Supreme Court of India

Jayant Etc. v. The State of Madhya Pradesh

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Reported as [2020] 11 S.C.R. 665
Bench Ashok Bhushan and M. R. Shah JJ.
Decided 3 December 2020

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above and for the reasons stated above, t he appeals filed by the violators/private appellants are partly allowed, to the extent quashing the proceedings for the offences under the MMDR Act – Sections 4/21 of the MMDR Act only.

Judgment, page 41

From the headnote

Mines & Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, 195 7 – ss.4, 21, 22, 23A – Bar u/ss.22, 23A – When attract ed – Illegal mining, storage and transportation of minerals – Ma gistrate suo motu directed registration of FIR – Applications filed by private appellants for quashing of FIRs for offences u/ss.3 79, 414, IPC; ss.4/21, MMDR Act and u/r.18, 2006 Rules – Dismisse d by High Court – On appeal, held: Magistrate can in exercise of powers u/s.156(3) direct the concerned In-charge/SHO of the police stati on to register crime case/FIR even for offences under th e MMDR Act and the Rules made

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