Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 1283 · Decided 13 December 2007
Sanapareddy Maheedhar and Anr v. State of Andhra Pradesh and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 1283 · [2007] 13 S.C.R. 478
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1708/2007
- Decided
- 13 December 2007
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, G.S. SINGHVI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 406, 498A; CrPC Section 473, 482, 161, 470(4)
Headnote
CodeofCriminalProcedure, 1973;Ss.188, 468, 470, 473&482/ c Penal Code, 1860; Ss. 406 and 498A/Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961; Ss. 4 & 6: Matrimonial offences-Court's power to take cognizance beyond period of limitation-Quashing of proceedings before Magistrate on ground of limitation-Held: In of limitation period by liberally exercising power uls.473 Cr.P.C.-High Court should be extremely cautious and slow to interfere with investigation/trial of criminal cases-It could exercise inherent powers u/s.482 Cr.P.C. only when it is satisfied that FIR does not disclose commission of
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