Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 1185 · Decided 13 May 2016
State Through Cbi, Chennai v. V. Arul Kumar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 1185 · [2016] 2 S.C.R. 486
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 499/2016
- Decided
- 13 May 2016
- Bench
- A.K. SIKRI, R.K. AGRAWAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; CrPC Section 306; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 306, 5(2)
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s.306 - Tender of pardon to approver - Charge sheet filed against respondent and others before the Magislrate under Penal Code and Prevenlion of Corruption Act - Five individuals taken as approvers after recording !heir confessional stalements - Applicalion by of pardo11 - Grant of pardo11 by Magistrale and thereafter committal of case to Special Judge - Special Judge upheld !he order of granl of pardon - However, High Courl held thal the Special Judge is empowered to grant tender of pardon and such order passed by !he Magistrate is no/ lawful - On
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