Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 518 · Decided 9 November 2012
Shantibhai J. Vaghela and ANR. v. State of Gujarat and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 518 · [2012] 12 S.C.R. 544
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1805/2012
- Decided
- 9 November 2012
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, RANJAN GOGOI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304, 23; CrPC Section 482, 323; Juvenile Justice Act
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973- s.482 - Two minors residing in a Ashram went missing - Couple of days later, their c dead bodies found from the bed of the river located by the side of the Ashram - FIR lodged against seven inmates of the Ashram u/s.304 /PC and other offences - Quashed by High /PC was concerned- Justification - Held: There was absence of any acceptable material . 0 disclosing commission of offence u/s.304 /PC - Principal a/legations made in the FIR- of not carrying out a prompt search of the missing children; of delay in lodging of formal complaint with the police and
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