Bharat Angadi v. the State through
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ petition sought quashing of criminal proceedings registered after the death of a student in police custody, insofar as the petitioners were concerned. The High Court found that the material placed on record did not reveal any specific overt act attributable to the petitioners, who were implicated on general allegations, and invoked its inherent jurisdiction to quash the proceedings against th
What did the court decide?
Criminal petition allowed; entire proceedings arising out of the crime registered in connection with the student's death quashed insofar as the present petitioners are concerned.