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Arif Md. Yeasin Jwadder v. State of Assam and Ors.

Public Interest Litigation – Fake Police Encounters – Directions by the Supreme Court

Allowed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
28 May 2025
Citation
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 881
Case no.
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2867/2025
Bench
Surya Kant, N Kotiswar Singh

Issue for consideration

The instant matter arises from a series of encounters reported in the State of Assam (Respondent No. 1), the authenticity of which has been called into question on various counts. The appellant asserted that no meaningful or effective inquiry has been undertaken in respect the guidelines laid down in People’s Union for Civil Liberties & Anr. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors. has been flouted blatantly.

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