Supreme Court of India

Sanjay Kumar Kedia v. Narcotics Control Bureau & Anr.

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Reported as [2007] 12 S.C.R. 812
Bench S.B. Sinha and Harjit Singh Bedi JJ.
Decided 3 December 2007

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons recorded above, we find no merit in this appeal, which is accordingly dismissed.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act: 1985: s. 37-Applicationfor bail-Companies providing network facilities/or arranging supply of banned psychotropic substance on line-Owner arrested u/ss. 24 and 29-Plea of applicant that his companies were protected from prosecution by s. 79 of Information Technology Act-Held: Applicant and his associates were not innocent intermediaries or network service providers as defined under s. 79 of 1. T. Act but the said business was only a facade and comoujlage for more sinister activity-In this situation, s. 79 will not grant immunity to an accused

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