Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 337 · Decided 12 May 2006
State of Himachal Pradesh v. Karanvir
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 337 · [2006] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 666
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1040/1998
- Decided
- 12 May 2006
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, P.P. NAOLEKAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 409, 405; CrPC Section 313
Headnote
Penal Code, I 860 : Ss.405, 409-Postmaster was handed over an amount for purchase of NSCs-He deposited such amount in post office only on initiation of C enquiry-Conviction u!s.409--Correctness of--Held: Correct as the amount entrusted to the postmaster was public money and wus required to be required to be proved by prosecution. D E Code of Criminal Procedure, 197 3 : S.313-Examination under-Scope and extent of Prosecution case was that PW-3 had deposited a sum of Rs. 8000 with respondent who was a Post Master, for purchase of National Saving Certificates (NSC). The certificates were
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