Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 498 · Decided 15 April 2009
The State of Andhra Pradesh v. Vangaveeti Nagaiah
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 498 · [2009] 6 S.C.R. 160
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1190/2003
- Decided
- 15 April 2009
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA, P. SATHASIVAM (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 109; CrPC Section 482; Constitution
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 - Quashing of c proceedings - Inherent powers of High Court - Scope of - Held: Court would be justified to quash any proceeding if it finds that initiation/continuance of it amounts to abuse of the process of court or quashing of serve the ends of justice - When no offence is D disclosed by the complaint, the court may examine the question of fact - On facts, High Court was not justified in quashing FIR - Penal Code, 1860 - s. 109 - Andhra Pradesh Prohibition Act, 1995. E An FIR was registered against appellant
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