P. C. Borooah, B. N. Maitra

( 1 ) THE allegation is that the opposite party No. 2, Tarapada Sen Gupta filed a petition of complaint on the 19th March, 1976, before the S. D. J. M. , Arambagh. The allegation was that the petitioners held out hope to him that he would get a permit for a bus and they would purchase the same for him. On the faith of that representation, they handed over a sum of Rs. 15,000/- to the petitioners. Further the petitioner took various sums of money from many persons on the assurance of providing them with jobs. On that date, the learned Magistrate perused the petition of complaint, took cognizance and directed the O/c of the Khankul Police Station under S. 156 (3) of the Criminal Procedure Code to treat the petition of complaint as F. I. R. , to make an investigation and to submit a report by the 10th April, 1976. That order was not complied with. The police did not make any investigation on the plea that they had no jurisdiction because the incident had taken place beyond the jurisdiction of the Khankul Police Station. Then on the 23rd March, 1976, the opposite party filed another petition of complaint before the S. D. J. M. He took cognizance, examined wi

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