Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 722 · Decided 21 June 2007
Central Bureau of Investigation v. State of Gujarat
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 722 · [2007] 7 S.C.R. 1174
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1181/2001
- Decided
- 21 June 2007
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, B.P. SINGH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 381; CrPC Section 397
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: c s.397-0rder passed by CJM directing CBI to undertake investigation- Petition before High Court by CBI challenging the order-High Court held that CBI ought to have moved Sessions Court-Further imposed cost of Rs. /000 holding that CBI had chosen wrong path and it to doubt the bona fides of CBI in moving the said petition-There was no bar for High D Court to entertain the same-Criticism leveled against CBI and its officers and cost imposed do not have any legal sanction and are set aside. Investigation: Investigation by CBI-Held: Not to be ordered in
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