Supreme Court of India

Kehar Singh & Ors. v. State (delhi Admn.)

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Reported as [1988] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 24

Bench G.L. Oza, B.C. Ray and K.J. Shetty JJ.

Decided 3 August 1988

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Constitution of India, 1950: Articles 19, 21 and 136--Criminal trials-Right of access to-Open public trial-Right of an accused Sessions trial held in Tihar Jail-Whether a valid trial. Trial Court and appellate Court conclusion based on appreciation of evidence binding on the Supreme Court. Commission of Inquiry Act, 1952: Sections 3, 4-6 and 8-Sessions Case-Whether trial Court entitled to call for statements of witnesses recorded by a Commission of Inquiry. Criminal Procedure Code, 1973: Sections 9(6), 164, 194, 327, 354(3)-'Place of trial'-High Court-Whether has power to direct trial of

Authorities it was built on

1983 Bharwada Bhoginbhai Hirjibhai v. State of Gujarat cited by 52
1963 State of Uttar Pradesh v. Singhara Singh and Others cited by 49
1966 Naresh Shridhar Mirajkar and Ors. v. State of Maharashtra and Anr. cited by 38
1972 Allenburry Engineers Private Ltd. v. Ramakrishna Dalmia & Ors. cited by 9
1969 Abdul Rajak Murtaja Dafedar v. State of Maharashtra cited by 4
1951 Col. D.I. Mac Pherson v. M. N. Appanna and Another cited by 4
1962 Thakur Narwar Singh v. The State of Madhya Pradesh cited by 1

Where later benches applied it

2020 Nisha Priya Bhatia v. Union of India & Anr. relied on
2017 Mukesh & Anr. v. State for Nct of Delhi & Ors. relied on
2016 Somasundaram @ Somu v. State Rep. by Dy. Comm. of Police relied on
2014 National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India and Others relied on
2013 Raj Kumar Singh @ Raju @ Batya v. State of Rajasthan relied on
2011 Mohd. Arif @ Ashfaq v. State of Nct of Delhi relied on
2011 Noorul Huda Maqbool Ahmed v. Ram Deo Tyagi & Ors. relied on
2022 Zakia Ahsan Jafri v. State of Gujarat & Anr. referred to
2019 State of Nct of Delhi v. Shiv Charan Bansal & Ors. referred to
2019 The Authorised Officer, Indian Bank v. D. Visalakshi and Anr. referred to
2019 Central Bureau of Investigation & Anr v. Mohd. Parvez Abdul Kayuum Etc referred to
2017 Ms. Eera through Dr. Manjula Krippendorf v. State (govt. of Nct of Delhi) & Anr. referred to
2017 State of Karnataka v. Selvi J. Jayalalitha & Ors. referred to
2013 Gulam Sarbar v. State of Bihar (now Jharkhand) referred to
2013 Prabhudas Damodar Kotecha & Ors. v. Manhabala Jeram Damodar & Anr. referred to
2013 Yakub Abdul Razak Memon v. The State of Maharashtra, through Cbi, Bombay referred to
2012 Pratapbhai Hamirbhai Solanki v. State of Gujarat and Another referred to
2012 Baliya@ Bal Kishan v. State of M.P. referred to
2012 Sahara India Real Estate Corp. Ltd. & Ors. v. Securities & Exchange Board of India & Anr. referred to
2014 Md. Jamiludin Nasir v. State of West Bengal distinguished

Of those, 7 relied on · 1 distinguished · 12 referred to

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