Supreme Court of India
Devendra Nath Singh v. State of Bihar & Ors.
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In view of the above, this appeal fails and is, therefore, dismissed but, with the observations foregoing and while effacing the unwarranted and unnecessary observations of the High Court in the order impugned.
Judgment, page 38
From the headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s. 482 – Allegation s of defalcation of goods and misappropriation of stocks from the godown of the Corporation – FIR was registered – Magistrate took cognizance of offences u/ss. 409, 467, 468 and 420 of IPC aga inst respondent no.3 – Respondent no.3 filed petition u/s. 4 82 Cr.PC – High Court observed that an accused in the case ‘as sc apegoat to save the skin’ of the present appellant – Having said so , the High Court proceeded to direct the Magistrate to give dir ections to the police to further investigate the case in terms of s.173(8) CrPC regarding
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