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may 2009

Supreme Court of India · 2009-05-05

Harmanpreet Singh Ahluwalia & Ors vs State Of Punjab & Ors

Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
Harmanpreet Singh Ahluwalia & Ors
Respondent
State Of Punjab & Ors
Author
S.B. Sinha
Bench
Mukundakam Sharma, S.B. Sinha

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court addressed the dismissal of an application for quashing FIR No. 141 under Sections 406 and 420 IPC by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The Court emphasized that the jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure should be exercised sparingly and only in exceptional cases where the allegations do not disclose any cognizable offense. The Court upheld the High Court's decision, affirming that the FIR's allegations warranted further investigation and were not frivolous, thus dismissing the appeal.

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