Supreme Court Quashes Charge Against Accused in Foreigners Act Case for Overstay Due to Absence of Prior Central Government Decision on Citizenship. Criminal court lacks jurisdiction to convict or acquit a foreigner without Central Government determination under Section 9(2) of Citizenship Act, 1955 regarding acquisition of foreign citizenship....
The Supreme Court dealt with a criminal appeal by special leave against the acquittal of Yakub Ibrahim, who was prosecuted for overstaying in India after the expiration of a permit, an offence under c...




