{"id":3829,"date":"2020-07-22T13:37:21","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T13:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/?p=3829"},"modified":"2021-01-17T05:45:47","modified_gmt":"2021-01-17T05:45:47","slug":"whether-a-person-can-be-prosecuted-for-the-same-offence-twice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/whether-a-person-can-be-prosecuted-for-the-same-offence-twice\/","title":{"rendered":"Whether a person can be prosecuted for the same offence twice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Karthik.T | Sastra Deemed University Thanjavur | 22nd July 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_47_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-6a225e7d30146\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-6a225e7d30146\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/whether-a-person-can-be-prosecuted-for-the-same-offence-twice\/#Maqbool_Husain_Vs_State_Of_Bombay\" title=\"Maqbool Husain Vs State Of Bombay\">Maqbool Husain Vs State Of Bombay<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/whether-a-person-can-be-prosecuted-for-the-same-offence-twice\/#FACTS\" title=\"FACTS:\">FACTS:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/whether-a-person-can-be-prosecuted-for-the-same-offence-twice\/#ISSUES\" title=\"ISSUES:\">ISSUES:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/whether-a-person-can-be-prosecuted-for-the-same-offence-twice\/#LEGAL_PROVISIONS\" title=\"LEGAL PROVISIONS:\">LEGAL PROVISIONS:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/whether-a-person-can-be-prosecuted-for-the-same-offence-twice\/#PETITIONER_CONTENTION\" title=\"PETITIONER CONTENTION\">PETITIONER CONTENTION<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/whether-a-person-can-be-prosecuted-for-the-same-offence-twice\/#OBSERVATION_MADE_BY_THE_COURT\" title=\"OBSERVATION MADE BY THE COURT:\">OBSERVATION MADE BY THE COURT:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/whether-a-person-can-be-prosecuted-for-the-same-offence-twice\/#JUDGMENT\" title=\"JUDGMENT.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\">JUDGMENT.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Maqbool_Husain_Vs_State_Of_Bombay\"><\/span><strong>Maqbool Husain Vs State Of Bombay<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FACTS\"><\/span><strong><u>FACTS:<\/u><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The fact of this case is the petitioner bought some gold into India. He did not declare that he had bought gold with him to the customs authority at the airport. The custom authority checked him and they found that he had some amount of gold with him and they confiscated the gold under Sea Customs Act. He was later on charged for having committed an offense under the Foreign exchange Regulation Act. The petitioner contended that the second prosecution violated Article 20(2) as it was for the same offense that is for importing gold into India in contravention of government notification for which he had already been prosecuted and punished as his gold had been confiscated by the Customs Authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ISSUES\"><\/span><strong><u>ISSUES:<\/u><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether he will be punished for the same offense twice under the different act?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"LEGAL_PROVISIONS\"><\/span><strong><u>LEGAL PROVISIONS:<\/u><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Article 20(2) of the Indian Constitution<\/li><li>Sea Customs Act<\/li><li>Foreign Exchange Regulation Act.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PETITIONER_CONTENTION\"><\/span><strong><u>PETITIONER CONTENTION<\/u><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The petitioner contended that he had been punished for the same offense under the different activities that are he bought gold into India without saying it to anybody so the custom authority confiscated the gold and punished him under the Sea Customs Act. And after that, he had been punished for the same offense of bringing gold into India so it is violative of Article 22(2) as double jeopardy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"OBSERVATION_MADE_BY_THE_COURT\"><\/span><strong><u>OBSERVATION MADE BY THE COURT:<\/u><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The observed all the contention of the petitioner and held that the Sea Custom&nbsp;Authority&nbsp;changed into&nbsp;now no longer&nbsp;a&nbsp;courtroom docket&nbsp;or judicial tribunal and the adjudging of confiscation&nbsp;beneathneath&nbsp;the Sea Customs Act&nbsp;did not constitute a judgment of judicial character necessary to take the plea of the double jeopardy. Hence the prosecution under the foreign exchange regulation Act is barred. So the contention of the petitioner that he had been punished for the same offense twice will not come under double jeopardy under Article 22(2) of the Indian Constitution.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"JUDGMENT\"><\/span><strong><u>JUDGMENT.<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>After all the observation made by the court, the court held that the Sea custom Authority did not constitute a judgment of judicial character so it does not amount to double jeopardy. Hence his plea dismissed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karthik.T | Sastra Deemed University Thanjavur | 22nd July 2020 Maqbool Husain Vs State Of Bombay FACTS: The fact of this case is the petitioner bought some gold into India. He did not declare that he had bought gold with him to the customs authority at the airport. 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