Supreme Court of India

Ajit Kumar, Etc. v. Union of India and Others Etc.

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Reported as [1988] 2 S.C.R. 40
Bench B.C. Ray and K. Jagannatha Shetty JJ.
Decided 25 November 1987

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Plea for a set-off of pre-trial detention against the sentence of imprisonment under section 428 of the Cr. P. . The petitioners were convicted and sentenced by the General Court Martial under the Army Act, 1950 and lodged in Civil Jails. They sought a set-off of their pre-trial detention against the sentence of imprisonment. The jail and army authorities rejected their claim. They moved this Court for relief by writ petitions. Dismissing the petitions, the Court, HELD: The petitioners have been convicted and sentenced under the Army Act. The Army Act is a special enactment containing

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