Supreme Court of India

M/s. B.fine Art Auctioneers Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. v. C.B.I. & Anr

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Reported as [2011] 1 S.C.R. 563
Bench B. Sudershan Reddy and Surinder Singh Nijjar JJ.
Decided 25 January 2011

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What the Court ordered

For the aforesaid reasons, we do not find any merit in these appeals.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

CONSTITUTION OF IND/ , 1950 ;· Articles 226 and 136- Jurisdiction under- Two paintings c seized by AS./. - .l.R. registered by CBI for offences punishable u/s 120- /PC and uls 25 read with s.3 of Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, and charge-sheet filed - Writ petition before High Court seeking to quash the FIR and the charfje-sheet-Held : After Iegistration of FIR, CBI made. detailed investigation in· the matter and also filed charge-sheet -Trial court having taken .cognizance o; offences has framed · charges against al! concerned - High court"rightly ·refused to · exercise its discretion

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