https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196930 Offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act and section 409 IPC were treated as distinct in essential ingredients and legal character, so a finding on one charge did not bar conviction on the other on the same facts. Section 403(1) CrPC and Article 20 did not apply where multiple charges were tried together in one proceeding, because they address a second prosecution after a prior final trial for the same offence. The discussion also states that an alleged defect in investigation under section 5(4) of the Prevention of Corruption Act did not deprive the Special Judge of jurisdiction to try the case. en-us Fri, 05 Apr 1957 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 19 Dec 2017 15:16:34 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196930 Offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act and section 409 IPC were treated as distinct in essential ingredients and legal character, so a finding on one charge did not bar conviction on the other on the same facts. Section 403(1) CrPC and Article 20 did not apply where multiple charges were tried together in one proceeding, because they address a second prosecution after a prior final trial for the same offence. The discussion also states that an alleged defect in investigation under section 5(4) of the Prevention of Corruption Act did not deprive the Special Judge of jurisdiction to try the case. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 05 Apr 1957 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196930