Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 1187 · Decided 20 October 2008

State of Andhra Pradesh v. Bajjoori Kanthaiah and ANR.

Court
Supreme Court of India
Citation
2008 INSC 1187 · [2008] 14 S.C.R. 841
Case number
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1637/2008
Decided
20 October 2008
Bench
ARIJIT PASAYAT, MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA (2-judge bench)
Outcome
Appeal(s) allowed
Case type
Criminal
Acts & sections cited
CrPC Section 482

Headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s. 482 - Inherent powers of High Court Exercise of - Parameters laid down - c Discussed - On facts, FIR alleging offence of manufacturing illicit liquor - Quashing of, by High Court finding that there was no material to show that seized articles for commission of offence - Held: Not justified - It cannot be said that FIR did not disclose commission of offence D - There was either statements of witnesses or seizure of black --r jaggery and alum materials being used for manufacturing illicit distilled liquor which cannot be said to be

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