Supreme Court of India

D. T. Virupakshappa v. C. Subash

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Reported as [2015] 5 S.C.R. 534
Bench Anil R. Dave and Kurian Joseph JJ.
Decided 27 April 2015

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: ss.482, 197 - Quashing of proceedings - Summons issued against appellant-police official on the ground that appellant exceeded in exercising his power during investigation of a criminal case and assaulted the respondent in order to extract some information with regard to death of one person and in that connection, detained the respondent in the police station for sometime - High Court refused to quash the criminal proceedings - Plea of appellant that magistrate could not have taken cognizance of offence and issued summons to the appellant without sanction

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 relied on · 1 referred to

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