Supreme Court of India

Jitendra Panchal v. Intelligence Officer, Ncb & Anr.

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Reported as [2009] 1 S.C.R. 842
Bench Altamas Kabir and Markandey Katju JJ.
Decided 3 February 2009

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, the F doctrine of double jeopardy contained in Article 20(2) of the Constitution or even the bar of Section 300 of the Code could not be applied to the case of the appellant.

Judgment, page 13

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950 - Art. 20(2) - Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s.300(1) - Contraband item, allegedly c smuggled out of India by appellant and others, seized in USA - Appellant arrested in Vienna and extradited to USA - Convicted under Title 21, United States Code (USC) Controlled Substances Act with sentence for 54 months - After serving the sentence, appellant deported to India whereupon he was arrested and remanded to judicial custody - Complaint against appellant by Narcotics Control Bureau - Plea of appellant that proceedings against him in India would amount to double

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