Supreme Court of India · 2013-05-16
MOTI LAL SONGARA vs PREM PRAKASH @ PAPPU
- Citation / case number
- SC 2012/39714
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- MOTI LAL SONGARA
- Respondent
- PREM PRAKASH @ PAPPU
- Author
- Dipak Misra
- Bench
- DIPAK MISRA K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court overturned the High Court's order quashing charges against the accused under Sections 323, 324, and 307 IPC, emphasizing that the High Court failed to consider the suppression of facts regarding the framing of charges in Sessions Case No. 9 of 2009. The Court held that the principle of 'when the infrastructure collapses, the superstructure is bound to collapse' was misapplied, and the prosecution was granted liberty to file an application under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The judgment reinstated the charges against the accused, affirming the importance of transparency and integrity in judicial proceedings.