In Brief
Six First Information Reports were registered against accused persons for various offences—embezzlement, forgery, cheating, and conspiracy—committed in relation to six separate cooperative housing societies. The accused challenged five of the six FIRs, arguing they were mere repetitions of the first FIR. The High Court accepted this argument and quashed the five FIRs. The Supreme Court reversed this decision, holding that despite common accused persons, the FIRs pertained to distinct societies with different members, properties, victims, and locations, and therefore were not overlapping. The Court held that all six FIRs were legal and proper, and each must be independently investigated, with consolidation of trials possible only after investigation is complete.
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