Supreme Court of India · 1959-10-28
K. SATWANT SINGH vs THE STATE OF PUNJAB(and connected petition)
- Citation / case number
- SC 1954/90243
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- K. SATWANT SINGH
- Respondent
- THE STATE OF PUNJAB(and connected petition)
- Author
- SINHA, BHUVNESHWAR P.(),IMAM, SYED JAFFER,KAPURL.,WANCHOO, K.N.,GUPTA, K.C. DAS
- Bench
- SINHA, BHUVNESHWAR P.(CJ),IMAM, SYED JAFFER,KAPUR, J.L.,WANCHOO, K.N.,GUPTA, K.C. DAS
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the legality of a joint trial under Sections 234 and 239(b) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, ruling that the trial of the appellant for multiple offences of cheating alongside an abettor was improper. The Court held that the trial conducted at Simla, without the necessary sanction under Section 188, was illegal as the offences occurred outside British India. The Court affirmed the High Court's decision to reduce the appellant's imprisonment term and set aside the compulsory fines imposed under the Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance, 1943.