Supreme Court of India

State by Lokayuktha Police v. H. Srinivas

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Bench N.V. Ramana and S. Abdul Nazeer JJ.
Decided 18 May 2018

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Investigation: General Diary Entry – Concerning preliminary enquiry – Failure – Effect of – Held: Failure to make entry in General Diary Concerning preliminary enquiry would not be per se illegal – There is difference between irregularity and illegality – Obligation of maintenance is part of course of conduct of the concerned officer, which may not itself have any bearing on the criminal trial unless some grave prejudice going to the root of the matter is shown to exist, at the time of trial – CrPC also does not bar any investigation where General Diary entry is not made – Code of Criminal…

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