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september 2001

Supreme Court of India · 2001-09-19

RAJINDER PRASAD vs BASHIR .

Citation / case number
SC 2001/3931
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
RAJINDER PRASAD
Respondent
BASHIR .
Author
R.P. SETHI M.B. SHAH
Bench
R.P. SETHI M.B. SHAH

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court held that the High Court erred in quashing the order of the Additional Sessions Judge regarding the framing of charges under Sections 147, 148, 323, 324, 149, 427, and 395 IPC. The Court emphasized that the Magistrate must follow the procedure outlined in Section 203 of the Code of Criminal Procedure when adding accused persons. The case was remanded to the Magistrate for inquiry under Section 203(2) to determine if a case under Section 395 IPC was warranted, thereby upholding the procedural requirements for criminal proceedings.

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