Supreme Court of India

State of West Bengal v. Pranab Ranjan Roy

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Reported as [1998] 2 S.C.R. 245
Bench M.K. Mukherjee and K.T. Thomas JJ.
Decided 6 March 1998

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What the Court ordered

In the result, we allow this appeal and set aside the impugned judgment G as well the order of discharge passed by the Special Judge.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973-Section 167(5) (as amended by West Bengal Amendment Act No. 2411988)-Appearance of accused- Vakalatnama filed through Advocate-Application for return of documents c filed-Accused neither arrested nor surrendered before the Court-Application for discharge on the ground that chargesheet not filed within two years from the dale of appearance-Allowed-On appeal, Held, no physical appearance before the Court-Act of accused does not amount to his making appearance- Order of discharge set aside-Ss. 436, 437 Cr. P. . Words & Phrases : "'Making his appearance"-Meaning

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