Supreme Court of India · 2018-07-11
Om Prakash Singh vs The State Of Bihar
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2018 SUPREME COURT 3242
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Om Prakash Singh
- Respondent
- The State Of Bihar
- Author
- Mohan M. Shantanagoudar
- Bench
- Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, N.V. Ramana
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the High Court's decision to quash the cognizance order under Sections 420, 406, 379, 448, 307, 427, and 506 read with Section 34 IPC, holding that the High Court erred in setting aside the Chief Judicial Magistrate's order. The Court established that the allegations of fraud and misrepresentation in the sale of defective medical equipment warranted further investigation. Consequently, the Supreme Court reinstated the cognizance order, allowing the criminal proceedings to continue against the accused.