Supreme Court of India

Achutrao Haribhau Khodwa and Ors. v. State of Maharashtra and Ors.

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Reported as [1996] 2 S.C.R. 881
Bench S.P. Bharucha J.
Decided 20 February 1996

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What the Court ordered

For the aforesaid reasons, this appeal is allowed, the judgment of the E High Court of Bombay under appeal is set aside and the judgment and decree of the trial court is restored.

Judgment, page 17

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