Dasrath Singh S/O Satyanarayan Singh v. State of Rajasthan
Case brief
What is this about?
In S.B. Criminal Revision No. 68/2022, the Rajasthan High Court quashed a trial conducted under Section 302 and 34 IPC for the death of a 16-year-old boy alleged to have been thrown from a motorcycle. The court held that the magisterial opinion requiring an inquest was not a necessary condition for cognizance under these sections and that the trial court's order allowing the trial, in the absence
What did the court decide?
The impugned order of cognizance under Section 302/34 IPC read with Section 227/228 CrPC was set aside. The case was remanded to the concerned court to take necessary steps in terms of law.