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The decision of the Supreme Court in PV Narasimha Rao v. State (1998) 4 SCC 626 that pertained to…

Sita Soren v. Union of India overruled the majority view in P. V. Narasimha Rao on immunity from prosecution for legislative bribery. The Court held that privileges…

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The decision of the Supreme Court in PV Narasimha Rao v. State (1998) 4 SCC 626 that pertained to whether a Member of Parliament or the Legislative Assembly, as the case may be, can claim immunity from prosecution on a charge of bribery in a criminal court under Articles 105 and 194 of the Constitution was -

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Sita Soren v. Union of India overruled the majority view in P. V. Narasimha Rao on immunity from prosecution for legislative bribery. The Court held that privileges protecting speech and votes do not protect the separate offence of accepting a bribe. The ruling applies to both Members of Parliament and members of State legislatures.

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