Supreme Court of India

Union of India and Anr. v. Sunil Tripathi Etc. Etc.

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Reported as [2018] 9 S.C.R. 374
Bench Dipak Misra, A. M. Khanwilkar and Dr. D. Y. Chandrachud JJ.
Decided 31 July 2018

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Investigation: Preliminary enquiries conducted by CBI – Therein CBI reached the conclusion that it was not a fit case for the CBI to tak e over the investigation, and that investigation in the matters could be carried out with the State Police – In Writ petitions, High Court directed CBI to convert the preliminary enquiries into FIRs/ RCs and to ensure that investigation was expeditiously complet ed – CBI’s appeal challenging the direction – Held: High Court did not properly analyse the pleas of CBI as well as the plea s raised by the respondents – Therefore, the case is remitted to Hi gh

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