Supreme Court · 1981 INSC 16 · Decided 15 January 1981
Superintendent & Remembrancer of Legal Affairs, West Bengal v. Satyen Bhowmick and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1981 INSC 16 · [1981] 2 S.C.R. 661
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 368/1975
- Decided
- 15 January 1981
- Bench
- S. MURTAZA FAZAL ALI, A. VARADARAJAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 548; Evidence Act Section 126; Constitution Article 21
Headnote
A B Official Secrets Act-Section 14-Scope of-Advocate taking, notes on evidence of witnesses in respect of proceedings held in camera-Court, if could . prohibit taking notes-Court 'if could compel the advocate to produce his notes for inspection-Advocate if could claim privilege under section C Act. Section 14 of the Official Secrets Act provides that in addition to and without prejudice to any powers which a Court may possess to order the exclusion of the public from any proceedings if, in the course of proceedings before a Court against any person for an offenc.e under this Act,
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