Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 112 · Decided 29 January 2016
Dharam Pal v. State of Haryana & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 112 · [2016] 1 S.C.R. 194
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 85/2016
- Decided
- 29 January 2016
- Bench
- DIPAK MISRA, PRAFULLA C. PANT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 173, 173(8), 173(2)
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.173 - Investigation, transfer of - Rape of appellant's daughter and after few days murder of his wife - Acquittal of accused persons in rape case - Appeal thereagainst pending before the High Court - In murder case, appellant provided with security as threats of cases to CBI - Whether situation calls for issuance of direction for transfer of the investigation to the CBI - High Court declined to so direct as trial had commenced and some witnesses were examined - On appeal, Held: Constitutional Courts can direct for farther investigation or
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