Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 1070 · Decided 22 September 2008
State of Punjab v. Karnail Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 1070 · [2008] 13 S.C.R. 800
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1505/2008
- Decided
- 22 September 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, J.M. PANCHAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Prevention of Corruption Act Section 7, 13(2); Companies Act Section 617
Headnote
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 - ss. 7 and 13(2) - Framing of charges against Respondent-Manager of Punjab c Agricultural Development Bank under the PC Act - Quashing of, by High Court holding that Respondent did not fall within the definition of "public servant" - Held: High Court not consider rel- evance of the provisions of Punjab Act of 1957, which Appel- D /ant adverted to, to contend that Respondent was a public ser- r· vant - Consequently, matter remitted to High Court for fresh consideration - Punjab Cooperative Agricultural Development Banks Act, 1957 -
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