State Of Rajasthan vs Parmeshwar Ramlal Joshi 2025 INSC 1205 - Criminal Court - Review Jurisdiction

Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 362,482 - [Section 403,528 BNSS] - A criminal Court has no power to recall or review its own judgment. The only permissible action is to correct or rectify clerical errors by virtue of Section 403 BNSS [Section 362 CrPC] The court is not empowered to review its own decision under the purported exercise of inherent power.

Case Info



Key Details

  • Case name: State Of Rajasthan vs Parmeshwar Ramlal Joshi and Others.
  • Neutral citation: 2025 INSC 1205.
  • Coram: Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta.
  • Judgment date: October 08, 2025 (New Delhi).
  • Appeal numbers: Criminal Appeal @ SLP(Crl.) Nos. 2797-2798 of 2025; connected SLP(Crl.) Nos. 3308-3309 of 2025 and 3310-3311 of 2025.

Caselaws and citations

  • Simrikhia v. Dolley Mukherjee and Chhabi Mukherjee, (1990) 2 SCC 437.
  • Superintendent & Remembrancer of Legal Affairs v. Mohan Singh, (1975) 3 SCC 706.
  • Sooraj Devi v. Pyare Lal, (1981) 1 SCC 50.

Statutes / laws referred

  • Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: Sections 156(3), 362 (bar on review; clerical errors), 482 (inherent powers).
  • Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS): Sections 528 [parallel to 482 CrPC], 403 [parallel to 362 CrPC].
  • Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC): Sections 406, 420, 384, 379, 120-B, 467, 468, 471, 425, 427, 217, 218, 34, 452, 380.
  • Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS): Sections 303(2), 333, 305(a), 60(a)