Supreme Court of India

Urmila Devi & Others v. Balram & Another

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Reported as [2025] 7 S.C.R. 1956
Bench B.V. Nagarathna and K.V. Viswanathan JJ.
Decided 31 July 2025

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that it is neither possible nor desirable to lay down an inflexible rule that would govern the exercise of inherent jurisdiction.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Issue arose as regards correctness of the impugned order passed by the High Court dismissing the application filed by the appellants u/s.482 CrPC to quash the complaint u/ss.419, 420, 467, 468 and 471 IPC pending before the magistrate. Headnotes† Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Penal Code, 1860 – ss.419, 420, 467, 468, 471 – Quashing of criminal complaint – Testator on account of the fear of his estate being jeopardized by the alcoholic obsessions of his third son, bequeathed his properties in favour of the appellants-daughters-in-law by executing

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