Supreme Court of India

State of Punjab v. Raj Singh and Anr.

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Reported as [1998] 1 S.C.R. 223
Bench M.K. Mukherjee and K.T. Thomas JJ.
Decided 16 January 1998

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Code of Civil Procedure, 1973 : Sections 195(1) and 340 - .1.R. alleging commission of offences ulss. 419, 420, 467 and 468 lPC in course of proceedings of Civil Court- Quashed by High Court on the ground that s.195(l)(b) (ii) of Code prohibited entertainment and investigation into the same by the police-Held, statutory power of the police to investigate under the Code is not in any way controlled or circumscribed by s. 195-Procedure u/s 340 to be followed-Order of High Court set aside. Gopal Krishna Menon and Anr. v. . Raja Reddy, AIR (1983) SC 1053; held inapplicable. CIVIL APPELLATE

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