Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 749 · Decided 12 June 2008
Baijnath Jha v. Sita Ram and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 749 · [2008] 9 S.C.R. 1134
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 403/2000
- Decided
- 12 June 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, P.P. NAOLEKAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 39; CrPC Section 482; Constitution; Electricity Act
Headnote
., Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s.482 - Exercise of power under - Scope of - Discussed - Raid conducted in c premises of Respondent No. 1 by officers of the State E/ec- tricity Board - Allegation that he committed theft of electricity - Appellants were members of the raiding party - Respon- FIR lodged with the police officials, subsequently released on bail - Thereafter, D Respondent No. 1 filed complaint before the Magistrate a/leg- ..,. ing that the three Appellants and one 'R', then functioning as Executive Engineer in the Electricity Board, had demanded illegal gratification -
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