FIR Quashing Declined in False Promise of Marriage Case; Bail Remedy Kept Open under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court at Cuttack delivered an important order explaining the limits of its inherent powers under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure corresponding to Section 482 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, in cases involving allegations of physical relationship on the false promise of marriage. The Court declined to quash the FIR at the investigation stage despite a settlement between the parties but permitted the accused to…