Under the CrPC regime, the informant's statutory journey effectively paused the moment the FIR was registered. There was no ...
The Bench—headed by Chief Justice Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud—offered a now widely quoted description of the doctrine’s two ...
Ratio: A formal order under Section 299 Cr.P.C. conclusively finding two jurisdictional facts—that the accused is absconding and there is no immediate prospect of arresting them—is mandatory. Without ...