Supreme Court of India

Superintendent of Police, C.B.I. and Ors. v. Tapan Kr. Singh

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Reported as [2003] 3 S.C.R. 485

Bench N. Santosh Hegde and B.P. Singh JJ.

Decided 10 April 2003

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From the headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: Section I 54-First lriformation Report: Necessary Contents-Held: ls to provide basis for police officer to suspect commission of cognizable offence and not to give full details regarding the matter. c Non mentioning of correct section-Conclusiveness of-Held: ls not conclusive since Court has to frame appropriate charges having regard to the material on record Sections 154 and 156-Recording of iriformation in General Diary Entry-To the effect that person accepting a sum by wey of illegal gratification and carrying amount with him on journey by train-Whether

Where later benches applied it

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2025 Neeraj Kumar @ Neeraj Yadav v. State of U.P. & Ors. referred to
2024 The State of Madhya Pradesh v. Ramjan Khan & Ors. referred to
2022 Vijay Madanlal Choudhary & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2020 Amish Devgan v. Union of India and Others referred to
2013 Lalita Kumari v. Govt. of U.P. and Ors. referred to
2012 Lalita Kumari v. Government of U.P. & Others referred to
2011 Om Prakash & Anr. v. Union of India & Anr. referred to
2010 Pravinbhai Kashirambhai Patel v. State of Gujarat & Ors. referred to

Of those, 5 relied on · 8 referred to

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