Supreme Court of India

Ajay Malik v. State of Uttarakhand & Anr.

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Reported as [2025] 1 S.C.R. 1725
Bench Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan JJ.
Decided 29 January 2025

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What the Court ordered

In view of the foregoing analysis and conclusions arrived at hereinabove, we deem it appropriate to invoke this Court’s extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution of India and issue the following directions: i.

Judgment, page 29

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration (1) Whether the High Court acted well within the contours of its powers under Section 482 of the CrPC in rejecting Ajay Malik’s quashing petition; (2) Whether the High Court fell in error in rejecting the Compounding Application moved by Ajay Malik and supported by the Complainant; (3) Whether the High Court was legally correct in accepting Ashok Kumar’s Criminal Revision, thereby discharging him from the captioned criminal proceedings; (4) Whether the existing legal framework in India sufficiently protects the rights of domestic workers. Headnotes† Penal Code, 1860 –

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