RAO SHIV BAHADUR SINGH AND ANOTHER vs THE STATE OF VINDHYA PRADESH.

The Supreme Court upheld the trial and conviction of the appellants under the Vindhya Pradesh Criminal Law Amendment (Special Courts) Ordinance (No. V of 1949) for conspiracy and corruption under Sections 120-B, 161, 465, and 466 IPC. The Court ruled that the trial did not violate Article 14 or Article 20 of the Constitution, as the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code were applicable to the Special Court proceedings. The Court clarified that the right of appeal to the Judicial Commissioner was valid under Section 5(2) of the Ordinance, thus affirming the appellate jurisdiction over the Special Judge's order.