Madhya Pradesh Court May 1973 Judgments

Ranjit Singh Vs. the State of Madhya Pradesh

Court: Madhya Pradesh

Reported in: 1974CriLJ719; 1973MPLJ663

G.P. Singh, J.1. The applicant is being prosecuted for an offence under Section 3 of the Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1966. It is alleged by the prosecution that the applicant made a confessional statement to Manaklal (P. W. 2), Inspector. Railway Protection Force. In the course of the statement of Manaklal, the applicant objected that the confession was inadmissible and cannot be proved as it was hit by Section 25 of the Evidence Act. This objection was overruled by the trial Court against which the applicant preferred a revision which was dismissed by the fourth Additional Sessions Judge. Jabalpur. Thereafter, the present revision was filed by the applicant,2. This revision first, came up for hearing before Naik, J. Before him. an order of Bhave, J. in Criminal Revision No. 72 of 1968, (Badri Vishal v. State of Madhya Pradesh) decided on 8-10-1969 (reported in 1972 Jab LJ 905) was cited to support the proposition that an officer of the Railway Protection Force is not a...