Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 240 · Decided 16 March 2018
Bimal Gurung v. Union of India & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 240 · [2018] 4 S.C.R. 843
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 182/2017
- Decided
- 16 March 2018
- Bench
- A.K. SIKRI, ASHOK BHUSHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; CrPC; Constitution Article 19(1)(a); Arms Act
Headnote
Investigation: Transfer of investigation to independent agency - Exercise of power for transferring investigation must be in rare and exceptional cases where the court finds it necessary in order to do justice between the parties and to instil confidence in the public mind or where lacks credibility and it is necessary for having a fair, honest and complete investigation and when it is imperative to retain public confidence in the impartial working of the State agencies. Investigation: Transfer of investigation to central investigating agency - Writ petition
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