Supreme Court of India

Subrata Choudhury @ Santosh Choudhury & Ors. v. The State of Assam & Anr.

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Reported as [2024] 12 S.C.R. 1
Bench C.T. Ravikumar and Rajesh Bindal JJ.
Decided 5 November 2024

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the second complaint in this case was on almost identical facts which was raised in the first complaint and which was dismissed on merits.

Judgment, page 20

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Whether after the acceptance of a negative Final Report in the first complaint, upon considering the written objections/protest petition and hearing the complainant, a fresh/second complaint on the same set of facts is maintainable or not. Headnotes† Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Second respondent- complainant filed second complaint dtd. 20.07.2011, after the dismissal of the protest petition and the acceptance of the negative Final Report in the first complaint dtd. 11.11.2010, on the same set of facts/allegations against the appellants and the other accused

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