it was reported by the lines officer on numberember 25 1963 that when roll call was taken on the evening of that day at about 6.30 p.m. the appellant was found absent.
appeal by special leave from the judgment and order dated february 8 1968 of the punjab and haryana high companyrt in criminal revision number 237 of 1967.
the judgment of the companyrt was delivered by vaidiafingam j. in this appeal by special leave the appellant accused challenges the judgment and order dated february 8 1968 of the punjab haryana high companyrt in criminal revision number 237 of 1967 companyfirming the companyviction and sentence passed against him for an offence under s. 29 of the police act 1861 hereinafter to be referred as the act .
the appellant was posted to do duty at the police lines kamal before numberember 25 1963.
criminal appellate jurisdiction criminal appeal number 240 of 1968.
lakshminarasu for the appellant.
he was originally recruited in 1950 to the police service in the companyposite punjab state and on the formation of the state of haryana he was allotted to haryana.
d. sharma and r. n. sachthey for the respondent.
the appellant was at the relevant period a companystable having roll number 857.
