Supreme Court of India

State of U.P. and Anr. v. Nitin Agnihotri and Anr.

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Reported as [2008] 11 S.C.R. 26
Bench Dr. Arijit Pasayat and Harjit Singh Bedi JJ.
Decided 21 July 2008

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Cost - Imposition of - FIR JOdged - Allegation t/Jat daughter of complainant was abducted by Respondent No.1 · c - Writ petition by Respondent No.1 for quashing of FIR-: High Court quashed FIR and all consequential proceedings against· Respondent No. 1 - However, imposed cost on State af!d com- plain ant - On appeal, held: Order of High Court so· far as it related to imposition of cost was without basis since there was no finding recorded by it that the police officials; were remiss in any way and/or had committed any lapse during investiga- tion - In absence of any reason for imposing cost,

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