Supreme Court · 2005 INSC 495 · Decided 7 October 2005
State Through Inspector of Police, A.P. v. K. Narasimhachary
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2005 INSC 495 · [2005] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 197
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 82/2004
- Decided
- 7 October 2005
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, R.V. RAVEENDRAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 197; Evidence Act Section 45, 47, 76to78, 74; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 13(2)
Headnote
A B Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973-Section 197-Sanction for prosecution of a Government Servant given by Governor-Original order of sanction produced in court duly authenticated by authorized officer- C Admissibility of-Held, it is a public document and is admissible in evidence­ Any one under Sections 45, 47 of Evidence Act not necessary and High Court wrongly held otherwise-Evidence Act, 1872-Sections 76 to 78. Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988-Sections I 3(J)(d), 13(2)-Benefit D of doubt-Complainant applied for valuation of certificate of his property and obtained within 4
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