Supreme Court of India

Chander Bhan Singh v. Central Bureau of Investigation and Others

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Bench N.V. Ramana and Mohan M. Shantanagoudar JJ.
Decided 8 January 2019

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What the Court ordered

Before parting with the matter, we make it clear that we have not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case and the High Court is requested to consider all the points involved in the matter independently and in accordance with law.

Judgment, page 4

From the headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.397 – Revision – Appellant-complainant filed a writ petition in 2002 seeking registration of criminal case – His allegation was that his son was wrongfully killed by the police – CBI filed a closure report – Magistrate did not accept the closure report and took cognizance against 13 police officers-accused – Accused and the Government of NCT filed separate petitions under s.482, Cr.P. . – High Court allowed the petitions and directed the Magistrate to reconsider the point of cognizance and take a fresh decision on the closure report filed by the CBI…

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