The appellant filed a companyplaint in the Court of Judicial Magistrate First Class, Ambala Cantt.
1100/in the personal account of accused No.
2 2 3 77 of the Punjab Haryana High Court in Crl.
The respondent worked as the General Secretary of the Union while Amreek Singh worked as its Treasurer before the appellant took over as General Secretary.
1 A. L. Chopra by adjustment vide voucher dated 19 2 71 at Ambala Cantt.
It was also alleged that the accused misappropriated a sum of Rs.
Respondent Ascharaj Lal Chopra then filed a companyplaint against the present appellant Surinder Mohan Vikal in the Court of Judicial.
246 of 1972.
1100/ of the Union with criminal intention and fraudulently and with a dishonest intention.
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Appeal No.
1000 The additional Sessions Judge of Ambala however acquitted both of them by his judgment dated April 1, 1975, and that judgment was upheld by the High Court on May 15, 1975.
Appeal by Special Leave from the, Judgment and Order dt.
C. Agarwal, Swaraj Kaushal ,S. C. Patel for the Appellant.
By his judgment dated February 11, 1975, the Magistrate companyvicted the respondent and Amreek Singh of the offence under section 408/34 I.P.C. and sentenced them to rigorous imprisonment for one year and a fine of Rs.
Mookerjee, B. M. Srivastva and Sarwa Mitter for the Respondent.
The companytroversy thus relates to a short point of law and can well be examined on the basis of the admitted facts.
The respondent was employed as Special Assistant in that Bank, and one Amreek Singh as employed there as a clerk.
5979 M of 1977 .
The, appellant was working as General Secretary of the Central Bank of India Employees Union, Punjab Ludhiana, which was a registered body.
The appellant challenged the Magistrates order for two reasons, but the companytroversy before us refers to his claim that the Magistrate companyld number take companynizance of the offence under section 500 I.P.C. as the period of limitation prescribed by section 468 of the Code of Criminal Procedure had expired.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by SHINGHAL, J. This appeal by Special leave has been filed by accused Surinder Mohan Vikal against the judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court dated March 2, 1977, rejecting his application for revision of the Magistrates order dated September 15, 1976 summoning him as an accused for the trial of an offence under section 500 I.P.C. at the instance of respondent Ascharaj Lal Chopra.
on March, 15, 1972, for the companymission of an offence under section 406/420 P.C. alleging that the respondent and Amreek Singh with a companymon intention and companylusion with each other, transferred a donation entry of Rs.
