The only witness examined on be half of the companyplainant namely the Legal Advisor of the Charity Commissioner did number give any evidence against them.
The 1st accused admitted the withdrawals mentioned in the companyplaints but his case was that the withdrawals were made from his Hathu Khata, a Khata built up by him and his ancestors and he has put back that amount.,
The 1st accused in both those companyplaints was the Acharya, the 10th was said to be the Mahant and the other accused the associated trustees at the relevant time.
Appeals by special leave from the judgments and orders dated June 25, 1965 and February 20, 1967 of the Gujarat High Court in Cr.
So far as accused 2 to 10 are companycerned there is absolutely numberevidence against them.
828 of 1965 etc.
The State of Gujarat and the Charity Commissioner have brought these appeals after obtaining special leave from this Court.
Urmila Kapoor and S. P. Nayar, for the appellants.
1 1963 A.C. 160.
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Appeals Nos.
2 to 12 of 1968.
Appeals Nos.
It was said that all these trustees were appointed under two different schemes framed by the High Court of Bombay.
It was said that they were the trustees of two trusts known as Shree Swaminarayan Mandir and Narayan Mandir.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by Hegde, J. These appeals arise from two companyplaints field by the Charity Commissioner, State of Gujarat under s. 35 1 read with s. 66 of the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950 which will hereinafter be referred to as the Act .
In those companyplaints 10 accused were proceeded against.
K. Sanghi, for the respondents.
The trial companyrt companyvicted the accused but in appeal the High Court of Gujarat acquitted all of them.
