Court : Madhya Pradesh
Reported in : 1956CriLJ1410
Samvatsar, J.1. Accused Jangaliya was prosecuted before the-Sessions Judge, Ratlam, (Camp Alirajpur) for an offence under Section 302, I.P.C. who found him guilty under that Section and sentenced him to transportation for life.2. Accused has preferred this appeal.3. The facts giving rise to the present prosecution may be briefly stated as follows:Deceased Nansingh along with prosecution witnesses Nanbu and Kaharu had gone to Bordu for picking up Mahua fruit. While they were returning in the evening they found accused Jangaliya. Ansinggh, Dhansingh and Pidia sitting by the trunk of a tree. The deceased and his companions had a potli (bundle) of Mahua fruit with him and Nanbu and the deceased were armed with bows and arrows. Jangaliya asked them who were they.They gave out their names. Jangaliya then abused them after stopping them. He then discharged an arrow which struck deceased Nansingh on his ribs. His companions fled. Jangaliya chased them and overtook Nanbu and caught him by his h...
Tag this Judgment!Court : Madhya Pradesh
Reported in : 1956CriLJ1073
Dixit, J.1. The facts of this reference by the learned Sessions Judge of Gwalior are that three separate cases have been instituted in the Court of Additional City Magistrate, Gwalior against Ramkrishna in respect of offences under Sections 409 and 477A, I.P.C. In case No. 239 of 1952 no charge has been framed as yet but the challan mentions that the accused who was a clerk in the Telephone Department received on 23-5-1949 Rs. 771-10-0 from the Gwalior Investors Ltd., and Rs. 94-5-0 on 10-2-1950 from G. C. I. T., Company in payment of trunk telephone bills and that instead of crediting these amounts, he dishonestly misappropriated them.In case No. 435 of 1952 the charge framed against the accused states that during the period from 22-10-1948 to 5-8-1949 he received Rs. 14,061-8-0 from J. C. Mills Ltd., in payment of their telephone bills; that he dishonestly misappropriated this amount and made false entries of the amount in a Rokad Boob of the department and thus committed offences un...
Tag this Judgment!Court : Madhya Pradesh
Reported in : 1956CriLJ1327
Chaturvedi, J. 1.This is an appeal filed by the Government under Section 417, Criminal P.C., against the order and judgment of the Additional District Magistrate, Ujjain in Criminal Case No. 2 of 1953 acquitting; the respondent Siddhanath of an offence under Section 171F, Penal Code.2. The learned Government Advocate while arguing the appeal made it quite clear that the appeal has been filed for getting an authoritative pronouncement from this Court on the question whether the prosecution is bound to prove the guilty intent, mens rea, in cases of personation at an election. It was added that the Government are not pressing for any deterrent sentence on the respondent in case he is found guilty of the offence of personation under Section 171 P, Penal Code.3. The case related to the 1952 election of the Legislative Assembly and the Parliament Lob Sabha, The name of Gangaram s/o Haresingh aged 50 was recorded in the voters' list as a voter for these two elections. The said Gangaram fell s...
Tag this Judgment!Court : Madhya Pradesh
Reported in : 1956CriLJ1072
ORDERKhan, J.1. The accused has been convicted by the Additional District Magistrate, Bhind, under Section 193, I.P.C. for intentionally giving false evidence and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for one year and a fine of Rs. 100. His appeal against his conviction and sentence having been disallowed by the Sessions Judge, the accused has now filed this revision.2. The charge against the accused is that, in Criminal Case No. 304 of 1952, before the Committing Court, Gohad, as a prosecution witness he made a certain statement on 25-3-1953, and, that later on in the same case during the trial before the Sessions Court (Case No. 13 of 1953), Bhind, on 27-7-1953, he made a different statement altogether. Charges under Sections 193 and 194, I.P.C., were framed against the accused. While he was acquitted of an offence under Section 194, I.P.C. he was convicted under Section 193, I.P.C. only.3. Prom the record it appears that the Sessions Judge, Bhind, made a complaint against the applicant...
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