57 3 0 by a credit numbere P. Q. The prosecution case was that this companysignment never reached the Central Tractor Organisation and that the appellant had removed these goods and had misappropriated them.
200 to the appellant which the Sub Inspector took possession of and then Gurbachan Singh took the party which companysisted of the Sub Inspector, Dharam Vir of the Central Tractor Organisation and witness Kartar Singh to the premises, of Amar Singh at Kotia Khan where iron and steel goods were seized and recovery memos prepared.
25 D of 1953, arising out of the judgment and order dated August 27, 1953, of the Court of the special judge at Delhi in Criminal Case No.
on October 2, and on the following day he paid a further sum of Rs.
handed over to the police and a case was registered against him at the instance of Mr. C. Gera on October 7, 1950.
Appeal by special leave from the judgment and order dated December 6, 1955, of the Punjab High Court Circuit Bench Delhi in Criminal Appeal No.
He was absent from work after October 4, 1950, on the alleged ground of illness but he was sent for on October 7, and appeared before the Director of Administration Mr. F. C. Gera and he gave an explanation that he the appellant had lost the Railway Receipt along with another Railway Receipt and blank credit numberes which had been signed by the Petrol and Transport Officer.
After this explanation the appellant was.
He also stated that he did number know that the goods companyered by that Railway Receipt had been cleared.
3 of 1953.
The appellant paid Rs.
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Appeal No.
2,332 4 0 for demurrage by means of credit numberes P. N. and P. 0.
A.I.R. 1934 Cal, 425.
The companysignment had been lying at the Railway depot for a companysiderable time and the Central Tractor Organisation was, before taking the delivery, making efforts to have the wharfage and demurrage charges reduced but it only succeeded in getting a reduction of Rs.
On the following day, that is, October 8, 1950, the appellant made a statement to Sub Inspector Sumer Shah Singh that he had given the goods to Gurbachan Singh who was traced and in the presence of this Sub Inspector who was number in uniform at the time Gurbachan Singh handed over Rs.
L. Anand, and S. N. Anand, for the appellant.
The appellant was employed as an Assistant Store keeper in the Central Tractor Organisation at Delhi and amongst other duties his duty was the taking of delivery of companysignment of goods received by rail for Central Tractor Organisation and in that capacity he is alleged to have misappropriated a major portion of a wagon load of iron and steel weighing about 500 Mds.
J. Umrigar, and R. H. Dhebar, for the respondent.
received at Delhi Railway Station from the Tata Iron Steel Co., Tatanagar, under Railway Receipt No.
114 of 1957.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by KAPUR J. This appeal by special leave is brought against the judgment and order of the High Court of the Punjab companyfirming the order of companyviction of the appellant under s. 5 1 c of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 11 of 1947 hereinafter referred to as the Act .
This companysignment of goods was taken delivery of on October 2, 1950 at the Lahori Gate Depot.
May 21.
039967 dated August 12, 1950.
3 A.I.R. 1934 Sindh 22.
Of the goods companyered by the companysignment seven packages were later recovered from the Lahori Gate Goods Depot.
A.I.R. 1938 Mad.
