Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 1304 · Decided 10 November 2025
R. Rajendran v. Kamar Nisha and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 1304 · [2025] 12 S.C.R. 123
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1012/2021
- Decided
- 10 November 2025
- Bench
- PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 112, 4(1); Evidence Act Section 112; Constitution Article 21
Headnote
The High Court directed the appellant to appear before a Hospital for collection of blood samples for DNA profiling. Whether the High Court was justified in directing the appellant to undergo DNA testing. Evidence Act, 1872 - s.112 - Penal Act - Respondent no.1 married one AL in the year 2001 - AL requested the appellant-doctor to refer his wife-respondent no.1, to a Gynaecologist, for the necessary treatment - However, instead of referring respondent no.1, the appellant developed physical relations with
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