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november 2001

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.

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