Sometime later Shakuntala left the house of Patilba and took up residence at Nasik but Anusaya companytinued to live with Patilba and was brought up by him.
The seventh accused, Patilba, is a resident of Aurangabad, and the eighth accused is his wife.
Jai Gopal Sethi, C.L. Sareen and R.L. Kohli, for the appellant, C. Mathur and P. D. Menon, for the respondent.
Appeal by special leave from the judgment and order dated December 20, 1960, of the Bombay High Court in Criminal Apeal No.
July 24.
With special leave the appellant has appealed to this Court.
After the death of Kashinath, Shakuntala brought her infant daughter Anusaya to the house of Patilba and started living with him as his mistress.
Anusaya is the daughter of Shakuntala by her husband Kashinath.
The appellant was the third accused at the trial.
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Appeal No.
The Sessions Judge companyvicted accused Nos.
72 of 1961.
1 to 4 but number of accused No.
I. L. R. 1957 Punjab 2003.
7 and set aside the order of companyviction and sentence against them for the offences punishable under s. 366 read with s. 34 and s. 366A of the Indian Penal Code.
1207 of 1960.
It was the prosecution case that on January 13, 1960, the appellant went to the residence of Patilba and asked him to bring Anusaya and one Chandrakala a woman following the profession of a prostitute to the Gulzar Theatre, and accordingly, Patilba, the eighth accused, Chandrakala and Anusaya went to the Theatre.
The High Court of Bombay entertained appeal of accused Nos.
1 to 4 and 7 of the offences charged against them and sentenced them to suffer rigorous imprisonment for two years for each offence, and acquitted the rest.
Marriage was arranged by Patilba between Anusaya and one Ramlal, but Anusaya declined to live with her husband.
