Supreme Court of India

Saleem Ahmed v. State & Anr.

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Reported as [2019] 10 S.C.R. 669
Bench Abhay Manohar Sapre and R. Subhash Reddy JJ.
Decided 19 August 2019

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What the Court ordered

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

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Quashin g of FIR – Allegation of theft of electricity – Demand r aised by the respondent-Electricity Department – Dispute referred to Lok Adalat – Dispute amicably settled between the appellant-consumer and the Electricity Department whereby appellant required to pay certain sum in full and final satisfaction of entire claim – The amount was duly paid by the appellant – However, subsequently, the responde nt lodged FIR against the appellant in relation to the same d emand – High Court refused to quash the FIR – On appeal, held: The disp ute was

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