Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 1527 · Decided 20 December 1996
Randhjr Singh Rana v. The State Being the Delhi Administration
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 1527 · [1996] SUPP. 10 S.C.R. 880
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 248/1989
- Decided
- 20 December 1996
- Bench
- G.N. RAY, B.L. HANSARIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC
Headnote
Code of Ciiminal Procedure, 1973: Section 482-Magistrate orde1ing further investigation after accused had made his appearance-Held, Magistrate is not conceded the power to order fwther investigation of his own. S. 482-Saves the inherent power of High Cowt only-Said power does not inhere in and the con­ cerned case was otherwise ready for considering the question whether D charge should be framed or the appellant should be discharged, further investigation was ordered by the concerned Magistrate into the matter on his own. The appellant then moved the High Court which refused
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