Supreme Court · 2015 INSC 488 · Decided 7 July 2015
Chandra Babu @ Moses v. State Through Inspector of Police & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2015 INSC 488 · [2015] 6 S.C.R. 1002
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 866/2015
- Decided
- 7 July 2015
- Bench
- DIPAK MISRA, V. GOPALA GOWDA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 19 73: s. 173(8) - Power c of Magistrate to forward the complaint for further investigation - Magistrate had held that the Inspector, Crime branch had conducted investigation in a biased manner and the final report of the Inspector was not acceptable and directed General of Police to confer the power to D Inspector, CBCID to investigate the case - High Court held that there were material discrepancies in the evidence brought on record and, therefore, set aside the order of Magistrate - On appeal, held: High Court fell into error in its appreciation of
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