SANT RAM Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) BHAGWAN Din, J. The revisionist Sant Ram was posted and worked as Qurk Amin in Co-operative Societies at Block Development Office Sardhana, District Meerut. His duty was to collect loan ad vanced to the members of the societies. In discharge of his duties in year 1978 he collected Rs. 7740/- from 15 members but deposited Rs. 1214/- only in the Treasury and thereby misappropriated Rs. 65261-and converted the same t o his own use.

(2.) IV Additional Judicial Magistrate, Meerut tried him under Section 409, I. P. C. He was of the view that the accused had committed the offence of embezzlement and misappropriation and therefore con victed and sentenced to R. I. for a term of six months. Against the order of his con viction the accused preferred an appeal before the Sessions Judge which was non suited. Hence the present revision.

(3.) THE revision is dismissed on merit. However, the substantive sentence is con verted to a fine of Rs. 1,000/ -.