JAGANNATH SONU PARKAR vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of Section 14 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, as amended by the Bombay Separation of Judicial and Executive Functions Act, 1951, stating it does not violate Article 14 of the Constitution. The Court ruled that the appointment of a Special Judicial Magistrate for the trial of the petitioners was not discriminatory, as it allowed for jurisdiction over both the location of the alleged conspiracy and the actual commission of the offences. The Court clarified that differences in appeal processes based on venue do not constitute discrimination under Article 14.