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Supreme Court of India2022Case record
Babu Venkatesh v. State of Karnataka
(2022) 5 SCC 639
Magistrate directing investigation under 156(3) without verifying compliance with 154(1), 154(3) and supporting affidavit commits jurisdictional error.
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Supreme Court of India2015Case record
Priyanka Srivastava v. State of U.P.
(2015) 6 SCC 287
Section 156(3) application must be supported by an affidavit and prior exhaustion of Section 154(1) and 154(3) to prevent harassment and abuse of process in civil disputes. | Affidavit requirement and prior exhaustion of remedies applied to magisterial directions under Section 175(3) BNSS.
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Supreme Court of India2022Case record
Babu Venkatesh v. State of Karnataka
(2022) 5 SCC 639
Magistrate directing investigation under 156(3) without verifying compliance with 154(1), 154(3) and supporting affidavit commits jurisdictional error.
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Supreme Court of India2015Case record
Priyanka Srivastava v. State of U.P.
(2015) 6 SCC 287
Section 156(3) application must be supported by an affidavit and prior exhaustion of Section 154(1) and 154(3) to prevent harassment and abuse of process in civil disputes. | Affidavit requirement and prior exhaustion of remedies applied to magisterial directions under Section 175(3) BNSS.
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