Supreme Court of India

Kathi David Raju v. The State of Andhra Pradesh & Anr.

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Reported as [2019] 10 S.C.R. 1046
Bench Ashok Bhushan and Navin Sinha JJ.
Decided 5 August 2019

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Code of Criminal Pr ocedure, 1973: s.53 – FIR alleging obtaining of false caste certificate – During investigation, application by police for permission to conduct DNA Test of the accused/appellant and his mother and br other – Civil Cour t dir ected conducting of DNA Test – Application u/s.482 Cr.P. ., seeking quashing of the or der of Civil Judge, dismissed by High Court – Appeal to Supreme Court – Held: Section 53 empowers the police to make r equest for conducting DNA Test – But in the present case, it was too early to r equest for DNA Test without carrying out substantial investigation –

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