Supreme Court of India
Nandini Satpathy v. P.L. Dani
(1978) 2 SCC 424
- Decision date
- 1978
- Text availability
- Summary or case record only
- Bench
- 3-Judge Bench
Source: landmark_precedents seed
Principle
Right against self-incrimination under Article 20(3) extends to police interrogation under Section 161; accused has the right to remain silent when questions tend to incriminate. | Protection against self-incrimination during police examination applied to Section 180 BNSS.
Connected provisions and cases
Judgment text
Full judgment text is not available in this record.