Durga Prasad v. State of U.P. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Criminal misc. writ petition (No. 7781 of 2020, petitioner Durga Prasad v. State of U.P. and 3 Others) disposed of on 9.11.2020 by Pankaj Naqvi and Vivek Agarwal, JJ.; grievance of unfair investigation to be raised before the Magistrate concerned per Sakiri Vasu v. State of U.P., (2008) 2 SCC 409, reiterated in Sudhir Bhaskarrao Tambe v. Hemant, Yashwant Dhage and others, (2016) 6 SCC 277; coercive process under Section 82 issued against accused Deep Mala, wife of petitioner, alleged to have slain her 16-month-old daughter; counsel: Bashisth Narain Pandey (petitioner), G.A. and learned AGA Deepak Mishra (respondents).
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with the observation that the petitioner may approach the Magistrate concerned for any grievance as regards unfair investigation. ¶7