Satish Dubey v. the Union of India and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
In a Criminal Revision Application, this Court examined the legality of rejecting an application for discharge. The applicant, charged with abetting a public servant in amassing disproportionate assets, argued the non-public servant could not be liable under Section 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Reviewing financial transactions showing the applicant channelized funds for the accused, the
What did the court decide?
The criminal revision application is rejected and the impugned order rejecting the discharge is affirmed.
What the court decided
436-19-Revn=.doc
Uday S. Jagtap
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO. 436 OF 2019
Satish Dubey .. Applicant
v/s.
The Union of India and Anr. .. Respondents
Mr. Kripashankar Pandey for the applicant
Mr. Hiten Venegaonkar, Special Public Prosecutor for respondent no.1 – CBI
Ms. M.H. Mhatre, APP for the respondent State
CORAM : PRITHVIRAJ K. CHAVAN, J.
RESERVED ON : 15th JANUARY, 2020 PRONOUNCED ON : 5th FEBRUARY, 2020
P.C.
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the impugned order rejecting the application for discharge warrants interference in revision.
Whether sufficient material existed to frame a charge for abetting the offence of holding disproportionate assets.
Parties & counsel
- applicant
Satish Dubey
- respondent
The Union of India
Coram
PRITHVIRAJ K. CHAVAN
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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