Supreme Court of India

State of Jharkhand through Sp, Cbi v. Lalu Prasad @ Lalu Prasad Y Aday

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Reported as [2017] 3 S.C.R. 630
Bench Arun Mishra and Amitava Roy JJ.
Decided 8 May 2017

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In view of the above, the law is well settled that in order c to attract the provisions of Article 20(2) of the Constitution i.e. doctrine of autrefois acquit or Section 300 Code of Criminal Procedure. or Section 71 Indian Penal Code or Section 26 of General Clauses Act, ingredients of the offences in the earlier case as well as in the latter case must be the same and not different.

Judgment, page 34

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