Supreme Court of India

Union of India and Others v. Junu Gayary

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Reported as [2019] 9 S.C.R. 843
Bench M. R. Shah and A. S. Bopanna JJ.
Decided 26 July 2019

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above and for the reasons stated above, the present appeals challenging the impugned judgments and orders passed by the High Court directing to register a criminal case and directing the CBI to undertake the investigation deserve to be dismissed and are accordingly dismissed.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 – Constitution of India – Art.21 – Respondent-writ petitioner filed a writ petition u/ rt.21 before the High Court alleging that her husband was picked up by army personnel from the house of a relative and thereaft er, she was informed by police that her husband died in an encounter with army – High Court directed District & Sessions Judge to hold an enqu iry – District & Session Judge specifically observed that the death of the deceased was in the hands of army and an attempt was made by army to show the death of the deceased was in cours e of an encounter – Pursuant

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