Supreme Court of India

Nandini Satpathy v. Dani (p.l.) and Anr.

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Reported as [1978] 3 S.C.R. 608

Bench V.R. Krishna Iyer J.

Decided 7 April 1978

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What the Court ordered

We hold that per sistence in the prosecution is seeming homage to the rule of law imd quashing the prosecution secures the ends of ju'stice--the right thing to do is to quash the prosecution as it stands at present.

Judgment, page 44

Where later benches applied it

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2025 Radhika Agarwal v. Union of India and Others relied on
2024 Prem Prakash v. Union of India through the Directorate of Enforcement relied on
2020 Tofan Singh v. State of Tamil Nadu relied on
2019 Dipakbhai Jagdishchandra Patel v. State of Gujarat and Another relied on
2012 Dr. Mehmood Nayyar Azam v. State of Chattisgarh and Ors. relied on
2025 Mahabir & Ors. v. State of Haryana referred to
2022 Janhit Abhiyan v. Union of India referred to
2022 Vijay Madanlal Choudhary & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2015 R. Dineshkumar @ Deena v. State Rep. by Inspector of Police & Others referred to
2012 Mohammed Ajmal Mohammad Amir Kasab @ Abu Mujahid v. State of Maharashtra referred to

Of those, 6 relied on · 5 referred to

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