Reviewed case brief
Nandini Satpathy v. P.L. Dani
AIR 1978 SC 1025
AIR 1978 SC 1025 · Supreme Court of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1978
- Subjects
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Constitutional Law I
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
Art.20(3) protection against self-incrimination operates during police interrogation. A person is not bound to answer questions tending to expose them to criminal charge.
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AIR 1978 SC 1025
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