Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 447 · Decided 4 October 2012
Praveen Pradhan v. State of Uttranchal & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 447 · [2012] 8 S.C.R. 1129
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1589/2012
- Decided
- 4 October 2012
- Bench
- B.S. CHAUHAN, F.M. IBRAHIM KALIFULLA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 306, 107; CrPC Section 482, 228, 161
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s. 482 - Charge u/ A B s. 306 /PC - Alleging constant humiliation and insult to the C deceased, driving him to commit suicide - Petition for quashing the criminal proceedings - Dismissed by High Court - On appeal, held: The allegations in FIR supported by police statement of family members of the deceased - In view of the facts and circumstances of the case, D criminal proceedings cannot be quashed. ss. 482 and 228 - Application for quashing of proceedings - Held: While dealing with such application, court cannot form a firm opinion, but a
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