R. P. KAPUR AND OTHERS versus SARDAR PRATAP SINGH KAIRON AND OTHERS

R. P. KAPUR AND OTHERS versus SARDAR PRATAP SINGH KAIRON AND OTHERS

The procedure adopted for investigation, including involvement of C.I.D. officers under orders of the Inspector-General, was authorised by s. 551 of the Code of Criminal Procedure; no evidence established violation of legal provisions or unequal treatment warranting intervention under Article 32.

Parties
Petitioner: R. P. Kapur; Petitioner: Sheila Kapur; Petitioner: Kaushalya Devi; Respondent: State of Punjab; Respondent: Sardar Pratap Singh Kairon
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
28 October 1960
Procedural Posture
Writ Petition Under Article 32 of the Constitution / Final Judgment
Outcome
petition dismissed
Legal Topics
Investigation of Offences, Equal Protection of Laws, Enforcement of Fundamental Rights

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Parties

R. P. Kapur

Petitioner

Sheila Kapur

Petitioner

Kaushalya Devi

Petitioner

State of Punjab

Respondent

Sardar Pratap Singh Kairon

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Writ Petition Under Article 32 of the Constitution / Final Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the procedure adopted for investigation against the petitioners was unknown to law
  2. 2 Whether the petitioners were subjected to unequal treatment in violation of Article 14 of the Constitution

Ratio Decidendi

The procedure adopted for investigation, including involvement of C.I.D. officers under orders of the Inspector-General, was authorised by s. 551 of the Code of Criminal Procedure; no evidence established violation of legal provisions or unequal treatment warranting intervention under Article 32.

Court Disposition

petition dismissed

Orders

  • no order as to costs