Supreme Court · 2024 INSC 58 · Decided 24 January 2024
Central Bureau of Investigation v. Kapil Wadhawan & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2024 INSC 58 · [2024] 1 S.C.R. 677
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 391/2024
- Decided
- 24 January 2024
- Bench
- BELA M. TRIVEDI, PANKAJ MITHAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 13(2); CrPC Section 167(2), 173, 173(2); Constitution Article 21; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 13(1)(d)
Headnote
Whether the respondents were entitled to the benefit of the statutory right conferred under the proviso to s.167(2), Cr.P.C, on the ground that the investigation qua some of the accused named in the FIR was pending, though the report u/s.173(2) against other accused was filed within the prescribed time limit and the cognizance of the offence was taken by the special court before the consideration of the application of the respondents seeking default bail u/s.167(2). Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - Proviso to s.167(2), s.173
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