Evidence of Magistrate

When complainant was cross examined by accused he deposed about his written application as having been presented by him due to some misunderstanding

Complainant stated that accused neither demanded nor received any bribe from him and such was evidence of complainant who was the sole victim of the crime

Evidence of Magistrate, who allegedly conducted raid and caught accused red-handed was in possession of tainted currency notes, could have been at the most corroboratory in nature, if complainant had supported prosecution case

Trial Court dealing with such cases was adequately empowered by statute to acquit accused at any stage of trial under S. 249-A, Cr.P.C., once it had formulated the opinion that further proceedings of trial, because of the attending facts, would be meaningless as to awarding conviction or sentence to accused

Trial Court committed no illegality and had rightly observed that rest of prosecution witnesses were of formal nature and prosecution case would not advance in case they were summoned and recorded, after the complainant had disowned his earlier stance and pushed the case in cul-de-sac

High Court observed that it would be sheer wastage of time and energy if Trial Court proceeded with trial of accused, which would lead to any direction but to his conviction in the trial

Order or judgment of acquittal brought double presumption of innocence to accused after initial one, that everyone innocent till proved otherwise

High Court declined to interfere in the order passed by Trial Court as no material existed

Appeal was dismissed in circumstances.