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Supreme Court (SC) Judgements on CrPC Section 203. Dismissal of complaint

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CrPC Section 203. Dismissal of complaint Criminal Laws
 

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SUBHASH SAHEBRAO DESHMUKH vs. SATISH ATMARAM TALEKAR

Judgement Date : june/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 401 SC

Headnote :

CRUCIALReinstatement of dismissed complaint - Accused not given an opportunity to be heard - Reinstatement is not justifiable.Indian Penal Code, 1860, Sections 420, 467, 468, 120B, 114 and 34 - Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Sections 156(3) and 203 - Reinstatement of complaint - Right of the accused...

SAMTA NAIDU vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH

Judgement Date : march/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 219 SC

Headnote :

The Criminal Procedure Code of 1973, along with Section 203 of the Indian Penal Code of 1860, and Sections 201, 409, 420, 467, 468, and 471, pertains to cases involving forged signatures in an affidavit related to the sale of a car. The first complaint was dismissed, leading to the filing of a secon...

Sri Suresh Kumar Goyal Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh

Judgement Date : january/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 34 SC

S.R. Sukumar Vs. S. Sunaad Raghuram [July 2, 2015]

Judgement Date : july/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 427 SC

Dashrath Rupsingh Rathod Vs. State of Maharashtra & ANR. [August 1, 2014]

Judgement Date : august/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 474 SC

Mohit alias Sonu and Another Vs. State of U.P. and Another [July 1, 2013]

Judgement Date : july/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 428 SC

Chandran Ratnaswami Vs. K.C. Palanisamy and Others [May 09, 2013]

Judgement Date : may/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 379 SC

Udai Shankar Awasthi Vs. State of U.P. & Anr [January 9, 2013]

Judgement Date : january/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 29 SC

Shiv Shankar Singh Vs. State of Bihar & ANR.

Judgement Date : november/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 858 SC

R.S. Mishra Vs State of Orissa & Ors.

Judgement Date : february/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 104 SC

Poonam Chand Jain & ANR. Vs. Fazru [2010] INSC 66 (28 January 2010)

Judgement Date : january/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 95 SC

Ranvir Singh Vs. State of Haryana & ANR. [2009] INSC 1521 (1 September 2009)

Judgement Date : september/2009, Citation : 2009 Latest Caselaw 710 SC

Poonam Chand Jain & Anr Vs. Fazru [2004] Insc 645 (15 October 2004)

Judgement Date : october/2004, Citation : 2004 Latest Caselaw 605 SC

Adalat Prasad Vs. Rooplal Jindal & Ors [2004] Insc 488 (25 August 2004)

Judgement Date : august/2004, Citation : 2004 Latest Caselaw 449 SC

Mahesh Chand Vs. B. Janardhan Reddy & ANR [2002] INSC 521 (4 December 2002)

Judgement Date : december/2002, Citation : 2002 Latest Caselaw 522 SC

Union of India Through Major Generalh C. Pathak Vs. Major S.K. Sharma [1987] INSC 168 (29 June 1987)

Judgement Date : june/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 167 SC

Headnote :

An Army officer lodged a complaint with a Magistrate, claiming that another officer had assaulted him. He also alleged that the Commanding Officer, to whom he had previously reported the incident, failed to take appropriate action, thereby committing offenses under the Indian Penal Code. The Magistr...

Maj. Genl. A.S. Gauraya & ANR Vs. S.N. Thakur & ANR [1986] INSC 94 (25 April 1986)

Judgement Date : april/1986, Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 94 SC

Headnote :

Respondent No. 1, the complainant, lodged a complaint against the appellants-accused in the Court of the Judicial Magistrate, First Class, New Delhi, alleging an offense punishable under sections 67 and 72-C(1)(a) of the Mines Act, 1952, in conjunction with Regulation 106 of the Metalliferous Mines...

Dr. S.S. Khanna Vs. Chief Secretary, Patna & Ors [1983] INSC 39 (12 April 1983)

Judgement Date : april/1983, Citation : 1983 Latest Caselaw 39 SC

Headnote :

The General Secretary of the Employees Association at the National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology in Ranchi submitted a complaint to the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi, seeking action against Banktesh Prasad, the Institute\'s Security Officer, and the Director of the Institute, claimin...

State of Bihar Vs. Ramesh Singh [1977] INSC 156 (2 August 1977)

Judgement Date : august/1977, Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 156 SC

Headnote :

At 3:00 A.M. on November 26, 1973, Smt. Tara Devi, the wife of the respondent, who was a professor of Economics at Munshi Singh College in Motihari, Bihar, was discovered burning in the kitchen of their home. She succumbed to severe burn injuries. Tara Devi\'s brother arrived at the scene and observ...

Bindesi-Iwari Prasad Singh Vs. Kali Singh [1976] INSC 169 (5 August 1976)

Judgement Date : august/1976, Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 169 SC

Headnote :

The respondent\'s complaint against the appellant concerning a minor issue was passed around various magistrates for investigation and reporting over a span of three years, but ultimately yielded no definitive outcome and was dismissed under section 203 of the Cr.P.C. Following this, the respondent...

Amar Chand Agarwalla Vs. Shanti Bose & ANR [1972]309 (22 December 1972)

Judgement Date : december/1972, Citation : 1972 Latest Caselaw 309 SC

Headnote :

Following a judicial inquiry regarding a complaint made by the appellant against the four respondents, summons were issued to the respondents. In the presence of the accused, the complainant (appellant) presented both oral and documentary evidence before the Magistrate. After reviewing this evidence...

D. N. Bhattacharjee & Ors Vs. State of West Bengal & ANR [1972] INSC 90 (22 March 1972)

Judgement Date : march/1972, Citation : 1972 Latest Caselaw 90 SC

Headnote :

A dismissal of a complaint under Section 203 of the Criminal Procedure Code must be based on sound judicial reasoning. Such a dismissal is appropriate only when the reasons provided indicate that the proceedings cannot lead to a successful conviction. At this stage, a Magistrate is not prohibited fr...

Jamuna Singh & Ors Vs. Bhadai Sah [1963] INSC 199 (4 October 1963)

Judgement Date : october/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 227 SC

Headnote :

The complainant filed a grievance with the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, claiming that the appellants attacked him with sticks and forcibly removed currency notes from his pocket. After conducting an examination under Section 200 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Magistrate issued the following di...

Chandra Deo Singh Vs. Prokash Chandra Bose & ANR [1963] INSC 8 (22 January 1963)

Judgement Date : january/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 8 SC

Headnote :

A first information report (FIR) was lodged indicating that respondent No. 1 and others were involved in a murder. Subsequently, an individual claiming to be a relative of the deceased submitted a complaint asserting that the FIR was false and that different individuals, not mentioned in the FIR, we...

Pramatha Nath Taluqdar Vs. Saroj Ranjan Sarkar [1961] INSC 364 (21 December 1961)

Judgement Date : december/1961, Citation : 1961 Latest Caselaw 364 SC

Headnote :

On March 17, 1954, Promode Ranjan, the brother of N. R. Sarkar, lodged a complaint under Section 200 of the Code of Criminal Procedure against Pramathanath and S. M. Basu, accusing them of offenses under Sections 467, 471, and 109 of the Indian Penal Code. This complaint was presented to the Chief P...

Vadilal Panchal Vs. Dattatraya Dulaji Ghadigaonker & ANR [1960] INSC 108 (6 May 1960)

Judgement Date : may/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 108 SC

Headnote :

On June 3, 1956, riots erupted in Bombay following a public meeting regarding the reorganization of the State of Bombay, which was disrupted due to disturbances. A crowd surrounded the car in which the appellant was traveling, and some individuals attempted to drag him out by his neck and hair. In r...

The Commissioner of Income Tax, Bombay Vs. The Elphin-stone Spinning and Weaving Mills Ltd. [1960] INSC 100 (4 May 1960)

Judgement Date : may/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 100 SC

Headnote :

On June 3, 1956, riots erupted in Bombay following a public meeting regarding the reorganization of the State of Bombay, which was disrupted due to disturbances. A crowd surrounded the car in which the appellant was traveling, and some individuals attempted to drag him out by his neck and hair. In r...

S. Veerabadran Chettiar Vs. E. V. Ramaswami Naicker & Ors [1958] INSC 71 (25 August 1958)

Judgement Date : august/1958, Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 71 SC

Headnote :

The phrase \"any object held sacred by any class of persons\" found in Section 295 of the Indian Penal Code has a broad meaning and is not restricted to idols found in temples or those carried during festivals. It encompasses not only idols and sacred texts but also any object considered sacred by a...