Section 2: Code of Criminal Procedure 1898, Section 2,Repeal of enactments, notifications, etc, under repealed Act pending cases Rep. by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1914 (X of 1914),Code of Criminal Procedure (Act V of 1898)

THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (ACT V OF 1898)

PART I PRELIMINARY

CHAPTER I

Section 2

Section 2. Repeal of enactments, notifications, etc, under repealed Act pending cases Rep. by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1914 (X of 1914).

Explanation, Illustration and Relevant Cases:

criminal procedure code, 1898 (v of 1898) - 3s 30 & '2- owning or possessing heroin -offence of - conviction --- magistrate 1st class-trial by-validity of-challenge to- more than 10 grams of heroin allegedly secured from accused - held : magistrate; 1st class not to be empowered even to take cognizance of such case punishable with imprisonment for life) -magistrate trying and convicting aossllant for possessing 30 grams of heroin and 20 grams of opium not describing himself as magistrate empowered under s 30 of cr p. c -held : sentence of 5 years k. i. passed by such magistrate to be null and void.