1987 (1) TMI 22

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....court to amend the complaint by adding the name of the second respondent already on record, as representing the firm of the first accused, Balaji Chit Funds. The petitioner has filed a complaint against the accused-respondents and another, Ponnuswami, who is since dead, for offences under sections 120B, 193, 420, 468 and 471, Indian Penal Code, and under sections 276(c) and 277 of the Income-ta....

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....hat view, he dismissed the petitions. The petitioner has filed the above petitions invoking the powers of this court under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to permit the petitioner to amend the complaint. The short case of the petitioner is that the first accused, namely, the firm of Balaji Chit Funds, has not been properly described as being represented by Jayaraman, the second ac....

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..... The power under section 482, Criminal Procedure Code, could well be exercised when there is no provision in the Code to meet a particular situation, as in this case. The firm which is an accused, has to be properly described as being represented by the managing partner. After all, these amendments in respect of the description of the first accused cannot in any way affect the other accused who a....