RITESH SINHA vs STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ANR.

Title of the Case: RITESH SINHA vs STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ANR.





Head Notes: until explicit provisions are engrafted in the Code of Criminal Procedure by Parliament, a Judicial Magistrate must be conceded the power to order a person to give a sample of his voice for the purpose of investigation of a crime. Such power has to be conferred on a Magistrate by a process of judicial interpretation and in exercise of jurisdiction vested in this Court under Article 142 of the Constitution of India.




Court: Honourable Supreme Court of India 



Judges: Honourable Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Deepak Gupta, Sanjiv Khanna





Date of Disposal :  02-08-2019

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SUPREME COURT OF INDIA