https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175282 The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1952 was upheld as constitutionally valid because offences of bribery and corruption formed a distinct class with an intelligible differentia, and the special procedure of exclusive trial by Special Judges and omission of committal proceedings had a rational nexus with the object of securing speedier trials. The Act did not offend Article 14. The Court also held that, once the Act commenced, a pending prosecution before the Presidency Magistrate fell within the Special Judge's exclusive jurisdiction and had to be forwarded under section 10; further proceedings before the Magistrate were without jurisdiction and the acquittal could not stand. en-us Tue, 19 Feb 1957 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 17 Nov 2015 16:18:37 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175282 The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1952 was upheld as constitutionally valid because offences of bribery and corruption formed a distinct class with an intelligible differentia, and the special procedure of exclusive trial by Special Judges and omission of committal proceedings had a rational nexus with the object of securing speedier trials. The Act did not offend Article 14. The Court also held that, once the Act commenced, a pending prosecution before the Presidency Magistrate fell within the Special Judge's exclusive jurisdiction and had to be forwarded under section 10; further proceedings before the Magistrate were without jurisdiction and the acquittal could not stand. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 19 Feb 1957 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175282