https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278839 In an appeal against acquittal, the Supreme Court held that the appellate court could convict the accused of an offence different from the one originally charged if the evidence disclosed an offence that could properly be brought within the criminal procedure. The challenge to the High Court's competence was therefore rejected. On the merits, criminal misappropriation under section 403 IPC was not made out because the prosecution failed to prove entrustment, a legal obligation to segregate the collections, or dishonest conversion to personal use. The conviction was unsustainable, and the acquittal was restored. en-us Fri, 11 Oct 1957 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 22 Feb 2019 13:09:50 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278839 In an appeal against acquittal, the Supreme Court held that the appellate court could convict the accused of an offence different from the one originally charged if the evidence disclosed an offence that could properly be brought within the criminal procedure. The challenge to the High Court's competence was therefore rejected. On the merits, criminal misappropriation under section 403 IPC was not made out because the prosecution failed to prove entrustment, a legal obligation to segregate the collections, or dishonest conversion to personal use. The conviction was unsustainable, and the acquittal was restored. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 11 Oct 1957 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278839