Supreme Court of India

Ram Narain Popli v. Central Bureau of Investigation

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Reported as [2003] 1 S.C.R. 119

Bench M.B. Shah, B.N. Agrawal and Arijit Pasayat JJ.

Decided 14 January 2003

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From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860; Sections 120B rlw Ss. 403, 409, 420, 467 and 4711 Special Court (Trial of Offences relating to Transactions in Securities) Act, 1992. Financial transactions between Govt. Company, banks and brokers Irregularities therein-CB/filed cases against/we accused under the provisions c of Special Court Act-Misappropriation of public funds, charges of cheating, criminal breach of trust, criminal conspiracy and abuse of public offices Special Court convicted all except one of the accused -On appeal-Held, Agreement to commit crime is essential ingredient and overt act not necessary-

Authorities it was built on

1956 Jaswantrai Manilal Akhaney v. The State of Bombay. cited by 17
1995 E.K. Chandrasenan Etc. Etc. v. State of Kerala cited by 11

Where later benches applied it

2025 Ajay Malik v. State of Uttarakhand & Anr. relied on
2017 Mukesh & Anr. v. State for Nct of Delhi & Ors. relied on
2017 State of Karnataka v. Selvi J. Jayalalitha & Ors. relied on
2015 Mr. Robert John D'souza and Others v. Mr. Stephen V. Gomesandanother relied on
2014 Vinayak Narayan Deosthali v. C.B.I. relied on
2022 Ram Sharan Chaturvedi v. The State of Madhya Pradesh referred to
2017 Rajiv Kumar v. State of U.P. and Anr. referred to
2013 Yakub Abdul Razak Memon v. The State of Maharashtra, through Cbi, Bombay referred to
2012 Pratapbhai Hamirbhai Solanki v. State of Gujarat and Another referred to
2023 Ritu Chhabaria v. Union of India & Ors. distinguished

Of those, 5 relied on · 1 distinguished · 4 referred to

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