In Brief
The Supreme Court considered an appeal challenging a High Court order that had quashed the process issued against accused respondents in a case arising from a private complaint filed by the widow of a deceased person. Although the Investigating Agency had submitted a final report indicating insufficient evidence, the widow filed a private complaint, examined seven witnesses, and process was issued. The High Court quashed this process. The Supreme Court held that the High Court exceeded its jurisdiction by conducting a virtual trial of the case at the cognizance stage, which was beyond the proper scope of Section 482 Cr.P.C./Article 227 powers. The appeal was allowed and the case remitted to the High Court for continuation of proceedings from where they were stayed.
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