Supreme Court · 1985 INSC 163 · Decided 31 July 1985
Ramesh Balkrishna Kulkarni v. State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1985 INSC 163 · [1985] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 345
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 140/1977
- Decided
- 31 July 1985
- Bench
- S. MURTAZA FAZAL ALI, A. VARADARAJAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 21, 5(l)(d); Constitution Article 134; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 5(2)
Headnote
llALKRISllNA ·1WLKA&NI v. STATE OF MAllAllASl!l'RA JULY 31, 1985 [S.MURTAZA FAZAL ALI AND A. VARADARAJAN JJ.j Indian Penal Code, 1860, Sec. 21 - "Public Servant" and "Municipal Councillor" - Distinction between- Municipal Council­ lor is not a "Public lPC and s.5 (l)(d) read with Sec. 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act_. The trial Court convicted him of the aforesaid charges. On appeal, the High Court, confirmed his conviction and sentence. In apppal to this Court, the appellant contended that as a Municipal Couocillor was not a 1
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