Supreme Court of India

Dhanna Etc. v. State of Madhya Pradesh

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Reported as [1996] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 28

Bench A.S. Anand J.

Decided 7 July 1996

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What the Court ordered

In the result, we dismiss Criminal Appeal No. 252/84 filed by Kan haiyalal and Maniram, but we allow Criminal Appeal No. 170A/84, filed by C Dhanna.

Judgment, page 8

Authorities it was built on

1955 Willie (william) Slaney v. The State of Madhya Pradesh. cited by 64

Where later benches applied it

2013 Babu and Anr. v. State Rep. by Inspector of Police, Chennai relied on
2013 Chinnam Kameswara Rao and Ors. v. State of Ap. Rep. by Home Secretary relied on
2019 Balvir Singh v. State of Madhya Pradesh referred to
2012 Darbara Singh v. State of Punjab referred to

Of those, 2 relied on · 2 referred to

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