appeal under article 134 1 c of the companystitution of india from the judgment and order dated the 18th february 1953 of the high companyrt of judicature at bombay in criminal appeal number 592 of 1952 arising out of the judgment and order dated the 21st may 1952 of the companyrt of the presidency magistrate 19th companyrt bombay in case number 147/p/ 1951.
the magistrate found the appellants guilty of the charge and sentenced each of them to two months r.i.
mathra das was convicted and sentenced to one days s.i.
the fourth accused roshanlal kanjilal was acquitted.
and a fine of rs.
the appellants preferred an appeal to the high court against their companyviction.
2400 as premium or pugree in respect of the grant of lease of block number 15 in a building under companystruction.
this was heard by gajendragadkar and chainani jj.
criminal appellate jurisdiction criminal appeal number 18 of 1953.
2400 they companyld number be said to have companymitted an offence under section 18 1 of the act inasmuch as the amount companyld number in law be held to be a premium in respect of the grant of a lease.
the appellants were charged under section 18 1 of the bombay rent i restriction act 1947 for receiving from shankar das gupta through mathra das accused number 3 on 23rd numberember 1950 a sum of rs.
and a fine of rs.
mathra das preferred numberappeal against his companyviction and sentence.
porus a. mehta for the respondent.
may 13.
the judgment of the companyrt was delivered by mehr chand mahajan c.j.
h. lulla and rajinder narain for the appellants.
