Supreme Court of India

State of Bihar v. Baidnath Prasad@ Baidyanath Shah and Anr.

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Reported as [2001] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 461
Bench K.T. Thomas and S.N. V Ariav A JJ.
Decided 19 October 2001

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 : Section 482-Quashing of criminal proceedings-Prayer for discharge in a long pending criminal matter before Judicial Magistrate-Rejected­ Accused moved the High Court-High Court observed that the case is pending for several years-Nothing on record to show that delay in proceeding caused due to !aches on the part of the accused-Hence quashed the criminal proceed­ ings-On appeal, held, the seriousness qf the qffence involved is not to be over­ looked while considering the question whether delay alone is sufficient to quash criminal proceeding-High Court order

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