Supreme Court · 1995 INSC 87 · Decided 31 January 1995
State of Tamil Nadu v. Thirukkural Perumal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1995 INSC 87 · [1995] 1 S.C.R. 712
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 218/1995
- Decided
- 31 January 1995
- Bench
- A.S. ANAND, FAIZAN UDDIN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; CrPC Section 48, 482
Headnote
Criminal Law-Criminal Procedure Code-Section 48~uashing of F.I.R-Cowt cannot embark upon an enquiry as to reliability or genuineness of allegations made in F.I.R or complaint on the basis of evidence collected c during investigation only. An F.1.R was lodged against the respondent alleging filed a petition under S.482 Cr. P.C. in the High Court for quashing of the F.I.R. The High Court quashed the F.I.R. against which J_ D the present appeal has been filed. ' Allowing the appeal, this Court HELD : The power of quashing of F .I.R. and criminal proceedings should be exercised
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