upon and such lapses
ignored. Noticing the possibility of investigation
being designedly defective, this Court in the case of
Dhanaj Singh @ Shera ... into the hands of the investigating officer if the
investigation is designedly defective.
23. Dealing with the cases of omission and
commission, the Court
Akash @ Bhole vs State (Govt Of Nct Of Delhi) on 6 November, 2019
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also stated to be defective since the
gun was not sent for forensic test. In the case of a defective
CRL. A.606/2018 ... into the hands of the investigating officer
if the investigation is designedly defective. (See Karnel
Singh v. State of M.P. )"
COURT‟S REASONING
Krishna & Anr vs State (Govt. Of Nct Of Delhi) on 6 January, 2020
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settled that the defect in the
investigation by itself cannot be a ground for
acquittal. If primacy is given to such designed
or negligent investigations ... into the hands of the
investigation officer if the investigation is designedly
defective"
(emphasis supplied)
62. The legal principles that emerge from a careful
Dharmendra Kumar Tandon vs State on 12 September, 2019
Equivalent citations: AIRONLINE 2019 DEL 1590
Tej Singh vs State on 27 February, 2020
Author: Sangita Dhingra Sehgal
Bench: Manmohan , Sangita
Rohit vs State on 26 July, 2019
Equivalent citations: AIRONLINE 2019 DEL 1327
Author: Manmohan
Pradeep Dabas vs The State. on 4 February, 2019
Equivalent citations: AIRONLINE 2019 DEL 848
ground of
defective investigation; to do so would be playing into the hands of the
Investigating Officer whose investigation was defective by design.
The relevant ... into the hands of the investigating
officer if the investigation is designedly defective."
45. On the basis of the aforesaid evidence and faulty investigation
