Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 727 · Decided 11 July 1996
S. Gopal Reddy v. State of Andhra Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 727 · [1996] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 439
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 231/1994
- Decided
- 11 July 1996
- Bench
- A.S. ANAND, M.K. MUKHERJEE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 4, 420; Evidence Act Section 114; Constitution Article 136
Headnote
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