Supreme Court of India

L. Narayana Swamy v. State of Karnataka & Ors.

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Reported as [2016] 5 S.C.R. 683

Bench A.K. Sikri J.

Decided 6 September 2016

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What the Court ordered

We hold that an order directing further investigation under Section 156(3) of the Cr.P.C. cannot be passed in the absence of valid sanction.

Judgment, page 13

Authorities it was built on

1997 Mansukhlal Vithaldas Chauhan v. State of Gujarat cited by 25
2006 Parkash Singh Badal and Anr. v. State of Punjab and Ors. cited by 20
2012 Manharibhai Muljibhai Kakadia & Anr. v. Shaileshbhai Mohanbhai Patel & Ors. cited by 9
2013 Anil Kumar & Ors. v. M. K. Aiyappa & Anr. cited by 6
2010 State of Himachal Pradesh v. Nishant Sareen cited by 4
2011 Abhay Singh Chautala v. C.b.i cited by 2

Where later benches applied it

2018 Manju Surana v. Sunil Arora & Ors. referred to

Of those, 1 referred to

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