Quashing--Absence of Credible Connecting Material--CCTV Footage Contradicting Complainant's Version and Unrebutted by Prosecution Sufficient to Quash Criminal Proceedings
Where unimpeachable material of sterling quality demonstrably displaces the factual foundation of accusations and the prosecution fails to effectively counter it, the Court is justified in exercising inherent powers to quash criminal proceedings. The four-step test laid down in Pradeep Kumar Kesarwani v. State of Uttar Pradesh (2025) governs the exercise of such power under Section 482 CrPC and Section 528 of the BNSS.
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