Supreme Court of India

Pratapbhai Hamirbhai Solanki v. State of Gujarat and Another

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Reported as [2012] 9 S.C.R. 561
Bench K. S. Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra JJ.
Decided 12 October 2012

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons discussed hereinabove, while concluding that the investigation into murder of the son of the petitioner was far from fair, independent, bona fide or prompt, this Court refrain from even remotely D suggesting that the investigating agency should or should not have taken a particular line of investigation or apprehended any person, except in accordance with law.

Judgment, page 17

From the headnote

CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973: s.439 - Bail - An RT/ activist who had exposed illegal c activities of appellant and others, got killed through a contract killer - Charge-sheet filed - Court of Session and High Court declining bail to appellant - In the instant appeal, after the judgment had been reserved, order dated 25.9.2012 passed by High Court entrusting the matter to CBI for further 0 investigation, brought to the notice of the Court - Held: On a perusal of the order dated 25.9.2012, it is demonstrable that the High Court has expressed its dissatisfaction with regard to the

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