Supreme Court of India

Krishnappa v. State of Karnataka

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Reported as [2004] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 894
Bench Y.K. Sabharwal and D.M. Dharmadhikari JJ.
Decided 25 August 2004

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What the Court ordered

For the aforesaid reasons, we allow the appeal, set aside the impugned judgment of the High Court and restore this order of the trial Magistrate.

Judgment, page 4

From the headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: S. 319-Summoning of other persons as accused-Appellant along with others arrayed as accused-Proceedings against him quashed u/s. 482-Afler conclusion of prosecution evidence State filing application u!s. 319 for summoning the appellant-Trial court rejecting the application-­ High Court setting aside order of trial court and directing trial of appellant-Held, for exercise of discretion all relevant factors have to be kept in view and an order is not required to be made mechanically merely on the ground that some evidence has come on record implicating the

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