Supreme Court of India

Som Mittal v. Government of Karnataka

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Reported as [2008] 3 S.C.R. 130
Bench K.G. Balakrishnan J.
Decided 21 February 2008

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: c S. 482 - Quashing of criminal proceedings - Judgment of Supreme Court dated 29.1.2008 1 dismissing the appeal against judgment of High Court of Karnataka declining to quash the proceedings - In the concurring judgment one of the Judges comprising the Bench observing that he was not in agreement with the view of the other Judge that power u/s ,,. 482 shou.ld be used only in "rarest of rare cases" as the phrase is used only with reference to death penalty and its use referring to scope of power uls 482 was inappropriate - The Judge, in para 17 to 39 of his

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