Supreme Court of India
Anurag Bhatnagar & Anr. v. State (nct of Delhi) & Anr.
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We are of the opinion that the High Court has rightly refused to exercise its discretionary jurisdiction so as to interfere with the FIR as the investigations have been completed and the chargesheets have been filed.
Judgment, page 19
From the headnote
Issue for Consideration (i) Whether the High Court in exercise of its power u/s.482 of CrPC or under Art.226/227 of the Constitution is justified in refusing to quash the FIR No.380/2005, u/ss.420, 120- and 34 of the IPC and the order dated 01.07.2005 passed by the Metropolitan Magistrate directing for the registration of the aforesaid FIR; (ii) whether an application u/s.156(3) of the CrPC could have been filed without approaching the police authorities; (iii) whether the order dated 01.07.2005 passed by the Metropolitan Magistrate is an order passed without application of mind, irrespective
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Where later benches applied it
- 2026 Sujal Vishwas Attavar v. The State of Maharashtra
- 2025 Vinod Kumar Pandey & Anr. v. Seesh Ram Saini & Ors.
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