Supreme Court of India

Rameshwar Dayal and Ors. v. The State of Uttar Pradesh

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Reported as [1978] 3 S.C.R. 59

Bench Murtaza Fazal Ali and P. N. Shinghal JJ.

Decided 15 February 1978

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We are of the opinion that the decision cited by the counsel for the appellants has no appHcation to this case.

Judgment, page 15

Authorities it was built on

1977 Rangaswami, the Textile Commissioner & Ors. v. Sugar Textile Mills (p) Ltd. & Another cited by 8

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2022 Varsha Garg v. The State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. relied on
2016 State of Haryana v. Ram Mehar & Others Etc. Etc. relied on
2013 Madhu @ Madhuranatha & Anr. v. State of Karnataka relied on
2025 Abdul Nassar v. State of Kerala & Anr. referred to

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