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Writ Petition for Independent SIT / CBI Probe

Writ petition seeking transfer of criminal investigation from local police to independent SIT or CBI due to bias or custodial torture.

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Template text

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT [INSERT BENCH]
CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA

1. The local police officers are themselves implicated in custodial abuse / political bias in Crime No. [Insert No.].
2. A fair, independent, and impartial investigation is an inviolable facet of Article 21 (Babubhai v. State of Gujarat).

PRAYER:
Direct transfer of the entire case file to an independent Special Investigation Team (SIT) or Central Bureau of Investigation.

Advocate for Petitioner

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