Supreme Court · 2022 INSC 1262 · Decided 8 December 2022
T.P. Gopalakrishnan v. State of Kerala
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2022 INSC 1262 · [2022] 14 S.C.R. 478
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 187/2017
- Decided
- 8 December 2022
- Bench
- BHUSHAN RAMKRISHNA GAVAI, B.V. NAGARATHNA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 409; CrPC Section 300, 300(2); Constitution Article 20(2), 21; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 409
Headnote
Constitution of India: Art.20(2) - Protection against double jeopardy - Code of Criminal Procedure - s.300 - 'Same offence' meaning of - Appellant-accused worked as Agricultural officer for the period 31.05.1991 to 31.05.1994 - that he committed criminal breach of trust and misappropriated certain amount in his official position as a public servant, by not remitting the same to the sub-treasury - Accusations related to time period from 27.04.1992 to 25.08.1992 and 01.03.1993 to 12.04.1994 - Trial Court
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