Supreme Court · 1988 INSC 40 · Decided 11 February 1988
State of Punjab v. Raj Kumar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1988 INSC 40 · [1988] 2 S.C.R. 936
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 580/1976
- Decided
- 11 February 1988
- Bench
- A.P. SEN, S. NATARAJAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; CrPC Section 56l(A), 561(A); Constitution
Headnote
Punjab Police Rules, 1934 framed under the Police Act 186 !- Rule 16.38-Jnterpretation of-Whether Mandatory or directory in nature-Scope of-Whether applicable to departmental inquiries alone or would govern criminal proceedings also under J.P. C. and other acts. Held-Applicable to departmental and the respondent was chargesheeted before the Special Judge, The respondent raised an objection to the framing of charges against him on the ground that the investigation of the case was in D contravention of rule 16.38 of the Punjab Police Rules. The Special · Judge overruled the
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