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august 2010

Supreme Court of India · 2010-08-16

VIRENDER PRASAD SINGH vs RAJESH BHARDWAJ .

Citation / case number
SC 2010/16766
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
VIRENDER PRASAD SINGH
Respondent
RAJESH BHARDWAJ .
Author
V.S. SIRPURKAR
Bench
V.S. SIRPURKAR,CYRIAC JOSEPH, , ,

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court addressed an unusual order from the High Court directing a re-examination of a completed investigation under Sections 302, 201, and 120B IPC. The Court held that such directions, which involved selecting a police officer of DGP rank to review the investigation, were inappropriate given that the charge sheet had already been filed. The Court emphasized the need for a fair trial and the integrity of the judicial process, ultimately setting aside the High Court's order and allowing the original proceedings to continue without further delay.

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