Supreme Court of India

Kamaladevi Agarwal v. State of West Bengal and Ors.

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Reported as [2001] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 284
Bench M.B. Shah J.
Decided 17 October 2001

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: Section 482-Inherent powers of High Court-Quashing the proceeding at initial stage should be exercised sparingly.;_Could be exercised only where the allegations do not prima facie disclose the commission of an offence­ Criminal pros_ecution cannot be thwarted at the initial stage-merely because civil proceedings are also pending-Nature and scope of civil and criminal proceeding and standard of proof required is different and distinct-Criminal cases have to be proceeded with in accordance with the procedure as pre­ scribed under the code of criminal procedure

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