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Supreme Court allows review petition based on leaked documents: Yashwant Sinha vs. CBI (2019)

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Supreme Court Allows Review Petition Based on Leaked Documents: Yashwant Sinha vs. CBI (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility of leaked documents in a review petition and the extent of government privilege over such documents. CASE TYPE: Criminal Review Petition Case Name: Yashwant Sinha & Ors. vs. Central Bureau of Investigation Through Its Director & Anr. Judgment […]

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Supreme Court Allows Review Petition Documents Despite Official Secrets Act Objections: Yashwant Sinha vs. CBI (2019)

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Supreme Court Allows Review Petition Documents Despite Official Secrets Act Objections: Yashwant Sinha vs. CBI (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Supreme Court can consider documents that were allegedly obtained in violation of the Official Secrets Act, 1923, for the purpose of a review petition. CASE TYPE: Criminal Review Case Name: Yashwant Sinha & Ors. vs.

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Official Secrets Act Case: Govt. of NCT of Delhi vs. Jaspal Singh (08 August 2003)

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Date of the Judgment: 08 August 2003 Citation: Where available, provide the case citation in the Indian Supreme Court (INSC) format. Judges: Doraiswamy Raju, J. and H. K. Sema, J. Can possessing a classified document, even without proof of communication to another party, be sufficient to establish guilt under the Official Secrets Act? The Supreme

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