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Pramila Devi & Ors. v. The State of Jharkhand & Anr.

The Additional Judicial Commissioner took cognizance against one V and appellants on 13.06.2019 in SC/ST Case No.08/2017. Whether the Additional Judicial cognizance…

Disposed of
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
23 Apr 2025
Citation
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1695
Case no.
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2551/2024
Bench
Sudhanshu Dhulia, Ahsanuddin Amanullah

Issue for consideration

The Additional Judicial Commissioner took cognizance against one V and appellants on 13.06.2019 in SC/ST Case No.08/2017. Whether the Additional Judicial cognizance has to record detailed reasons for taking cognizance; whether the FIR (u/ss.498A, 406 and 420 of the Penal Code, 1860 and s.3(1)(iv) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989) itself was instituted with mala fide intention and was liable to be

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