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PETITIONER: NIRANJAN SINGH
Vs.
RESPONDENT: THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH(and connected appeal)
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 03/10/1956
BENCH: MENON, P. GOVINDA BENCH: MENON, P. GOVINDA BHAGWATI, NATWARLAL H. IMAM, SYED JAFFER DAS, S.K.
CITATION: 1957 AIR 142 1956 SCR 734
ACT: Criminal trial-Investigation of crime-Police Regulations--Case diary-Submission of the case diary to superior officers day to day-Contravention of the rule- Whether it vitiates the trial-Uttar Pradesh Police Begulations, r. 109.
HEADNOTE: Rule 109 of the Uttar Pradesh Police Regulations dealing with the investigation of crimes enjoins upon the police officer when an investigation is closed for the day to note the time and place at which it closed and also lays down that throughout the investigation the diary must be sent daily to the Superintendent of Police on all days on which any proceedings are taken. The question that had to be decided by the court was as to whether the appellants took part in the dacoity and the case of the prosecution depended mainly on the identification of the appellants. It was found that the investigating officer did not send the case diary daily to the Superintendent of Police but only all together at the end of the period of investigation. It was contended for the appellants that the case diary could not be relied upon as it enabled ...