Prudeta
Prudeta
2026 INSC 665
📌 Paras 2-3
The appellant, Chandrikaben Kishor Dafda, challenged the Gujarat High Court's refusal to quash criminal proceedings initiated against her. The proceedings stem from a complaint alleging that the appellant failed to disclose the full extent of her and her spouse's landed property in her affidavit for the 2015 Municipal elections. The Magistrate issued process, finding a prima facie offence under Section 125(A) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (RPA) for suppressing necessary information in her affidavit.
📌 Paras 2, 4, 10
The core issues were whether the RPA, specifically Section 125(A), was applicable to municipal elections governed by state legislation, whether the complaint was barred by limitation, and wheth
The bench further analyzed the constitutional validity of the impugned provisions and discussed the interpretation of Articles 14 and 21 in light of recent precedents...
Citing the ratio in prior decisions, the court held that the legislative intent was to ensure...
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