https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310320 Section 188 of the Criminal Procedure Code, as amended in 1923, was treated as governing offences committed wholly or partly beyond British India, including criminal breach of trust involving sub-pledged property in a Native State. Although Section 181(2) could support inquiry where part of the property was received or retained in British India, the later amendment to Section 188 inserted a non obstante clause that displaced the earlier territorial approach. The court followed the later line of authority and held that a Political Agent's certificate or provincial sanction was required before inquiry. The jurisdictional objection succeeded, and the convictions and sentences were set aside. en-us Fri, 28 Feb 1947 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 18 Oct 2023 18:36:05 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310320 Section 188 of the Criminal Procedure Code, as amended in 1923, was treated as governing offences committed wholly or partly beyond British India, including criminal breach of trust involving sub-pledged property in a Native State. Although Section 181(2) could support inquiry where part of the property was received or retained in British India, the later amendment to Section 188 inserted a non obstante clause that displaced the earlier territorial approach. The court followed the later line of authority and held that a Political Agent's certificate or provincial sanction was required before inquiry. The jurisdictional objection succeeded, and the convictions and sentences were set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 28 Feb 1947 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310320