Supreme Court · 1994 INSC 110 · Decided 9 March 1994
State of U.P. v. Mata Bhikh and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1994 INSC 110 · [1994] 2 S.C.R. 368
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 202/1981
- Decided
- 9 March 1994
- Bench
- S. RATNAVEL PANDIAN, P.B. SAWANT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 188; CrPC Section 195(1)(a), 195(J)(a), 145, 133, 146
Headnote
U.P. v. MATA BHIKH AND ORS. MARCH 9, .1994 B (S. RATNAVEL PANDIAN AND P.B. SAWANT, JJ.) c Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: Section 195(1)(a)-'Pub1ic Ser­ vant concemed'-lnterpretation of-Successor in office-Position of-Whether could file a complaint for non- compliance of his predecessor's with the possession of one "R" D in respect of a plot or land. The agent of "R" filed a petition complaining that the respondents had violated the said order and the Sub Divisional Magistrate preferred a petition u/s.188 IPC before the Judicial Magistrate. The
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