Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 153 · Decided 10 February 2016
Hamant Yashwant Dhage v. State of Maharashtra and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 153 · [2016] 2 S.C.R. 997
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 110/2016
- Decided
- 10 February 2016
- Bench
- M.Y. EQBAL, SHIVA KIRTI SINGH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 156(3)
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s. 156(3) - Police officers power to investigate cognizable case - Registration of FIR - Complaint by appellant before the Magistrate for registration of FIR - Rejected by the Magistrate taking note of the order passed by this Court wherein the action of High for change of investigating officer was disapproved - In writ petitian also the High Court rejected to issue direction for registration of FIR holding that it was open for the petitioner to seek clarification/modification of the order from this Court - On appeal. held: Import of the order
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