Supreme Court of India · 2019-05-10
Jitender Kumar @Jitender Singh vs The State Of Bihar
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2019 SC 257
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Jitender Kumar @Jitender Singh
- Respondent
- The State Of Bihar
- Author
- Abhay Manohar Sapre
- Bench
- Dinesh Maheshwari, Abhay Manohar Sapre
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal challenging the High Court's order which affirmed the summoning of the appellant to face trial for serious criminal charges including murder and assault. The court found no merit in the appellant's petition under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C., which sought to quash the proceedings against him. The judgment reinforces the principle that the High Court's discretion in such matters is limited and should not interfere unless there is a clear abuse of process.