Supreme Court · 1984 INSC 228 · Decided 4 December 1984
State of West Bengal & ORS. ETC. v. Sampat Lal & ORS. ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1984 INSC 228 · [1985] 2 S.C.R. 256
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 570/1983
- Decided
- 4 December 1984
- Bench
- P.N. BHAGWATI, AMARENDRA NATH SEN, RANGANATH MISRA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC
Headnote
H 256 STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ORS. ETC. v. SAMPAT LAL & ORS. ETC. December 4, 1984 [P. N. BHAGWAT, AMARENDRA NATH SEN AND RANGANATH Ml£RA JJ.] Code ofCrlm1'nal Procedure, 1913-Death under susplclous clrcumstan· ces-Al/egatlon of murder-ln.-stlgatlon still in the hands of to the Chief Justice of High Court treated at writ peti'tlon-Death under JUspicious circumstances-Allegation of murder­ High Court fssaing dfrection to enquire into causes of death-No opportunity given to the State Police officers-Whether violatil'e of principles of Natural jutlce.
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