Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 351 · Decided 24 August 1999
Usha Ahuja v. State of Haryana and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 351 · [1999] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 673
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 842/1999
- Decided
- 24 August 1999
- Bench
- K. VENKATASWAMI, S.S.M. QUADRI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 405, 406, 408; CrPC Section 482, 173; Constitution Article 21
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973-Section 482-/nherent power- Exercise of -High Court staying the filing of final report on the ground of c pendency of civil suit-Held, stay is erroneous. The appellant and respondent no. 2 were partners. Appellant filed a complaint against respondent nos. 2 and 3 suit was also pending between the parties for dissolution of the partnership firm and for rendition D of account. The respondents filed a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. before the High Court and the High Court, taking note of the pendency of the civil suit, stayed the filing of final report
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