Supreme Court of India · 2019-11-26
V. RAJARAM vs STATE REPRESENTED BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE CBI/SCB
- Citation / case number
- SC 2019/12795
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- V. RAJARAM
- Respondent
- STATE REPRESENTED BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE CBI/SCB
- Author
- HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE R. BANUMATHI
- Bench
- HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE R. BANUMATHI, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.S. BOPANNA, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HRISHIKESH ROY
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Sections 217 and 221 of the IPC, reversing the High Court's order that had set aside the earlier acquittal. The court found that the appellant, as a police officer, failed to perform his duty in preventing the mob violence against the Dinakaran newspaper office, which was incited by political tensions. The judgment emphasized the responsibility of law enforcement to maintain public order and protect citizens' rights.