Supreme Court of India

S. Krishnamoorthy v. Chellammal

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Reported as [2015] 4 S.C.R. 182
Bench Dipak Misra and Prafulla C. Pant JJ.
Decided 31 March 2015

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above position of law, we have no option c but to set aside the order passed by the High Court as it has entered into highly disputed questions of fact and concluded E that the material before it was sufficient to cause reasonable suspicion in the case of the complainant.

Judgment, page 4

From the headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973- s. 482- Power under, exercise of - Criminal proceedings initiated against respondent relating to offence punishable u/s. 138 NI Act­ Petition uls. 482 by the respondent seeking quashing of the proceedings -Allowed by the High Court holding that the material before it was sufficient to cause reasonable suspicion in the case of the complainant- On appeal, held: High Court committed grave error of law in examining the a/legations and counter a/legations which are highly disputed and factual in nature in a proceedings uls. 482 - Such type of disputed factual

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