Supreme Court of India

Samarendra Nath Kundu & Anr. v. Sadhana Das & Anr.

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Reported as [2026] 4 S.C.R. 273
Bench J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra JJ.
Decided 1 April 2026

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Issue for Consideration Whether the appellants, who are co-accused, are entitled to the benefit of this Court’s decision in the matter of co-accused-‘SM’; whether the benefit of notification dated 19.11.2010 would be available to the appellants. Headnotes† Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.197(1) – Protection under, when not available – First respondent-complainant (wife of the deceased) filed complaint against three police officials viz. co-accused-‘SM’, an Assistant Commissioner of Police; the first-appellant and the second-appellant, a Police Constable alleging that at the instance of

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