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PETITIONER:

DR. BALIRAM WAMAN HIRAY

Vs.

RESPONDENT:

JUSTICE B. LENTIN AND OTHERS

DATE OF JUDGMENT12/09/1988

BENCH:

SEN, A.P. (J)

BENCH:

SEN, A.P. (J)

SHARMA, L.M. (J)

CITATION:

1988 AIR 2267 1988 SCR Supl. (2) 942

1988 SCC (4) 419 JT 1988 (4) 265

1988 SCALE (2)688

ACT:

Commission of Inquiry Act, 1952: Section 3--Commission

of Inquiry--Constituted under Act--Whether ’Court’ for

purposes of Section l95(1)(b) Cr. P.C. 1973.

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Criminal Procedure Code, 1973--Section 195(1)(b)--

Commission of Inquiry’ constituted under Commission of

Inquiry Act, 1952--Whether a ’Court’.

Words and Phrases: ’Court’--Meaning of.

HEADNOTE:

On February 21, 1986 the State Government of Maharashtra

appointed Shri Justice B. Lentin as a one-man Commission of

Inquiry to probe into the death of 14 patients in the

government run J.J.B. Hospital between 22.1.1986 and

7.2.1986 after they were administered contaminated glycerol,

and to fix responsibility. The inquiry revealed the

existence of a corrupt and venal nexus between the drug

firms, the delinquent Fo