P&H: Refuses To Club Multiple FIRs; Says Common Project Does Not Mean Same Transaction High Court has dismissed a petition seeking consolidation of several FIRs registered over alleged fraud, Court ruled that the complaints arise from distinct transactions and cannot be clubbed merely because they involve the same project or overlapping accused. Petitioner asking that four FIRs be consolidated with a “Parent FIR”. He argued that multiple FIRs amounted to abuse of process and that this Court had earlier
P&H: Refuses To Club Multiple FIRs; Says Common Project Does Not Mean Same Transaction
punjab-haryana
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13 May 2026
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Constitution of India, Art.226, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.528 — Clubbing of FIRs - FIRs concerning the same real estate project - Test is whether they arise from same transaction having a common factual foundation - Mere commonality of project or accused does not justify clubbing - FIRs disclose distinct transactions, representations and consequences and require separate investigation - Clubbing of FIRs held, rejected. (Paras 21 to 29 & 39) Constitution of India, Art.226, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.528 — Clubbing
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