Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 401 · Decided 5 July 2006
Shri Balasaheb K. Thackeray and ANR. v. Shrl Venkat @ Babru and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 401 · [2006] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 301
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 236/2005
- Decided
- 5 July 2006
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, C.K. THAKKER (2-judge bench)
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 34; CrPC Section 302, 482, 495
Headnote
B Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973-Section 302-Private complaint­ Death of complainant during pendency of the case-Effect of on the prosecution-Permissibility to continue prosecution by legal heirs-Held: Heirs of the complainant can continue the prosecution, after obtaining permission C for a private complaint against the appellants-accused and others. Trial Court issued process. Appellant filed petition u/s 482 Cr.P.C. which was dismissed by High Court. During D pendency of appeal to this Court, complainant died. Appellants contended that complaint was liable to be dismissed on
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