State of Telangana v. Jerusalem Mathai 2025 INSC 1173 - Brevity
Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 482 - SC upheld HC order quashing criminal proceedings by observing thus: There is nothing to connect A4 to the crime, but for a casual allegation raised on a call having been received by the complainant without any indication even of the time when such call was received.
Practice and Procedure - For reason, only of brevity having not been employed, we cannot set aside an order which though lengthy, has cited justifiable reasons to quash the proceedings. Brevity at times is a virtue but often in legalese it is faulted as levity and in adjudicatory orders, projected as non-application of mind. (Para 4)
Case Info
Key Details
- Case name: The State of Telangana v. Jerusalem Mathai and Anr.
- Neutral citation: 2025 INSC 1173.
- Coram: B.R. Gavai, CJI; K. Vinod Chandran, J.
- Judgment date: September 26, 2025.
Statutes / Laws Referred
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: Section 154 (information in cognizable cases).
- Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988: Section 12 (abetment of bribery/offer of bribe relating to public servant’s act).
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