Supreme Court · 2000 INSC 425 · Decided 30 August 2000
R. Balakrishna Pillai v. State of Kerala
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2000 INSC 425 · [2000] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 26
- Case number
- TRANSFER PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 115/2000
- Decided
- 30 August 2000
- Bench
- M.B. SHAH, S.N. PHUKAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 406; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 5
Headnote
Transfer Petition-Corruption charges-Transfer Petition for transfer of appeals from one High Court to another High Court-Apprehension of C unfair trial on ground that High Court Judge hearing the appeals acted as Prosecutor against appellant in a different case earlier-Adverse publicity by Press trial-Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947- Section 5. D Practice & Procedure: Advocate filing application for withdrawing from the case-Real purpose is to get the matter adjourned-Such practice requires to be strongly discouraged E Petitioner as Minister of Electricity in Government of
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