Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 229 · Decided 21 February 2008
Central Bureau of Investigation v. K.M. Sharan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 229 · [2008] 3 S.C.R. 101
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 351/2008
- Decided
- 21 February 2008
- Bench
- ASHOK BHAN, DALVEER BHANDARI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 1208, 193, 12013; CrPC Section 482
Headnote
101 ~-... CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION A v. K.M. SHARAN (Criminal Appeal No. 351 of 2008) FEBRUARY 21,2008 B .. .J (ASHOK BHAN AND DALVEER BHANDARI, JJ.) Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s.482 - FIR /charge- sheet for offences under /PC - Quashed by High Court - On appeal, held: Ingredients power under- Scope and ambit of - .,r Held: Inherent power under the provision, though wide, have D to be exercised sparingly and with great caution - It should not be exercised to stifle legitimate prosecution- However, no hard and fast rule can be laid down specifying the cases where
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