Om Prakash Ambadkar v. The State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court quashed the High Court's order, emphasizing the necessity for magistrates to apply judicial minds before directing police investigations under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C.
Case Details
- Case Name: Om Prakash Ambadkar v. The State of Maharashtra
- Citation: 2025 INSC 139
- Court: Supreme Court of India
- Decision Date: 16-01-2025
- List of Laws: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.); The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC); Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS); Constitution of India, 1949; General Principles of Law