https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=753830 Legislative privilege under Articles 105(2) and 194(2) protects the speech or vote itself as an essential parliamentary function, but not a separate offence of bribery completed on acceptance of illegal gratification. The earlier view in PV Narasimha Rao was reconsidered because stare decisis is not inflexible where constitutional values and public interest require review. Bribery connected with a proposed speech or vote remains prosecutable because its criminality is independent of the protected legislative act. Voting by State legislators in Rajya Sabha elections falls within Article 194(2), as it is exercised within the Legislature's constitutional scheme. en-us Mon, 04 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 12 Jun 2024 11:02:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=753830 Legislative privilege under Articles 105(2) and 194(2) protects the speech or vote itself as an essential parliamentary function, but not a separate offence of bribery completed on acceptance of illegal gratification. The earlier view in PV Narasimha Rao was reconsidered because stare decisis is not inflexible where constitutional values and public interest require review. Bribery connected with a proposed speech or vote remains prosecutable because its criminality is independent of the protected legislative act. Voting by State legislators in Rajya Sabha elections falls within Article 194(2), as it is exercised within the Legislature's constitutional scheme. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 04 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=753830