Supreme Court of India

State of Madhya Pradesh v. Shri Ram Singh

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Reported as [2000] 1 S.C.R. 579

Bench K.T. Thomas J.

Decided 1 February 2000

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What the Court ordered

In the result, the appeal is disposed of accordingly but at the same time giving libtrty to the State Government to direct an investiga- tion afresh if it so desires, through a compettnt Police Officer D tmpowered with valid legal authority in strict compliance with S. SA(l) of the Act as indicated supra.

Judgment, page 11

Authorities it was built on

1954 H. N. Rishbud and Inder Singh v. The State of Delhi cited by 37

Where later benches applied it

2025 State of Karnataka v. T.N. Sudhakar Reddy relied on
2021 The State of Jammu & Kashmir and Others v. Dr. Saleem Ur Rehman relied on
2017 State of Karnataka v. Selvi J. Jayalalitha & Ors. relied on
2025 Aman Bhatia v. State (gnct of Delhi) referred to
2022 Neeraj Dutta v. State (govt. of N.C.T. of Delhi) referred to
2022 State of Himachal Pradesh v. Nirmal Kaur @ Nimmo and Others referred to
2014 State of Nct of Delhi v. Sanjay referred to
2013 State of Gujarat & Anr. v. Honble Mr. Justice R. A. Mehta (retd) & Ors. referred to
2012 Dr. Subramanian Swamy v. Dr. Manmohan Singh and Another referred to
2011 Balchandra L. Jarkiholi & Ors. v. B.S. Yeddyurappa & Ors. referred to

Of those, 3 relied on · 7 referred to

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