Supreme Court of India

Vijayander Kumar & Ors. v. State of Rajasthan & Anr.

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Reported as [2014] 1 S.C.R. 1012
Bench P. Sathasivam, Ranjan Gogoi and Shiva Kirti Singh JJ.
Decided 11 February 2014

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CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973: s.482 - Power of High Court to quash criminal proceedings - FIR filed for offences punishable ulss 420 and 120-8 /PC - Final report by police stating the case to be of a civil nature - Rejected by Magistrate and cognizance taken - 0 High Court declining to interfere - Held: given set of facts may make out a civil wrong as also a criminal offence and only because a civil remedy may also be available to informant/complainant that itself cannot be a ground to quash a criminal proceeding - The real test is whether the allegations in the complaint disclose a

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