https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168337 Section 337 of the Code of Criminal Procedure was confined to the offences expressly covered by it, including offences triable exclusively by the High Court or Court of Session, offences punishable with imprisonment up to seven years, and specified Indian Penal Code offences. An offence under Section 5 of the Official Secrets Act, 1923 read with Section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code did not fall within those categories, so pardon could not be tendered under Section 337 for that offence. Section 339 addressed forfeiture of pardon for non-compliance with its conditions and could not expand the scope of Section 337, so the witness could not be treated as an approver in those proceedings. en-us Mon, 30 Nov 1959 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 21 Feb 2015 11:22:11 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168337 Section 337 of the Code of Criminal Procedure was confined to the offences expressly covered by it, including offences triable exclusively by the High Court or Court of Session, offences punishable with imprisonment up to seven years, and specified Indian Penal Code offences. An offence under Section 5 of the Official Secrets Act, 1923 read with Section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code did not fall within those categories, so pardon could not be tendered under Section 337 for that offence. Section 339 addressed forfeiture of pardon for non-compliance with its conditions and could not expand the scope of Section 337, so the witness could not be treated as an approver in those proceedings. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 30 Nov 1959 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168337