Quashing Of FIR- Detailed Enquiry On Merits Not Warranted U/s 482 CrPC, Reiterates Supreme Court

The Supreme court reiterated that a detailed enquiry into the merits of the allegations is not warranted while exercising jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah observed that while exercising jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, the High Court ought not to be scrutinizing the material in the manner in which the trial court would do in the course of the criminal trial after evidence is adduced. FIR is not expected to be an encyclopedia, the bench said setting aside a Madhya Pradesh High Court judgment which quashed a criminal case against a Block Medical Officer.