[BNSS] Section 359 Does Not Limit High Court’s Inherent Powers Under Section 528 to Quash FIRs: Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has clarified that Section 359 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), which corresponds to Section 320 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), does not limit or restrict the inherent powers of the High Court to quash criminal proceedings under Section 528 BNSS (corresponding to Section 482 CrPC). The decision reaffirms that the High Court retains the authority to quash proceedings in…