Supreme Court of India

Mithilesh Kumar Singh v. State of Rajasthan

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Bench T.S. Thakur, Adarsh Kumar Goel and R. Banumathi JJ.
Decided 11 December 2014

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Before parting with the case, we deem it necessary to emphasise that despite wide powers conferred by G Articles 32 and 226 of the Constitution, while passing any order, the Courts must bear in mind certain self- i m posed limitations on the exercise of these constitutional powers.

Judgment, page 20

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Investigation- Transfer of- From local police to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) - In the case of mysterious death of a college girl - Sought by the father of the girl (petitioner)-Alleging that the death was result of ragging by the senior students and that there were deficiencies and 0 contradictions in the findings of the investigating agency - Held: Per Majority: In view of sensitivity of the case and the circumstances pointed out by the petitioner, the investigation needs to be transferred from local police to CBI - Per Minority: In the present' case, the materials show that proper…

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