Appeal under article 132 1 of the Constitution of India from the Judgment and Order dated the 26th June, 1951, of the High Court of Judicature,at Bombay Chagla C. J. and Gajendragadkar J. in Criminal Application No.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by Bose J. The question in this case is whether section 497 of the Indian Penal Code companytravenes articles 14 and 15 of the Constitution.
March 10.
CRIMINAL APPELLANTE JURLSDICTION Case No.
349 of 1951.
B. Dadachanji and Rajinder Narain for respondent No.
The High Court decided against him but granted him a certificate under articles 132 1 and 134 1 c .
As soon as the companyplaint was filed he applied to the High Court of Bombay to determine the companystitutional question mentioned above under article 228 of the Constitution.
The appellant is being prosecuted for adultery under section 497 of the Indian Penal Code.
345 of 1951.
K. Daphtary, Solicitor General for India Porus A. Mehta, with them for respondent No.
A. Peerbhoy, Jindra Lal and I. N. Shroff for the appellant.
