Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 720 · Decided 9 July 1996
Central Bureau of Investigation, Spe, Siu (X), New Delhi v. Duncans Agro Industries LTD. Calcutta
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 720 · [1996] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 360
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 657/1995
- Decided
- 9 July 1996
- Bench
- G.N. RAY, G.B. PATTANAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 405, 406, 409, 420, 467, 468, 471; CrPC Section 482
Headnote
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973-Section 482-Quashing criminal com- C plaint-Guiding p1inciples-Held, action to be taken at the threshold before evidence led in suppolt of the complaint-It is necessmy to consider whether on the face of allegation;~ a criminal offence is constituted or not-C01;1plaint 471-Allegations did not make out any offence-Claims of Bank satisfied in civil suits-Long time elapsed since complaint was filed in 1987-Proceeding fwther with the complaint will D not be expedient-Decision of High Coult quashing complaint justified. Indian Penal Code, 1860-Sections 405, 406,
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