Madras High Court
Muthia Naick And Two Ors. vs The King-Emperor on 19 July, 1917
Equivalent citations: (1918)ILR 41MAD323
ORDER
1. Petitioners' vakil contends that the composition of an offence under Section 345 of the Code of Criminal Procedure with one of several accused persons has the effect of an acquittal of all the accused persons. We can find nothing in the section to support this interpretation and if this is really the meaning of the learned Judges in Chandra Kumar Das v. The Emperor (1902) 7 C.W.N., 176, we must respectfully dissent. No other authority is quoted by petitioner.
2. The petition is dismissed.