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1914 Supreme(Cal) 65

TEUNON, SHARFUDDIN
Moheswari Prosad Singh Deo – Appellant
Versus
Emperor – Respondent


JUDGMENT

1. This was a Rule calling upon the Deputy Commissioner of Singbhum to show cause way the proceedings described in the application should not be quashed on the ground that thy British Courts had no jurisdiction to take cognizance of retention of stolen articles outside British India. The Deputy Commissioner was further requested to inform this Court whether Panposh or rather the post office building at Panposh ware or were not within British territory.

2. It is admitted that the village Panposh is not within British territory excepting a certain portion of it which comprises the premises of the Bengal-Nagpur Railway Co. It is also a admitted that Khar Sawan, the place where the petitioner resides, is beyond British territory the , offence u/s 411, Indian Penal Code, is said to have been commited by the petitioner at Khar Sawan which is beyond British territory. The question, therefore, is whether the petitioner who has not been prosecuted for theft, but for having been found in Khar Sawan in possession of stolen articles, can be tried by the British Courts.

3. An explanation has boon submitted by the learned Deputy Commissioner in which he refers to a certain. Government noti

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