SADIQ HANCHINMANI v. THE KARNATAKA
Supreme Court of IndiaCRL.A. NO. 004728-004728 - 2025Bench: Justice Pankaj Mithal, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah
The Supreme Court set aside the Karnataka High Court's orders quashing criminal proceedings against respondents for allegedly forging an E-Stamp Paper rent agreement, holding that the JMFC's direction under Section 156(3) CrPC for police investigation was perfectly justified when prima facie cognizable offences of forgery, cheating and criminal conspiracy under Sections 468, 471, 420, 120B IPC were disclosed.