Supreme Court · 1979 INSC 101 · Decided 3 May 1979
State of Tamil Nadu v. V. Krishnnaswami Naidu & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1979 INSC 101 · [1979] 3 S.C.R. 928
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 292/1976
- Decided
- 3 May 1979
- Bench
- S. MURTAZA FAZAL ALI, P.S. KAILASAM (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; CrPC Section 167, 7; Prevention of Corruption Act
Headnote
Criminal I.Dw (A.mtnclmtnt) Act, 1952 (66 of 1952)-Sptclal ludge­ W'htthi!r can txtrdu powtr undtr S. 167 Cr. P. C. to aurhorist dtttntion of an Grcust4 /11 polict cu8tody. The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1952 (66 of 1952) was enacted on 28-7-52 to further amend the Indian Penal Code, speedy trial of offence. Section (f of the Act enables the State Government by notification in the official gazette to appoint Special Judges to try offences punishable under Sections 161-165Aof tbe Indian Penal Code or Section S of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947. The Special Judge
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