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PETITIONER: THE STATE OF BOMBAY
Vs.
RESPONDENT: S. L. APTE & ANOTHER
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 09/12/1960
BENCH: AYYANGAR, N. RAJAGOPALA BENCH: AYYANGAR, N. RAJAGOPALA DAS, S.K. SARKAR, A.K. MUDHOLKAR, J.R.
CITATION: 1961 AIR 578 1961 SCR (3) 107 CITATOR INFO : R 1965 SC 87 (6) R 1965 SC 682 (11) F 1988 SC1106 (7,8) R 1989 SC 1 (8)
ACT: Double Jeopardy-Rule-"Same offence"-Test-Constitution of India, Art. 20(2)-General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 Of 1897), s. 26 -Indian Penal Code, 1860 (XLV of 1860), s. 409-Insurance Act, 1938 (IV Of 1938), s. 105.
HEADNOTE: By Art. 20(2) of the Constitution "No person shall be prose- cuted and punished for the same offence more than once." Section 26 of the General Clauses Act, 1897, provides, "Where an act or omission constitutes an offence under two or more enactments, then the offender shall be liable to be prosecuted and punished under either or any of those enactments, but shall not be liable to be punished twice for the same offence." The respondents were both convicted and sentenced by the Magistrate under s. 409 Of the Indian Penal Code and S. 105 Of the Insurance Act. The Sessions judge on appeal upheld the conviction and sentence under S. 409 of the Indian Penal Code, but set aside the conviction and sentence under s. 105 of the Insurance Act on the ground that no sanction under s. 107 o...