Supreme Court · 1976 INSC 1 · Decided 8 January 1976
Maha Singh v. State (Delhi Administration)
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1976 INSC 1 · [1976] 3 S.C.R. 119
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 209/1971
- Decided
- 8 January 1976
- Bench
- P.K. GOSWAMI, P.N. SHINGAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 161, 162, 4(1); Evidence Act; Prevention of Corruption Act
Headnote
v. STATE (DELHI ADMINISTRATION) January 8. 1976 [P. K. GOSWAMI AND P. N. SJIINGHAL, JJ.J 11 9 CrI111inal Procedure Code (Act V) 1898- Sec. 367 contents of j11dg'!11ent­ Verdic! of g11ilty-Duty of the Court to exercise caution . Crin1inal Procedure Code (Act V) 1898-Sections 222, 223 and "material prejudicial" to the accused, A Pica of defence in Prevention of Corruption Act cases-Plea of planting of C ;ncritninatinR object without the knowledge or acquie.1ce11ce of ti1e accused is valid. "Participe.1· crhninis"-Whcther a11 unwillinf{ and a forced bribe
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