Compulsory Voice Samples and Magistrate Powers Under the Code of Criminal Procedure

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Case
RITESH SINHA v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH (Supreme Court of India, 02-08-2019)
Law
Code of Criminal Procedure, Constitution of India.

Highlights of the Judgment:

  • Examination of whether Article 20(3) protects an accused from giving compulsory voice samples during criminal investigations.
  • Application of the constitutional bench ruling in State of Bombay v. Kathi Kalu Oghad regarding self-incrimination.
  • Judicial interpretation and the inherent power of Magistrates to fill statutory gaps in the Code of Criminal Procedure.
  • Invocation of Article 142 powers to empower Judicial Magistrates to order voice samples pending parliamentary legislation.