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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
Geeta Ahuja, J
LAL CHANDRA RAM – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF U.P. & ORS. – Respondent
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| 1. fir initiation and authority. (Para 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 2. general principle for filing complaints. (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 3. final determination on appeal outcome. (Para 11) |
ORDER
1. Leave granted.
2. Heard learned counsel for the parties.
3. The criminal machinery was set into motion by lodging First Information Report (‘FIR’), Case Crime No. 323 of 2023 at the behest of the Gram Pradhan.
4. In pursuance thereof, a charge sheet was submitted under Sections 147 , 323, 504, 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ( IPC ), under Sections 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(2)(va) of SC/ST Act and Section 3/4 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984 (for short ‘the 1984 Act’).
5. The Special Judge took cognizance of the Signature Not Verifiedaforesaid offences and ordered for the summoning of Digitally signed by geeta ahuja Date: 2025.11.21 Reason: the respondents-accused. This order was challenged by them by filing Criminal Appeal No.2052 of 2024 “Naushad And 3 Ors. vs. State of U.P. and Anr.” before the High Court. The said appeal has been allowed by the order impugned dated 24.09.2024 primarily on the ground that the Gram Pradhan had no locus to lodge an FIR on which cognizanc
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