Supreme Court · 1988 INSC 272 · Decided 12 September 1988
DR. Baliram Waman Hiray v. Justice B. Lentin and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1988 INSC 272 · [1988] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 942
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 114/1988
- Decided
- 12 September 1988
- Bench
- A.P. SEN, L.M. SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 193, 228; CrPC Section 195(1)(b), 340, 195(l)(b)
Headnote
Commission of Inquiry Act, 1952: Section 3-Commission of Inquiry-Constituted under Act-Whether 'Court' for purposes of Sec­ tion 195(1)(b) Cr. P.C. 1973. Criminal Procedure Code, 1973-Section 195(1)(b)-Commis­ sion of Inquiry' constituted under Commission of Inquiry Act, 1952- Whether a of Maharashtra appointed Shri Justice B. Lentin as a one-man Commission of Inquiry to probe into the death of 14 patients in the government run J.J.B. Hospital between 22.1.1986 and 7 .2.1986 after they were administered contaminated glycerol, and to fix responsibility. The inquiry revealed
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