Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 785 · Decided 28 May 2025
Arif MD. Yeasin Jwadder v. State of Assam and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 785 · [2025] 5 S.C.R. 881
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2867/2025
- Decided
- 28 May 2025
- Bench
- SURYA KANT, N KOTISWAR SINGH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC; Constitution Article 21
Headnote
The instant matter arises from a series of encounters reported in the State of Assam (Respondent No. 1), the authenticity of which has been called into question on various counts. The appellant asserted that no meaningful or effective inquiry has been undertaken in respect the guidelines laid down in People's Union for Civil Liberties & Anr. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors. has been flouted blatantly. Public Interest Litigation - Fake Police Encounters - Directions by the Supreme Court - Whether the allegations made
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