Supreme Court of India

The State of Punjab v. Kharaiti Lal.

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Reported as [1956] 1 S.C.R. 569
Bench Jagannadhadas and B. P. Sinha JJ.
Decided 8 May 1956

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons aforesaid it must be held that the respondent bad been rightly acquitted, though for wholly wrong reasons.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

East Punjab Essential Services (Maintenance) Act, 1947 (East Punjab AcO XIII of 1947 ), ss. 8, 5, 7-Complaint-Whether it should be authorised by the State Government-Police Act, 1861 (V of 1861), ss. 22, 29-Absence from Police Lines-Neglect of duty­ Whether amounts to abandonment of employment or absence from work. Section 7(3) of the Ea.st Punjab Essential Services (Mainten· a.nee) Act, 194 7, provides that "no court shall take cognisance of any offence under this Act except upon complaint in writing ma.de by a person authorised in this behalf by the State Government". Held, that the law

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