Supreme Court of India

Pramod Kumar v. The State of Uttar Pradesh

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Reported as [2026] 2 S.C.R. 481
Bench Rajesh Bindal and Vijay Bishnoi JJ.
Decided 4 February 2026

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above discussion, the impugned judgment dated 20.11.2023 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench in Criminal Misc.

Judgment, page 16

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Whether after submitting a final report u/s.173(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) (s.193(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS)), the police/investigating agency can conduct further investigation u/s.173(8) of CrPC (s.193(9) of BNSS) without obtaining the leave of the Magistrate/ Court concerned. Headnotes† Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.173(2), s.173(8) – Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 – s.193(3), s.193(9) – An FIR was registered against seven accused persons including appellants for the offence punishable u/ss.376D,

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