Supreme Court of India
Surendra Koli v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
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We hold that the petitioner has established a fundamental defect that impeaches the integrity of the adjudicatory process and that relief is warranted ex debito justitiae within the parameters of Rupa Ashok Hurra (Supra). [2025] 12 S.C.R. 165 Surendra Koli v.
Judgment, page 13
From the headnote
Issue for Consideration Whether the present case meets the exacting threshold for the exercise of the curative jurisdiction of this Court and; whether two sets of outcomes of this Court can stand together when they rest on an identical evidentiary foundation; whether in the facts and circumstances of the case, the curative petition ought to be allowed and the petitioner be acquitted of the charges u/ss.302, 364, 376 and 201, IPC. Headnotes† Curative Petition – Nithari Case – Two sets of outcomes resting on an identical evidentiary foundation – Impermissibility – Exercise of curative
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