Supreme Court of India

The State of Chattisgarh & Anr v. Aman Kumar Singh & Ors. Etc. Etc

Neutral citation
Reported as [2023] 2 S.C.R. 134
Bench S. Ravindra Bhat and Dipankar Datta JJ.
Decided 1 March 2023

INSC stands for INDIAN SUPREME COURT. A neutral citation scheme assigned by the Court itself, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter. INSC is the neutral citation scheme assigned by the Supreme Court, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter.

What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons, we have no option but to hold that there are no cogent grounds for quashing the FIR in the present case even on the ground of mala fide.

Judgment, page 30

From the headnote

Constitution of India – Art.226 – Prevention of Cor ruption Act, 1988 – ss.13(1)(b), (2) – FIR registered against on e ‘AS’ and his wife ‘YS’ – FIR quashed by High Court – Justificatio n of – Held: In the present case, FIR does make out a case of cognizable offence having been committed by ‘AS’ and ‘YS’ – Power of q uashing a criminal proceeding should be exercised very sparin gly and with circumspection and that too in the rarest of rare cases – Whene ver its powers are invoked either u/Art.226 or s.482, CrPC for quas hing an FIR/complaint, the Courts would not be justified in embarking upon

Sign in free to read it

  • The full judgment, page by page, as published in the Supreme Court Reports
  • The ratio: what the Court held, verbatim, with the page it sits on
  • Every bench that relied on it, and every bench that argued against it
  • Search every reported judgment, by party, citation or question
  • Download the PDF, copy pinpoint citations ready for a filing
Sign in to read - for free

An email address, no password.