Supreme Court of India

M.C. Gupta v. Central Bureau of Investigation, Dehradun

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Reported as [2012] 7 S.C.R. 455
Bench Aftab Alam and Ranjana Prakash Desai JJ.
Decided 31 August 2012

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that his sentence of two years' RI for offence under Section 409 of the IPC should be reduced to one year's RI and is accordingly reduced.

Judgment, page 14

From the headnote

PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT, 1988: s. 30(2) of 1988 Act read with s. 6 of General Clauses Act, c 1897 - Saving of investigation under the repealed Act - Offence committed while 1947 Act was in force - FIR registered for offences punishable under the 1947 Act, after coming into force of the 1988 Act - Conviction and sentence upheld by High Court - Held: By virtue of s.30(2) of the 1988 0 Act, read with ss. 6(c) and 6(e) of the General Clauses Act, 1897, the right of . ./. to investigate the crime, institute the proceedings and prosecute the accused is saved and not affected by the repeal of

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