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Pramod Suryabhan Pawar v. The State of Maharashtra & Anr.

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Bench Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and Indira Banerjee JJ.
Decided 21 August 2019

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What the Court ordered

For the above reasons, we allow the appeal and set aside the impugned judgement and order of the High Court dated 7 February 2019.

Judgment, page 21

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Inherent powers of court – Scope of exercise – Held: Under s.482, the inherent jurisdiction of the court can be exercised (i) to give effect to an order under the CrPC; (ii) to prevent the abuse of the process of the court; and (iii) to otherwise secure the ends of justice – The court should be guarded in the use of its extraordinary jurisdiction to quash an FIR or criminal proceeding as it denies the prosecution the opportunity to establish its case through investigation and evidence – In deciding whether to exercise its jurisdiction under s.482, the…

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