Res Judicata - FIR Quashing

First FIR case was not quashed on merits but on grounds of misdemeanour - So the principle of Res-judicata does not come into play

FIR – A serious and heinous crime has come about which has its repercussions on the Society at large and the Courts being concerned with dispensation of Law are also tools of Social Justice as well - The first FIR case was not quashed on merits but on grounds of misdemeanour - So the principle of Res-judicata does not come into play. (201) PLR 098