Supreme Court · 1964 INSC 77 · Decided 16 March 1964
Haridas Das and ANR. v. State of West Bengal and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1964 INSC 77 · [1964] 7 S.C.R. 237
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 141/1961
- Decided
- 16 March 1964
- Bench
- A.K. SARKAR, M. HIDAYATULLAH, J.R. MUDHOLKAR (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 193, 199, 211, 40; CrPC; Constitution Article 134(1)(c), 134(l)(c)
Headnote
Penal Code-Bringing a false charge of a commission of an offence-The offence charged need not be a crimi.,a! offence-It may be an offence under a special !aw like Con­ tempt of Court Act-Whether a proceedi."g under Contempt Court Act a criminal proceeding-Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of to be proceeded against und:er ss. 193, 199 and 211 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. They apvealed to this Court against that order under certificate granted under Art. 134(1) (c) of the Constitution. It was contended before this Court that for a person to be charged and Vied under s. 211
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