Supreme Court · 2024 INSC 721 · Decided 23 September 2024
Yogarani v. State BY the Inspector of Police
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2024 INSC 721 · [2024] 9 S.C.R. 625
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 477/2017
- Decided
- 23 September 2024
- Bench
- SANJAY KUMAR, ARAVIND KUMAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 12(1)(b), 420; Prevention of Corruption Act
Headnote
Issue arose, if the court can convict one accused and acquit the other when there is similar or identical evidence pitted against two accused persons. Passports Act, 1967 - ss.12(1)(b) and 12(2) - Offences and penalties - Prosecution of second passport in favour of accused no.1 - Other accused persons connived with the appellant in procuring second passport to accused no.1 - Appellant and accused no.1 convicted for offences punishable u/s.420 IPC and s.12(1)(b) and s.12(2) of the 1967 Act, accused no.5
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