Supreme Court of India

State by Deputy Superintendent of Police v. B.T. Ramesh & Anr.

Neutral citation
Reported as [2025] 8 S.C.R. 202
Bench Dipankar Datta and Manmohan JJ.
Decided 14 July 2025

INSC stands for INDIAN SUPREME COURT. A neutral citation scheme assigned by the Court itself, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter. INSC is the neutral citation scheme assigned by the Supreme Court, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter.

What the Court ordered

We hold that quashing of the proceedings qua IPC offences was just and proper.

Judgment, page 17

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Issue arose whether the High Court was justified in quashing the criminal proceedings, on the grounds of the chargesheet having been filed more than four years after the date of the alleged incident and lack of sanction; and whether r.214 of the Karnataka Civil Services Rules, 1958 has any application to stifle criminal proceedings for offences punishable under the IPC or the PC Act or any analogous law. Headnotes† Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.197, 482 – Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – Karnataka Civil Services Rules, 1958 – r.214 – Quashing of criminal

Sign in free to read it

  • The full judgment, page by page, as published in the Supreme Court Reports
  • The ratio: what the Court held, verbatim, with the page it sits on
  • Every bench that relied on it, and every bench that argued against it
  • Search every reported judgment, by party, citation or question
  • Download the PDF, copy pinpoint citations ready for a filing
Sign in to read - for free

An email address, no password.