TETRI DEVI @ TETRI DEVI vs STATE OF BIHAR . — Crl.A. No. 1396/2009

Case Summary: Crl.A. No. 001396/2009 (Tetri Devi v. State of Bihar) The Supreme Court granted special leave and set aside the High Court's order that had quashed a Section 376 IPC (rape) complaint. The High Court had dismissed the proceedings based on doubts about the complainant's delayed reporting, but the Supreme Court found this exceeded the High Court's jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C., which does not permit evidence appreciation before trial. The Court restored the trial court's order and directed the matter to proceed before the trial court in accordance with law. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.