Supreme Court · 1973 INSC 62 · Decided 29 March 1973
Union of India v. MAJ. I. C. Lala ETC. ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1973 INSC 62 · [1973] 3 S.C.R. 818
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 161/1970
- Decided
- 29 March 1973
- Bench
- C.A. VAIDYIALINGAM, I.D. DUA, A. ALAGIRISWAMI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 5(2), 420, 161to165; CrPC Section 6, 7(3), 156, 196A, 235, 239, 439; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 420, 5A, 5, 5(2)
Headnote
v. MAJ. I. C. LALA ETC. ETC. March 29, 1973 [A. ALAGIRISWAMI, I. D. Dl!A AND C. A. VAID!ALINGAM, JJ;} Indian Penal Code (Act 45 of 1860), Ss. I2()B, 420 and 511, Preven· tion of Corruption Ac; (2 of 1947), s. 5(1)(d), 5(2) and 5A, Criminal law Amendment Act, 1952 Ss. 6 and 7(3) Code of non-Government sel'~ vant with Governnient servants. Practice-Duty of court to decide on genuineness of sanctfion. Two army officers and a businessman were put up for trial before the Special Judge under the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1952. They \\·ere all charged with offences of
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