Supreme Court · 1983 INSC 62 · Decided 6 May 1983

Bhagwant Singh v. Commissioner of Police, Delhi

Court
Supreme Court of India
Citation
1983 INSC 62 · [1983] 3 S.C.R. 109
Case number
WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 6607/1981
Decided
6 May 1983
Bench
P.N. BHAGWATI, R.S. PATHAK (2-judge bench)
Outcome
Disposed off
Case type
Writ / Constitutional
Acts & sections cited
IPC Section 306; CrPC; Constitution Article 32

Headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act 11 of 1974), Section 174-Police enquiry, investigation and_report on receipt of inforniation ihat a person has commitied suicide and inquest by the Magistrate-Court's poWer lo exandne, before the commencement of a trial, whether the police authorities Constitution--,.Probative value of investigation by the Police, including&middot; re&middot; covery of material objects to connect the crime, recording of &middot;Statements of all important witnesses etc. etc. explained, and suggestions for extension of Coroners' Act, 1871 i<> all Siates

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