Supreme Court of India · 2009-01-30
Surendra Kumar Bhatia vs Kanhaiya Lal & Ors
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2009 SUPREME COURT 1961
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Surendra Kumar Bhatia
- Respondent
- Kanhaiya Lal & Ors
- Author
- R.V.Raveendran
- Bench
- J M Panchal, R V Raveendran
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the legality of the Rajasthan High Court's order quashing FIR No.241 of 2005 under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The Court emphasized that the High Court's intervention was unwarranted as the FIR was based on allegations of fraud regarding land ownership and agreements under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Court held that the matter should proceed in accordance with the law, allowing the FIR to stand and ensuring that the allegations are properly investigated.