Supreme Court of India

Basamsetti Rama Devi v. The State of A.P. & Ors.

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Reported as [2024] 8 S.C.R. 1687
Bench Vikram Nath and Prasanna B. Varale JJ.
Decided 7 August 2024

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Issue for Consideration In cases relating to quashing of criminal complaint against the accused police officers-respondents in matters of custodial death, whether the High Court was justified in setting aside the committal order and discharging the accused-respondents in the respective cases. Headnotes† Custodial Death – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302, 201, 149, 120B r/w s.34 – Matters of custodial death – High Court solely relying on the reports of the investigating agencies (CID and CBI) held that the occurrence took place in the exercise of right of

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