Supreme Court · 1998 INSC 119 · Decided 2 March 1998
Central Bureau of Investigation v. V.C. Shukla and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1998 INSC 119 · [1998] 1 S.C.R. 1153
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 247/1998
- Decided
- 2 March 1998
- Bench
- M.K. MUKHERJEE, S.P. KURDUKAR, K.T. THOMAS (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 17to21, 17(iii); Evidence Act Section 34; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 12, 56
Headnote
BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION A v. V.C. SHUKLA AND ORS. MARCH 2, 1998 [M.K. MUKHERJEE, S.P. KURDUKAR AND K.T. THOMAS, JJ] B Evidence Act, I 872 : Section 34-lngredients of-Two parts of the Section-Explanation of-"Entries in books of account regularly kept in course of business"- C Meaning and Section 34-Jain hawala diaries-Entries in-Held : Admissible under S. 34-But file containing loose sheets of paper cannot be termed as "book" D t and entries therein not admissible under S.34. Section 34-Books of account "regularly kept"-Meaning of-Held : Whether a book of
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