Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 857 · Decided 2 August 2019
COL. Rajnish Bhandari, VSM v. Union of India & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 857 · [2019] 11 S.C.R. 157
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3204/2019
- Decided
- 2 August 2019
- Bench
- R.F. NARIMAN, SURYA KANT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 497; Constitution Article 497
Headnote
Ranbir Penal Code, 1932: s. 497 - Constitutional validity of - Held: The provision u/s. 497 is pari materia provision to s. 497 IPC, which has been declared as unconstitutional in *Joseph Shine case - Therefore, the provision (s. 497 of RPC) is held violative of part III of the on the charges relatable to s. 497 - Appeal allowed - Penal Code, 1860 - s. 497 - Constitution of India - Part III. Army Act, 1950: s. 63 - Prosecution under - Accused already acquitted, subject to confirmation - Judgment of Armed Forces
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