state of bihar v. raj magal ram

8/12/2019 State of Bihar v. Raj Magal Ram

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REPORTABLE

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.708 OF 2014(Arising !" # S$%&i' L%')% P%"i"in (Cr.* N. 801+ OF 2012*

STATE OF ,IHAR - ORS. ... APPELLANT (S*

ERSUS

RAJMAN/AL RAM ... RESPONDENT (S*

ITH

CRIMINAL APPEAL NOS.70710 OF 2014(Arising !" # S$%&i' L%')% P%"i"in (Cr.* Ns.1310 OF 201+*

J U D G M E N T

RANJAN GOGOI, J.

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the criminal charges levelled against him on

grounds of defects/omissions or errors in the order

granting sanction to prosecute including errors of

jurisdiction to grant such sanction?

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S%&"in 43 # Cr.P.C.

465. (i")i"* or e"$e"#e +e" reveri-e

-% re!o" o& error, o/iio" or irre*u!ri$%.(1* S!%&" " "9% $r)isins 9%r%in%#r%&n"'in%5 n #ining5 s%n"%n&% r r%r $'ss% 6' C!r" # &:$%"%n" !risi&"in s9' % r%)%rs%r '"%r% 6 ' C!r" # '$$%'5 &n#ir:'"in rr%)isin n '&&!n" # 'n6 %rrr5 :issin rirr%g!'ri"6 in "9% &:$'in"5 s!::ns5 ;'rr'n"5$r&':'"in5 r%r5 !g:%n" r "9%r$r&%%ings %#r% r !ring "ri' r in 'n6 in

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%rrr5 :issin r irr%g!'ri"6 in "9% s'n&"in5 ;9i&9 ;!

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in&!ing "9% &n)i&"in 'n s%n"%n&%5 !n%ss # &!rs% '

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#'i!r% # !s"i&% 9's &&!rr%5 i" is i##i&!" " s%% 9; '" "9%

in"%r:%i'r6 s"'g% ' &ri:in' $rs%&!"in &'n % n!i#i% r

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irr%g!'ri"6 in "9% s'n&"in r%r ;i"9!" 'rri)ing '" "9%

s'"is#'&"in "9'" ' #'i!r% # !s"i&% 9's 's %%n &&'sin%.

T9is is ;9'" ;'s %&i% 6 "9is C!r" in State by Police

Inspector )s. T. Venkatesh Murthy1;9%r%in i" 9's %%n

in"%r 'i' s%r)% "9'"5

"#$% &&'erely because there is anyomission( error or irregularity in the matter ofaccording sanction( that does not affect thevalidity of the proceeding unless the courtrecords the satisfaction that such error(omission or irregularity has resulted in failureof justice%

. T9% ')% )i%; 's #!n r%i"%r'"in in Prakash

Singh Badal and Another )s. State of Punjab and

thers! ;9%r%in i" ;'s5 inter alia( held"9'" :%r% :issin5

%rrr r irr%g!'ri"6 in s'n&"in is n" " % &nsi%r% #'"'

!n%ss i" 9's r%s!"% in #'i!r% # !s"i&%. In Prakash Singh

Badal(s!$r'* i" ;'s #!r"9%r 9% "9'" S%&"in 1(1* # "9% PC

A&" is ' :'""%r # $r&%!r% 'n %s n" g " "9% r" #1(2004) 7 SCC 763 (paras 10 and 11)2(2007) 1 SCC 1 (para 29)

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!risi&"in. On "9% s':% in% is "9% %&isin # "9is C!r" in

". Venkatkrishnan )s. #entral Bureau of In$estigation%.

In #'&"5 ' "9r%% J!g% ,%n&9 in State of Madhya Pradesh

)s. Virender &u'ar Tripathi( ;9i% &nsi%ring 'n

i%n"i&' iss!%5 n':%65 "9% )'ii"6 # "9% gr'n" # s'n&"in

6 "9% Ai"in' S%&r%"'r6 # "9% D%$'r":%n" # L'; 'n

L%gis'"i)% A##'irs # "9% /)%rn:%n" # M'96' Pr'%s9

ins"%' # "9% '!"9ri"6 in "9% $'r%n" %$'r":%n"5 "9is C!r"

9% "9'" in )i%; # S%&"in 1 (+* # "9% PC A&"5 in"%ri&"ing

' &ri:in' $r&%%ing :i&!rs% n gr!n # in)'ii"6 #

"9% s'n&"in r%r ;i n" % '$$r$ri'"% !n%ss "9% &!r"

&'n 's r%'&9 "9% &n&!sin "9'" #'i!r% # !s"i&% 9' %%n

&&'sin% 6 'n6 s!&9 %rrr5 :issin r irr%g!'ri"6 in "9%

s'n&"in. I" ;'s #!r"9%r 9% "9'" #'i!r% # !s"i&% &'n %

%s"'is9% n" '" "9% s"'g% # #r':ing # &9'rg% !" n6

'#"%r "9% "ri' 9's &::%n&% 'n %)i%n&% is % (P'r' 10

# "9% R%$r"*.

3(2009) 11 SCC 7374(2009) 15 SCC 533

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9. T9%r% is ' &n"r'r6 )i%; # "9is C!r" in State of )oa

)s. Babu Tho'as*9ing "9'" 'n %rrr in gr'n" # s'n&"in

g%s " "9% r" # "9% $rs%&!"in. ,!" "9% %&isin in Babu

Tho'as (s!$r'* 9's " % n%&%ss'ri6 !n%rs" in "9%

#'&"s "9%r%#5 n':%65 "9'" "9% '!"9ri"6 i"s%# 9' ':i""%

"9% in)'ii"6 # "9% ini"i' s'n&"in 6 iss!ing ' s%&n

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'r%'6 "'=%n n "9% 'sis # "9% ini"i' s'n&"in r%r. E)%n

"9%r;is%5 "9% $si"in 9's %%n &'ri#i% 6 "9% 'rg%r ,%n&9

in State of Madhya Pradesh )s. Virender &u'ar

Tripathi (s!$r'*.

1. In "9% ins"'n" &'s%s "9% Hig9 C!r" 9' in"%ri&"% "9%

&ri:in' $r&%%ings n "9% gr!n "9'" "9% L'; D%$'r":%n"

;'s n" "9% &:$%"%n" '!"9ri"6 " '&&r s'n&"in #r "9%

$rs%&!"in # "9% r%s$n%n"s. E)%n 'ss!:ing "9'" "9% L';

D%$'r":%n" ;'s n" &:$%"%n"5 i" ;'s s"i n%&%ss'r6 #r "9%

Hig9 C!r" " r%'&9 "9% &n&!sin "9'" ' #'i!r% # !s"i&%

9's %%n &&'sin%. S!&9 ' #ining is &ns$i&!!s6 's%n"

5(2005) 8 SCC 130

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r%n%ring i" i##i&!" " s!s"'in "9% i:$!gn% r%rs # "9%

Hig9 C!r".

11. T9% Hig9 C!r" in "9 "9% &'s%s 9' 's &:% " "9%

&n&!sin "9'" "9% s'n&"in r%rs in

"9% r%s$n%n"s. H')ing $%r!s% "9% r%%)'n" $'r" # "9%

r%rs !n%r &9'%ng% ;% n" "9in= "9'" "9% Hig9 C!r"

;'s !s"i#i% in &:ing " "9% s'i #inings '" "9% s"'g% ;9%n

"9% s':% ;%r% r%&r%. A :r% '$$r$ri'"% s"'g% #r

r%'&9ing "9% s'i &n&!sin ;! 9')% %%n n6 '#"%r

%)i%n&% in "9% &'s%s 9' %%n % n "9% iss!% in

'n 0+.0+.2011 $'ss% 6 "9% Hig9 C!r" &'nn" %

s!s"'in% in ';. %5 "9%r%#r%5 '; "9 "9% '$$%'s@ s%"

'si% "9% s'i r%rs 'n ir%&" "9'" "9% &ri:in' $r&%%ing

'g'ins" %'&9 # "9% r%s$n%n"s in "9% '$$%'s !n%r

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&nsi%r'"in s9' n; &::%n&% 'n s9' % &n&!% 's

%$%i"i!s6 's $ssi%.

...JI.P. AT7AI8AM

.........J.RANJAN GOGOI

NE: DEL7I,MAR7 31, 214.

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