Supreme Court · 1970 INSC 26 · Decided 19 February 1970
R. N. Chatterji v. Havildar Kuer Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1970 INSC 26 · [1970] 3 S.C.R. 716
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 89/1967
- Decided
- 19 February 1970
- Bench
- A.N. RAY, I.D. DUA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 353, 379; CrPC Section 156(3), 190(1)(c)
Headnote
Criminal Procedure Code 1898 Section 156(3) and 190(1) (c)-Scope of-Investigating Police Officer submitting a report of insuf!icient evidence -If Magistrate cari direct Police to file a charge sheet. After investigation °of a complaint filed by the Respondent against the Appellant making to the Deputy Inspector·Gencral under whom the investigation was carried on, to the effect that there was insufficient evidence against the Appellant and further­ more that the Respondent's case against the Appellant was false. On a "protest petition" filed by the
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