Supreme Court of India

Central Bureau of Investigation v. Kapil Wadhawan & Anr.

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Reported as [2024] 1 S.C.R. 677
Bench Bela M. Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal JJ.
Decided 24 January 2024

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2 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

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 –

Where later benches applied it

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