Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 465 · Decided 12 November 2002
Vasant Arjunrao Bhandak v. State of Karnataka
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 465 · [2002] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 57
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1138/2002
- Decided
- 12 November 2002
- Bench
- U.C. BANERJEE, B.N. AGRAWAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 482, 173, 190, 216; Constitution Article 136; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 3, 26, 30(2), 13(2)
Headnote
B Prevention of Corruption Act, I 988-Sections 3, 26, 30(2)---Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1952-Section 6-Appointment of 'Special Judge'­ Applicabi/ity of Section 6 to 1988 Act-Held, applicable by virtue of deeming C fiction-Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947. Interpretation of Statutes-In deeming fiction has to be given effect to and any contra view would lead to a violent departure from the canons of construction and interpretation of statutes. D Appellant, being prosecuted for offences under provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 filed applications praying to
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