Reviewed case brief
R.P. Kapur v. State of Punjab
AIR 1960 SC 866
Early authority identifying three categories for quashing criminal proceedings, later expanded in *Bhajan Lal (1992)*.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1960
- Subjects
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-29
Rule established
Three categories where High Court should quash criminal proceedings: no legal evidence, evidence manifestly inadequate, allegations do not constitute offence in law.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
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