Supreme Court of India

Essar Teleholdings Ltd. v. Central Bureau of Investigation

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Reported as [2015] 11 S.C.R. 340
Bench H.L. Dattu, A.K. Sikri and R.F. Nariman JJ.
Decided 29 September 2015

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the learned senior advocate for the petitioners is attempting to raise submissions which have D already been rejected by this Court by its judgment dated 1.7.2013.

Judgment, page 13

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: ss.220 and 223- Joint trial- If by administrative order, High Court gives power to Special Court to decide all offences pertaining to 2G scam ·then even a Pen_al Code offence by itself i.e. such offence which is not to be tried with Prevention of Corruption Act offence so long they pertain to the 2G scam would be within the Special Judge's jurisdiction - Decision to order joint trial is discretionary - In the instant case, Special Judge was justified in exercising his discretion to order a joint trial on the ground that clubbing of the two cases would result

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