Rahul Agarwal vs The State Of West Bengal
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Case Significance
Rahul Agarwal vs The State Of West Bengal is a Supreme Court of India decision dated October 13, 2025 (citation: insc-2025-1223). Appellant challenged the High Court's order setting aside a Magistrate's direction for voice sample collection from a respondent during investigation. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, restoring the Magistrate's order and holding that voice sampling is permissible under the three-judge bench decision in Ritesh Sinha and now explicitly under Section 349 of BNSS. The bench comprised Justices B.R. Gavai and K. Vinod Chandran. The judgment was delivered by Justice K. Vinod Chandran.
This case has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment. The judgment references 3 case citations.
Summary
Appellant challenged the High Court's order setting aside a Magistrate's direction for voice sample collection from a respondent during investigation. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, restoring the Magistrate's order and holding that voice sampling is permissible under the three-judge bench decision in Ritesh Sinha and now explicitly under Section 349 of BNSS.
What was the outcome of Rahul Agarwal vs The State Of West Bengal?
Appellant challenged the High Court's order setting aside a Magistrate's direction for voice sample collection from a respondent during investigation. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, restoring t...
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Read on Indian KanoonSource: Indian Kanoon (insc-2025-1223)