Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 280 · Decided 3 March 2008
Reshma Bano v. State of Uttar Pradesh & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 280 · [2008] 3 S.C.R. 778
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 425/2008
- Decided
- 3 March 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, P. SATHASIVAM, AFTAB ALAM (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 482, 226; Constitution Article 226
Headnote
-""" ~ Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 - Offence of c kidnapping - Criminal proceedings based on FIR - Quashing of, sought by appellant on the ground that she was sister of accused - Held: The FIR only stated that questioning from appellant would be advantageous and did of any offence - Rather it put appellant in position D of witness - No material or a/legation of overt act on her part made out - Proceedings relatable to FIR liable to be quashed , .~ as no prima facie case made out. In this appeal, the appellant has challehged the judgment of High Court
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