Supreme Court · 1982 INSC 13 · Decided 2 February 1982
State of West Bengal & ORS. v. Swapan Kumar Guha & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1982 INSC 13 · [1982] 3 S.C.R. 121
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1129/1981
- Decided
- 2 February 1982
- Bench
- Y.V. CHANDRACHUD, A. VARADARAJAN, AMARENDRA NATH SEN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 154, 156, 157
Headnote
Prize Chits and Money Circulation Scheme1 (Banning) Act 1978 (43of1978) Ss. 2(c), 2(e), 3, 7 and 13-'Money Circulation Scheme'-What is-Firm Accept- ing deposits from public-Payment of interest at 48% per annnm though deposit receipt indiCate only 12%-ll'hether promotion of'money circulation under the Act. B c · Criminal Procedure Code 1973, S.154, 156, 157-F.l,R.-Cognlzable offence- D Necessity of disclosure-No cognizable offence disclosed-Court justified in quash- ing the investigation. Cri-fninal Trial-F.I.R.-Condition precedent to com~ncement cf investiga. lion-Police
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