Supreme Court · 2024 INSC 346 · Decided 26 April 2024
The State of Odisha v. Nirjharini Patnaik @ Mohanty & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2024 INSC 346 · [2024] 5 S.C.R. 56
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2270/2024
- Decided
- 26 April 2024
- Bench
- VIKRAM NATH, PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA (2-judge bench)
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 420, 467, 468, 471, 477(A), 120B, 34, 120(B); CrPC
Headnote
Chargesheet was filed against the Respondents in an FIR filed alleging a widespread conspiracy involving forgery of documents to facilitate the illegal transfer of valuable government land to private entities. SDJM, Bhubaneshwar passed an order of cognizance and 34 IPC and issue of process against the Respondents. Whether the High Court was justified in quashing the order taking cognizance against the Respondents. Quashing- Decision of High Court to quash the proceedings at preliminary stage, when the case is linked
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