V. C. SHUKLA vs STATE THROUGH C.B.I.

The Supreme Court held that the order framing charges against the appellant under Section 120B IPC and Section 5(1)(d) and Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, is an interlocutory order as per Section 11(1) of the Special Courts Act, 1979. The Court clarified that this order does not terminate proceedings or finally decide the rights of the parties, thus making the appeal against it not maintainable. The judgment distinguished the interpretation of 'interlocutory order' from that in Section 397(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, emphasizing the specific context of the Special Courts Act.