Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 453 · Decided 9 July 2013
Lokesh Kumar Jain v. State of Rajasthan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 453 · [2013] 7 S.C.R. 519
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 888/2013
- Decided
- 9 July 2013
- Bench
- T.S. THAKUR, S. J. MUKHOPADHAYA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 482, 156(3); Constitution Article 21
Headnote
CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973: s. 482 - Quashing of FIR - Investigation pending for more than nine years - In departmental inquiry on identical charges, appellant exonerated in inquiry report - Held: The instant case is a fit one, where High Court should have exercised its power A B c uls 482 - available to 0 investigating agency - Keeping the investigation pending will be futile as the department is not sure whether original records can be procured for investigation to bring home the charges -- Considering the fact that delay is caused by respondent, the constitutional guarantee of a
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