In The Matter Of An Application For A Mandamus On The Police Magistrate Of Colombo

1914. Present  : Pereira J.

In the Matter of an Application for a Mandamus on the
Police Magistrate of Colombo.

47,711-P. C. Colombo.

Complaint to police-Report to Court under s. 148 (1) (b) by the police- Acquittal of accused by the Police Court-Application by complainant for a certified copy of the proceedings-" Person affected ' by the order"-Criminal Procedure Code, s. 434.

A person on whose complaint or information the police make & report to the Court under section 148 (1) (b) of the Criminal Procedure Code is a person " affected by the judgment or final order " in the case in terms of section 434, and he is, under that section, and subject to the conditions therein specified, entitled to have a copy of any deposition or other part of the record.

THE facts appear from the judgment.

J. S. Jayewardene, for applicant.-Section 434 of the Criminal Procedure Code requires the Magistrate to furnish a copy of the depositions to any party " affected " by the order in the case. The applicant is a party "-affected." He has the right of appeal with the sanction of the Attorney-Ge

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