Reviewed case brief
Maqbool Hussain v State of Bombay
AIR 1953 SC 325
AIR 1953 SC 325 · Supreme Court of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1953
- Subjects
- Constitutional Law I
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
Proceedings before a Sea Customs authority, resulting in confiscation of goods, do not amount to a 'prosecution' before a 'court or judicial tribunal' for Art.20(2); therefore, a subsequent criminal prosecution for the same conduct does not violate double jeopardy protection.
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Ratio decidendi
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Editorial source
AIR 1953 SC 325; foundational authority defining 'prosecution' before a 'court or judicial tribunal' under Art.20(2)
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