Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 787 OF 2021
Kaptan Singh …Appellant
Versus
The State ... private respondents herein approached the
High Court for quashing criminal proceedings under Section 482 Cr.P.C.
It was the case on behalf
charges-Charge, Meaning
of- Code of Criminal Procedure , 1898 (Act V of 1898), as
amended by Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Act, 1955
(XXVI ... Criminal Procedure Code. There the trial was held in
contravention of the provisions of ss. 233 and 234 of the
Code of Criminal Procedure which
their conviction vide Criminal Appeal No.280/2000,
Criminal Appeal No.329/2000, Criminal Appeal
No.356/2000 and Criminal Appeal No.287/2000
respectively ... dismissed Criminal Appeal No.287/2000, as abated.
Thereafter, other three Criminal Appeal
No.280/2000, Criminal Appeal No.329/2000 and
Criminal Appeal
Magistrate within
the meaning of section 122 (1) (b) of the Criminal Procedure Code.
Since it is not the case of the petitioner that ... basis of foregoing discussions, this miscellaneous
criminal case under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. is partly allowed and
the direction with regard
namely, Pankaj Sharma (Crl.A. 255/2015), Manoj Kumar
& Rohit Kumar (Crl.A. 270/2015), Ashok Kumar Sharma, Deepak
Crl ... Kumar (Crl.A. 312/2015), Raj Kumar @ Raja (Crl.A. 329/2015) and
Kamal Raj Sharma (Crl.A. 418/2015) under Section 374(2)
IPC, registered at Police Station, Chamba
alongwith consequential criminal proceedings arising
therefrom.
1
Whether the reporters of Local Papers may be allowed ... quashed
the criminal proceedings for the offences
under Sections 147 , 148 , 149 , 406 , 329 and
386 of IPC. It is required to be noted that
citizen. Its deprivation shall be only as per procedure prescribed in the Code and the Evidence Act conformable to the mandate of the Supreme ... through the harassment of a criminal trial unless there are good and substantial reasons for holding it. Cr.P.C . does not recognize private investigating
namely, Pankaj Sharma (Crl.A. 255/2015), Manoj Kumar
& Rohit Kumar (Crl.A. 270/2015), Ashok Kumar Sharma, Deepak
Crl ... Kumar (Crl.A. 312/2015), Raj Kumar @ Raja (Crl.A. 329/2015) and
Kamal Raj Sharma (Crl.A. 418/2015) under Section 374(2)
namely, Pankaj Sharma (Crl.A. 255/2015), Manoj Kumar
& Rohit Kumar (Crl.A. 270/2015), Ashok Kumar Sharma, Deepak
Crl ... Kumar (Crl.A. 312/2015), Raj Kumar @ Raja (Crl.A. 329/2015) and
Kamal Raj Sharma (Crl.A. 418/2015) under Section 374(2)
KUMAR, CGSC, FOR R2)
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF
CR.P.C., PRAYING TO QUASH ... exceeded its jurisdiction in
25
quashing the criminal proceedings in exercise of powers under
Section 482 CrPC.
10. The High Court has failed
