RAMARAO & ANR. versus NARAYAN & ANR.

RAMARAO & ANR. versus NARAYAN & ANR.

The Registrar's nominee is not a court under s. 195 CrPC; sanction of Registrar is not necessary for IPC prosecutions and s. 465 IPC is not repealed by Maharashtra Act s. 146(p); the offences and procedural requirements are distinct and cumulative.

Parties
Appellant: RAMARAO & ANR.; Respondent: NARAYAN & ANR.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
20 December 1968
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Supreme Court Final Disposition
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Forgery, Jurisdiction, Sanction for Prosecution, Repeal by Implication
Criminal Law Cooperative Societies Law Forgery Jurisdiction Sanction for Prosecution Repeal by Implication

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Parties

RAMARAO & ANR.

Appellant

NARAYAN & ANR.

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Supreme Court Final Disposition

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the nominee of the Registrar under s. 95 of Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act is a 'court' under s. 195 of Code of Criminal Procedure
  2. 2 Whether sanction of the Registrar is required for prosecution under ss. 465 and 471 IPC
  3. 3 Whether offences under ss. 465 and 471 IPC are repealed pro tanto by s. 146(p) of Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act

Ratio Decidendi

The Registrar's nominee is not a court under s. 195 CrPC; sanction of Registrar is not necessary for IPC prosecutions and s. 465 IPC is not repealed by Maharashtra Act s. 146(p); the offences and procedural requirements are distinct and cumulative.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • No prosecution under IPC requires Registrar's sanction; nominee is not a 'court' for s. 195 CrPC purposes.