Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 1126 · Decided 4 October 2019
The State of Arunachal Pradesh v. Ramchandra Rabidas @ Ratan Rabidas & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 1126 · [2019] 15 S.C.R. 771
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 905/2010
- Decided
- 4 October 2019
- Bench
- INDU MALHOTRA, SANJIV KHANNA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 297, 304, 304A, 337, 338, 5; Motor Vehicles Act
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - Penal Code, 1860 - Conflict between - The High Court held that road traffic offences shall be dealt with only under the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and the prosecution of cases of road traffic or motor vehicle offences under the is without sanction of law - Propriety of - Held: Not proper - The position of law is well-settled - The Supreme Court has consistently held that the M.V. Act, 1988 is a complete code in itself in so far as motor vehicles are concerned - However, there is no bar
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