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Shamsher Khan V. Union Of India (2018): A Case Commentary

Updated: Jan 26, 2024




Mridul Kalika, IFIM Law School

Sakshi Goel, IFIM Law School


INTRODUCTION


The year 2018 witnessed a tempestuous legal battle – Shamsher Khan v. Union of India. This case, etched in the annals of Indian jurisprudence, ignited nationwide discourse on the barbaric practice of mob lynching. Pehlu Khan's brutal, public torture and death at the hands of a rumor- driven mob in Rajasthan exposed the underbelly of India's social fabric. His son, Shamsher Khan, became not just a witness to this horror, but a symbol of resistance, seeking justice in the Supreme Court.


FACTS


The victim of the case was Pehlu Khan, a 52-year-old Muslim cattle trader from Rajasthan. The incident took place on April 6, 2017, Pehlu Khan was lynched by a mob on suspicion of cow slaughter near Alwar, Rajasthan. He succumbed to his injuries later that day. The event was witnessed by Shamsher Khan, Pehlu Khan's son, and he filed a petition seeking justice from the Supreme Court.

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