Supreme Court of India

Dy. Chief Controller of Imports and Exports v. Roshanlal Agarwal and Ors.

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Reported as [2003] 2 S.C.R. 621

Bench S. Rajendra Babu and G.P. Mathur JJ.

Decided 5 March 2003

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that no useful purpose would be served by the trial of the accused-respondents in the criminal court at this stage.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Imports and Exports (Control) Act, 1947; Section 5/Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; Proviso to Section I 1(1) rlw Section 2(J), Sections 26, 245 & 482: Issuance of notifications by the State under the Provisions ofCr.P. . Estab/ishment of Special Court for trial of offences under the specified Acts Tria/ of offences under the Penal Code-Challenge to-Rejected by Special Court-Revision Petitions dismissed by Sessions Court-Petition under Section c 482 Cr.P. . allowed by High Court holding that Special Court could only t1y offences under the specified Acts-On appeal, held, since only effect

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2012 Bhushan Kumar & Anr. v. State (nct of Delhi) & Anr. relied on
2021 Sunil Todi & Ors. v. State of Gujarat & Anr. referred to
2019 Rashmi Chopra v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr. referred to
2015 Mehmood Ul Rehman v. Khazir Mohammad Tunda and Ors. mentioned
2010 Asoke Basak v. State of Maharashtra and Ors. mentioned
2004 Jagdish Ram v. State of Rajasthan and Anr. mentioned
2015 Vijay Mallya v. Enforcement Directorate, Min. of Finance distinguished

Of those, 2 relied on · 1 distinguished · 2 referred to · 3 mentioned

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