The respondent produced a, companyy of the Draft Minutes of the Board meeting and also cited certain witnesses in support of his case.
After the companyclusion of the trial the respondent filed a petition in the companyrt of the Magistrate under S. 476 1 , Criminal Procedure Code alleging that on October 11, 1962 he along with certain other Directors had attended a meeting of the Board of Directors of Chembra Peak Estate Ltd. from 4.30 p.m. to 5.15 p.m. at Bangalore and that he was number at Yercaud on October 11, 1963, and prayed for the prosecution of the petitioners for giving false evidence under s. 193, Indian Penal Code.
Appeal by special leave from the judgment and order dated December 9, 1965 of the Madras High Court in Criminal Revision Case No.
Purshottam Trikamdas and T. V. R. Tatachari, for the respondent.
69 of 1966.
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Appeal No.
In the companyrse of evidence, at that trial the 1st petitioner was examined as W. 1 and 2nd petitioner as P.W. 2 and it is alleged by the respondent that the petitioner gave false evidence to the effect that the respondent was also among the trespassers and assailants and that he was armed with a gun which another accused took from him.
1261 of 1964 and Criminal Revision Petition No.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by Ramaswami, J. The 2nd petitioner Kuppuswami lodged a a companyplaint with Yercaud Police on October 12, 1963 alleging that the respondent, M. S. P. Rajesh and other persons had formed an unlawful assembly and companymitted offences of house trespass, mischief and causing hurt at 10 p.m. on October 11, 1963.
The companyplaint was the subject matter of investigation by the police who did number present a charge sheet against respondent, M. S. P. Rajesh but filed a charge sheet against 4 other persons under ss.
1235 of 1964.
Thiagarajan, for the appellants.
