1,8 53 10 and he also has number paid this bill.
150 The respondent admitted his liability.
Appeal by special leave from the judgment and order dated December 24, 1965 of the Punjab High Court, Circuit Bench at Delhi in Criminal Appeal No.
To them he owed Rs.
236 of 1966.
Debobrata Mukherjee, O. P. Malhotra and R. N. Sachthey, for the appellant.
16 D of 1964.
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Appeal No.
2,876.20.
Later, he was posted at Delhi from 1955 to 1958 and at Delhi he obtained goods on credit from M s Empire Stores and during the period of about three years he purchased goods worth Rs.
He also purchased goods on credit from M s Sylco, who are cloth merchants as well as tailors.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by Sikri, C.J The basic facts in this appeal, by special leave, are number in dispute and the only question involved is whether on the facts, as found, the respondent should be companyvicted under Section 5 2 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 hereinafter referred to as the Act .
K. Daphtary and H. K. Puri, for the respondent.
He owed Rs.
While he was posted at Amritsar during the year 1954 55 he obtained on credit petrol from a petrol pump and the bill came to Rs.
It is stated that the respondent did number pay this bill.
These bills the respondent has also number paid.
