Gujarat Court February 1955 Judgments
State Vs. Talati Devraj Ruda
Court: Gujarat
Decided on: Feb-10-1955
Reported in: 1955CriLJ1528
Baxi, J.The State has preferred this appeal against the order of the First Class Magistrate, Mangrol, acquitting the respondent of the offence Under Section 409, IPC2. The respondent was the Talati of the Shepa group of villages under the Mangrol Mamlatdar between 23-7-50 and 19-8-53. According to prosecution between 15-2-52 and 26-4-53 he received from the cultivators and others 8 sums of money on account of pound fees, land revenue and repayment of tagavi loans. He was required by rules to pay the amounts received by him in Government Treasury the end of the month during which it was received by him.But he did not pay these sums until July 1953 when accounts were audited. Accordingly 8 charge-sheets were submitted by the police against him Under Sections 409 and 477A, IPC in respect of each of these items after the Collector's sanction was obtained Under Section 197, Cr. P, C and Separate cases were registered in the Magistrate's Court- These cases were criminal cases Nos. 13/54, 34/...
Tag this Judgment!Koli Tapu Dharamshi Vs. the State
Court: Gujarat
Decided on: Feb-03-1955
Reported in: 1955CriLJ1525
Shah, C.J.1. The appellant Tapu Dharamshi has been convicted by the Sessions Judge, Jhalawad Division, oF rape Under Section 376, IPC and sentenced to two years rigorous imprisonment. The prosecutrix Shanta is aged about 17 or 18 years and is a married girl, but she does not live with her husband and is living with her father and brother at Gujarwadi. Her father who was then ill has since died. Hari's wife is the sister of Shanta's husband, and it appears that on account of family quarrels Shanta was not sent to her husband, and similarly Hari's wife was not sent by her parents. The accused is also from the same village and at the material time he was living in his field with his wife and children. The prosecution case is that in the noon of 29-1-1954 Shanta had gone out to collect cowdung and met a Ghanchi woman Halu and her daughter on the way and the three of them went together on the road to Mota Ankewalia village. Halu and her daughter stopped at their field which was on the way. ...
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