Supreme Court of India

Beenu Rawat & Ors v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2013] 12 S.C.R. 889
Bench G.S. Singhvi, Shiva Kirti Singh and C. Nagappan JJ.
Decided 19 November 2013

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the grievances of the petitioners require investigation by an authority having statutory jurisdiction in such matters.

Judgment, page 17

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950 - Art.21 - Human Rights - Rights relating to life, liberty, equality and dignity of the individual - Protest/ agitation by petitioners at Police station seeking registration of FIR in respect of an alleged occurrence ·of rape - Petitioners allegedly rounded up by policemen and mercilessly beaten by them - Injuries caused to petitioners in the incident - Petitioners seeking independent o investigation by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the incident of alleged police atrocities - Grievance of petitioners that they were subjected to excessive use of force and

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