Supreme Court of India
The State of Punjab v. Kharaiti Lal.
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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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