Supreme Court · 1971 INSC 125 · Decided 23 April 1971
State of U. P. v. Rahmatullah
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1971 INSC 125 · [1971] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 494
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 167/1968
- Decided
- 23 April 1971
- Bench
- S.M. SIKRI, P. JAGANMOHAN REDDY, I.D. DUA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
E F G STATE OF U. P. v. RAHMATULLAH April 23, 1971 [S. M. SIKRI, C. J., P. JAGANMOHAN REDDY AND I. D. DUA, JJ.J Foreigners Act (31 of 1946), s. 14-Prosecution under-No detennilla­ tion by Central Govern1nent of accused's nationality under Citizenship Act, 1955, before prosecution- Legality of 15, 1955, and overstayed in India beyond the permit­ ted period. He was arrested in 1963 and was charged with an offence under s. 14 of the Foreigners Act, and convicted. While the criminal pr·J· ceedings were pending, the Central Government, under s. 9(2) of the Citi­
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