Criminal Misappropriation

Ss. 409/109 & 467-Criminal misappropriation-Forgery-Government servant entrusted with money to purchase certain goods, fabricating false cash memo. showing inflated quantity of goods at fictitious rate of purchase and thereby misappropriating certain sum-Cash memo. definitely opined by Handwriting Expert to be forged in the handwriting of accused-Expert's opinion corroborated by presence of impression of seal of accused's office on cash memo and such affixation of seal not possible without knowledge and assistance of accused-Accused's guilt, held, satisfactorily established- Petition for leave to appeal rejected.

S. 409-Criminal misappropriation-Accused, Cashier in Government Office, withdrawing money but not paying it to official entitled to receive and making entry in cash book showing disbursement in favour of person entitled Legitimate inference, held, rightly drawn that accused dishonestly misappropriated money.