Supreme Court of India · 2021-03-08
KRISHNA LAL CHAWLA vs STATE OF U.P.
- Citation / case number
- SC 2020/26114
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- KRISHNA LAL CHAWLA
- Respondent
- STATE OF U.P.
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAN M. SHANTANAGOUDAR
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINEET SARAN HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAN M. SHANTANAGOUDAR
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by Krishna Lal Chawla and others, challenging the High Court's dismissal of their petition to quash summons issued against them in a criminal case. The court found that the allegations made by the respondent were insufficient to establish a prima facie case against the appellants under the relevant sections of the IPC. Consequently, the court quashed the orders of the lower courts and set aside the summons issued against the appellants.