Supreme Court of India

Nazma v. Javed @ Anjum

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Reported as [2012] 9 S.C.R. 826
Bench K.S. Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra JJ.
Decided 19 October 2012

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the High Court has committed a grave error in not only entertaining the criminal miscellaneous application in a disposed of writ petition, but also passing an order not to arrest the 1st respondent till the conclusion of the NAZMA v.

Judgment, page 9

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Practice and Procedure - Miscellaneous application - Filed in a disposed of criminal writ petition - Entertained by High Court - Propriety of - Held: High Court committed effor iii entertaining the application - Once the writ petition is disposed of, the High Court becomes functus officio and cannot entertain review petitions or miscellaneous applications except for carrying out typographical or clerical errors. High Court - Power of - Under Articles 226 and 227 and s. 482 Cr.P. . - To interfere with orders granting or rejecting bail - Held: Jurisdiction of High Court under Articles 226 and

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