Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 565 · Decided 16 December 1999
Keshab Narayan Banerjee and ORS. v. The State of Bihar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 565 · [1999] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 394
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 765/1991
- Decided
- 16 December 1999
- Bench
- G.T. NANAVATI, S.N. PHUKAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 120B, 420, 467, 468, 471, 473, 458, 477; CrPC Section 195(1)(b), 482, 195(1)(b)(ii), 471, 475, 476; CPC; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 5
Headnote
Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950-Compensation Officer-Compensation Officer appointed under the Act is not a Court under Section 195(1) (b) Cr. C P.C.-Criminal Procedure Code, 1973-195(J)(b). . D Words and phrases- "Court"-Meaning of in the context of Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950. Tbe pursuance to a conspiracy, payment of Rs. 2 crores by · way of compensation was fraudulently obtained by them and consequently they had committed offences punishable under Sections 120B, 420, 467,468, 471 and 473 IPC and under Sections 5 (2) read with Sections 5 (1) (c) and (d) of the
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