https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295587 Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure preserves the High Court's inherent power and is not limited by specific cost provisions elsewhere in the Code. That power may extend to litigation costs or exemplary costs where necessary to prevent abuse of process, curb frivolous or vexatious proceedings, and secure the ends of justice, provided the order is not inconsistent with the Code. The restrictive reading based on expressio unius est exclusio alterius was rejected as unsuitable to defeat the purpose of Section 482. On that basis, the High Court was held to have jurisdiction to impose exemplary costs in an appropriate case. en-us Thu, 13 May 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 21 Dec 2021 10:20:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295587 Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure preserves the High Court's inherent power and is not limited by specific cost provisions elsewhere in the Code. That power may extend to litigation costs or exemplary costs where necessary to prevent abuse of process, curb frivolous or vexatious proceedings, and secure the ends of justice, provided the order is not inconsistent with the Code. The restrictive reading based on expressio unius est exclusio alterius was rejected as unsuitable to defeat the purpose of Section 482. On that basis, the High Court was held to have jurisdiction to impose exemplary costs in an appropriate case. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 13 May 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295587