Emperor Vs. Shidlingappa Gurulingappa

criminal procedure code (act v of 1898), section 35, 413-two sentences of fine in aggregate exceeding fifty rupees -appeal to court of session-practice- procedure.; section 35, sub section 3, of the criminal procedure code, deals with the aggregate of sentences of imprisonment and not of fines.; where a magistrate passes two sentences of fine exceeding in the aggregate fifty rupees, an appeal lies to the court of session under a. 408, criminal proaedure code. - section 31(4) (since repealed) :[tarun chatterjee & h.l.dattu, jj] jurisdiction of high court - respondent, a government company, chartered appellants vessel to carry rock phosphate from togo to west coast india - dispute arose between parties - under agreement, respondent had chosen mumbai as port of delivery vessel carrying rock phosphate was delivered at port of bombay - application filed by respondent earlier before delhi high court for appointment of certain individual as arbitrator had become infructuous because of his demise held, high court of bombay, is not correct in rejecting arbitration petition filed by appellant on ground of lack of jurisdiction. norman maeleod, kt., c.j.1. in this case the applicant was convicted of offences under sections 354 and 328, indian penal code, and sentenced to lines of rs. 50 and rs. 30, respectively, by the first glass magistrate, bagevadi. he appealed to the sessions judge. the sessions judge held that no appeal lay on the ground that section 35, sub section 3, of the criminal procedure code, providing that the aggregate of consecutive sentences passed under the section in case of conviction for several offences at of trial should for the purpose of appeal be deemed to be a single sentence, could refer only to sentences of imprisonment, so far we think he was right. but the right of appeal against a conviction by a magistrate of the first class is given by section 408 that right is restricted by the provision of section 413 which directs that 'notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained, there shall be no appeal by a convicted person in cases in which a court of session passes a sentence of imprisonment not exceeding one month only, or in which a court of session or district magistrate or other magistrate of the first class passes a sentence of fine not exceeding fifty rupees only.2. in this case the magistrate has passed two sentences of fine amounting in the aggregate to its. 80. therefore, in effect, a sentence of fine exceeding fifty rupees has been passed and an appeal lies, we return the case to the sessions judge to hear the appeal according to law.