Supreme Court · 1992 INSC 347 · Decided 17 December 1992
Union of India and ANR. v. W.N. Chadha
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1992 INSC 347 · [1992] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 594
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 567/1992
- Decided
- 17 December 1992
- Bench
- S. RATNAVEL PANDIAN, K. JAYACHANDRA REDDY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 5(2), 5(1)(d), 5(1)(C), 409, 420, 468, 471; CrPC Section 166A, 166B, 448; Constitution Article 226; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 409, 420, 468, 471
Headnote
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