Supreme Court of India

Sachida Nand Singh and Anr. v. State of Bihar and Anr.

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Reported as [1998] 1 S.C.R. 492

Bench M.M. Punchhi, K.T. Thomas and M. Srinivasan JJ.

Decided 3 February 1998

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1971 Patel Laljibhai Somabhai v. The State of Gujarat cited by 10
1975 Legal Remembrancer of Govt. of West Bengal v. Haridas Mundra cited by 4

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2018 Vishnu Chandru Gaonkar v. N.M. Dessai referred to

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