Supreme Court of India

M/s Suvarna Cooperative Bank Ltd. v. State of Karnataka and Anr.

Neutral citation
Bench M. R. Shah and B. V. Nagarathna JJ.
Decided 9 December 2021

INSC stands for INDIAN SUPREME COURT. A neutral citation scheme assigned by the Court itself, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter. INSC is the neutral citation scheme assigned by the Supreme Court, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter.

What the Court ordered

In view of the above and for the reason stated above present appeal succeeds.

Judgment, page 4

From the headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.482 and 319 – Quashing of criminal proceedings – Held: Merely because some other persons who might have committed the offences, but were not arrayed as accused and were not charge-sheeted cannot be a ground to quash the criminal proceedings against the accused who is charge- sheeted after a thorough investigation – During the trial if it is found that other accused persons who committed the offence are not charge-sheeted, the Court may array those persons as accused in exercise of powers u/s.319 CrPC.

Sign in free to read it

  • The full judgment, page by page, as published in the Supreme Court Reports
  • The ratio: what the Court held, verbatim, with the page it sits on
  • Every bench that relied on it, and every bench that argued against it
  • Search every reported judgment, by party, citation or question
  • Download the PDF, copy pinpoint citations ready for a filing
Sign in to read - for free

An email address, no password.