SHERLY . vs C.B.I.. — Crl.A. No. 1727 - 1728/2012

Summary: Crl.A. No. 001727-001728/2012 (Sherly v. CBI) On October 30, 2012, the Supreme Court allowed Sister Sherly's criminal appeals against the CBI, setting aside the Kerala High Court's June 2009 order that had dismissed her writ petition challenging a "narco analysis test." The Court held that compulsory narco analysis violates Articles 19, 20(3), and 21 of the Constitution, relying on the precedent *Selvi v. State of Karnataka*, and ruled that no individual can be forcibly subjected to such tests without consent—though voluntary testing with proper safeguards remains permissible. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.