JUDGMENT - Bhagwati, J.

[1] These are eight criminal appeals against the orders passed by the learned Presidency Magistrate 8th Court, Girgaum, Bom. bay, acquitting the accused in each case. The eight accused were charged with having committed offences punishable under Section 471. City of Bom. bay Municipal Act, III [3] of 1888, in so fat as they failed to afford to the owner of the premises facilities as ordered by the Chief Judge of The Court of Small Causes for enabling the landlord to comply with municipal requisitions under Section 354 of the Act and thereby contravened Section 507 (3) of the Act. The eight accused were the tenants of The owner of she building and the Municipality had issued to the landlord a requisition under Section 354 of the Act to remove the structures etc., which were in ruins or likely to fall. The tenants apparently did not hand over possession of the premises to the landlord, with the result that the landlord was enable to comply with the requisition of the Municipality. He, therefore, approached the Chief Judge of the Court of Small Causes for the requisite order under Section 507 of the Act and the Chief Judge made an order on 16 3 1960, ordering ea

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