Supreme Court of India

Shiv Shankar Singh v. State of Bihar & Anr.

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Reported as [2011] 13 S.C.R. 247

Bench Dr. B.S. Chauhan and T.S. Thakur JJ.

Decided 22 November 2011

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From the headnote

CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973: Chapter XV - Second protest petition - Maintainability c of - Magistrate taking cognizance and issuing summons - Held: The protest petition can always be treated as a complaint and proceeded with in terms of Chapter XV of Cr.P. . - Therefore, in case there is no bar to entertain .a second complaint, in exceptional circumstances, the second 0 protest petition can also similarly be entertained - In the instant case, the High Court without taking note of the evidence referred to by the Magistrate, set aside his order on a technical ground that the second protest

Authorities it was built on

2001 T.T. Antony v. State of Kerala and Ors. cited by 20
2010 Babubhai v. State of Gujarat & Ors. Etc. cited by 17
2001 Jatinder Singh v. Ranjit Kaur cited by 8
2002 Mahesh Chand v. B. Janardhan and Anr. cited by 6
2004 Poonam Chand Jain and Anr. v. Fazru cited by 4
1976 Bindeshwari Prasad Singh v. Kali Singh cited by 3
2001 Sudhlr and Ors. v. State of M.P. cited by 2

Where later benches applied it

2022 B.R.K. Aathithan v. Sun Group & Anr. relied on
2013 Udai Shankar Awasthi v. State of U.P. Anr. relied on
2024 Subrata Choudhury @ Santosh Choudhury & Ors. v. The State of Assam & Anr. referred to
2020 Samta Naidu & Anr. v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr. referred to
2018 V. Ravi Kumar v. State, Rep. by Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Salem, Tamil Nadu & Ors. referred to
2013 Ravinder Singh v. Sukhbir Singh & Ors. referred to
2012 Anju Chaudhary v. State of U.P. & Anr. referred to

Of those, 2 relied on · 5 referred to

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