Scope Of Enquiry Under Section 202 CrPC: SC Explains

Ashok Kini

18 May 2019 11:39 AM IST

"The purpose of the enquiry under Section 202 Cr.P.C. is to determine whether a prima facie case is made out and whether there is sufficient ground for proceeding against the accused. "

The Supreme Court, in a judgment delivered recently, has succinctly explained the scope of enquiry under Section 202 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. In Birla Corporation Ltd. v. Adventz Investments and Holdings Ltd, the Apex Court bench of Justice R. Banumathi and Justice R. Subhash Reddy observed that the purpose of the enquiry under Section 202 Cr.P.C. is to determine whether a...

Scope Of Enquiry Under Section 202 CrPC: SC Explains

Ashok Kini

"The purpose of the enquiry under Section 202 Cr.P.C. is to determine whether a prima facie case is made out and whether there is sufficient ground for proceeding against the accused. "

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