Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 1131 · Decided 14 December 2016
Sharat Babu Digumarti v. GOVT. of NCT of Delhi
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 1131 · [2016] 8 S.C.R. 1015
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1222/2016
- Decided
- 14 December 2016
- Bench
- DIPAK MISRA, PRAFULLA C. PANT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 292
Headnote
1015 SHARAT BABU DIGUMARTI v. GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI (Criminal Appeal No. 1222 of 2016) DECEMBER 14, 2016 [DIPAK MISRA AND PRAFFULA C. PANT, JJ,] A B Penal Code, 1860: s.292 - Offence relating to obscene material in electronic form - Proceedings uls.67 of IT Act dropped against appellant, but commission of offence punishable u/s.292 - Whether appellant who has been discharged uls. 67 of IT Act could be proceeded ul s.292 - Held: Obscenity pertaining to electronic record falls under the scheme of IT Act - IT Act is a special law - Special law shall D prevail over the general law -
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