Supreme Court of India · 2003-08-08
The Government Of N.C.T. Of Delhi vs Jaspal Singh
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2003 SC 44
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- The Government Of N.C.T. Of Delhi
- Respondent
- Jaspal Singh
- Author
- D. Raju
- Bench
- Doraiswamy Raju, H. K. Sema
Judgment text excerpt
The case involves an appeal by the Government of NCT of Delhi against the acquittal of Jaspal Singh and others charged under Sections 3, 5, and 9 of the Official Secrets Act, 1923, and Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code. The primary legal issue concerns the sufficiency of evidence to establish the commission of offences related to espionage and the leakage of official secrets. The court examined the trial court's findings regarding the conspiracy and the handling of classified documents.