Supreme Court of India

Edward Ezra and Another v. The State of West Bengal

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Reported as [1955] 1 S.C.R. 1025
Bench Mukherjea, S. R. Das and Vivian Bose JJ.
Decided 30 November 1954

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West Bengal Criminal Law Amendment (Special Courts) Amendment Act, 1952 (West Bengal Act XII of 1952), S. 12-Conviction under Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance No. XXIX of 1943 set aside by High Court-High Court directing the retrial of the accused by a competent court if Government chose to pro­ ceed against them-Retrial under West Bengal Act XII of 19.52- V alidity of. Section 12 of the West Bengal Act XII of 1952 provides: "Nothing in this Act shall apply to any proceedings pending on the date of the commencement of the West Bengal Criminal Law Amendment (Special Courts) Amending Ordinance

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