MANMAL Vs. STATE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS is a revision against the convictions and sentences of the accused under sec. 186 of the Penal Code.

(2.) THE case for the prosecution is that on the 20th of May, 1945, Dafedar Dhan Singh complainant under orders of Mr. Baney Singh, Hakim of Siwana, accompanied him for the purpose of measuring certain Chabutra in the town of Siwana. Two clerks Bachan Singh and Chander Singh and two Sowars Ram Singh and Akbar Khan also went with him. It is alleged that while Dhan Singh was measuring the Chabutra and its surroundings, the petitioners Manmal, his son Pukhraj, and Lakha along with many other persons formed themselves into a crowd and prevented the Dafedar from taking measurements. THE complaint was filed against II persons of whom eight were acquitted while the petitioners were convicted and sentenced as under: - Manmal: Under sec. 504 of the Penal Code to I month's S. I. and a fine of Rs. 200/ -. Under section 186 of the Penal Code to 15 day's S. I. and a fine of Rs. 230/ -. Pukhraj: Under section 186 of the Penal Code sentenced to a fine of Rs. 100/ -. Lakha: Under section 186 of the Penal Code sentenced to an imprisonment up to the rising of Court and a fine of Rs. 11/ -.