Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 116 · Decided 10 February 2011
V.S. Achuthanandan v. R. Balakrishna Pillai & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 116 · [2011] 2 S.C.R. 762
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 350/2006
- Decided
- 10 February 2011
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, B.S. CHAUHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 120; CrPC; Constitution Article 136, 227; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 5(1)(C), 5(2)
Headnote
CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973: c Appeal against acquittal -Jurisdiction of appellate court -Held: The Code puts no limitation on exercise of powers of appellate court either on questions of fact or of law -However, an appellate court must bear in mind that in case of acquittal, there is of accused - 0 Constitution of India, 1950 -Article 136. CONSTITUTION OF IND/A, 1950 : Article 136 -Appeal by way of special leave - Filed by non-complainant/non party -Maintainability of -Conviction by E trial court of a Minister and higher officials of State Electricity Board -For entering
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