Supreme Court of India · 2000-03-06
G.V. RAO vs L.H.V. PRASAD & ORS.
- Citation / case number
- SC 1999/60571
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- G.V. RAO
- Respondent
- L.H.V. PRASAD & ORS.
- Author
- S.S.Ahmad D.P.Wadha
- Bench
- S.S.Ahmad D.P.Wadha
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 Court noted that the petitioner was also facing a counter-case under Section 498A IPC, which was initiated by the respondents in retaliation to his complaint regarding caste misrepresentation.