Supreme Court · 1965 INSC 138 · Decided 20 July 1965
Matukdhari Singh and Others v. Janardan Prasad
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1965 INSC 138 · [1966] 1 S.C.R. 255
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 26/1965
- Decided
- 20 July 1965
- Bench
- A.K. SARKAR, M. HIDAYATULLAH, V. RAMASWAMI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 420, 468, 406, 465, 471, 467; CrPC Section 417, 423, 423(1)
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, ss. 417, 423-Maglstrate acquitting accused of charges in respect of which he had jurisdiction-Ignoring evidence of charges in respect of which he had no jurisdiction-High Court setting aside acquittal and ordering retrial-Legality of High Court's order. The appellants respondent before an Honorary Magistrate for offences under ss. 420, 468, 406 and 465/ 471 Indian Penal Code and acquitted. The Magistrate rejected the complainant's request to frame a charge under s. 467 Indian Penal Code, and commmit the accused to the Court of Sessions. The complainant appealed
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