Karnataka Court June 1956 Judgments
C. Gangappa Vs. State of Mysore
Court: Karnataka
Decided on: Jun-27-1956
Reported in: 1956CriLJ1418
ORDERVenkataramaiya, C.J.1. The petitioner who was accused 6 in the trial Court has been convicted of the offence of keeping a common gaming house and sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for one month and to pay a fine of Rs. 200/-. The conviction and sentence are both confirmed in appeal. The correctness of this has been questioned on the ground that proof of any income or profit being derived by allowing the premises to be used for gambling is Jacking in the case and that the examination of the petitioner is defectiveFive others who were tried along with the petitioner were found guilty of gaming and sentenced to fines. These have not challenged the convictions. It must therefore be taken as established that there was gaming in the premises by those persons.2. Though it is not disputed that the building in which gaming was carried on is that of the petitioner, the contention is that in the absence of evidence of monetary benefit to the petitioner from this he cannot be considere...
Tag this Judgment!Puttathayamma Vs. C. Chichavenkatappa and ors.
Court: Karnataka
Decided on: Jun-15-1956
Reported in: AIR1957Kant3; AIR1957Mys3
1. This is an appeal preferred by the appellant-petitioner against the orders of the learned Third Additional District Judge, Bangalore, on I. As. Nos. III, IV, V and VIII in Insolvency Case No, 11 of- 1932-33 dismissing I. A. No. III and allowing the other three applications. 2. The petitioner in Ins. 11/32-33 was one Putta Narasimhanna, He died on 22-10-36 and his wife the present appellant, was brought as his legal representative to continue the insolvency proceedings at her own request. She filed I. A. No. III in the Court of the District Judge, Bangalore,praying that the order of adjudication passed in favour of her deceased husband might be annulled. She urged various grounds in this behalf, but the then learned District Judge dismissed that petition on 14-11-1949. This order was taken in appeal in R. A. 67/50-51 on the file of this Court, and the appeal was dismissed on 11-1-52. Though I. A. No. III was thus disposed of finally, the petitioner reagitated the matter before the Th...
Tag this Judgment!Chairman, Village Panchayath Vs. N. Thimmasetty Gowda
Court: Karnataka
Decided on: Jun-06-1956
Reported in: 1956CriLJ1417
ORDERPadmanabhiah, J.1. This is a revision petition preferred by the Chairman of the Village Panchayat of Nagathihalli in Nagamangala Taluk against the judgment of the learned First Class Magistrate, Mandya, in Criminal Appeal No. 7 of 1955, setting aside the conviction of the respondent-accused under Section 168 (1) (a), Mysore Village Panchayats and District Boards Act and the sentence of fine passed on him by the Amildar-Magistrate, Nagamangala, in C. C. No. 4 of 1955-56.2. The case for the petitioner-complainant was that the respondent-accused had built a shed in site No. 51 without obtaining a licence from the Village Panchayat and that he was thereby liable to be prosecuted under Section 169, Mysore Village Panchayats and District Boards Act.The accused pleaded not guilty but the learned Magistrate ultimately convicted the respondent-accused for an offence under Section 168 (1)(a) of the Act and sentenced him as stated above. As against this decision, the respondent appealed and ...
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