Prabha Aggarwal vs State Nct Of Delhi Anr.

ik-196631919 Delhi High Court 17 December 2024 • 27 min read

Judges (1)

Counsel (7)

Aditya Anand Singh Counsel Petitioner Aditya Kumar Choudhary Counsel Petitioner Anurag Yadav Counsel Petitioner Kuldeep Kumar Counsel Respondent Sandeep Pandey Counsel Petitioner Satish Kumar Counsel Respondent Syed Nilofar Akhtar Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

State (NCT) of Delhi Respondent Prabha Aggarwal Petitioner

Case Significance

Prabha Aggarwal vs State Nct Of Delhi Anr. is a Delhi High Court decision dated December 17, 2024 (citation: ik-196631919). A school principal challenged orders upholding the summoning order against her in a criminal complaint by a school employee alleging assault, where the principal had served a show cause notice to the complainant for work deficiencies. The petitioner also sought recall of the summoning order, which the Sessions Court refused citing lack of review power under CrPC. The Court dismissed the petition, upholding both the summoning order and the recall rejection, finding the Sessions Court correctly The case was heard by Justice Chandra Dhari Singh.

Summary

A school principal challenged orders upholding the summoning order against her in a criminal complaint by a school employee alleging assault, where the principal had served a show cause notice to the complainant for work deficiencies. The petitioner also sought recall of the summoning order, which the Sessions Court refused citing lack of review power under CrPC. The Court dismissed the petition, upholding both the summoning order and the recall rejection, finding the Sessions Court correctly held that subordinate criminal courts lack inherent power to review their own orders per Adalat Prasad v. Rooplal Jindal.

What was the outcome of Prabha Aggarwal vs State Nct Of Delhi Anr.?

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Source: Indian Kanoon (ik-196631919)