Supreme Court of India

Keshavlal Mohanlal Shah v. The State of Bombay

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Reported as [1962] 1 S.C.R. 451
Bench K. Subba Rao J.
Decided 17 March 1961

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Criminal Trial-Magistrate dismissed from service for crimi­ nal misconduct-Prosecution of-Cognizance by court-Sanction to prosecute, if necessary-Code of Criminal Procedure, r898 (Act 5 of r898), s. r97. The appellant, 'a Magistrate, was dismissed from service as a result of a departmental enquiry. On a complaint filed by the State Government he was convicted under s. 409 of the Indian Penal Code. The point urged was that the trial Magis­ trate should not have taken cognizance of the offence without the previous sanction in view of the provisions of s. 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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