Supreme Court of India

P. Arulswami v. The State of Madras

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Decided 29 August 1966

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The appellant, who was the President of a Panchayat Board, was charged with an offence under s. 409, I.P. . for not bringing to ’account in the book of the Panchayat Board a sum of Rs. 4,000, belonging to the Board. The trial court was not satisfied that the prosecution had proved the charge and therefore acquitted the appellant but, on appeal, the High Court accepted the prosecution evidence and convicted him. It was contended on behalf of the appellant that the prosecution against him was not maintainable for want of sanction by the State Government tinder s. 106 of the Madras Village…

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