Case Law Analysis
|Supreme Court of India
Section 125-A RoP Act | Private complaint under Section 200 CrPC maintainable despite Section 195(1) CrPC : SC
The Supreme Court held that a private complaint under Section 200 CrPC for a false affidavit under Section 125-A of the Representation of People Act is maintainable without Election Commission sanction under Section 195(1) CrPC. This expands voters’ remedy beyond election petitions.