Supreme Court of India · 2015-07-07
Chandra Babu @ Moses vs State Tr.Insp.Of Police & Ors
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2015 SUPREME COURT 3566
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Chandra Babu @ Moses
- Respondent
- State Tr.Insp.Of Police & Ors
- Author
- Dipak Misra
- Bench
- V. Gopala Gowda, Dipak Misra
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the appeal against the Madras High Court's order annulling the Chief Judicial Magistrate's directive for further investigation under Section 173(8) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The Court held that the High Court correctly identified the lower court's failure to apply its mind to the evidence and reasons for accepting the police's final report. The Court emphasized the necessity for a thorough examination of the material before dismissing the protest petition, thereby upholding the High Court's decision to allow the revision and direct further investigation.