Supreme Court of India

State of U.P. and Anr. v. Nidhi Khanna and Anr.

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Bench C.K. Thakkerand P.K. Balasubramanyan J.
Decided 11 May 2007

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What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons, the appeal deserves to be allowed and is allowed accordingly.

Judgment, page 10

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