Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 571 · Decided 7 December 2012
Ritesh Sinha v. The State of Utiar Pradesh & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 571 · [2012] 11 S.C.R. 683
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2003/2012
- Decided
- 7 December 2012
- Bench
- AFTAB ALAM, RANJANA PRAKASH DESAI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Matter referred to larger bench
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 5, 2(h), 53, 482; Evidence Act Section 73, 7; Constitution Article 20(3)
Headnote
Investigation: A B Identification of accused - Voice sample - Power of c Magistrate to issue summons to accused to appear before Investigating Officer and give his voice sample - Held: Taking voice sample of an accused by the police during investigation is not hit by Art. 20(3) of the Constitution no specific provision either in the Code of Criminal Procedure 0 or in any other Jaw under which a Magistrate can authorize the investigating agency to record voice sample of a person accused of an offence - There being difference of opinion as regards the interpretation of the provisions of
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