Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 4 · Decided 8 January 2003
State of Rajasthan v. Hat Singh and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 4 · [2003] 1 S.C.R. 38
- Case number
- Contempt Appeal No. 671/1987
- Decided
- 8 January 2003
- Bench
- R.C. LAHOTI, BRIJESH KUMAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Contempt
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 300, 71; CrPC Section 300, 482, 71; Constitution Article 20(2)
Headnote
71_ Rajasthan Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987-Sections 5 and 6(1)(2) and (3)- Prosecution under both the provisions-Whether violative of Article 20(2) of c the Constitution-Held, not violative, since ingredients of both the provisions are not same and they are distinct offences-Applicability of are not barred if the ingredients of two offences are distinct- ,)..-- Constitution of India, 1950-Article 20(2)---General Clauses Act, 1897-Section 26-Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973-Section 300-Penal Code, 1860- D Section 71. Words and Phrases-"glorification"-Meaning of in the
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