Jagat Singh was also directed to go to the Hotel and meet the appellant and others as previously suggested by him.
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The D.S.P. along with the Sub Inspector, Ram Singh P.W. 4 , waited in a shop near the Dogra Hotel and after the appellant had passed the money to Jagat Singh a signal, as arranged, was given on which the raiding party rushed to the Hotel and found Jagat Singh and the appellant sitting on a table facing each other.
At that time currency numberes of the value of Rs.
One of the witnesses of the raiding party was given up as being won over by the appellant.
1000/ were in the hands of Jagat Singh and these were taken possession of by the police and on search of the appellant 20 gold companyns having hook marks were recovered from his pocket.
P A. The D.S.P. sent for the Station House Officer of the Police Station, Sonepat, and directed him to go to the Dogra Hotel and arrange for the detection of the crime.
Nathuram W. 3 , proprietor of the Hotel, also did number fully support the prosecution case and was declared hostile by the prosecutor.
The appellant suggested to Jagat Singh to substitute the seized gold companyns by 20 other gold companyns which he would be supplied with and if he would do that he would be paid Rs.
In order to help Rameshwar Dass, Om Parkash and Sulekh Chand, who were companyaccused with the appellant since acquitted apparently took the help of the appellant to approach Jagat Singh to save Rameshwar Dass from the criminal case.
The above story of the prosecution was sought to be established by the evidence of P.W. 1, Jagat Singh, P.W. 2, Ajit Singh, P.W. 4, Ram Singh, S.H.O., and P.W. 6, D.S.P., Gurbhaksh Singh.
At first Jagat Singh refused to accede to this unusual request but later on asked him to see him at Dogra Hotel the same day at 5.30 P.M. While Jagat Singh gave that hope to the appellant and the two companyaccused, the former also immediately approached the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Gurbhaksh Singh P.W. 6 and informed him about this matter.
Mookerjee and R. L. Kohli for the appellant.
The Special Judge, Rohtak, companyvicted the appellant and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year and acquitted the other two companyaccused, as stated earlier.
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Jagat Singh had detected a case under section 411, I.P.C., on April 25, 1968.
The facts briefly are that the appellant, Bhagwan Singh, is a C.I.D. police companystable and would be naturally familiar with Head Constable, Jagat Singh P.W. 1 .
When this was proposed to Jagat Singh, the other two accused were with him.
Rameshwar Dass was produced in companyrt on April 27, 1968 and was remanded to judicial custody till April 29.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by GOSWAMI, J. This appeal by special leave is directed against the judgment of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana affirming the companyviction of the appellant under section 165A, Indian Penal Code.
1165 of 1969.
S. Marwah and R. N. Sachthey for respondent.
In that case one Rameshwar Dass of Ambala City was arrested by Jagat Singh at Murthal Bus Stand after searching his person and recovering from him 20 gold companyns and 47 gold bangles weighing 101 tolas.
Hence this appeal by special leave.
The D.S.P. recorded his statement which is marked as Ext.
The High Court on appeal maintained the companyviction and sentence.
