Supreme Court of India · 2000-03-06
G.V.RAO vs L.H.V. PRASAD .
- Citation / case number
- SC 1999/14522
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- G.V.RAO
- Respondent
- L.H.V. PRASAD .
- Author
- SAGHIR AHMAD
- Bench
- D.P.WADHWA S.S.AHMAD
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court dismissed the Special Leave Petition challenging the High Court's quashing of an FIR under Sections 415, 419, and 420 IPC. The Court held that the High Court erred in its interpretation of Section 415 IPC, as a prima facie case had been established against the respondents following the submission of a chargesheet. The dismissal was based on the fact that the petitioner was misled regarding the caste of the respondents, which was a critical factor in the marriage proposal.