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What did the Supreme Court recognise in Vishnu Kumar Tiwari v. State of Uttar Pradesh (9 July 2019),…

Vishnu Kumar Tiwari, quoting Gangadhar Janardan Mhatre, noted that the CrPC has no express provision for filing a protest petition, but the practice is recognised because…

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What did the Supreme Court recognise in Vishnu Kumar Tiwari v. State of Uttar Pradesh (9 July 2019), quoting Gangadhar Janardan Mhatre, about protest petitions under the CrPC, 1973?

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Vishnu Kumar Tiwari, quoting Gangadhar Janardan Mhatre, noted that the CrPC has no express provision for filing a protest petition, but the practice is recognised because the informant must be heard before a closure report is accepted. The Magistrate may treat a protest petition as a complaint, but is not bound to do so.

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