General Clauses Act, 1897

Section 26: Provision as to offences punishable under two or more enactments

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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 26

• P. Manikandan v. Central Bureau of Investigation and Ors.
  2024 INSC 100718 December 2024Appeal(s) allowed

  Whether the High Court was justified in directing re-investigation and retrial of the same offence on the same set of facts, after acquitting the accused by giving him the benefit of doubt; Whether, in the attending…

• Ram Nath v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
  2024 INSC 13821 February 2024Appeal(s) allowed

  Interplay between the provisions of Chapter IX of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (FSSA) and ss.272 and 273 of the Penal Code, 1860; whether the view taken by the Allahabad High Court in the case of M/s. Pepsico…

• T.P. Gopalakrishnan v. State of Kerala
  2022 INSC 12628 December 2022Appeal(s) allowed
• Ms. P Xxx v. State of Uttarakhand & Anr
  2022 INSC 64816 June 2022Dismissed
• G H Kanwar Pal Singh v. The State of Uttar Pradesh and Another
  2019 INSC 140618 December 2019Appeal(s) allowed
• The State of Arunachal Pradesh v. Ramchandra Rabidas @ Ratan Rabidas & Anr.
  2019 INSC 11264 October 2019Appeal(s) allowed
• The State of Uttar Pradesh v. Aman Mittal & Anr.
  2019 INSC 10014 September 2019Partly allowed
• Department of Customs v. Sharad Gandhi
  2019 INSC 28227 February 2019Appeal(s) allowed
• State of Jharkhand Through Sp, CBI v. Lalu Prasad @ Lalu Prasad Y Aday
  2017 INSC 4528 May 2017Appeal(s) allowed
• Ravinder Kaur v. Anil Kumar
  2015 INSC 3019 April 2015Disposed of
• State of NCT of Delhi v. Sanjay
  2014 INSC 6024 September 2014Disposed of
• Sangeetaben Mahendrabhai Patel v. State of Gujarat and Anr.
  2012 INSC 18023 April 2012Dismissed
• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India v. Vimal Kumar Surana and Another
  2010 INSC 8401 December 2010Appeal(s) allowed
• Monica Bedi v. State of Ap.
  2010 INSC 7659 November 2010Disposed of
• State (N.C.T. of Delhi) v. Navjot Sandhu@Afsan Guru
  2005 INSC 3334 August 2005
• State of Rajasthan v. Hat Singh and Ors.
  2003 INSC 48 January 2003Appeal(s) allowed