Karnataka Court January 1956 Judgments

B.N. Kuttappa Vs. State of Coorg

Court: Karnataka

Reported in: 1956CriLJ628

ORDERPadmanabhiah, J.1. This is an application filed by the petitioner under Section 526, Criminal P.C. praying that C. C. Nos. 43 and 44 of 1955 pending on the file of the learned Munsiff & First Class Magistrate, Mercara, Coorg, may be transferred to any other Court of. com competent jurisdiction outside the State of Coorg.2. The facts that have given rise to this petition are briefly as under:-3. The petitioner is accused 16 in C. C. 43/55 and accused 8 in C. C. 44/55. The accused In C. C. 44/55 are eight of the sixteen accused in C. C. 43/55. The petitioner is stated to be the President of the Indian Coffee Board Labour Union, Coorg Branch, of which the other accused in these cases are said to be the members. It is further stated that the petitioner is also the President of All Coorg Estate Workers Union and one of the Vice-Presidents of Indian Coffee Board Labour Union.4. In C. C. 43/55 the charge-sheet against the petitioner is stated to be that he abetted the commission by the o...