Supreme Court · 1980 INSC 144 · Decided 31 July 1980
Balkishan A. Devidayal ETC. v. State of Maharashtra ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1980 INSC 144 · [1981] 1 S.C.R. 175
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 208/1974
- Decided
- 31 July 1980
- Bench
- R.S. SARKARIA, O. CHINNAPPA REDDY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 251(a), 561A, 162, 173(4); Evidence Act Section 25, 162, 26; Constitution Article 20(3)
Headnote
Railway Protection Force Act (XXTJI of 1957) Ss. 10, 12, 13, 14, 18, Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act (XXIX of 1966), Ss. 9, 8, 3, 14- Criminal Procedure .Code (V of 1898) Ss. 173(4), 251A, 252, 162, 4(h), 190(1), {a)(b), 561A-Indian Evidence Act (I of 1872) Ss. 25, 26, 27-Railway of India 1950, Article 20(3) & Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1966 s. 3 and 6-Person arrested by R.P.F. Officer for Commission of offence under s. 3-Whether 'Person accused of offence'. A B c Words & Phrases--"Police Officer" under s. 25 of Evidence
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