Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 974 · Decided 30 July 2009
Mohammad Yasin v. State (N.C.T. of Delhi) and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 974 · [2009] 11 S.C.R. 1188
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1228/2002
- Decided
- 30 July 2009
- Bench
- DALVEER BHANDARI, MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302
Headnote
Custodial death - Allegations of - Deceased a C proclaimed offender, bad character and criminal involved in many cases - Held: Police and/or investigating agencies cannot torture any criminal despite his bad criminal record - On facts, injuries on deceased were simple in nature and insufficient ordinary course of nature - D Deceased died because of serious heart disease - Respondents did not violate directions given by Supreme Court in D.K. Basu's case as alleged - Penal Code, 1860 - s.302. E Appellant's brother allegedly died in police custody. The deceased was a proclaimed offender,
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