Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 698 · Decided 8 October 2013
Bharati Tamang v. Union of India & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 698 · [2013] 14 S.C.R. 525
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 159/2012
- Decided
- 8 October 2013
- Bench
- S.S. NIJJAR, F.M. IBRAHIM KALIFULLA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Directions issued
- Case type
- Criminal
Headnote
A B Investigation - Entrustment of - To independent investigating agency - Murder of political leader - C Investigation by State Police, CID and CBI - Dissatisfied with the investigation, writ petition by wife of the deceased seeking investigation by higher authorities of CBI - Alleging - Held: In order to ensure that the criminal prosecution is carried on without any deficiency, Court D can constitute Special Investigation Team - The courts can also monitor such investigation - The proceedings/ investigation in the present case was not carried out in a satisfactory manner -
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