Supreme Court · 1995 INSC 907 · Decided 15 December 1995
SH. Bodhisattwa Gautam v. Miss Subhra Chakraborty
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1995 INSC 907 · [1995] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 731
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 2675/1995
- Decided
- 15 December 1995
- Bench
- KULDIP SINGH, S. SAGHIR AHMAD (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376; CrPC Section 482; Constitution Article 32
Headnote
B Constitution of India, 1950: Article Jr!urisdiction-Victim need not personally approach the Cowt-Can be exercised suo motlt or on the basis of public interest litiga- C tion-Fzmdamental rights can be enforced even against private bodies and individuals. Criminal Law : Indian Penal Code 1860: victims-Court has jurisdiction to award interim compen­ sation during pendency of Criminal Case. D The respondent lodged a complaint against the petitioner under E Sections 312/420/493/496/498-A, Indian Penal Code, 1860. The facts set out in the complaint indicated that there was initially a
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