Supreme Court · 2026 INSC 25 · Decided 6 January 2026
The State (Nct) of Delhi v. Khimji Bhai Jadeja
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 25 · [2026] 1 S.C.R. 167
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 74/2026
- Decided
- 6 January 2026
- Bench
- SANJAY KUMAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- BNSS Section 242; IPC Section 420, 120B, 71; CrPC Section 218, 161, 31, 325, 219
Headnote
Issue arose as regards the consolidation of FIRs; and whether or not the offences allegedly committed against the 1,852 complainants were part of the 'same transaction'. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - ss. 218-223 - 120B IPC that accused and his accomplices, including the respondent induced large number of people to invest their monies and duped them by falsely claiming to triple money in a few days - Investigation revealed that altogether 1,852 victims cheated to the tune of ₹46.40 crores -
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