Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 98 · Decided 3 February 2009
Dalbir Singh v. State of U.P. and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 98 · [2009] 1 S.C.R. 824
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 193/2006
- Decided
- 3 February 2009
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, A.K. GANGULY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 330, 342, 306; CrPC; Constitution Article 21, 20(3), 22
Headnote
Custodial Death - Writ petition alleging custodial death c - Compensation sought - State responding that FIR lodged and erring officials charged u/ss.330, 342 and 306 /PC, sanction for prosecution granted and cognizance of offences taken - Held: In view of the facts, no further direction required Prayer for compensation not acceptable as the D issue as to whether the death was custodial, yet to be decided - Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 330, 342 and 306. Constitution of India, 1950 - Articles 21, 20(3) and 22 - Custodial violence and torture is defiance of the rights flowing E from Constitution
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