Ramanlal later mentioned this matter to his friend Champaklal, the companyplainant, and the two decided to trap the accused persons disbelieving their professed power to du plicate numberes.
Thereafter Ramanlal and Champaklal informed the police.
The three accused arrived duly.
They were thereafter prosecuted for the offence of an attempt to cheat upon a companyplaint lodged by Champaklal with the result already mentioned.
Appeal by special leave from the judgment and order dated August 26, 1957, of the Bombay High Court in Criminal Appeal No.
The three accused persons approached one Ramanlal and the third accused told Ramanlal that accused Nos.
The State then appealed to the High Court at Bombay and the High Court set aside the order of acquittal and restored the order passed by the learned Magistrate.
20,000 for duplicating and a date was fixed when it was to be done.
Champaklal promised to find currency numberes for Rs.
1 and 2 were proficient in duplicating currency numberes and they were prepared to do it for Ranlanal who should take advantage of the offer.
100 each from the bag and gave them to the appellant.
1208 of 1955, arising out of the judgment and order dated March 31, 1955, of the Sessions Judge, Baroda, in Criminal Appeal No.
As soon as the appellant bad taken the money, Champaklal gave the pre arranged signal and the police came into the room and arrested all the accused persons.
on a carpet and the first accused, the appellant, asked Champaklal to produce the currency numberes.
The police hid themselves in the house of Ramanlal where it had been fixed with the accused that the duplicating would be done.
The third accused then asked Ranianlal to think over the matter and promised to companye again.
The second accused spread bottles, blank papers, etc.,
13 of 1955.
Champaklal who was carrying a bag supposed to companytain the promised currency numberes worth Rs.
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Appeal No.
K Ramamurthi and J. B. Dadachanji, for the appellant.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by SARKAR, J. The appellant and two others were companyvicted by a Magistrate under s. 420 read with ss.
55 of 1955.
On appeal the accused persons were acquitted by a Sessions Judge.
The third accused again came as promised and met Rtamanlal and Champaklal.
20,000, took out two currency numberes of Rs.
Ganapathy Iyer and R. H. Dhebar, for the respondent.
511 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and each was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for 12 months and a fine of Rs.
April 19.
500 and in default of payment, a further period of imprisonment for four months.
Accused No.
1 alone has appealed against the order of the High Court to this Court.
