Supreme Court judgments on Section 482, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

144 judgments, latest first, from 2018 to 2026. Listed when the Supreme Court Reports file the judgment's headnote under Section 482 of this Act, as printed at the start of the headnote. Judgments that only mention it in passing are not listed.

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Quashing of FIR (Section 482 CrPC / 528 BNSS) 267

Saleem Ahmed vs State & Anr.

SC · 19 August 2019

[2019] 10 S.C.R. 669 : 2019 INSC 919

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Quashing of FIR – Allegation of theft of electricity – Demand raised by the respondent-Electricity Department – Dispute referred to Lok Adalat – Dispute amicably settled between…

Chilakamarthi Venkateswarlu & Anr. vs State of Andhra Pradesh & Anr.

SC · 31 July 2019

[2019] 10 S.C.R. 801 : 2019 INSC 847

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Jurisdiction of High Court – Scope of – Appellants and the Respondent No.2-de facto complainant are apparently close relatives and embroiled in a partition suit filed by the App…

Sri A.M.C.S. Swamy a Ade/Dpe/Hyd (Central) vs Mehdi Agah Karbalai & Anr.

SC · 23 July 2019

[2019] 9 S.C.R. 695 : 2019 INSC 795

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Quashing of criminal proceedings against respondent no.1 under the Electricity Act – The Electricity Department inspected the premises of consumerrespondent no.1 and found meter…

Dipakbhai Jagdishchandra Patel vs State of Gujarat and Another

SC · 24 April 2019

[2019] 6 S.C.R. 701 : 2019 INSC 568

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Petition filed by appellant challenging the complaint and the order passed by Sessions Court rejecting his prayer to discharge him of offence under ss.489B and 489C IPC – Prosecu…

G. Ramesh vs Kanike Harish Kumar Ujwal & Anr.

SC · 5 April 2019

[2019] 5 S.C.R. 751 : 2019 INSC 468

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Quashing of complaint filed under s.138 NI Act – Case of the appellantcomplainant was that the partnership firm of which the first respondent was a partner had obtained contracts…

Rafiq Ahmedbhai Paliwala vs The State of Gujarat & Ors.

SC · 15 March 2019

[2019] 4 S.C.R. 218 : 2019 INSC 384

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Petition u/s.482, CrPC filed by respondent nos. 2 to 17 – High Court allowing the same, quashed the FIR insofar it related to the offences punishable u/ss.392, 395 and 397, IPC…

Ripudaman Singh vs Balkrishna

SC · 13 March 2019

[2019] 5 S.C.R. 499 : 2019 INSC 362

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Quashing of complaint – Appellants claiming to be owner of agricultural land entered into an agreement to sell the land to the respondents and received part payment in cash and r…

The State of Madhya Pradesh vs Dhruv Gurjar and Another

SC · 22 February 2019

[2019] 4 S.C.R. 433 : 2019 INSC 254

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss. 320 and 482 – In SLP (Crl.) No.9859/13, FIR was lodged against the accused persons for offences punishable u/ss. 307, 294 and 34, IPC – Accused filed petition u/s.482, CrPC before t…

Sri Suresh Kumar Goyal and Others vs State of Uttar Pradesh and Another

SC · 11 January 2019

[2019] 1 S.C.R. 236 : 2019 INSC 46

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss. 482 and 245(2) – Jurisdiction u/s. 482 to quash the proceedings before the commencement of actual trial – On facts, allegation that respondent no.2 purchased shares in his name and…

Monu vs State of U.P. & Anr.

SC · 7 January 2019

[2019] 1 S.C.R. 51 : 2019 INSC 24

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Quashing of charge-sheet – Charge-sheet filed under ss.420, 498A, 323, 376, 506 IPC and ss.3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 – Petition filed under s.482 for quashing the c…

Satishchandra Ratanlal Shah vs State of Gujarat and Another

SC · 3 January 2019

[2019] 3 S.C.R. 273 : 2019 INSC 2

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Quashing of charge-sheet under ss.406, 420 and 417 IPC – The case against the appellant-accused was that he had obtained loan from money lending company in which respondent no.2…

Lajpat & Ors. vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.

SC · 6 December 2018

[2018] 14 S.C.R. 1107 : 2018 INSC 1163

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 482 – Application under, to quash charges under Penal Code – Dismissal of, by the Single Judge quoting principles of law laid down by this Court relating to powers of the High Court t…

Omveer Singh vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.

SC · 3 December 2018

[2018] 14 S.C.R. 456 : 2018 INSC 1134

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 482 – Quashing of proceedings – Complaint filed against the appellant under ss.498A, 323, 376 IPC and ss. 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 – Application for quashing of proceedi…

Dr. Jagdish Prasad & Ors. vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.

SC · 3 December 2018

[2018] 14 S.C.R. 459 : 2018 INSC 1135

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 482 – Quashing of proceedings – Complaint filed against the appellant under ss.498A, 323 IPC and ss. 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 – Application for quashing of proceeding di…

Sangeeta Agrawal & Ors. vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.

SC · 3 December 2018

[2018] 14 S.C.R. 462 : 2018 INSC 1137

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Quashing of proceedings – Complaint filed under ss.498A, 304B IPC – Application for quashing the proceedings filed under s.482 dismissed by the High Court – On appeal, held: High…

Geeta & Ors. vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.

SC · 3 December 2018

[2018] 14 S.C.R. 466 : 2018 INSC 1138

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Quashing of proceedings – Complaint filed under s.498A IPC – Application for quashing the proceedings filed under s.482 dismissed by the High Court – On appeal, held: High Court…

Dilbag Rai vs The State of Haryana & Ors.

SC · 3 December 2018

[2018] 14 S.C.R. 1138 : 2018 INSC 1139

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Quashing of FIR/criminal proceedings under – On facts, proceedings arising out of F.I.R. registered u/ss. 406, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 506 IPC – Quashed by the High Court on the g…

Dr. Dhruvaram Murlidhar Sonar vs The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

SC · 22 November 2018

[2018] 13 S.C.R. 920 : 2018 INSC 1092

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Exercise of power, scope – Discussed. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Quashing of proceedings – FIR was registered against the appellant and the coaccused under ss.376(…

Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association & Anr. vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors.

SC · 2 November 2018

[2018] 13 S.C.R. 868 : 2018 INSC 1039

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Quashing of FIRs – In the instant case, lease of land was granted by the Government to the appellant no.1 for construction of world class cricket stadium – Additional land was al…

State of Haryana vs Rajesh Aggarwal & Anr.

SC · 20 August 2018

[2018] 10 S.C.R. 925 : 2018 INSC 722

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Quashing of FIR – Prosecution case was that a blast took place in a factory resulting in death of seven persons and criminal proceedings were initiated against the respondents be…

Munshiram vs State of Rajasthan and Anr. etc.

SC · 9 April 2018

[2018] 3 S.C.R. 847 : 2018 INSC 315

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Scope of – Quashing of FIR alleging abetment of suicide – FIR lodged against respondents by the father of the deceased alleging that his daughterin-law and her family harassed h…

P. Sreekumar vs State of Kerala & Ors.

SC · 19 March 2018

[2018] 3 S.C.R. 665 : 2018 INSC 246

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Two FIRs filed in relation to the same offence and against the same accused – Whether the subsequent FIR was liable to be quashed – In the instant case, appellant was Chief Execu…

Sri Rameshwar Yadav & Ors. vs The State of Bihar & Anr.

SC · 16 March 2018

[2018] 4 S.C.R. 1055 : 2018 INSC 239

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss. 205 and 482 – Second respondent filed complaint against her husband and the accused-appellants (parents-in-law and two others) u/s. 498A IPC and s.4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act – M…

Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai vs Pankaj Arora (Secretary) and Others

SC · 23 January 2018

[2018] 1 S.C.R. 609 : 2018 INSC 52

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.482, 378 – Complaint filed by appellant-corporation under s.354 r/w s.475A(1)(a) of the MMC Act – Magistrate refused to take cognizance of the complaint on the ground that complaint…

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