Allahabad Court April 1948 Judgments
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Lalji and ors. Vs. Emperor
Court: Allahabad
Decided on: Apr-06-1948
Reported in: AIR1948All428
ORDERSapru, J.1. The total number of applicants in this revision is nine. One of them Lalji was convicted under Sections 3 and 4, Gambling Act, and sentenced to a fine of Rs. 25 on each count. The remaining eight were convicted under Section 4 of the same Act and sentenced to pay a fine of Rs. 25 each. All of them went in revision to the learned Sessions Judge who by an order dated 19th April 1947 confirmed the convictions and sentences passed on them. The applicants have now come up in revision to this Court.2. The facts which have given rise to this application may now be given shortly: The prosecution story is that Lalji was keeping a common gaming house, that on 27th October 1946 at about 2 P.M., the applicants were found gambling in the house of Lalji when the second officer of Sisamau who had a search warrant under Section 5 of the Act went to conduct a search of that house. The main point which has been raised in this case is that the applicants could not be convicted under law ...
Nanak Chand Vs. Firm Panna Lal Durga Prasad and ors.
Court: Allahabad
Decided on: Apr-02-1948
Reported in: AIR1948All444
Sapru, J.1. This is a plaintiff's appeal from as order refusing to set aside an award. The agreement of reference between the parties was filed on 2-8-1945, in a suit which had been instituted by the plaintiff on 15-6-1945. One Mr. Manak Lal Parik was appointed sole arbitrator in that suit. Mr. Manak Lal delivered his award decreeing the plaintiff's case to the extent of Rupees 5869-12-0 on 15-7-1945. The circumstances which gave rise to the suit and later to the agreement to arbitration may be narrated shortly:2. On 22-12-1944, the plaintiff asked the defendants to sell on plaintiff's behalf 107 bars of silver deliverable a week later, that is to say, on 29-12-1944. The plaintiff deposited as cover money a sum of Rs. 15,000. Each bar was to weigh 2800 tolas. According to the case set up by the plaintiff, the defendants were to purchase these silver bars a few days later, that is to say, on 29-121944, the contract into which they had entered being of a forward nature. In point of fact ...
Gauri Nandan Upadhya Vs. Rex
Court: Allahabad
Decided on: Apr-01-1948
Reported in: AIR1948All414
ORDERWaliullah, J.1. This is an application under Section 491, Criminal P.C., filed by Gauri Nandan Upadhya, praying that he be brought up before this Court and be set at liberty on the ground that his detention is utterly illegal.2. This application was sent by post by the petitioner himself from Central Jail, Banaras, on 18th February 1948. It is stated in it that the applicant is an advocate of this High Court and has been practising as such in Banaras for the last 23 years. It is further stated that on 3rd February 1948, after a search of his house, the applicant was arrested and was sent to the District Jail, Banaras, for detention. On 4th February, the applicant submitted from jail an application to the City Magistrate but received! no reply from the latter. On 5th February he made a similar application to the Sessions' Judge of Banaras, but again with no result. On 'the evening of the 5th February, he was transferred to the Central Jail, Banaras, and was locked up in a solitary ...
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