Supreme Court of India

Manohar Lal @ Munna and Anr. v. The State (n.c.t. of Delhi)

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Reported as [1999] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 506
Bench K.T. Thomas and D.P. Mohapatra JJ.
Decided 17 December 1999

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