Supreme Court · 1978 INSC 223 · Decided 6 November 1978
Union of India v. Prafulla Kumar Samal & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1978 INSC 223 · [1979] 2 S.C.R. 229
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 194/1977
- Decided
- 6 November 1978
- Bench
- S. MURTAZA FAZAL ALI, D.A. DESAI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 120B; CrPC Section 227; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 120B, 5(2), 5(1)(d)
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1913, S. 227-0rder of discharge by a Special Judge, scope and ambit. A B The second respondent, a Land Acquisition Officer, allegedly, by abusing his official position, concealed the fact that the land which was the subject c· matter of acquisition was reaily first respondent was the undisputed owner of the same, aided and abetted him in getting a huge sum of money as com­ pensation. The charge-sheet was submitted before the Special Judge, and the prosecu- tion requested him to frame a charge against the respondents under ss. 5 (2) )) and 5 ( 1)
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