Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 224 · Decided 8 April 2013
Amitbhai Anilchandra Shah v. The Central Bureau of Investigation & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 224 · [2013] 6 S.C.R. 623
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 149/2012
- Decided
- 8 April 2013
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, B.S. CHAUHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 154, 155, 156, 157, 162, 169, 170, 173(8); Constitution Article 14, 20, 21, 154
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - ss.154, 155, 156, 157, 162, 169, 170 and 173(8) - Second FIR - Registration A B of - Permissibility - Held: - There can be no second FIR and C consequently, there can be no fresh investigation on receipt of every subsequent information in respect offence or the same occurrence, giving rise to one or more cognizable offences - Sub-s. (8) of s. 173 empowers the police to make further investigation, in such cases - In D the facts and circumstances of the present case, second FIR and fresh charge--sheet is unwarranted and violative of
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