PREM NARAYAN SINGH
Vijay S/o Mohanlal Devda – Appellant
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State of Madhya Pradesh – Respondent
ORDER :
Prem Narayan Singh, J.
The petitioners have preferred this petition under section 482 of Cr.P.C. for quashment of the order dated 26-9-2023 passed in CRR No. 08/2023 by I ASJ, Alirajpur whereby the learned revisional Court has dismissed the petition of the petitioners by affirming the order dated 1-9-2023 passed in Crime Case No. 236/2023 by JMFC, Alirajpur whereby the application filed by the prosecution regarding Narco, Polygraph and Brain Mapping test of the petitioners was allowed.
2. Brief facts of the case are that the police has registered a case against the petitioners bearing Crime No. 236/2023 at Police Station Sondwa, District Alirajpur under sections 379, 392, 452, 294, 166-A, 420 and 409 of IPC regarding loot of ancient gold coins having worth in crores of rupees. The petitioners are police personnel and facing the allegations of crime. Earlier, on 26-8-2023, the petitioners have given their consent for conducting of their Narco, Polygraph and Brain Mapping tests in Sahmati Panchnama.
3. In view of their consent recorded under a Sahmati Panchnama of the petitioners, the prosecution has filed an application before the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class for cond
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Consent of accused is essential for conducting scientific tests in criminal investigations; involuntary testing violates constitutional protections against self-incrimination.
Compelling scientific tests violates constitutional rights against self-incrimination; consent is mandatory.
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