Inspector Of Police V. De Zoysa

Present: Akbar J. 1929.

INSPECTOR OP POLICE v. DE ZOYSA.

245-P. C. Balapitiya, 12,131.

Jurisdiction-Accused charged with two offences at one trial-Punishment-Power of Police Magistrate-Penal Code, s. 67.

Where an accused person was charged in the Police Court with two offences at one trial, viz., with voluntarily causing hurt to the complainant under section 314 of the Penal Code and with assaulting the complainant with intent to dishonour him under section 346 of the Penal Code,-'

Held, that the Police Magistrate had no power to inflict a more severe sentence than that which the Court could inflict for one of the offences.

APPEAL from a conviction by the Police Magistrate of Balapitiya.

Rajapakse, for accused, appellant.

Illangakoon, C.C., for the Crown.

May 27, 1929. AKBAR J.-

The accused in this case was charged on two counts, namely, with voluntarily causing hurt to Sub-Inspector Tillekeratne of the Kosgoda Police Station by striking him with a chair, thereby

committing an offence punishable under section 314 of the Ceylon Inspector of penal Code, and with assaulting Sub-Inspector Tillekeratne with intent to dishono

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