Supreme Court of India · 2001-11-06
Munna Devi vs State Of Rajasthan & Anr
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2002 SUPREME COURT 107
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Munna Devi
- Respondent
- State Of Rajasthan & Anr
- Bench
- M.B. Shah, R.P. Sethi
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that the High Court exceeded its revisional powers under the Code of Criminal Procedure by quashing charges under Sections 376, 511, 451, and 354 IPC without proper legal basis. The Court emphasized that the High Court cannot appreciate evidence as trial courts do and must only intervene when there is a legal bar to the proceedings. The Court set aside the High Court's order and upheld the trial court's decision to frame charges, directing the trial to proceed on merits.