Supreme Court of India

Krishnan and Anr. v. Krishna Veni and Anr.

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Reported as [1997] 1 S.C.R. 511

Bench K. Ramaswamy and S. Saghir Ahmad Al'i'd G.B. Paitanaik JJ.

Decided 24 January 1997

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Criminal Procedure Code, 1973-Sections 397(3), 401, 482 and 483-Second revision before High Court-Held: Is barred after the dismissal of the first one by the Court of Sessions-But in exercise of the inherent power under section 482, Suo motu power under Section 401 and power of con tinuous superintendence under Section 483, the High · Cowt can exercise revisional power, interfere with any order passed by the infetior courts, to preve11t miscarriage of jZL<;lice-However such wide power must be exercised sparingly to avoid needless multiplicity of procedure and unnecessary delay in

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1990 Mostt. Simrikhia v. Smt. Dolley Mukherjee @ Smt. Chhabi Mukherjee & Anr. cited by 14
1993 Dharampal and Ors. v. Smt. Ramshri and Ors. cited by 4

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