The Criminal Law Journal of India 1926

Before the Committing Magitrate the complainant's Counsel took the Some argument has been addressed to us as to - the duty of a Committing Magistrate line that he did not ask the Magistrate to in cases of this kind and we have been rely on the witnesses named in the First referred to a number of cases bearing doReport but wished to rest his case mainly the subject. [...] Section 213 uses the expression not sufficient grounds for committing the accused." This expression is quite different 4rorn such expressions as " the case not proved" or " the accused are innocent." I agree with the view of Lindsay J. that when after hearing the evidence for the defence the Magistrate comes to the coelusion that their evidence rebuts that prduced for the prosecution o [...] The District Magitrate on being moved apparently WaS of opinion that this authority was applieable and he referred the case to thiS Court With the recommendation that the sanction of the Local Government may be applied for to put the complaint completely in order. [...] Mulltek J.—A dispute having arisen between the Hindus and Muhammadans residing within the CantOnment of Dinspur regarding the use of a ghat on the river Sone the Sub-Divisional Magistrate of Dinapore on the 14th January last issued two orders which form the subject of the present applications before us. [...] The charge was one under s. 302 of the Indian Penal Code and was in regard to the death of Sub-Inspector Jhamman Singh on whose head the accused was alleged to have struck two blows when he was engaged in making or attempting to make a search in the house of a cousin of the accused.