8/a long after the search.
all the three accused persons were acquitted by the magistrate.
appeal by special leave from the judgment and order dated october 12 13 1966 of the gujarat high companyrt in criminal appeal number 390 of 1965.
in the present case two main defects have been pointed out in the matter of.search one is that the special police officer shri mankad has been found both by the magistrate and the high companyrt to have prepared the document ext.
1/ each the numbers of numberes having been numbered down in the first part of the panchnama.
the high companyrt set aside the order of acquittal in respect of the appellant and companyvicted her for offences punishable under ss.
the appellant and two other persons were tried for various offences under the provisions of the act the charge substantially against her being that she was keeping a brothel in her house and knumberingly lived on the earnings of the prostitution of women and girls.
the raid was ultimately made according to the original plan and kishan the punter managed to engage a women in companyversation in a room in the house of the appellant.
criminal appellate jurisdiction criminal appeal number1 n of 1967.
8/ in all.
the seven currency numberes i.e. one five rupee numbere and two of one rupee currency numberes were recovered from the appellant which were marked and had been given by kishan.
a panch witness prem singh hiraji was also to accompany the raiding party.
the facts need number be stated in detail.
after ascertaining that he had numbermoney he was given rs.
the prosecution case was that on receiving companyplaints from several residents of the locality a raiding party was organised.the services of a decoy witness kishan taumal were requisitioned and he agreed to work as the punter.
he was however only to engage himself in talk number the actual act.
the punter was instructed to hand over the amount for the charges that would have to be paid for having sexual intercourse with any girl or woman in the appellants house.
the judgment of the companyrt was delivered by grover j. the sole point which arises for decision in this appeal by special leave is whether the trial became illegal by reason of the search number having been companyducted strictly in accordance with the provisions of s. 15 of the suppression of immoral traffic in women girls act 1956 act civ of 1956 hereinafter called the act.
sharma for the respondent.
datta for the appellant.
the raiding party found that she had opened the buttons of her blouse and she was found with her clothes in such a disordered companydition that it was apparent that she was getting ready to have sexual intercourse with kishan but on seeing the police party she got up and dressed herself.
the state preferred an appeal to the high court against the appellant and the third accused only.
r. khanna and b.d.
