COMMNR. OF POLICE, MAHARASHTRA . vs RAMESH TARACHAND CHAVAN . — SLP(Crl) No. 2563/2005

Case under Section II-A. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010006172005

Filing Date

05-Jan-2005

Registration No

SLP(Crl) No. 2563/2005

Diary Number

617/2005

Order Date

05-Apr-2010

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Disposed Off

Last updated 14-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II-A

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.COMMNR. OF POLICE, MAHARASHTRA .

    Adv. ASHA GOPALAN NAIR

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.RAMESH TARACHAND CHAVAN .

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 05-Apr-2010

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 05-Jan-2006

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 02-May-2005

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  5. 05-Jan-2005

    Case filed

    Registration No. SLP(Crl) No. 2563/2005

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Summary: The Supreme Court disposed of the petition challenging a High Court observation regarding police obligations in habeas corpus proceedings. The Court clarified that the Code of Criminal Procedure does not require police to give notice or hearing to informants before releasing accused under Section 169 or submitting final reports under Section 173. The Court held that only the Court itself is obliged to issue notice to informants before accepting a final report, and the High Court's observation to the contrary was inadvertent and without legal sanction. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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