Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 507 · Decided 12 August 2010
M.A.A. Annamalai v. State of Karnataka & Another
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 507 · [2010] 9 S.C.R. 1124
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1504/2010
- Decided
- 12 August 2010
- Bench
- DALVEER BHANDARI, A.K. PATNAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 420, 3, 4, 5, 6; CrPC Section 482
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 - Quashing of criminal proceedings - FIR lodged against accused alleging C cheating - Grievance of complainant that he had deposited certain amount in a scheme floated by the company in which accused was one of the directors - Company closed down and amount - Petition u/ s. 482 for quashing of proceedings - High Court disposed of o the petition, with direction to the accused to approach trial court for discharge - On appeal, held: A person cannot be compelled to face criminal prosecution if basic ingredients of the alleged offence against
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