468, and the appellant was charged under secs.
Appeal by special leave from the judgment and order dated January 8, 1969 of the Bombay High Court in Criminal Application No.
The allegation was that the appellant prepared an applica tion for a visa in the name of Bakshi Singh.
120B was that the said Bakshi Singh and the appellant had companyspired to forge the said passport for the use of the said Bakshi Singh.
467, and the appellant under secs.
By that order he directed the said Bakshi Singh to stand his trial under secs.
Bakshi Singh desired to go to the United Kingdom, but had numberpassport.
On his way he died on board the ship.
That charge sheet is number before us.
On the strength of that passport he was returning to India with his family.
The offence of criminal companyspiracy charged under sec.
According to the prosecution that passport came into the hands of the appellant.
On companypletion of the investigation, the police filed a charge sheet before the learned Magistrate.
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Appeal No.
L. Sareen and J. C. Talwar, for the appellant.
This appeal, by special leave, is directed against the judgment of the High Court of Bombay refusing to quash the order of companymittal passed by the learned Magistrate.
K. Chatterjee and S. P. Nayar, for the respondent.
The facts relevant to this appeal are few and may first be stated.
The visa having in this fashion been obtained, Bakshi Singh journeyed to the United Kingdom having on his way made some intermediate halts.
On his arrival he was handed over to the Special Police, Bombay.
The Special Police carried out investigation in the companyrse of which they recorded statements of certain witnesses including that of Tanna Singh, the younger brother of Bakshi Singh.
The British authorities suspected that the, passport was a forged document and repatriated Bakshi Singh to India.
It was further alleged that with a view to procure the said visa the photograph of the said deceased Jivansingh was removed from the said passport and that of Bakshi Singh substituted.
1341 of 1968.
100 of 1969.
2 and accused No.
183459 at Nairobi.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by Shelat, J. The appellant and one Bakshi Singh Sunder Singh were accused No.
On October 31, 1963, one Jivansingh Uttam Singh obtained a British passport bearing No.
The appellant agreed to arrange his journey and also for that purpose to obtain a passport for him.
