Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 826 · Decided 18 December 1997
Vineet Narain and Ors v. Union of India and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 826 · [1997] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 595
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 340/1993
- Decided
- 18 December 1997
- Bench
- J.S. VERMA, S.P. BHARUCHA, S.C. SEN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 32, 141, 142, 144
Headnote
AND ORS. A v. UNION OF INDIA AND ANR. DECEMBER 18, 1997 (J.S. VERMA, CJ, S.P. BHARUCHA AND S.C. SEN, J.J.] B Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946, Ss. 3, 4( 1 )-Single Direc- tive No. 4. 7(3 )-Powers of investigation of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)-Requirement of prior valid-Not pennissible as exercise of power of superintendence of Central Govemment under s.4(1) DSPE Act-Fwther held, power of CBI to investigate offences cannot be cwtailed by executive instmction-Police Act 1861, s.3. Constitution of India, Articles 14, 32, 141, 142 and 144--lssuing D guidelines
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