Supreme Court of India

Assistant Collector of Central Excise, Madras v. V. Krishnamoorthy and Ors.

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Bench M.M. Punchhi and K.T. Thomas JJ.
Decided 20 February 1997

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 : S. 377(2)-Appeal against order of sentence on ground of its inade' quacy--Offence under Customs Act-Conviction by trial cowt-Appeals pref emd by Assistant Collector of Central Excise engaging Central Govern­ ment Public Prosecutor as Advocate-Held, it is the Public Prosecutor who under directions of Central Government is obliged to present an appeal to High Court against the sentence on the ground of its inadequacy-Such power does not vest with complainant-Appeals have been preferred by complainant though counsel engaged by him is Central Government Public…

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