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1948 Supreme(P&H) 5

D.FALSHAW
Indra Devi – Appellant
Versus
Sarnagat Singh – Respondent


Judgment

Falshaw, J.

1. Sarnagat Singh filed a complaint at, Delhi under Sections 498, 379 and 109, Penal Code against his wife Mohindar Kaur, Kewal Kishan and the letters sister Kumari Indra Devi alleging that Kewal Kishan and Kumari Indra Devi had enticed away his wife, who had taken away with her some property belonging to him. After recording the preliminary evidence the learned Magistrate, who dealt with the complaint found that the charge of theft was not substantiated and ordered the issue of warrants bailable in a sum of Rs. 500/- against Kewal Kishan and Kumari Indra Devi for their appearance as accused under Section 498, Penal Code and at the same time ordered the issue of a warrant of arrest against Mohindar Kaur, presumably for her appearance as a witness, though this was not stated in the order, which also omitted to specify the nature of the warrant to be issued, On behalf of Kumari Indra Devi an application was filed in the court of the learned Magistrate for her exemption from personal appearance as an accused in the case on the grounds that she was a respectable young lady of about 20 employed as the Head Mistress of a Girls School at Gurdaspur and was unfit to unde







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