Dismissed
Gopal Gundu Sutar v. the State of Maharashtra
Bombay HCWP/3038/2016
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
In this criminal writ petition, the petitioner challenged the mode of proceeding by the trial Magistrate who chose to examine the complaint under Section 200 CPC instead of directing police investigation under Section 156(3) CPC. The single-judge bench held that immediate reference to police is not mandatory and dismissed the petition
What did the court decide?
The petition was disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach the learned trial Magistrate to enable him to deal with the complaint. Nothing else was granted.