Judgement

BHAGWATI, J.: The accused No.1, the Appellant before us, and accused Nos. 2,3 and 4 were charged that they, at Bombay, between about June 1950 and November 1950, were parties to a criminal conspiracy by agreeing to do certain illegal act, to wit: Firstly, that they used as genuine forged bills of entry which included bills of entry Exhibit Z;

Secondly, that they cheated the Deputy Chief Controller of Imports, Bombay, by fraudulently and dishonestly inducing him to deliver to the firm of J. Sobhraj and Co., an import licence bearing No. 248189/48 to import cycles from United Kingdom of the value of Rs. 1,98,960; Thirdly, that they cheated the Deputy Chief Controller of Imports, Bombay, by falsely and dishonestly inducing him to deliver to the firm of J. Sobhraj and Co., an import licence bearing No. 203056/48 to import watches for Switzerland of the value of Rs. 3,45,325; and Fourthly, that they cheated the Deputy Chief Controller of Imports, Bombay, by fraudulently and dishonestly inducing him to deliver to the firm of J. Sobhraj and Co., an import licence bearing No. 250288/48 to import artificial silk piece goods from Switzerland of the value of Rs. 12,11.829; and the abo