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The Supreme Court of India in a 2023 judgment made an observation in relation to quashing of First…

Mohammad Wajid v. State of U.P. (2023) states that an accused's criminal antecedents cannot alone justify refusing to quash an FIR or criminal proceedings. The court must…

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The Supreme Court of India in a 2023 judgment made an observation in relation to quashing of First Information Report (FIR). It was highlighted that when it comes to quashing of the FIR, criminal antecedents of the accused cannot be the sole consideration to decline the petition. In which of the following judgments were the aforementioned observations made?

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Mohammad Wajid v. State of U.P. (2023) states that an accused's criminal antecedents cannot alone justify refusing to quash an FIR or criminal proceedings. The court must still examine whether the FIR discloses an offence or satisfies a recognized ground for quashing. A person's past record therefore cannot substitute for the legal assessment of the particular prosecution.

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