Aim of S.482 of Code of Criminal Procedure Highlighted in an Important Judgment

 The Aim of S.482 of Code of Criminal Procedure Highlighted in an Important Judgment

"The incorporation of inherent power under Section 482 is meant to deal with the situation in the absence of express provision of law to secure the ends of justice such as, where the process is abused or misused; where the ends of justice cannot be secured; where the process of law is used for unjust or unlawful object; to avoid the causing of harassment to any person by using the provision of Code of Criminal Procedure or to avoid the delay of the legal process in the delivery of justice."

Hon'ble J. P.S. Teji in Amiya Acharya v. State GNCTD [2016] GCtR 5201 (Delhi). Reference was also made to Narinder Singh v. State of Punjab [2014] GCtR 2592 (SC)

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