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A. N. GROVER, A. N. RAY, I. D. DUA
State Of Punjab – Appellant
Versus
Satpal – Respondent
Judgment
HIDAYATULLAH, C.J.I. : The State has appealed in these three appeals (which will be governed by this judgment), against the acquittal of the respondent Satpal who was prosecuted along with a firm M/s. Jai Bharat Metal Industries under Section 14 of the Employees Provident Funds Act, 1952 read with Para 76 of the scheme framed under that Act for breach of Section 16 (1) (b) of the Act. The prosecution ended in acquittal. Against the acquittal, appeals were filed in the High Court which were dismissed summarily on August 16, 1966. The present appeals have been filed by special leave against the judgments and orders of the High Court dismissing the appeals against the acquittals.
2. The facts disclosed in the case are as follows:
One Tirath Ram (who was examined as P. W. 4) started a factory by the name of Net Ram Tirath Ram on November 9, 1957. The factory was manufacturing in the years 1958-59 tavas, chaff-cutter blades. Later, the name of this manufacturing concern was changed to Jai Bharat Metal Industries. Tirath Ram was then the sole proprietor of the concern. In September 1962, Satpal the present accused and three others joined Tirath Ram as Partners. The firm, however,
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