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Party, a guardian instituting suit on behalf of a minor is not a 'party' within the meaning of section 195(1)(c) of Criminal Procedure Code against whom a complaint can be directed to be issued by an order under section 476 of Cr. P.C., 1898, for using a false document in support of the suit claims, though it would, however, be open to the court to proceed against him under section 193 of Indian Penal Code; Rayalla Ramappa (in re:), AIR 1944 Mad 528; Magna Leasing Ltd. v. NEPC MICON Ltd., AIR 1998 Cal 94.

The expression 'party' occurring in s. 439(5), Criminal Procedure Code., includes not only private parties, but also the State if it happens to be the party as in police cases. State v K. Lachman Murty, AIR 1958 Ori 204.