Supreme Court of India
Ram Prakash Chadha v. The State of Uttar Pradesh
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What the Court ordered
We are of the considered view that a caution has to be sounded for the reason that the chances of going beyond the permissible jurisdiction under Section 227, Cr.PC, and entering into the scope of power under Section 232, Cr.PC, cannot be ruled out as such instances are aplenty.
Judgment, page 13
From the headnote
Issue for Consideration In the chargesheet, appellant was accused for commission of offences u/ss. 302, 343, 217, 218, 330, 120B and 34, IPC. An application for discharge u/s. 227 of Cr.PC was rejected by the Trial Court. Whether the findings of the trial Court on the ground to proceed against the appellant is based on suppositions and suspicions, having no foundational support from the materials produced by the prosecution. Headnotes† Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.227 – Discharge – In the chargesheet, appellant was accused for commission of offences u/ss. 302, 343, 217, 218, 330, 120B
Authorities it was built on
- 1961 Abhiraj Kuer v. Debendra Singh
- 1978 Union of India v. Prafulla Kumar Samal & Anr.
- 1989 Stree Atyachar Virodhi Parishad Etc. Etc. v. Dilip Nathumal Chordia & Anr.
- 2004 State of Orissa v. Devendra Nath Padhi
- 2014 State of Tamil Nadu by Ins.of Police Vigilance and Anti Corruption v. N. Suresh Rajan & Ors.
- 2010 P. Vijayan v. State of Kerala & Anr.
- 2008 Yogesh @ Sachin Jagdish Joshi v. State of Maharashtra
- 1993 Ajay Agarwal v. Union of India and Ors
- 2009 R. Venkatakrishnan v. Central Bureau of Investigation
- 2000 Om Prakash Sharma v. Central Bureau of Investigation, Delhi
Where later benches applied it
- 2025 Tuhin Kumar Biswas @ Bumba v. The State of West Bengal
- 2026 Dr. Anand Rai v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- 2025 M/s Rimjhim Ispat Limited and Others v. Union of India & Another
Of those, 1 relied on · 1 referred to · 1 mentioned
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