The State vs C.P. Singh And Ors. on 19 August, 1954
14. Reliance was placed upon a decision of a single Judge of this Court in the case of -- 'State v. Surajdeo Sinha', AIR 1954 Pat 80 (A). The provisions of the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1952, came to be considered in that case in the following circumstances. In the course of commitment enquiry before a Magistrate, an application was filed on 25-7-1952, for the examination of one Mr. Mahadevan on commission on the ground of his serious illness. This application was allowed on 31-7-1952, and Mr. Mahadevan was examined on three dates in August, 1952. Now, the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1952, received the assent of the President of India on 28-7-1952, and was published in the Bihar Gazette of 7-8-1952. In pursuance of the provisions of Section 6 of that Act, the State Government made the appointment of Special Judges on 28-8-1952, and, on 9-9-1952, the proceedings which were pending before the Magistrate were transferred to the Special Judge appointed under the Criminal Law Amendment Act.