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Sheo Nandan Paswan v. State of Bihar & Ors.

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Reported as [1987] 1 S.C.R. 702
Decided 20 December 1986

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Review of judgments or orders by the Supreme Court-Consti- tution of India, 1950, Article 137 read with Rule I of order XL of the Supreme Court Rules, 1966--Nature of the power of Review by the c Supreme Court-Whether the Supreme Court could interfere with the granting consent orders for "Nolles Prosequi" against the accused, when the orders of the Special Judge, of the High Court in Revision, and of the majority of the Judges of the S~preme Court in an appeal by special leave, were in favour of the accused. 0 Review order is to the effect "the review petition should be admit- ted and the

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