https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301001 A later prosecution is not barred where the earlier trial did not determine the same offences, even if it involved related facts. Section 220 of the Code of Criminal Procedure was treated as enabling, not mandatory, so separate trials for offences under the Arms Act and the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act were not illegal for want of joinder. On the evidence, the seized sten-gun and cartridges were identified in court by the investigating officer and armourer, the weapon was found working and the cartridges live, and the defence challenge to tracing and custody did not create reasonable doubt. The defence version was rejected and the conviction was sustained. en-us Thu, 24 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 07 Mar 2022 18:10:15 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301001 A later prosecution is not barred where the earlier trial did not determine the same offences, even if it involved related facts. Section 220 of the Code of Criminal Procedure was treated as enabling, not mandatory, so separate trials for offences under the Arms Act and the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act were not illegal for want of joinder. On the evidence, the seized sten-gun and cartridges were identified in court by the investigating officer and armourer, the weapon was found working and the cartridges live, and the defence challenge to tracing and custody did not create reasonable doubt. The defence version was rejected and the conviction was sustained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 24 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301001