LALARAM Vs. RAMRATAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) ON Lalaram's complaint Netram, Ramratan and Ramjilal were convicted under Section 323 I.P.C. and sentenced to 6 Months' rigorous imprisonment by the Additional Munsiff -Magistrate No. 1, Dholpur. The accused preferred an appeal in the court of the Additional Sessions Judge, Dholpur, in which the State and Lalaram were both impleaded as respondents. The learned Additional Sessions Judge acquitted them by his judgment dated 4.10.1966. The complainant after obtaining special leavers from this Court has preferred' appeal against the judgment of acquittal.

(2.) THE only ground urged by the learned Counsel for the appellant is that the appellate court did not issue any notice to the complainant for the hearing of the appeal and decided it after hearing the learned Counsel for the accused -appellants and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor. The question which merges for consideration is whether the learned Additional Sessions Judge was in error in not issuing a notice to the complainant Lalaram for the hearing of the appeal.

(3.) NO other point having been pressed, this appeal fails and is dismissed.