K. C. DAS GUPTA, M. HIDAYATULLAH, B. P. SINHA
Jamuna Shigh – Appellant
Versus
Bhadai Shah – Respondent
Certainly. Based on the provided legal document, here are the key points summarized:
The case involves an appeal against an order of acquittal by the Assistant Sessions Judge, which was subsequently set aside by the High Court, leading to a conviction and sentence (!) (!) .
The main legal issue concerns whether the High Court had jurisdiction to hear the appeal under Section 417(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code, which allows a complainant to appeal against an acquittal only if the case was instituted upon a complaint, not a police report (!) (!) .
The Court examined whether the case was instituted on a complaint or a police report. It was determined that the case was instituted on a complaint filed by the complainant, and the Magistrate took cognizance of the offence upon examining the complaint under Section 200 of the Code. This action indicated that the case was instituted on a complaint, not solely on a police report (!) (!) (!) .
The order issued by the Magistrate to the police to institute a case and report was interpreted as being made under the proper legal provision (Section 202), not under Section 156(3), and the police report was regarded as a report under Section 202, not as the basis for institution of the case (!) (!) .
The Court held that since the case was instituted on the complaint prior to the police report, the appeal was valid under Section 417(3), and the High Court's jurisdiction to hear the appeal was established (!) .
The Court also reviewed the grounds for the High Court's interference with the acquittal, noting that the High Court conducted a thorough and careful examination of the evidence and that its decision was justified (!) .
The argument that the Magistrate acted without jurisdiction in requesting the police to institute a case was rejected, as the order was within the scope of proper procedure, specifically under Section 202, and any irregularity did not result in a failure of justice (!) .
The appeal was ultimately dismissed, affirming the validity of the conviction and sentence imposed by the High Court (!) (!) .
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Judgment
DAS GUPTA, J. : These seven appellants were tried by the Assistant Sessions Judge, Saran, on charges under S. 395 of the Indian Penal Code and also under S. 323 of the Indian Penal Code but acquitted by him of both the charges.
2. The prosecution case was that on November 15, 1956 when Bhadai Sah, a businessman belonging to Teotith, within police station, Baikunthpur, was passing along the village road on his way to purchase patua the seven appellants armed with lathis surrounded him and demanded that he should hand over the monies he had with him. Bhadai had Rs.250/- with him but he refused to part with them. Kesho Singh, one of the appellants tried to take away forcibly the currency notes from his pocket but Bhadai caught hold of his arm and raised an alarm. On this all the appellants assaulted him with their lathis and as he fell injured Kesho Singh took away the money from his pocket. Bhadai thereupon filed a petition of complaint in the Court of the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Gopalganj, on November 22, 1956. The Magistrate after examining him on solemn affirmation made an order asking the Sub-Inspector of police, Baikunthpur, to institute a case and report by December 1
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