Supreme Court of India · 2003-08-19
S.R. Ramaraj vs Special Court, Bombay
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2003 SUPREME COURT 3039
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- S.R. Ramaraj
- Respondent
- Special Court, Bombay
- Bench
- S. Rajendra Babu, B.N. Srikrishna, G.P. Mathur
Judgment text excerpt
The case concerns an appeal under the Special Court (Trial of Offences relating to Transaction in Securities) Act, 1992, regarding the filing of a false defense in a legal proceeding. The Special Court found that the appellant had knowingly pleaded a false defense in a written statement and repeated it during evidence. The core legal issue involves the accountability of individuals providing false statements or fabricated defenses in trials relating to securities transactions.