Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 196 · Decided 22 March 2004
State REP. BY Inspector of Police, Vigilance & Anti-Corruption, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu v. V. Jayapaul
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 196 · [2004] 3 S.C.R. 330
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 359/2004
- Decided
- 22 March 2004
- Bench
- RUMA PAL, P. VENKATARAMA REDDI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Leave Granted & Allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 154, 155, 156, 154to157; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 13(1)(d)
Headnote
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973-Sections 154, 155 and 156·- 'I"". < c Investigation by Police officer, who prepared a First Information Report on receipt of information about corrupt practices of accused-High Court quashing the proceedings holding that the same police officer of-Held, a police officer can suo moto lodge an FIR on receipt of information and take up investigation-Hence, quashing of proceedings by High Court not valid. D Inspector of Police (Vigilance & Anti-Corruption), on receipt of I information about the corrupt practices of
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