Supreme Court of India
Union of India & Anr. v. B. N. Ananti Padmabiah Etc.
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What the Court ordered
In the result, the proceedings before the Special Judge were quashed. 463 A question arose as to whether a new contention as to the competency of the Magistrate at Delhi to sanction investigation could have been raised before the third learned Judge when it had not been raised before the Division Bench.
Judgment, page 3
From the headnote
The appellants were charged with offences under s. 5(2) & 5(1) (c) and 5(1) (d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 as well as under ss. 467 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code by the Special Judge, Gauhati. The appellants filed revision petitions in the High Court of Assam & Nagaland. On difference of opinion arising between the two Judges of the Division Bench reference was made to a third Judge under s. 429 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
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