JUDGMENT

1. Notices have been issued to Sheo Narain Jafa, a Pleader of Budaun, Ghasa Singh and Nathu Lal to show cause why a complaint should not be filed against them in a Criminal Court charging them with having committed offences under Sections 193, 120 (b) and 209, read with Section 109 of the Indian Penal Code. Notice was also issued to Makhan Singh to show cause why he should not be prosecuted for having committed offences punishable under Sections 120 (b) and 209, read with Section 109, of the Indian Penal Code.

2. These applications arose out of F. A. No. 147 of 1927, which was heard and decided by a Bench of this Court on the 22nd January, 1931. That Bench made very strong observations against all the four respondents. The Court found in the civil appeal that there had been a conspiracy by all of them to deprive one Manohar Singh of his property, and, in accordance with that finding avoided a deed of gift executed by Manohar Singh in favour of Nathu Lal and Makhan Singh, and also a sale-deed executed by the same parties. The Court also set aside the decree of the 12th November, 1923 in Suit No. 201 of 1923, which was a suit by Nathu Lal and Makhan Lal against Manohar Singh f