Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 398 · Decided 13 September 2012
Amit Kapoor v. Ramesh Chander & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 398 · [2012] 7 S.C.R. 988
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1407/2012
- Decided
- 13 September 2012
- Bench
- A.K. PATNAIK, SWATANTER KUMAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 107, 306, 108, 448; CrPC Section 482, 228
Headnote
CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973: C ss. 397 and 482 - Extent and scope of powers exercisable by High Court u/s. 397 independently or read with s. 482 - Explained - Exercise of jurisdiction u/s. 397 ors. 482 or together, for quashing of charge - Principles culled out - Maxim, 'qnando lex liquid res ipsa non protest. s. 397 - Revision before High Court challenging the framing of charges against accused for offences punishable u/ss.306 and 448 /PC - High Court quashing the charge for E offence punishable u/s. 306 - Held: As per the suicide note left by deceased and the statement of her
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