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.