https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311371 The appeal was dismissed, upholding the HC's decision that the initial prosecution was void due to an invalid sanction, rendering the Presidency Magistrate's Court incompetent. Consequently, Section 403 CrPC did not prevent fresh prosecutions, and the Common Law rule against double jeopardy was deemed inapplicable as the appellant was never in jeopardy due to the initial trial's nullity. en-us Mon, 30 May 1949 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 22 Dec 2023 13:21:01 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311371 The appeal was dismissed, upholding the HC's decision that the initial prosecution was void due to an invalid sanction, rendering the Presidency Magistrate's Court incompetent. Consequently, Section 403 CrPC did not prevent fresh prosecutions, and the Common Law rule against double jeopardy was deemed inapplicable as the appellant was never in jeopardy due to the initial trial's nullity. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 30 May 1949 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311371