Supreme Court of India

Manjula Sinha v. State of U.P. & Ors.

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Reported as [2007] 8 S.C.R. 301
Bench Dr. Arijit Pasaya T, C.K. Thakker and Lokeshwar Singh Pant A JJ.
Decided 11 July 2007

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973-s. 482-Jurisdiction under-Scope and exercise of-Proceedings uls 498 and 406 !PC in two cases-Petition for quashing of FIR-Dismissal of-Jn first case plea that in view of FIR na case made out agains! thl appellant-Jn second case charges framed-Held: The powers undet the provision are wide and hence to be exercised sparingly-It should be exercised ex debito justitiae-ln the first case as no case made out uls 498A, proceedings were liable to be quashed-However allegations as regards s. 406 existing, hence power u/s 482 could not be exercised-Jn the second case

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