Supreme Court · 2015 INSC 992 · Decided 1 May 2015
Savitri Pandey and Another v. State of U.P.AND Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2015 INSC 992 · [2015] 4 S.C.R. 633
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 741/2015
- Decided
- 1 May 2015
- Bench
- DIPAK MISRA, PRAFULLA C. PANT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; CrPC Section 438; Constitution Article 226
Headnote
A B Constitution of India, 1950 - Art. 226 - Writ petition - C Seeking quashing of FIR - Maintainability of - In the State of Uttar Pradesh - Held: In view of the fact that provision for anticipatory bail uls 438 Cr. PC was deleted in the State of Uttar Pradesh, writ petition challenging FIR is 471, 1208, 504 and 506 /PC - Writ petition for quashing the FIR - Dismissed by High Court - On appeal, held: Facts of the present case indicate abuse of process of law on the part of the complainant - FIR liable to be quashed - Penal Code, E 1860 - ss.420, 467, 468, 4 71, 1208, 504 and 506 -
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