Personally Interested - Definition - Law Dictionary Home Dictionary Definition personally-interested

Definition :

Personally interested, does not imply merely intellectual interest but something of the nature of an expectation of advantage to be gained, or of a loss or some disadvantage to be avoided by one who was said to be so interested, Jokhan Singh v. Marjad Koeri, AIR 1972 Pat 208: (1972) Cr LJ 788: (1977) BLJR 403.

The question whether a Magistrate is 'personally interested' in a case within the meaning of s. 556, Criminal Procedure Code, has essentially to be decided on the facts of each case. There is no question that 'personal interest' within the meaning of the section is not limited to private interest, and that it may well include official interest also, Rameshwar Bhartia v. State of Assam, AIR 1952 SC 405: (1953) SCR 126.

The words not imply mere intellectual interest of a Judge or the court, but something of the nature of an expectation of advantage to be gained, or of a loss or some disadvantage to be avoided, by the person who was said to be interested in the case, Jokhan Singh v. Marjad Koeri, AIR 1972 Pat 208.