Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 379 · Decided 1 July 2013
Sharanjit Kaur & ANR. v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 379 · [2013] 8 S.C.R. 1071
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 811/2013
- Decided
- 1 July 2013
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, M.Y. EQBAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 420; CrPC Section 4, 5, 173; Constitution Article 243A, 243N
Headnote
1071 SHARANJIT KAUR & ANR. v STATE OF PUNJAB (Criminal Appeal No. 811 of 2013 etc.) JULY 1, 2013 (P. SATHASIVAM AND M.Y. EQBAL, JJ.) A B Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 - ss. 4(2), 5, 44-51, 71 and 77 - Jurisdiction of Gram Panchayat - To try offences uls. 420 /PC - Held: Jurisdiction of of investigation , Gram Panchayat has no jurisdiction - Unless the case is transferred to Gram Panchayat u/s. 45, it does not D get jurisdiction over the case, unless the offence is one mentioned in s.47(3) - In the present case, the offence uls. 420 /PC, where allegations are of serious
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