Supreme Court · 2021 INSC 57 · Decided 3 February 2021
Vishwas Bhandari v. State of Punjab & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2021 INSC 57 · [2021] 2 S.C.R. 59
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 105/2021
- Decided
- 3 February 2021
- Bench
- HEMANT GUPTA, S. RAVINDRA BHAT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; CrPC Section 482
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 - Complaint filed under ss.363 and 366-A IPC against one 'V' and the appellant that the two accused had kidnapped her daughter by alluring her for the purpose of marriage - In the proceedings before the court, the complainant appeared of 'V' only while prosecutrix deposed that accused 'V' had married her and she has two children with him - Trial court acquitted 'V' - Appellant invoked the jurisdiction of High Court for quashing of the FIR and subsequent proceedings, inter
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