@Satnam
Quashing is a power of the High Court under 482Crpc to quash proceedings emenating from any FIR or the FIR itself on specific grounds as below:
- The plain reading of the FIR does not disclose any cognizable offence
- The judge feels that this FIR is a result of personal amenity to wreck vengence
- The FIR is utter abuse of law
There are many different conditions given by the Supreme Court for the guidance of the High Court to decide quashing such cases. One should have an extra ordinary case which on the face of it without going into discussion of evidence shows that FIr is only a way to humiliate the accused
Quashing can be filed anytime during or after the investigation. However it is advisable that after charge-sheet is filed, then only one should move for quashing as thats the final report whcih the investigating officer has and thats the total proofs against you. So court would give some weightage to the charge-sheet as well apart from FIR.
//peace
/Saurabh.V