https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313821 The protection against double jeopardy under Article 20(2) applies only when a person has been validly prosecuted and punished for the same offence. A prior prosecution that is void for want of sanction is a nullity and cannot support a plea of former conviction, former jeopardy, or autrefois convict. On that basis, the earlier setting aside of the conviction for lack of sanction did not bar a fresh prosecution once sanction was obtained, and the second prosecution was permissible. en-us Thu, 22 Dec 1955 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 03 May 2024 15:55:43 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313821 The protection against double jeopardy under Article 20(2) applies only when a person has been validly prosecuted and punished for the same offence. A prior prosecution that is void for want of sanction is a nullity and cannot support a plea of former conviction, former jeopardy, or autrefois convict. On that basis, the earlier setting aside of the conviction for lack of sanction did not bar a fresh prosecution once sanction was obtained, and the second prosecution was permissible. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 22 Dec 1955 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313821