Supreme Court of India

The State of Karnataka v. Moin Patal and Others

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Reported as [1996] 2 S.C.R. 919
Bench M.K. Mukherje and B.N. Kirpal JJ.
Decided 22 February 1996

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Resultantly, it must be said that the inference drawn by the High Court that the FIR must have seen the light of the day subsequently, after much deliberation is without any foundation however.

Judgment, page 14

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