Supreme Court · 2000 INSC 56 · Decided 8 February 2000
R. Rathinam v. State BY Dsp, District Crime Branch, Madurai District, Madurai and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2000 INSC 56 · [2000] 1 S.C.R. 718
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 152/2000
- Decided
- 8 February 2000
- Bench
- K.T. THOMAS, D.P. MOHAPATRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 439; Constitution Article 439
Headnote
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973/Constitution of India: Section 439/Ar­ ticle 136--Baif-Single Judge of High Court granted bail to certain accused C persons-Petition moved by a group of practising Advocates before Chief Jus­ tice of the High Court seeking initiation of suo mo tu petitions before a Division Bench of the High Court-Matter placed before the Division Bench-Division Bench refused to exercise suo motu power on the ground of non-maintainability of D the petitions presented by the Advocatel--On appeal, Held: Neither any prac­ tising Advocate who had nothing
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