Supreme Court of India
Central Bureau of Investigation v. Kishore Singh & Others
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that the judgment of the High Court acquitting accused Sohan Singh and Sumer Dan and reducing the sentence of accused Kishore Singh cannot be sustained as it amounts to gross travesty of justice.
Judgment, page 9
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 326, 308, 323, 343 and 1208 - Grievous injury caused to person in police custody by police officials - Allegation that the victim was kept in police lock- up for 4 days and was subjected to third degree methods - Accused-constable causing the injury while the accused-AS/ holding the victim - Conviction by trial court - High Court acquitting the accused AS/ and SHO and reducing the sentence of accused-constable - On appeal, plea that the injury was caused on sudden provocation, thus attracting s. 335 /PC and not s. 326 - Held: On facts, no sudden provocation and hence
Where later benches applied it
- 2011 Prakash Kadam and Etc. Etc. v. Ramprasad Vishwanath Gupta and Anr.
- 2024 Manik & Ors. v. The State of Maharashtra
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