Supreme Court of India

Bhagwan Singh and Anr. Etc. v. State of Punjab Etc.

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Reported as [1992] 3 S.C.R. 180
Bench K. Jayachandra Reddy and R.C. Patnaik JJ.
Decided 8 May 1992

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Indian Penal Code: Sections 34, 201, 302, 323, 364 and 365-Custodial death-Disap­ pearance of dead body-Whether raises doubt about complicity of accused. Code of Criminal Procedure : Sections 160 and 161-Tltird degree treatment of a"ested person-Ac­ tion of police personnel deprecated-Adoption of scientific methods-Neces­ sity for. The prosecution alleged that the four accused one Assistant Sub· Inspector, 2 Head Constables and a Constable who were working in the .l. Staff of the State Police Department, went in a jeep to a Hotel on 6.8.78 at about 4 P.M. brought the deceased along with P.Ws.

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