Supreme Court of India
Srinivas Gundluri & Ors. v. M/s. Sepco Electric Power Construction Corporation & Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that the Magistrate has not committed any illegality in directing the police for investigation.
Judgment, page 23
From the headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s. 156(3) - Police officer's power to investigate cognizable case - Criminal complaint against appellants u/ss. 405, 406, 418, 420, 427, 503, 504, 506134 and 1208 of /PC before Magistrate -: Magistrate uls. 156(3) directing police officer to register FIR, conduct investigation and submit charge sheet thereafter - Legality of- Held: To proceed u/s. 156 (3), a bare reading of complaint is required and if it discloses a cognizable offence, then Magistrate instead of applying his mind to the complaint for deciding whether or not there is sufficient ground for
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Where later benches applied it
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- 2018 Manju Surana v. Sunil Arora & Ors.
- 2012 Anju Chaudhary v. State of U.P. & Anr.
- 2021 M/s. Supreme Bhiwandi Wada Manor Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. v. The State of Maharashtra & Anr.
- 2013 Anil Kumar & Ors. v. M. K. Aiyappa & Anr.
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