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Babu Venkatesh v. State of Karnataka | Judgment | Law on Tips

Judgment Library/Case record

Supreme Court of India

Babu Venkatesh v. State of Karnataka

(2022) 5 SCC 639

Decision date: 2022
Text availability: Summary or case record only
Bench: 2-Judge Bench

Source: landmark_precedents seed

Case summary

Magistrate directing investigation under 156(3) without verifying compliance with 154(1), 154(3) and supporting affidavit commits jurisdictional error.

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Principle

Magistrate directing investigation under 156(3) without verifying compliance with 154(1), 154(3) and supporting affidavit commits jurisdictional error.

Connected provisions and cases

interpretsThe Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Section 156 Other decisions on this provision →

Related judgments

Priyanka Srivastava v. State of U.P. · (2015) 6 SCC 287 · 2015 · 1 shared provision
Madhu Bala v. Suresh Kumar · (1997) 8 SCC 476 · 1997 · 1 shared provision

Judgment text

Full judgment text is not available in this record.

Judgment Library/Case record

Supreme Court of India

Babu Venkatesh v. State of Karnataka

(2022) 5 SCC 639

Decision date: 2022
Text availability: Summary or case record only
Bench: 2-Judge Bench

Source: landmark_precedents seed

Case summary

Magistrate directing investigation under 156(3) without verifying compliance with 154(1), 154(3) and supporting affidavit commits jurisdictional error.

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Principle

Magistrate directing investigation under 156(3) without verifying compliance with 154(1), 154(3) and supporting affidavit commits jurisdictional error.

Connected provisions and cases

interpretsThe Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Section 156 Other decisions on this provision →

Related judgments

Priyanka Srivastava v. State of U.P. · (2015) 6 SCC 287 · 2015 · 1 shared provision
Madhu Bala v. Suresh Kumar · (1997) 8 SCC 476 · 1997 · 1 shared provision

Judgment text

Full judgment text is not available in this record.