Supreme Court of India

Omveer Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.

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Reported as [2018] 14 S.C.R. 456
Bench Abhay Manohar Sapre and Indu Malhotra JJ.
Decided 3 December 2018

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What the Court ordered

In view of the foregoing discussion, the appeal succeeds and is accordingly allowed.

Judgment, page 3

From the headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 482 – Quashing of proceedings – Complaint filed against the appellant under s s.498A, 323, 376 IPC and ss. 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition ct, 1961 – Application for quashing of proceeding dismissed by High Court – On appeal, held: Single Judge of High Court quoted the princ iples of law laid down in several decisions relating to powers of th e High Court under s.482 of the Code but did not refer to the facts of the case to appreciate the controversy of the case – Matter remitted to High Court for consideration afresh – Penal Code, 1860 – ss.498A, 323, 376 –

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