Supreme Court · 1978 INSC 262 · Decided 14 December 1978
Nayyar (G. P.) v. State (Delhi ADMN.)
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1978 INSC 262 · [1979] 2 S.C.R. 816
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 274/1974
- Decided
- 14 December 1978
- Bench
- P.S. KAILASAM, O. CHINNAPPA REDDY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 161, 5(2); Constitution Article 14, 20(1); Prevention of Corruption Act Section 5(1)(a), 5(l)(d)
Headnote
(G. P.) v. STATE (DELHI ADMN.) December 14, 1978 (P. S. KAILASAM AND 0. CHINNAPPA REDDY, JJ.) Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947-Efject of the repeal of section 5(3) 0/ the Act-JVhcther Act 16 of 1967 introducing SPction. 5(1) (e) and with retrospective effect offends Articles 14 and 20(1) of Corruption Act 1947 and (c) under section 5(2) read with section 5(1)(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1947 was acquitted by the special judge holding that neither the charge of conspiracy nor any other charge against the accused was proved. But the special Judge held that the assets
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