https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=277404 A statutory discretion to appoint a Special Magistrate for a particular case was treated as non-discriminatory where the trial proceeded under the ordinary criminal procedure and no materially different or prejudicial procedure was shown, so section 14 of the Code of Criminal Procedure was held not to offend article 14 on the facts stated. The power under section 197(2) to specify the court for trial was also treated as distinct from the power under section 14 to appoint the Magistrate who would function in that court, so one did not exclude or override the other. The objections therefore failed, and the petition was dismissed. en-us Mon, 05 Apr 1954 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 03 Dec 2018 15:36:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=277404 A statutory discretion to appoint a Special Magistrate for a particular case was treated as non-discriminatory where the trial proceeded under the ordinary criminal procedure and no materially different or prejudicial procedure was shown, so section 14 of the Code of Criminal Procedure was held not to offend article 14 on the facts stated. The power under section 197(2) to specify the court for trial was also treated as distinct from the power under section 14 to appoint the Magistrate who would function in that court, so one did not exclude or override the other. The objections therefore failed, and the petition was dismissed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 05 Apr 1954 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=277404