Supreme Court of India

State of Madhya Pradesh v. Shyamsunder Trivedi and Ors.

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Reported as [1995] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 44

Bench Dr. As. Anand and M.K. Mukherjee JJ.

Decided 9 May 1995

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From the headnote

Indian Penal Code 1860-S.304 Part II r/w S.34-Death in police cus- tody-Sub-Inspector, Head Constables and Constable beating and torturing c murder suspect to death-Members of local bar deposing about accused transporting dead body of the deceased from police station to hospital for post mortem-Trial Court and High Court acquitting accused policemen since direct evidence not avai/able-ffeld, accused policemen directly or indirectly involved in torture and death of the victim; guilty of offence under S.304 Part -II r/w S.34. Indian Penal Code 1860-Ss.201, 218-Death in police custody-Sub-

Where later benches applied it

2016 Dr. Rini Johar & Anr. v. State of M.P. & Ors. relied on
2011 Prithipal Singh Etc v. State of Punjab & Anr. Etc. relied on
2025 Khursheed Ahmad Chohan v. Union of Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Ors. Etc. referred to
2019 Dr. Ashwani Kumar v. Union of India and Another referred to
2018 Social Action Forum for Manav Adhikar and Another v. Union of India Ministry of Law and Justice and Others referred to
2018 Yashwant Etc. v. The State of Maharashtra referred to
2018 Tehseen S. Poonawalla v. Union of India and Others referred to
2015 Dilip K. Basu v. State of West Bengal & Ors. referred to
2013 Urmila Devi v. Yudhvir Singh referred to
2019 Manoharan v. State by Inspector of Police, Variety Hall Police Station, Coimbatore mentioned
2011 Haricharan & Anr. v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors, mentioned
2009 Santosh Kumar Satishbhushan Bariyar v. State of Maharashtra mentioned
2009 Dalbir Singh v. State of U.P. and Ors. mentioned
2007 State of Madhya Pradesh v. Sewa Singh mentioned
2006 Sadashio Mundaji Bhalerao v. State of Maharashtra mentioned
2006 Sube Singh v. State of Haryana and Ors. mentioned
2004 Munshi Singh Gautam (d) and Ors. v. State of M.P. mentioned
2003 Smt. Shakila Abdul Gafar Khan v. Vasant Raghunath Dhoble and Anr. mentioned
1999 Om Prakash v. State of Haryana mentioned
1996 D.K. Basu v. State of West Bengal mentioned

Of those, 2 relied on · 7 referred to · 11 mentioned

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