Inherent criminal jurisdiction survives despite revision, allowing Section 482 relief to prevent abuse of process and secure justice.

Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure preserves the High Court's inherent jurisdiction even where a revisional remedy under Section 397 is available. The availability of revision does not by itself bar a petition under Section 482, because that power remains available to prevent abuse of process and secure the ends of justice. The jurisdiction must, however, be exercised sparingly and with self-restraint. A contrary view treating revision as a total prohibition on inherent powers was erroneous, and the matter required reconsideration on the merits under Section 482.

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Issues: Whether the availability of revisional remedy under Section 397 of the Code of Criminal Procedure bars a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Analysis: The non-obstante language of Section 482 preserves the inherent powers of the High Court and makes clear that those powers are not curtailed merely because a revisional remedy is also available. The bar in Section 397 does not create a total prohibition on invoking inherent jurisdiction. That jurisdiction remains available to prevent abuse of the process of the court and to secure the ends of justice, though it must be exercised sparingly and with self-restraint.

Conclusion: The availability of revision under Section 397 does not by itself render a petition under Section 482 not maintainable. The High Court's contrary view was erroneous, and the matter had to be reconsidered on merits under Section 482.

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