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“If the State, whose duty it was to bring the offenders to justice, took sides with an accused and permitted him to dictate the manner in which the investigation against him was to progress, it would be antithetical to the concept of ‘the rule of law’.”
‘Even if the parties involved in a case themselves, with no valid justification attempt to delay the proceedings, the Courts need to be vigilant and nip any such attempt in the bud instantly. Pleadings with outrageous & ex facie unbelievable averments being made; Frivolous & vexatious proceedings be met with due sanctions to dissuade parties from resorting to such tactics.’
The Supreme Court made clear that further investigation cannot be put at par with prosecution and punishment and hence, the principle of double jeopardy would not apply.
Kerala High Court: R. Narayana Pisharadi J., dismissed the original petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution where the petitioner prayed
Jammu and Kashmir High Court: A Bench of Sanjay Kumar Gupta, J. allowed this petition seeking a direction to the official respondents
Supreme Court: Interpreting Section 173 CrPC with reference to the power of the investigative agency, the Court said that the un-amended and