Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 634 · Decided 2 September 2011

Thota Venkateswarlu v. State of A.P. TR. PRINCL. SEC. & ANR.

Court
Supreme Court of India
Citation
2011 INSC 634 · [2011] 11 S.C.R. 95
Case number
SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 7640/2008
Decided
2 September 2011
Bench
ALTAMAS KABIR, CYRIAC JOSEPH, S.S. NIJJAR (3-judge bench)
Outcome
Disposed off
Case type
Criminal
Acts & sections cited
IPC Section 498, 3, 4; CrPC Section 482, 188

Headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: • J' ., .• s. '188 proviso :...oifence 'committed outside India· by A B c citizen of India - Previous sanction of Central Government.for inquiring Into or trying such offences in India - Requirement of~ of taking cognizance; no previous· sariction is required from the Central Government irf:terms of D tlfe ·proviso to s. '188 - However, the''trialcanriotproceed, lieyond the cognizance stage without the previous sanction. of the Central Government. · · · .

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