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In Re: Ramanathan Chettiar

Type Court Judgment Court Chennai Decided Aug 15, 1922
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Citation
Court
Chennai
Judge
Decided On
Subject
Land Acquisition

Case Summary

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Criminal Procedure Code (Act V of 1898), Section 350(1) - Proceeding in warrant-case before charge--Enquiry or trial. -

Key legal issue
Land Acquisition

Parties & Advocates

Appellant / Petitioner

In Re: Ramanathan Chettiar

Legal References

Cases Referred
and Telluchuri Venkatachennaya v. Emperor
Reported In
71Ind.Cas.608

Excerpt

criminal procedure code (act v of 1898), section 350(1) - proceeding in warrant-case before charge--enquiry or trial. - order1. the question before us is in effect whether section 350(a). criminal procedure code, can be applied to proceedings in a warrant case before charge has been framed, that is, in effect, whether at that stage the proceeding is not a trial, but merely an enquiry. the authorities, in narayanaswamy naidu v. emperor 5 m.l.t. 233 : 19 m.l.j. 157 : 9 cr.l.j. 192 tanguturi sriramulu v. nalam krishna row 38 m. 585 : (1914) m.w.n. 646 : 15 cr.l.j. 673 and telluchuri venkatachennaya v. emperor 56 ind. cas. 50 : (1920) m.w.k. 280 : 38 m.l.j. 370 : 21 cr.l.j. 402 : 27 m.l.t. 178, are in favour of the view that such a proceeding is merely an enquiry; and we see no reason for departure from this series of considered decisions, two of them given by a full bench. there is, therefore, no legal objection to the magistrate's order and the revision petition must be dismissed.

Full Judgment

ORDER

1. The question before us is in effect whether Section 350(a). Criminal Procedure Code, can be applied to proceedings in a warrant case before charge has been framed, that is, in effect, whether at that stage the proceeding is not a trial, but merely an enquiry. The authorities, in Narayanaswamy Naidu v. Emperor 5 M.L.T. 233 : 19 M.L.J. 157 : 9 Cr.L.J. 192 Tanguturi Sriramulu v. Nalam Krishna Row 38 M. 585 : (1914) M.W.N. 646 : 15 Cr.L.J. 673 and Telluchuri Venkatachennaya v. Emperor 56 Ind. Cas. 50 : (1920) M.W.K. 280 : 38 M.L.J. 370 : 21 Cr.L.J. 402 : 27 M.L.T. 178, are in favour of the view that such a proceeding is merely an enquiry; and we see no reason for departure from this series of considered decisions, two of them given by a Full Bench. There is, therefore, no legal objection to the Magistrate's order and the revision petition must be dismissed.

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