1. - This is a defendant's first appeal against the judgment and final decree dated 23-12-69 of the learnd Additional District Judge (I), Jaipur City, passed in a suit for rendition of accounts.

2. The suit out of which this appeal arises was originally filed by Milapchand son of Kesarlal as 'Karta' of the Joint Hindu Family, and on his death the respondents herein were brought on record as his legal representatives Kesarlal, was admittedly the 'Mushraf' (Treasury Officer), in 'Kapat Dwara', private treasury, or privy purse of late His Highness Shri Madho singhji of erst-while Jaipur State. After the death of Maharaja Madhosinghji suspicion arose that Kesarlal in his capacity as 'Mushraf' individually as well as jointly with Khawas Balabux the Muntizim of 'Kapat-Dwara' had defaulcated huge sums of money. Consequently, the house and shop of Kesarlal were searched and a number of documents and decrees were seized. A special tribunal consisting of Shri B. J. Dalai and ex-judge of the Allahabad High Court, Pt. Shitla Prasad Bajpei, then judge in the Jaipur State, was appointed to try him and certain other persons on certain criminal charges. As a result of trial, Kesarlal was c