Supreme Court · 1968 INSC 307 · Decided 20 November 1968
Bai Radha v. State of Gujarat
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1968 INSC 307 · [1969] 2 S.C.R. 799
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1/1967
- Decided
- 20 November 1968
- Bench
- J.C. SHAH, V. RAMASWAMI, A.N. GROVER (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 5(2)
Headnote
799 Suppression of lmmoml Traffic in Women and Girls Act (104 of 1956), ss. 15(1) and (2)-Trial ending in conviction-Provisions of s. 15 disregarded during investigation-No prejudice to accused-Effect on trial. The appellant was convicted for offences punishable under ss. 3 (I) and 4( !) of the police officer conducted a raid on the appellant's house which was being kept as a brothel and recovered marked currency notes from the appellant. He took with him two persons to witne'S the search but they were not inhabitants of the locali1y as required by s. 15 (2) of the Act. After the
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