SHAILESH KUMARversusSTATE OF U.P. (NOW STATE OF UTTARAKHAND)
Case No.: CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 684/2012
Decision Date: 26-02-2024
Disposal: Appeal(s) allowed
Neutral Citation: 2024INSC143

M.M. SUNDRESH*, SARASA VENKATANARAYANA BHATTI Issue for Consideration What is the goal of investigation and what is the role of investigating officer; Are s.172 CrPC and ss. 145 & 161 of the Evidence Act to be read in consonance with each other; Can a General Diary entry precede the registration of FIR. Headnotes Code of Goal of investigation and the role of investigating officer: Held: An investigation of a crime is a lawful search of men and materials relevant in reconstructing and recreating the circumstances of an offence said to have been committed – With the evidence in possession, an 

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