Supreme Court of India

A. Deivendran v. State of Tamil Nadu

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Reported as [1997] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 591

Bench G.N. Ray and G.B. Pattanaik JJ.

Decided 21 October 1997

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From the headnote

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973-Sections 306, 307, 306(4) and 460 (g)-Pardon to Co-accused--Grant of-Matter committed to Sessions Judge- Pardon granted by Chief Judicial Magistrate after commitment of case- Power to grant pardon lies only with the court to which commitment is made-Held, after commitment of the proceedings the Sessions Judge had no power to remit the matter for grant of pardon to the Chief Judicial Magistrate and the order of the Chief Judicial Magistrate tendering pardon is without jurisdiction not curable under Section 460(g) of the Code-Evidence of approver cannot be relied

Authorities it was built on

1983 Earabhadrappa Alias Krishnappa v. State of Karnataka cited by 70
1988 Bigyan Kumar & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. cited by 1

Where later benches applied it

2023 Manoj Kumar Soni v. The State of Madhya Pradesh relied on
2014 Chandra Prakash v. State of Rajasthan relied on
2023 A. Srinivasulu v. The State Rep. by the Inspector of Police referred to
2021 Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited v. Mr. Amit Gupta & Ors. referred to
2016 State through Cbi, Chennai v. V. Arul Kumar referred to
2014 P.C. Mishra v. State (c.b.i.) & Anr. referred to

Of those, 2 relied on · 4 referred to

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