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february 2013

Supreme Court of India · 2013-02-14

Surnder Kaushik & Ors vs State Of U.P & Ors

Citation / case number
AIR 2013 SC (CRIMINAL) 790
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
Surnder Kaushik & Ors
Respondent
State Of U.P & Ors
Author
Dipak Misra
Bench
Dipak Misra, K. S. Radhakrishnan

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court addressed the validity of FIR No. 442 of 2012, which was registered for offences under Sections 406, 420, 467, 468, 471, 504, and 506 IPC. The Court held that the High Court's refusal to quash the FIR was justified as a prima facie case existed, but it did not address the issue of whether a second FIR could be registered for the same cause of action. The Court emphasized the need for clarity on the registration of multiple FIRs for identical allegations, indicating that the matter requires further examination.

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