Supreme Court of India

NEERAJ GUPTA versus PARDEEP KUMAR BANSAL & ORS.

2026 INSC 660

Case number
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 3092/2026
Judgment date
2026-07-01
Petitioner / appellant
NEERAJ GUPTA
Respondent
PARDEEP KUMAR BANSAL & ORS.
Neutral citation
2026 INSC 660
Other citation
[2026] 7 S.C.R. 481
CNR
ESCR010002102026
Bench / judges
N KOTISWAR SINGH, SANJAY KAROL
Author judge
N KOTISWAR SINGH
Bench size
2 Judges
Disposal nature
Appeal(s) allowed
Judgment year
2026

Issue for consideration

Whether a Magistrate must record evidence when the offence is strictly triable by the Court of Sessions as in this case, where the allegations were inter alia u/s.302 of IPC.

Headnote excerpt

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.244 – In the year 2007, a between the appellant- complainant and his father on one side, with the respondents on the other – His father in the course thereof fell down and lost consciousness – Later, he died – No FIR was registered – In the year 2008, appellant-complainant sought direction

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