Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 876 · Decided 21 July 2025
Khursheed Ahmad Chohan v. Union of Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and ORS. ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 876 · [2025] 7 S.C.R. 1295
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 3092/2025
- Decided
- 21 July 2025
- Bench
- VIKRAM NATH, SANDEEP MEHTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 309; CrPC Section 482; Constitution Article 21; NDPS Act
Headnote
Issue arose as to whether the facts and circumstances disclosed in the complaint, supported by compelling medical evidence of grievous injuries, including complete genital mutilation, mandatorily required registration of an FIR; whether the gravity custodial torture, the systematic cover-up by local police machinery, and the inherent conflict of interest arising from the pendency of cases punishable under NDPS Act against the appellant necessitate transfer of investigation to the CBI; and whether FIR registered against the appellant u/s.309
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