Supreme Court of India

Bohatie Devi (dead) through Lr v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors

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Reported as [2023] 5 S.C.R. 644
Bench M. R. Shah and C. T. Ra Vikumar JJ.
Decided 28 April 2023

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above and for the reasons stated above, the present appeal succeeds.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.158, 173(3) – Reinvestigation by another agency – Order passed by Secretary (Home), State of U.P., Lucknow for reinvestigation b y CBCID – Legality of – Held: s.173(3) r/w s.158 does not permit the Secre tary (Home) to order for further investigation/reinvestigation by another agency, other than the officer in charge of the con cerned Police Station and/or his superior officer – For reinvesti gation, the prior permission/approval of the Magistrate is required – In the present case, the Secretary (Home) passed an order for rein vestigation by CBCID and

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