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PETITIONER:

SHEO NANDAN PASWAN

Vs.

RESPONDENT:

STATE OF BIHAR & ORS.

DATE OF JUDGMENT20/12/1986

BENCH:

BHAGWATI, P.N. (CJ)

BENCH:

BHAGWATI, P.N. (CJ)

VENKATARAMIAH, E.S. (J)

KHALID, V. (J)

OZA, G.L. (J)

NATRAJAN, S. (J)

CITATION:

1987 AIR 877 1987 SCR (1) 702

1987 SCC (1) 288 JT 1986 1132

1986 SCALE (2)1099

CITATOR INFO :

R 1987 SC 863 (31)

R 1988 SC1531 (191)

RF 1992 SC 248 (44)

RF 1992 SC 604 (114,140)

ACT:

Review of judgments or orders by the Supreme

Court--Constitution of India, 1950, Article-137 read with

Rule 1 of order XL of the Supreme Court Rules, 1966--Nature

of the power of Review by the Supreme Court--Whether the

Supreme Court could interfere with the granting consent

orders for "Nolles Prosequi" against the accused, when the

orders of the Special Judge, of the High Court in Revision,

and of the majority of the Judges of the Supreme Court in an

appeal by special leave, were in favour of the accused.

Review order is to the effect "the review petition

should be admitted and the appeal should be re