Supreme Court of India

Gudalure M. J. Cherian and Ors. v. Uni0n of India and Ors.

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Reported as [1991] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 251

Bench Kuldip Singh and M. Fathima Beevi JJ.

Decided 9 December 1991

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From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950 ·: ... Art. 32-Public Interest Litigation-Assault and rape on nuns-Allega tion that police arresting wrong persons and not real culprits-'-1 nvestigation by CBJ-Directions given. · · On the night between July 12/13, 1990 three miscreants entered the residentia.1 quarters of· a school run by a Christian Missionary, and assaulted the maid servant and some sisters; The miscreants also commit ted rape on two of the sisters and had beaten the sisters and threatened to kill them. They also ransacked the house and ·after breaking open· the almirah looted Rs. 1,11,000/-

Where later benches applied it

2014 Sudipta Lenka v. State of Odisha and Ors. relied on
2016 Pooja Pal v. Union of India and Ors. referred to
2013 Prof. K.V. Rajendran v. Superintendent of Police, Cbcid South Zone, Chennai & Ors. referred to
2012 Vinay Tyagi v. Irshad Ali @ Deepak & Ors. referred to
2011 Disha v. State of Gujarat & Ors. referred to
2011 Narmada Bai v. State of Gujarat and Ors referred to
2010 Rubabbuddin Sheikh v. State of Gujarat & Ors. mentioned

Of those, 1 relied on · 5 referred to · 1 mentioned

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