Supreme Court of India

Padal Venkata Rama Reddy @ Ramu v. Kowuri Satyanarayana Reddy and Ors.

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Reported as [2011] 9 S.C.R. 623

Bench P. Sathasivam and H.L. Gokhale JJ.

Decided 29 July 2011

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From the headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 - Scope of - Discussed - Chargesheet filed for commission of offences u/ ss.120- , 147, 148, 427, 307, 201 r.w. s.149, /PC - Criminal c proceedings commenced against -1 to -12 - Petition by -1 to -3 for quashing of proceedings, allowed by High Court - On appeal, held: In a criminal proceeding instituted on a ~ complaint, exercise of inherent powers to quash the proceedings is called for only in a case in which complaint does not disclose any offence or is frivolous, vexatious or oppressive - There is no need to analyse each and every aspect meticulously

Authorities it was built on

1988 Madhavrao Jiwaji Rao Scindia & Anr. Etc. v. Sambhajirao Chandrojirao Angre & Ors. Etc. cited by 41
1977 State of Karnataka v. L. Muniswamy & Ors. cited by 27
2006 M/s Indian Oil Corporation v. M/s Nepc India Ltd. and Ors. cited by 21
1991 R. S. Raghunath v. State of Karnataka and Anr. cited by 19
1992 Janta Dal Etc. Etc. v. H.S. Chowdhary and Ors. Etc. Etc. cited by 15
1991 State of Bihar Etc. Etc. v. P.P. Sharma, Ias and Anr. cited by 15
1960 R. P. Kapur v. The State of Punjab cited by 13
2003 B.S. Joshi and Ors. v. State of Haryana and Anr. cited by 13
2004 M/s Zandu Pharmaceutical Works Ltd. and Ors. v. Md. Sharaful Haque and Ors. cited by 12
1995 Rupan Deol Bajaj and Anr. v. Kanwar Pal Singh Gill and Anr. cited by 7
2005 State of Orissa and Anr. v. Saroj Kumar Sahoo cited by 6

Where later benches applied it

2012 Satish Mehra v. State of N.C.T. of Delhi & Anr. relied on
2015 S. Krishnamoorthy v. Chellammal referred to

Of those, 1 relied on · 1 referred to

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