Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 675 · Decided 24 September 2014
George Bhaktan v. Rabindra Lele & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 675 · [2014] 11 S.C.R. 520
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2165/2014
- Decided
- 24 September 2014
- Bench
- DIPAK MISRA, VIKRAMAJIT SEN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 195(1)(b)(ii), 482, 200; Constitution
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - ss.195(1)(b)(ii) and 482 - Prohibition in s. 195(1)(b)(ii) - Applicability of - c Appellant filed complaint u/s.200 CrPC against respondents alleging commission of offences u/ss. 425, 468 and 471 /PC - Magistrate took cognizance - Order of cognizance challenged document was produced in a suit brought by the respondents, therefore, D prohibition contained in s. 195(1)(b)(ii) was attracted - High Court quashed order of cognizance passed by the Magistrate - Propriety - Held: High Court did not advert to any aspect pertaining to allegations in the complaint
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