Supreme Court · [2014] 10 S.C.R. 1108 · Decided 17 October 2014
N. Soundaram v. P.K. Pounraj & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- [2014] 10 S.C.R. 1108
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2266/2014
- Decided
- 17 October 2014
- Bench
- RANJANA PRAKASH DESAI, N.V. RAMANA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 482
Headnote
Code of criminal procedure, 1973: c s.482 - Quashing of criminal proceedings by High Court - FIR for offences punishable u/ss 147, 342, 395 and 450 /PC - An investigation should not be shut out at the threshold if the a/legations have some substance - Power uls 482 has to be exercised sparingly of process of court and to secure the ends of justice - An Ol(eral/ perusal of the materials placed in the instant case, makes out a prima facie case against accused which requires to be decided by conducting a proper trial - Impugned order passed by High Court is set aside - Penal Goode, 1860
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