Supreme Court of India
Central Bureau of Investigation v. Kapil Wadhawan & Anr.
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What the Court ordered
In view of the above settled legal position, there remains no shadow of doubt that the statutory requirement of the report under Section 173 (2) would be complied with if the various details prescribed therein are included in the report.
Judgment, page 16
From the headnote
Issue for Consideration Whether the respondents were entitled to the benefit of the statutory right conferred under the proviso to s.167(2), Cr.P. , on the ground that the investigation qua some of the accused named in the FIR was pending, though the report u/s.173(2) against respondents along with the other accused was filed within the prescribed time limit and the cognizance of the offence was taken by the special court before the consideration of the application of the respondents seeking default bail u/s.167(2). Headnotes Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Proviso to s.167(2), s.173 –
Authorities it was built on
- 1991 K. Veeraswami v. Union of India and Others
- 1994 Sanjay Dutt v. The State through C.B.I. Bombay
- 1999 S.I. Rooplal and Anr. v. Lt. Governor through Chief Secretary, Delhi and Ors.
- 2017 Rakesh Kumar Paul v. State of Assam
- 1952 Naranjan Singh Nathawan v. The State of Punjab
- 2006 Popular Muthiah v. State of Tamil Nadu
- 2007 Dinesh Dalmia v. C.b.i
- 2013 Suresh Kumar Bhikamchand Jain v. State of Maharashtra & Anr.
- 2020 M. Ravindran v. The Intelligence Officer, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence
- 2022 Serious Fraud Investigation Office v. Rahul Modi & Ors.
Where later benches applied it
- 2026 Shaurya Sunil Kumar Singh v. Central Bureau of Investigation
- 2024 Dablu Kujur v. The State of Jharkhand
Of those, 2 relied on
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