Mumbai Court March 1942 Judgments

Emperor Vs. Huseinalli Vilayatalli

Court: Mumbai

Reported in: (1942)44BOMLR433

Chagla, J.1. All the three accused were committed to stand their trial in the High Court by the learned Presidency Magistrate, Third Additional Court, on January 10, 1942. The learned Magistrate held one enquiry against all the accused and framed charges against accused Nos. 1 and 2 in respect of 17 counterfeit coins under Section 232 read with Section 114 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 243 read with Section 114, and also in respect of 584 counterfeit coins under the same sections, and also a charge under Section 235 read with Section 114 ; and he framed a charge against accused No. 3 in respect of only 584 counterfeit coins under Section 243 of the Indian Penal Code.2. The learned Clerk of the Crown has altered and amended the charges framed by the learned Presidency Magistrate, and he is further of opinion that the three accused cannot be jointly tried. He has, therefore, suggested that accused Nos. 1 and 2 should be tried jointly in respect of the offence in connection with 17...