Supreme Court of India

Ravinder Singh Sidhu v. The State of Punjab & Ors.

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Reported as [2025] 5 S.C.R. 2648
Bench B.R. Gavai and K.V. Viswanathan JJ.
Decided 19 May 2025

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above in the State of Gujarat, the following 3 FIRs will now be merged with FIR No.

Judgment, page 5

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Whether multiple FIRs registered across different States can be clubbed and consolidated in one jurisdiction, or at least within one district per State, under the Court’s power u/Arts.32 and 142 of the Constitution. Headnotes† Constitution of India – Arts.32, 142 – Clubbing and consolidation of FIRs – Multiplicity of proceedings – Petition u/Art.32 for clubbing and transfer of FIRs in different States – Petitioner facing 64 FIRs in 10 States – Similar allegations arising out of a common scheme – Writ petition seeking clubbing FIRs within the respective States: Held:

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