Supreme Court · 1980 INSC 60 · Decided 31 March 1980
Raghbir Singh v. Siate of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1980 INSC 60 · [1980] 3 S.C.R. 277
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 679/1980
- Decided
- 31 March 1980
- Bench
- V.R. KRISHNA IYER, E.S. VENKATARAMIAH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
Headnote
S'I'ATE OF !JARYANA March 31, 1980 [V. R, KRISHNA !YER AND E. S. VENKATARAM!AH, JJ.j 277 Criminal trials-Death of a suspect in police custody-Use of third dtgree methods by police in investigation-Disapproved. The pr06ecution aille.ged that the petitioner, an Assistant Sub-Inspccor of Police, was due to asphyxiation. On a study of the circumstances and the incontrovertible facts of ftasella· tion and asphyxiation within police premises and the testimony of eye witnesses, the trial court found the petitiorn:r guilty of the offence with which he waa charged and sentenced him
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