Supreme Court of India

Arun Shankar Shukla v. State of U.P. and Ors.

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Reported as [1999] 3 S.C.R. 1060
Bench K.T. Thomas and M.B. Shah JJ.
Decided 23 July 1999

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Criminal Law : ft. Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 : Section 482 . c High Court-Inherent jurisdiction-Scope and ambit of-Trial court convicted accused and posted the case for hearing on sentence-.But accused, instead of preferring statutory appeal against conviction, filf!d petition under S.482-High Court stayed further proceedings-Held : Inherent power not be invoked in matter covered by specific provisions of the Code-Expressions "abuse of the process of law" or "to secure the ends of justice" do not confer unlimited jurisdiction on the High Court-Order of High Court at an uncalled for stage,

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