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No compensation for mere FIR closure: J&K High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has dismissed a plea by four men seeking Rs 50 lakh each in compensation for alleged wrongful implication in a drug case. The police had closed…
The Story in Brief
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has dismissed a plea by four men seeking Rs 50 lakh each in compensation for alleged wrongful implication in a drug case. The police had closed the FIR against them citing lack of evidence.
Justice Shahzad Azeem ruled that registering an FIR does not automatically violate fundamental rights unless malice is proved. The court noted the investigating officer closed the case honestly when evidence fell short. Nothing in the case diary showed harassment or bad faith, the judge said.
The Indian Opinion
The ruling pushes back against the lazy narrative that an FIR closure automatically brands police as malicious. Courts must distinguish honest investigation failures from deliberate abuse. A closed case is not proof of frame-up. The real test remains what specific evidence of malice the accused can produce. When will petitioners learn to prove motive instead of just alleging it?
Source: barandbench.com
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