Supreme Court · 1995 INSC 143 · Decided 24 February 1995
Union of India and ANR. v. Ashok Kumar Mitra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1995 INSC 143 · [1995] 2 S.C.R. 369
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 311/1995
- Decided
- 24 February 1995
- Bench
- A.S. ANAND, M.K. MUKHERJEE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 5(2), 21, 21(Twelfth)(b); Constitution; Prevention of Corruption Act
Headnote
INDIA AND ANR. v. ASHOK KUMAR MITRA FEBRUARY 24, 1995 [DR. AS. ANAND AND M.K. MUKHERJEE, JJ.) Indian Penal Code, 186()-Section 21-Public Servant-Employees of a nationalised Banlc-Whether 'public servants' Held yes. A. B The respondent, Branch Manager of Bank of India, was prosecuted C for petition for his discharge before learned Judge of the Special Court stating that he was not a 'public servant' and therefore could not be tried by the Special Court. D The application was rejected. The respondent filed revision seeking quash- ing of the prosecution on the ground of delay in ~he
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