Supreme Court · 1966 INSC 49 · Decided 16 February 1966
State of Gujarat v. Jaganbhai Bhagwanbhai
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1966 INSC 49 · [1966] 3 S.C.R. 613
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 167/1964
- Decided
- 16 February 1966
- Bench
- K. SUBBA RAO, V. RAMASWAMI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
Headnote
Bombay Prevention of Gambling Act, 1887 (Born. 4 of 1887), ss. 3 & 7-N ecessity of expert to prove articles seized whether ''instruments of ganiing"-Evidence of officer to whom warrant issued-Corroboration ii necessary. The respondent was charged under ss. 4 and 5 of the Bombay American futures, and on being searched currency notes and two slips, on which American Futures were recorded, were found. The trial Magistrate acquitted the respondent, which was confirmed, on appeal, by the High Court. In appeal to this Court the appellant-State contended that it was not
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