Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 720 · Decided 19 October 2006
Anil Singh and ANR. v. State of Bihar and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 720 · [2006] SUPP. 7 S.C.R. 504
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1082/2006
- Decided
- 19 October 2006
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, DALVEER BHANDARI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 319, 482
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973--Section 319-Power to summon person as accused, against whom action not taken earlier-Nature and C scope of-Rejection of application for issuance of summons against persons named in FIR but not sent up for trial upon investigation-Order quashed by High Court was to issue process-On appeal held: Courts have power to summon such persons-Being an extra-ordinary power, it is to be done cautiously-Courts should arrive at a reasonable satisfaction D that the prosecution would be able to prove charges against whom the processes are to be issued-Some
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