Supreme Court of India

R.P. Tyagi v. State (govt. of Nct of Delhi)

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Reported as [2009] 15 S.C.R. 1147
Bench Harjit Singh Bedi and J.M. Panchal JJ.
Decided 12 November 2009

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Penal Code, 1860: .. ..f: s. 304 (part II ) - Conviction under for custodial death - person accused of stabbing a police constable, beaten in c police custody resulting in his death - Erring police officer convicted uls 302 and sentenced to death - High Court modifying the conviction to s.304 (part-I/) with sentence of 8 years RI and fine of Rs. 2 lacs - HELD: This case exemplifies the repeated observations that delay in the disposal of a --\ criminal case leads to the destruction of the prosecution case ' ¥ ,- - The incident happened in the year 1987, and the evidence was recorded in the

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