Supreme Court of India

Amit Kapoor v. Ramesh Chander & Anr.

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Reported as [2012] 7 S.C.R. 988

Bench A.K. Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar JJ.

Decided 13 September 2012

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From the headnote

CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973: ss. 397 and 482 - Extent and scope of powers exercisable by High Court u/s. 397 independently or read with s. 482 - Explained - Exercise of jurisdiction u/s. 397 ors. 482 or together, for quashing of charge - Principles culled out - Maxim, 'qnando lex liquid alicuiconcedit, conceder videtur id o quo res ipsa non protest. s. 397 - Revision before High Court challenging the framing of charges against accused for offences punishable u/ss.306 and 448 /PC - High Court quashing the charge for offence punishable u/s. 306 - Held: As per the suicide note left by

Authorities it was built on

1988 Madhavrao Jiwaji Rao Scindia & Anr. Etc. v. Sambhajirao Chandrojirao Angre & Ors. Etc. cited by 41
2009 Chitresh Kumar Chopra v. State (govt. of Nct of Delhi) cited by 17
2009 Shakson Belthissor v. State of Kerala & Anr. cited by 4

Where later benches applied it

2025 Jamin & Anr. v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr. relied on
2022 Manendra Prasad Tiwari v. Amit Kumar Tiwari & Anr. relied on
2022 Honnaiah T.H. v. State of Karnataka and Others relied on
2019 Bhawna Bai v. Ghanshyam and Others relied on
2019 The State of Madhya Pradesh v. Deepak relied on
2015 Chandra Babu @ Moses v. State through Inspector of Police & Ors. relied on
2025 State Rep. by the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti Corruption Chennai City-i Department v. G. Easwaran referred to
2025 Inspector, Railway Protection Force, Kottayam v. Mathew K Cherian & Anr. referred to
2025 Jit Vinayak Arolkar v. State of Goa & Ors. referred to
2024 K. Ravi v. State of Tamil Nadu & Anr. referred to
2023 State of Gujarat v. Dilipsinh Kishorsinh Rao referred to
2022 Ghulam Hassan Beigh v. Mohammad Maqbool Magrey & Ors. referred to
2021 Saranya v. Bharathi and Another referred to
2019 Tarun Jit Tejpal v. The State of Goa & Anr. referred to
2019 Bikash Ranjan Rout v. State through the Secretary (home) Government of Nct of Delhi, New Delhi referred to
2018 Public Interest Foundation & Ors. v. Union of India & Anr. referred to
2016 Sharat Babu Digumarti v. Govt. of Nct of Delhi referred to
2015 Sonu Gupta v. Deepak Gupta & Ors. referred to

Of those, 6 relied on · 12 referred to

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