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Rajiv Thapar & Ors vs Madan Lal Kapoor on 23 January, 2013
"22. The proposition of law, pertaining to quashing of
criminal proceedings, initiated against an accused by a
High Court under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal
Procedure (hereinafter referred to as "the Cr.P.C.") has
been dealt with by this Court in Rajiv Thapar & Ors. vs.
Madan Lal Kapoor wherein this Court inter alia held as
under: (2013) 3 SCC 330, paras 29-30)
Prashant Bharti vs State Of Nct Of Delhi on 23 January, 2013
In the aforesaid judgment titled Prashant Bharti v. State
(NCT of Delhi), (2013) 9 SCC 293, the Hon'ble Apex Court has held
as under:-
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
R. P. Kapur vs The State Of Punjab on 25 March, 1960
13. The law has been crystallized more than half a
century ago in the case of R.P. Kapur v. State of Punjab
AIR 1960 SC 866 wherein this Court has summarized
.
Smt. Nagawwa vs Veeranna Shivallngappa Konjalgi on 23 April, 1976
14.In Smt. Nagawwa v. Veeranna Shivalingappa Konjalgi
and Others (1976) 3 SCC 736, according to the court, the
process against the accused can be quashed or set aside
:
State Of Karnataka vs L. Muniswamy & Ors on 3 March, 1977
15. This court in State of Karnataka v. L. Muniswamy &
Others (1977) 2 SCC 699, observed that the wholesome
power under section 482 Cr.P.C. entitles the High Court
to quash a proceeding when it comes to the conclusion
that allowing the proceedings to continue would be an
abuse of the process of the court or that the ends of
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justice requires that the proceedings ought to be quashed.
The High Courts have been invested with inherent
powers, both in civil and criminal matters, to achieve a
salutary public purpose. A Court proceeding ought not to
be permitted to degenerate into a weapon of harassment
.