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
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the procedure adopted for investigation against the petitioners was unknown to law
- 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
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