Supreme Court of India

Kanta Prashad v. Delhi Administration

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Reported as [1958] 1 S.C.R. 1218
Bench Bhuvneshwar Prasad Sinha J.
Decided 6 February 1958

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that although the offence was triable exclusively by the Court of the Special Judge the District Magistrate had• authority to tender a pardon under s. 337 of the Code of Criminal Pro­ cedure as the court of the Special Judge was, in law, a Court of Session.

Judgment, page 7

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