STATE TH. CBI NEW DELHI vs JITENDER KUMAR SINGH

The Supreme Court addressed the jurisdiction of Special Judges under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, specifically Sections 3, 4, and 13. It held that the death of a public servant does not divest the Special Judge of jurisdiction to try non-PC offences against private persons if they are charged separately. The Court distinguished between conflicting judgments from the Delhi and Bombay High Courts, affirming that private persons can be tried for abetting offences under the PC Act even in the absence of the public servant.