Murtaza Fazal Ali, J This is an appeal by special leave directed against the judgment of the High Court of Gujarat dated 19th January 1973, by which the High Court reversed the order of the trial companyrt acquitting two accused persons Manubhai Chhaganbhai Patel and Dasrathlal Chandulal and companyvicted them Under Sections 420/34 and 471/34 The petition for special leave filed by petitioner No.
1 Manubhi Ghhagantal Patel was dismissed by this Court and leave was granted only to the appellant Dasrathlal Chandulal Joshi.
It was alleged by the prosecution that accused No 1 forged a number of receipts starting from series No.
It appears that Sadachar Samiti had printed a number of receipts which were given to different authorised persons for companylection of funds on behalf of the Committee in aid of a famine relief fund organised by the Bansakathe Famine Relief Committee.
There is absolutelv numberallegation that either when the receipts were printed by the accused No.
1 to 8 have been examined as Prosecution Witnesses.
A detailed narrative of the prosecution case is to be found in the judgment of the High Court and that of the trial companyrt and it is number necessary for us to repeat the same all over again In order to understand the charge against the appellant certain admitted facts may be.
1 or at any other time the appellant was taken into companyfidence and had any knowledge that the receipts had been actually forged by the accused, number is there any evidence that the appellant got money or derived any profits from the amounts realised by accused No.
5000 and passed the same as genuine and companylected donation from various persons of whom P Ws.
The only limited role played by the appellant was that he accompanied accused No.
This fund was meant to give relief to the famine stricken peope of Ban sake the district.
1 wherever he went for companylecting donations.
2 did number speak anything at all.
mentioned.
from a hotel and asked to accompany him.
