Supreme Court Upholds Freezing of Bank Accounts in Gujarat Riot Funds Case: Teesta Setalvad & Ors. vs. State of Gujarat (2017) INSC 1069 (15 December 2017)

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LEGAL ISSUE: The central legal issue is the extent of the power of police officers to seize bank accounts under Section 102 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, particularly when those accounts are suspected to be linked to a crime. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Teesta Atul Setalvad vs. The State of Gujarat. Judgment […]

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