Supreme Court · 1990 INSC 363 · Decided 21 November 1990
State of Haryana and Ors v. CH. Bhajan Lal and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1990 INSC 363 · [1990] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 259
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5412/1990
- Decided
- 21 November 1990
- Bench
- S. RATNAVEL PANDIAN, K. JAYACHANDRA REDDY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 161, 165; CrPC Section 154, 155, 156, 157, 159, 154(1); Constitution; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 5, 5(2), 5A(l)
Headnote
Constitution of India, I950: Article 226-Quashing of criminal proceedings-Circumstances under which power could be exercised­ Guidelines given. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: Sections 154, 155, 156, 157, 159-Cognizable offence-Field of investigation-Exclusive domain of investigating of courts-Exercise of-Circums­ tances necessitating quashing of criminal proceedings-Guidelines indicated. Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947: Section 5-Investigation by designated officers-Express prohibition of officers below certain rank-Whether directory or mandatory-Exceptions only on
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