In Brief
A public servant charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act and co-accused charged under Section 109 of the IPC were all discharged by the trial court. The High Court dismissed the revision petition, reasoning that the main accused's death resulted in abatement of the trial. The Supreme Court held that death of the main accused does not automatically cause abatement. The Court relied on prior precedent and remanded the case to the High Court to reconsider the discharge order on merits and examine the Special Court's jurisdictional authority to try IPC offences under Section 4(3) of the P.C. Act.
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