Supreme Court of India

Bharati Tamang v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2013] 14 S.C.R. 525

Bench Surinder Singh Nijjar and Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla JJ.

Decided 8 October 2013

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9 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

From the headnote

Investigation - Entrustment of - To independent investigating agency - Murder of political leader - Investigation by State Police, CID and CBI - Dissatisfied with the investigation, writ petition by wife of the deceased seeking investigation by higher authorities of CBI - Alleging that investigation was faulty - Held: In order to ensure that the criminal prosecution is carried on without any deficiency, Court can constitute Special Investigation Team - The courts can also monitor such investigation - The proceedings/ investigation in the present case was not carried out in a satisfactory

Authorities it was built on

2004 Zahira Habibulla H Sheikh and Anr. v. State of Gujarat and Ors. cited by 36
2010 Rubabbuddin Sheikh v. State of Gujarat & Ors. cited by 19
2010 Babubhai v. State of Gujarat & Ors. Etc. cited by 17
2006 Rajiv Ranjan Singh 'lalan' and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors. cited by 11
2009 National Human Rights Commission v. State of Gujarat cited by 7
2008 Bholu Ram v. State of Punjab & Anr. cited by 4
1978 Joginder Singh & Anr. v. State of Punjab & Anr. cited by 3

Where later benches applied it

2023 Anant Thanur Karmuse v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors relied on
2020 Neetu Kumar Nagaich v. The State of Rajasthan and Others relied on
2018 Romila Thapar and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors. relied on
2016 Pooja Pal v. Union of India and Ors. referred to
2015 Sanjiv Rajendra Bhatt v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2025 Ramachandraiah & Anr. v. M. Manjula & Ors. mentioned
2024 Mandakini Diwan and Anr. v. The High Court of Chhattisgarh & Ors. mentioned
2017 Extra Judl. Exec. Victim Families Assn. & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. mentioned
2014 J.V. Baharuni & Anr. v. State of Gujarat & Anr. mentioned

Of those, 3 relied on · 2 referred to · 4 mentioned

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