Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 632 · Decided 14 November 2003
Vidyadharan v. State of Kerala
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 632 · [2003] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 524
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 278/1997
- Decided
- 14 November 2003
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU, ARIJIT PASAYAT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 354, 448, 3(1)(xi), 441; CrPC Section 154, 193
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: Section 154-FJR-Delay in lodging-Incident of molestation of woman C -Held: In such an incident some delay is natural-When delay is sufficiently explained, it cannot be a ground to reject the prosecution case. Section 193-Cognizance of offence directly by Court of of offence only when case is committed to it by the Magistrate-However, if any provision is expressly provided in the Code or Act ii can act as Court of original jurisdiction without case being committed to it by the Magistrate-On facts, requirements of Section 193 not fulfilled and Sessions
Judgments are the courts' own published copies, provided for study; they are not certified copies. Source: Indian Supreme Court & High Court Judgments, Dattam Labs (CC-BY-4.0)