Supreme Court of India

Usha Chakraborty v. State of West Bengal

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Bench M. R. Shah and C. T. Ravikumar JJ.
Decided 30 January 2023

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered view that this case invites invocation of the power under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash the FIR registered based on the direction of the Magistrate Court in the afore-stated application and all further proceeding in pursuance thereof.

Judgment, page 28

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