Supreme Court · 1961 INSC 165 · Decided 20 April 1961
Jagannath and Others v. Union of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1961 INSC 165 · [1962] 2 S.C.R. 118
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 84/1958
- Decided
- 20 April 1961
- Bench
- P.B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, A.K. SARKAR, K.N. WANCHOO, K.C. DAS GUPTA, N. RAJAGOPALA AYYANGAR (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 239, 177; Constitution Article 32
Headnote
•• St till of M odrtis Raghuba" Doyol j. April ao. 118 f f SUPREME COURT REPORTS [1962] jurisdiction to try the offence of criminal conspiracy can also try offences committed in pursuance of that conspiracy even if those offences were committed out • side the the trial of offences by s Court other than the one within whose jurisdiction the offence is committed. On s parity of reasoning, the Court having jurisdiction to try the offences committ~d in pursuance of the conspiracy, ca.n try the offence of conspiracy even if it we.a com­ mitted outside
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