Supreme Court · 2022 INSC 799 · Decided 5 August 2022
XYZ v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2022 INSC 799 · [2022] 18 S.C.R. 163
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1184/2022
- Decided
- 5 August 2022
- Bench
- D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J.B. PARDIWALA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 156(3), 482, 173
Headnote
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 - s.156(3) - "may" - Commission of cognizable offence alleged, need for police investigation - Exercise of jurisdiction u/s.156(3) - Sexual harassment alleged by appellant against second respondent (Vice- Chancellor of the Police on her complaint, the appellant eventually, moved the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) u/s.156(3) - JMFC though concluded that, prima facie, "occurrence of the offence by the accused persons" was "shown", however, held that the case could be decided
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