JUDGMENT :

1. This writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the mother and brother of one Amrik Singh who had been arrested by the Police and was found dead in police lock-up at Police Post Sadhrana on the morning of May 11, 1995. The said death was shown as a cause of suicide. The case of the petitioners is that deceased Amrik Singh had actually been tortured by the police while he was in custody and his death was as a result of the injurious inflicted on him while he was in police custody. In view of the seriousness of the allegations that have been made by the petitioners, this Court by order dated August 21, `the CBI') to cause an enquiry to be made in the circumstances relating to the death of Amrik Singh in police lock-up. In pursuance of the said directions, the CBI has conducted an enquiry and a report has been submitted by Shri Kewal Singh, S.F., CBI on June 28, 1996. We have perused the said report. It shows that prima facie, on the basis of the material collected by the CBI, the death of Amrik Singh was not due to suicide but was on account of beating while he was in police custody. It is, therefore, directed that the CBI will proceed