Supreme Court of India

Bairam Muralidhar v. State of Andhra Pradesh

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Reported as [2014] 8 S.C.R. 328
Bench Dipak Misra and Pinaki Chandra Ghose JJ.
Decided 31 July 2014

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered opinion that view expressed by the learned trial Judge as well as the High Court cannot be found fault with.

Judgment, page 24

From the headnote

CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973: s. 321 - Withdrawal from prosecution - Duty of Public Prosecutor - Case alleging offences punishable under Prevention of Corruption Act registered against a Sub­ lnspGctor of Police investigating a case - State Government issuing a . 0. to withdraw the case - Application u/s 321 by Public Prosecutor for withdrawal of the case - Rejected by trial court holding that Public Prosecutor did not apply his independent mind - High Court concurred with the view of trial court - Held: Public Prosecutor cannot act like post office on behalf of State Government - He is

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 relied on · 1 referred to · 2 mentioned

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