Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 508 · Decided 15 April 2009
V.V.S Rama Sharma & ORS. v. State of U.P. & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 508 · [2009] 5 S.C.R. 1159
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 730/2009
- Decided
- 15 April 2009
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 420, 409; CrPC Section 482; Constitution Article 420, 409; Stamp Act Section 64, 69, 64(c)
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973- ss. 482- Quashing of FIR registered u/ss. 420 and 409 /PC and u/ss. 64 and 69 of Stamp Act - Allegation that LIC. officers not purchasing c insurance stamps from Treasury office of State but from stamp vendors, outside of State causing loss to State .... quashing of FIR - Held: High Court ought to have quashed the criminal proceedings "- Provisions of Stamp Act and Constitution of India indicates D untenability of the allegation made in FIR - Act of LIC officers purchasing insurance stamps from outside the State not inconsistent with any
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