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CASE NO.:

Appeal (crl.) 1685 of 2007

PETITIONER:

Sakiri Vasu

RESPONDENT:

State of U.P. and others

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 07/12/2007

BENCH:

A.K. Mathur & Markandey Katju

JUDGMENT:

J U D G M E N T

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1685 OF 2007

(Arising out of Special Leave Petition (Criminal) No.6404/ 2007)

MARKANDEY KATJU, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. This appeal is directed against the impugned judgment and order

dated 13.7.2007 passed by the Allahabad High Court in Criminal Misc. Writ

Petition No. 9308 of 2007.

3. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.

4. The son of the appellant was a Major in the Indian Army. His dead

body was found on 23.8.2003 at Mathura Railway Station. The G.R.P,

Mathura investigated the matter and gave a detailed report on 29.8.2003

stating that the death was due to an accident or suicide.

5. The Army officials at Mathura also held two Courts of Inquiry and

both times submitted the report that the deceased Major S. Ravishankar had

committed suicide at the railway track at Mathura junction. The Court of

Inquiry relied on the statement of the Sahayak (domestic servan