Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 88 · Decided 26 February 1999
Jiwan Dass v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 88 · [1999] 1 S.C.R. 922
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 990/1995
- Decided
- 26 February 1999
- Bench
- G.B. PATTANAIK, M.B. SHAH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 409; Evidence Act Section 17, 24
Headnote
v. STATE OF HARYANA FEBRUARY 26, 1999 (G.B. PATTANAIK AND M.B. SHAH, JJ.) Criminal Law : Penal Code, 1860 : Section 409. Criminal breach of trust-By public servant-<:harg~stablishing of-lngredients'to be proved-Held: Prosecution must establish (i) Accused is a public servant (ii) is in public servanH and M, employees of Government Heat Treatment Centre, authorised to bring certain quantity of light diesel oil from Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)--For that purpose bank draft and authority letter given to !-But M took delivery of diesel oil and E signed the cash memo as well as
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