Supreme Court of India

State of Rajasthan v. Aruna Devi and Ors.

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Bench Kuldip Singh and B.L. Hansaria JJ.
Decided 8 November 1994

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the A High Court erred in quashing the cognizance taken by the learned Magistrate.

Judgment, page 4

From the headnote

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973-Sections 173 (8) and 203-Dismissal of complaint u/s 203-Second complaint on same facts on basis of further investigation-Order of Cognizance-Whether legally sustainable-Held, yes. complaint was filed against the respondents under various sections of the Indian Penal Code. The Magistrate, after perusal of the complaint, directed an investigation to be made u/s 156 (3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. report was submitted that complaint was false.…

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 referred to

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