Supreme Court of India

Umashankar Yadav & Anr. v. State of Uttar Pradesh, through Chief Secretary & Anr.

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Reported as [2025] 5 S.C.R. 1306
Bench Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Joymalya Bagchi JJ.
Decided 8 May 2025

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What the Court ordered

For the aforesaid reasons, impugned prosecution is quashed and the appeal is allowed.

Judgment, page 10

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Issue for Consideration Whether the High Court erred by not quashing the prosecution against the accused under ss.186 and 353 of Indian Penal Code. Headnotes† Penal Code, 1860 – s.186 – Whether the Chargesheet discloses the ingredients of offence under s.186: Held: raid was conducted by the labour officers on the tip of social workers(appellants) to verify the allegation that bonded/child labour were employed at the brick kiln, the appellant accompanied the labour officers for the raid – During inspection, a difference of opinion cropped up between the labour officers and the appellants as to

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