Vinay Paswan vs State of Bihar - 2025.S.156(3) CrPC - Quashing FIR

Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 154,156(3) - FIR was registered on the basis of an order passed by the magistrate concerned on an application under Section 156(3) CrPC which was not supported by an affidavit, no FIR ought to have been registered - Quashing of the complaint as well as the FIR by the High Court cannot be faulted.

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  • Case Name: Vinay Paswan vs State of Bihar & Ors.
  • Neutral Citation: Not provided in the document.
  • Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dipankar Datta; Hon’ble Mr. Justice Augustine George Masih.
  • Judgment Date: 16-12-2025.
  • Caselaws and Citations: Priyanka Srivastava & Anr. vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors., (2015) 6 SCC 287.
  • Statutes/Laws Referred: Section 156(3), Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.