Criminal Case Against Hemant Soren Over 2014 Election Speech Quashed; No Offence Made Out: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has quashed the entire criminal proceedings initiated against former Chief Minister Hemant Soren in connection with a speech delivered during the 2014 Jharkhand Assembly election campaign. The Court held that even if the allegations made by the prosecution were accepted in their entirety, they did not constitute offences under Section 188 or Section 506 of the Indian Penal Code or Section 125 of the Representation of…