Criminal Case Cannot Continue in Hope of Finding Offender When No Prima Facie Offence Is Disclosed: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court delivered an important judgment clarifying the limits of criminal investigation by investigative agencies. The Court held that an investigating agency cannot continue a criminal investigation merely in the hope of discovering unknown offenders when the preliminary enquiry itself does not reveal the commission of any offence. The decision was delivered by a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam A. Ankhad while hearing…
