Supreme Court of India

The State Bank of India & Others v. P. Soupramaniane

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Reported as [2019] 6 S.C.R. 1064
Bench L. Nageswara Rao and M. R. Shah JJ.
Decided 26 April 2019

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the crime committed by the Respondent does not involve moral turpitude.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Banking Regulation Act, 1949 – s.10(1)(b)(i) – Respo ndent, working as Messenger in the State Bank of India sta bbed one ‘K’ and one ‘S’ with a broken soda bottle – Trial court convi cted the Respondent u/s.324, IPC – Conviction affirmed by th e Appellate Court – Respondent discharged from service – Respon dent filed Writ Petition in the High Court – Dismissed – Writ Appe al – Allowed by the Division Bench – Held: s.10(1)(b)(i) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 provides that conviction by criminal court of an offence involving moral turpitude shall disentitle a person from continui ng in

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