Reviewed case brief
Selvi and Ors. v State of Karnataka
(2010) 7 SCC 263
(2010) 7 SCC 263 · Supreme Court of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 2010
- Subjects
- Constitutional Law I
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
Involuntary administration of polygraph, narco-analysis, and brain electrical activation profile tests violates Art.20(3) (protection against self-incrimination) and Art.21 (personal liberty and mental privacy); such tests can only be conducted with free, informed, and voluntary consent.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
(2010) 7 SCC 263; landmark decision on scientific interrogation techniques
Educational summary only. Read the reported judgment or an authorised law report before relying on the case professionally.