Supreme Court of India

State of M.P. & Anr. v. Ram Prakash Singh & Anr.

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Reported as [2012] 1 S.C.R. 54
Bench R.M. Lodha and H.L. Gokhale JJ.
Decided 10 January 2012

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons noted above, but the handling of the matter by the State Government and its functionaries has been far from satisfactory.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Inquiry - Direction by High Court to CBI to enquire into the matter - Challenge to - Matter of escape of the criminals from the police custody and the role of various officers posted at the District - In a writ petition before the High Court, various directions issued from time to time to the State Government - Inaction/failure on part of the State Government in the matter - Order of High Court asking CBI to hold enquiry into the said matter - Appeal by State and Superintendent of Police before Supreme Court - Supreme Court stayed the order passed by the High Court and directed the Chief

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