Supreme Court of India

Jakia Nasim Ahesan & Anr. v. State of Gujarat & Ors.

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Reported as [2011] 11 S.C.R. 365

Bench D.K. Jain, P. Sathasivam and Aftab Alam JJ.

Decided 12 September 2011

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that in the instant case we have reached a stage where the process of monitoring of the case must come to an·end.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973: Chapter XII, s. 173(8) read withs. 482 Cr.P. . and Article c 226 read with Article 136 of the Constitution - Monitoring of investigation by Court - Gu/berg Society case in State of Gujarat - Charge-sheet filed and case committed to Court of Session - Subsequently, petition by wife of the deceased MP before High Court seeking direction for registration of her 0 complaint as an FIR against the persons named therein for . offences punishable u/ss 302, 120- /PC etc. and for entrusting investigation to an independent agency - Petition dismissed by High Court -

Authorities it was built on

1996 Vineet Narain and Ors v. Union of India and Anr. cited by 15
1985 Bhagwant Singh v. Commissioner of Police and Anr. cited by 14
2006 M.c.mehta v. Union of India and Ors. cited by 8
2007 M.c.mehta v. Union of India and Ors. cited by 3

Where later benches applied it

2013 Sushila Devi v. State of Rajasthan and Ors. relied on
2022 Zakia Ahsan Jafri v. State of Gujarat & Anr. referred to
2015 Sanjiv Rajendra Bhatt v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2013 Shahid Balwa v. Union of India and Others mentioned

Of those, 1 relied on · 2 referred to · 1 mentioned

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