Supreme Court · 1979 INSC 127 · Decided 27 July 1979
B. Saha and ORS. v. M. S. Kochar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1979 INSC 127 · [1980] 1 S.C.R. 111
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 21/1973
- Decided
- 27 July 1979
- Bench
- R.S. SARKARIA, P.N. SHINGAL, O. CHINNAPPA REDDY (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 120B, 409, 166; CrPC Section 197
Headnote
Criminal Procedure Code 1898, Sec. 197-Scope of. The act complained of is dishonest misappropriation or conversion of goods by the appellants wl1ich they had setlzed and as such were holding in trust to be dealt with in accordance with law. This gave a bona fide apprehension A B to the fC!POndent The S.D'.M. conducted a preliminary enquiry and found a prima facie case under S. 120B/409 IPC against the appellants. The S.D.M. summoned the appellr:tnts vihO appeared before him and prayed for their in1me- diate discharge, which was accepted on the ground that he bad no jurisdiction
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