Supreme Court of India

Nirmaljit Singh Hoon v. The State of West Bengal and Anr.

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Reported as [1973] 2 S.C.R. 66

Bench J.M. Shelat J.

Decided 6 September 1972

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons aforesaid the order of dismissal passed by the Chiet Presidency Magistrate and its confirmation by the High Court cannot be sustained.

Judgment, page 18

Authorities it was built on

1963 Jamuna Singh and Others v. Bhadai Sah cited by 13

Where later benches applied it

2015 S.R. Sukumar v. S. Sunaad Raghuram relied on
2021 The State by S.P. through the Spe Cbi v. Uttamchand Bohra referred to
2018 Manju Surana v. Sunil Arora & Ors. referred to

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