Supreme Court of India

State of West Bengal v. Rashmoy Das and Ors.

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Reported as [1999] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 80
Bench K.T. Thomas J.
Decided 1 December 1999

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Bengal Excise Act, 1909-Section 92(1)-Criminal Courts-Cognizance of Offence under the Act-When-Held, if the prosecution has been instituted within six months of the act alleged-If the period of six months is over, when prosecution is instituted with previous sanction of the State-Not necessary that proceedings for securing sanction should have commenced before expiry of the period of six months-Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (West Bengal Amendment)-Section 167(5). Excise Department of appellant-State proposed to launch prosecution against respondents for various offences under the Bengal

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