Important Legal Definitions
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Protest Petition
Criminal Procedure & Jurisprudence Terms
Definition
A legal petition filed by a victim or informant objecting to a police closure report, requesting the magistrate to reject the closure report and issue process against the accused.
Example
In Vishnu Kumar Tiwari v. State of U.P., the Supreme Court discussed the magistrate's options upon receiving a protest petition, which include accepting the police report, directing further investigation, or treating the petition as a private complaint under Section 200 CrPC.