agreement is prima facie existent – However, it is only in the
Indian case law by case name, citation, provision or legal issue, with the case summary, the judgment text where we hold it and the provisions it applies.
121–140 · Page 7 of 16
Supreme Court of India8 Jan 2026Full text
2026 INSC 39 · [2026] 1 S.C.R. 424
The power of quashing should be exercised sparingly with circumspection, as it has been observed, in the “rarest of rare cases” (not to be confused with the formation in the context of death penalty
Matched in judgment text
Supreme Court of India9 Apr 2026Full text
2026 INSC 342 · [2026] 5 S.C.R. 86
matters to arbitration when the arbitration agreement is prima facie existent – However, it is only in the
Matched in judgment text
Telangana High Court12 Jun 2026Full text
CRLP/9415/2025
value, do not disclose the basic ingredients of any offence' The case on hald is not the rarest of rare cases to exercise por""'ers of this proceedings inCourt under Section 482 of Cr.P C. to quash the
Matched in judgment text
Patna High Court18 Aug 2026Full text
was observed that the power of quashing should be exercised sparingly, with circumspection and in the rarest of rare cases, such standard not being confused with the norm formulated in the context of the death penalty. It was
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Kerala High Court22 May 2026Full text
2025:KER:30862 · LA.App./146/2017
for strike or boycott and requisition, if any, for such meeting must be ignored. Only in the rarest of rare cases where the dignity, integrity and independence of the Bar and/or the Bench are at stake, courts may
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Karnataka High Court17 Jul 2026Full text
2026:KHC:36738 · WP/19462/2016
whim or caprice and that statutory power has to be exercised sparingly, with circumspection and in the rarest of rare cases. In the case, the first information report was lodged by the Warden, Kurukshetra University. Acting on that
Matched in judgment text
Karnataka High Court17 Jul 2026Full text
2026:KHC:36738 · WP/16126/2017
whim or caprice and that statutory power has to be exercised sparingly, with circumspection and in the rarest of rare cases. In the case, the first information report was lodged by the Warden, Kurukshetra University. Acting on that
Matched in judgment text
Karnataka High Court16 Jun 2026Full text
WP/108746/2025
The power of quashing should be exercised sparingly with circumspection, as it has been observed, in the “rarest of rare cases” (not to be confused with the formation in the context of death penalty
Matched in judgment text
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court18 Aug 2026Full text
CRM(M)/618/2024
While it is true that the quashing of a criminal complaint must be done only in the rarest of rare cases, it is still the duty of the High Court to look into each and every case with
Matched in judgment text
Himachal Pradesh High Court9 Jul 2026Full text
2026:HHC:29300 · CRMMO/357/2025
taken by the High Court before embarking to scrutinize the FIR/charge-sheet/complaint. In deciding whether the case is rarest of rare cases to scuttle the prosecution in its inception, it first has to get into the grip of the
Matched in judgment text
Gauhati High Court23 Jun 2026Full text
2026:GAU-AS:9182 · Crl.Pet./811/2026
quashing a criminal proceeding should be exercised very sparingly and with circumspection and that too in the rarest of rare cases; that the court will not be justified in embarking upon an enquiry as to the reliability
Matched in judgment text
Delhi High Court17 Aug 2026Full text
CRL.M.C./471/2026
SCC (Crl) 426, reiterating the caution that powers available under Section 482 CrPC should be exercised in “rarest of rare” cases and “very sparingly” as well as “with circumspection”. The Supreme Court held that such extraordinary or inherent
Matched in judgment text
Chhattisgarh High Court30 Aug 2026Full text
2026:CGHC:38299-DB · CRMP/1428/2026
quashing a criminal proceeding should be exercised very sparingly and with circumspection and that too in the rarest of rare cases; that the court will not be justified in embarking upon an enquiry as to the reliability
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Chhattisgarh High Court24 Aug 2026Full text
2026:CGHC:38005-DB · CRMP/2209/2026
power to quash criminal proceedings is required to be exercised sparingly, with circumspection and only in the rarest of rare cases. It has been categorically observed that while considering a prayer for quashing an FIR or criminal proceedings
Matched in judgment text
Chhattisgarh High Court10 Aug 2026Full text
2026:CGHC:35158-DB · CRMP/2103/2026
power to quash criminal proceedings is required to be exercised sparingly, with circumspection and only in the rarest of rare cases. It has been categorically observed that while considering a prayer for quashing an FIR or criminal proceedings
Matched in judgment text
Chhattisgarh High Court5 Aug 2026Full text
2026:CGHC:34394-DB · CRMP/1935/2026
power to quash criminal proceedings is required to be exercised sparingly, with circumspection and only in the rarest of rare cases. It has been categorically observed that while considering a prayer for quashing an FIR or criminal proceedings
Matched in judgment text
Chhattisgarh High Court2 Aug 2026Full text
2026:CGHC:33363-DB · CRMP/2028/2026
power to quash criminal proceedings is required to be exercised sparingly, with circumspection and only in the rarest of rare cases. It has been categorically observed that while considering a prayer for quashing an FIR or criminal proceedings
Matched in judgment text
Chhattisgarh High Court22 Jul 2026Full text
2026:CGHC:31431-DB · CRA/295/2026
corroboration from some evidence which lends assurance to her version. To insist on corroboration, except in the rarest of rare cases, is to equate one who is a victim of the lust of another with an accomplice
Matched in judgment text
Chhattisgarh High Court9 Jul 2026Full text
2026:CGHC:28808-DB · CRMP/1780/2026
power to quash criminal proceedings is required to be exercised sparingly, with circumspection and only in the rarest of rare cases. It has been categorically observed that while considering a prayer for quashing an FIR or criminal proceedings
Matched in judgment text
Chhattisgarh High Court30 Jun 2026Full text
2026:CGHC:26712-DB · CRMP/1602/2026
power to quash criminal proceedings is required to be exercised sparingly, with circumspection and only in the rarest of rare cases. It has been categorically observed that while considering a prayer for quashing an FIR or criminal proceedings
Matched in judgment text
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Matched in judgment text
Telangana High Court12 Jun 2026Full text
CRLP/9415/2025
value, do not disclose the basic ingredients of any offence' The case on hald is not the rarest of rare cases to exercise por""'ers of this proceedings inCourt under Section 482 of Cr.P C. to quash the
Matched in judgment text
Patna High Court18 Aug 2026Full text
was observed that the power of quashing should be exercised sparingly, with circumspection and in the rarest of rare cases, such standard not being confused with the norm formulated in the context of the death penalty. It was
Matched in judgment text
Kerala High Court22 May 2026Full text
2025:KER:30862 · LA.App./146/2017
for strike or boycott and requisition, if any, for such meeting must be ignored. Only in the rarest of rare cases where the dignity, integrity and independence of the Bar and/or the Bench are at stake, courts may
Matched in judgment text
Karnataka High Court17 Jul 2026Full text
2026:KHC:36738 · WP/19462/2016
whim or caprice and that statutory power has to be exercised sparingly, with circumspection and in the rarest of rare cases. In the case, the first information report was lodged by the Warden, Kurukshetra University. Acting on that
Matched in judgment text
Karnataka High Court17 Jul 2026Full text
2026:KHC:36738 · WP/16126/2017
whim or caprice and that statutory power has to be exercised sparingly, with circumspection and in the rarest of rare cases. In the case, the first information report was lodged by the Warden, Kurukshetra University. Acting on that
Matched in judgment text
Karnataka High Court16 Jun 2026Full text
WP/108746/2025
The power of quashing should be exercised sparingly with circumspection, as it has been observed, in the “rarest of rare cases” (not to be confused with the formation in the context of death penalty
Matched in judgment text
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court18 Aug 2026Full text
CRM(M)/618/2024
While it is true that the quashing of a criminal complaint must be done only in the rarest of rare cases, it is still the duty of the High Court to look into each and every case with
Matched in judgment text
Himachal Pradesh High Court9 Jul 2026Full text
2026:HHC:29300 · CRMMO/357/2025
taken by the High Court before embarking to scrutinize the FIR/charge-sheet/complaint. In deciding whether the case is rarest of rare cases to scuttle the prosecution in its inception, it first has to get into the grip of the
Matched in judgment text
Gauhati High Court23 Jun 2026Full text
2026:GAU-AS:9182 · Crl.Pet./811/2026
quashing a criminal proceeding should be exercised very sparingly and with circumspection and that too in the rarest of rare cases; that the court will not be justified in embarking upon an enquiry as to the reliability
Matched in judgment text
Delhi High Court17 Aug 2026Full text
CRL.M.C./471/2026
SCC (Crl) 426, reiterating the caution that powers available under Section 482 CrPC should be exercised in “rarest of rare” cases and “very sparingly” as well as “with circumspection”. The Supreme Court held that such extraordinary or inherent
Matched in judgment text
Chhattisgarh High Court30 Aug 2026Full text
2026:CGHC:38299-DB · CRMP/1428/2026
quashing a criminal proceeding should be exercised very sparingly and with circumspection and that too in the rarest of rare cases; that the court will not be justified in embarking upon an enquiry as to the reliability
Matched in judgment text
Chhattisgarh High Court24 Aug 2026Full text
2026:CGHC:38005-DB · CRMP/2209/2026
power to quash criminal proceedings is required to be exercised sparingly, with circumspection and only in the rarest of rare cases. It has been categorically observed that while considering a prayer for quashing an FIR or criminal proceedings
Matched in judgment text
Chhattisgarh High Court10 Aug 2026Full text
2026:CGHC:35158-DB · CRMP/2103/2026
power to quash criminal proceedings is required to be exercised sparingly, with circumspection and only in the rarest of rare cases. It has been categorically observed that while considering a prayer for quashing an FIR or criminal proceedings
Matched in judgment text
Chhattisgarh High Court5 Aug 2026Full text
2026:CGHC:34394-DB · CRMP/1935/2026
power to quash criminal proceedings is required to be exercised sparingly, with circumspection and only in the rarest of rare cases. It has been categorically observed that while considering a prayer for quashing an FIR or criminal proceedings
Matched in judgment text
Chhattisgarh High Court2 Aug 2026Full text
2026:CGHC:33363-DB · CRMP/2028/2026
power to quash criminal proceedings is required to be exercised sparingly, with circumspection and only in the rarest of rare cases. It has been categorically observed that while considering a prayer for quashing an FIR or criminal proceedings
Matched in judgment text
Chhattisgarh High Court22 Jul 2026Full text
2026:CGHC:31431-DB · CRA/295/2026
corroboration from some evidence which lends assurance to her version. To insist on corroboration, except in the rarest of rare cases, is to equate one who is a victim of the lust of another with an accomplice
Matched in judgment text
Chhattisgarh High Court9 Jul 2026Full text
2026:CGHC:28808-DB · CRMP/1780/2026
power to quash criminal proceedings is required to be exercised sparingly, with circumspection and only in the rarest of rare cases. It has been categorically observed that while considering a prayer for quashing an FIR or criminal proceedings
Matched in judgment text
Chhattisgarh High Court30 Jun 2026Full text
2026:CGHC:26712-DB · CRMP/1602/2026
power to quash criminal proceedings is required to be exercised sparingly, with circumspection and only in the rarest of rare cases. It has been categorically observed that while considering a prayer for quashing an FIR or criminal proceedings
Matched in judgment text
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