Supreme Court · 1962 INSC 244 · Decided 28 August 1962
R.G. Jacob v. Union of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1962 INSC 244 · [1963] 3 S.C.R. 800
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 116/1961
- Decided
- 28 August 1962
- Bench
- P.B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, K.C. DAS GUPTA, RAGHUBAR DAYAL (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 165, 161; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 5(2)
Headnote
28. 800 SUPREME COURT REPORTS [1963) R.G.JACOB v. UNION OF INDIA (P. B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, K. C. DAS GUPTA and RAGRUBAR DAYAL. JJ.) Cirminal Trial-Public Servant accepting valuable things for securing export permit-'Subord-inate', Meaning of-If means functionally subordinate--Inrlian Penal Code, 1860 its ambit also such subor· dinates as had no connection with the functions with which the proceeding or business was concerned. That word cannot be read as •functionally subordinate' so as to defeat the inten­ tion and policy of the Legislature. Consequently, where an Assistant
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