Supreme Court of India

Hasmukhlal D. Vora & Anr. v. The State of Tamil Nadu

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Reported as [2022] 16 S.C.R. 113
Bench Krishna Murari and S. Ravindra Bhat JJ.
Decided 16 December 2022

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Quashing of Criminal complaint – Before High Court, appellant s ought for quashing of complaint filed against him for contravening p rovision of Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 and Drugs and Cosmetics Rules 1945, which was dismissed – On appeal, Held: The Co urt, while exercising its power under s.482 only has to consid er whether or not the allegations in the complaint disclose the com mission of a cognizable offence – Quashing of a criminal complai nt must be done only in the rarest of rare cases but still it is the duty of the High Court to look into

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