Supreme Court of India

PRAMOD KUMAR & ORS. versus STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH ORS.

2026 INSC 120

Case number: CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 687/2026
Judgment date: 2026-02-04
Petitioner / appellant: PRAMOD KUMAR & ORS.
Respondent: STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH ORS.
Neutral citation: 2026 INSC 120
Other citation: [2026] 2 S.C.R. 481
CNR: ESCR010000522026
Bench / judges: RAJESH BINDAL
Author judge: RAJESH BINDAL
Bench size: 2 Judges
Disposal nature: Appeal(s) allowed
Judgment year: 2026

Issue for consideration

Whether after submitting a final report u/s.173(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) (s.193(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS)), the police/investigating agency can conduct further investigation u/s.173(8) of CrPC (s.193(9) of BNSS) of the Magistrate/ Court concerned.

Headnote excerpt

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.173(2), s.173(8) – Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 – s.193(3), s.193(9) – An FIR was registered against seven accused persons including appellants for the offence

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