Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 703 · Decided 21 October 1997
A. Deivendran v. State of Tamil Nadu
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 703 · [1997] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 591
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 987/1997
- Decided
- 21 October 1997
- Bench
- G.N. RAY, G.B. PATTANAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 326, 411, 120B, 148, 449, 34; CrPC Section 306, 307, 306(4), 460(g); Evidence Act Section 3
Headnote
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973-Sections 306, 307, 306(4) and 460 (g)-Pardon to Co-accused--Grant of-Matter committed to Sessions Judge-­ Pardon granted by Chief Judicial Magistrate after commitment of case- C Power to grant pardon lies only with the court to which commitment is made-Held, after Chief Judicial Magistrate and the order of the Chief Judicial Magistrate tendering pardon is without jurisdiction not curable under Section 460(g) of the Code-Evidence of D approver cannot be relied upon--Pardon to accused under Section 307 after commitment of case to court of sessions-Compliance
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