Supreme Court · 2024 INSC 232 · Decided 18 March 2024
Somnath v. The State of Maharashtra & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2024 INSC 232 · [2024] 3 S.C.R. 1014
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1717/2024
- Decided
- 18 March 2024
- Bench
- VIKRAM NATH, AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; Evidence Act Section 27; Constitution Article 142, 226
Headnote
Whether criminal proceedings should be initiated against a police officer who has committed excesses on individual in police custody? Constitution of India - Article 142, 226 - Appellant verbally and physically assaulted in police custody - for 4 hours despite being granted bail - Sub- divisional Police Officer's inquiry report found Respondent No. 2 responsible - Special Inspector General of Police imposed punishment of "strict warning" in departmental proceedings - High Court partly allowed
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