Supreme Court · 1977 INSC 206 · Decided 31 October 1977
Madhu Limaye v. The State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1977 INSC 206 · [1978] 1 S.C.R. 749
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 81/1977
- Decided
- 31 October 1977
- Bench
- P.K. GOSWAMI, N.L. UNTWALIA, D.A. DESAI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 500; Constitution Article 134
Headnote
Code of Cri111i11al Procedure, (Act II 1974), 1973 Ss. 397 (2) & 482-Scope of-Whether the bar ins. 397(2) refers to revisional powers of the Iiiglt Courr in all cases or only refers to revisional pOl'V'ers against interlecutory orders. The appellant \\'as prosecuted for having made statements Government of !\'faharashtra. The Government de­ cided to prosecute the appellant for an offence under Section 500 of Indian Penal Code on the ground that the Law Minister was defamed in respect of his conduct in· the discharge of his public functions. Sanction was purported to have
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