Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 504 · Decided 12 October 2001
Ananga Uday Singh Deo v. Ranga Nath Mishra and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 504 · [2001] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 88
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6658/2000
- Decided
- 12 October 2001
- Bench
- A.S. ANAND, R.C. LAHOTI, ASHOK BHAN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Representation of the People Act Section 123, 83
Headnote
Election Law : Representation of the People Act, 1951 : Section 123-Election Petition-Corrupt practice-Charge of-Manner of proof-Held : Charge of a corrupt practice is in the nature of a criminal charge-Manner of proof is the same as for an .offence in a criminal case. D Section 83-Election evidence-Held.: No issue can beframed on the basis of vague and incomplete pleadings-Evidence can only be permitted to be led on a plea properly raised and issue framed-Irrelevant, impermissible and inadmissible evidence should not be brought on record. Conduct of Election Rules, 1961 :
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