https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=126990 Article explains that Article 20(1) bars ex post facto conviction or punishment, but does not guarantee trial only by the forum or procedure in force when the offence was committed. For pre-amendment offences under the SEBI Act, a Sessions Court made competent by later amendment may try the case, while applying the procedure governing summons trials for such earlier offences. It also states that, once the Sessions Court has jurisdiction under the amended law, its sentencing power is not confined to the lower limits applicable to a Magistrate and extends to the punishment authorised by law. en-us Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:02:20 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=126990 Article explains that Article 20(1) bars ex post facto conviction or punishment, but does not guarantee trial only by the forum or procedure in force when the offence was committed. For pre-amendment offences under the SEBI Act, a Sessions Court made competent by later amendment may try the case, while applying the procedure governing summons trials for such earlier offences. It also states that, once the Sessions Court has jurisdiction under the amended law, its sentencing power is not confined to the lower limits applicable to a Magistrate and extends to the punishment authorised by law. Case-Laws Companies Law Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=126990