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1 - 10 of 13 (0.31 seconds)Section 320 in The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [Entire Act]
The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
Section 4 in The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 [Entire Act]
The Indian Penal Code, 1860
Section 34 in The Indian Penal Code, 1860 [Entire Act]
Gian Singh vs State Of Punjab & Anr on 24 September, 2012
12. Thereafter, the Court summed up the legal
position in the following words: (Gian Singh
case, SCC pp.342-43, para 61)
"61. The position that emerges from the
above discussion can be summarized
thus: the power of the High Court in
quashing a criminal proceeding or FIR
or a complaint in exercise of its inherent
jurisdiction is distinct and different from
the power given to a criminal court for
compounding the offences under Section
320 of the Code. Inherent power is of
wide plentitude with no statutory