{"id":198803,"date":"1878-02-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1878-02-11T18:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-empress-on-the-prosecution-of-vs-hematulla-on-12-february-1878"},"modified":"2015-10-09T03:01:25","modified_gmt":"2015-10-08T21:31:25","slug":"the-empress-on-the-prosecution-of-vs-hematulla-on-12-february-1878","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-empress-on-the-prosecution-of-vs-hematulla-on-12-february-1878","title":{"rendered":"The Empress On The Prosecution Of &#8230; vs Hematulla on 12 February, 1878"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Calcutta High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">The Empress On The Prosecution Of &#8230; vs Hematulla on 12 February, 1878<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: L Jackson<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_bench\">Bench: L Jackson, Cunningham<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<pre><\/pre>\n<p>JUDGMENT<\/p>\n<p>L.S. Jackson, J.<\/p>\n<p>1. The Deputy Magistrate was bound, under Section 215 of the Criminal Procedures Code, to hear all the witnesses for the prosecution. We direct that he do this, and then pass such order on the case as the evidence appears to him to call for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calcutta High Court The Empress On The Prosecution Of &#8230; vs Hematulla on 12 February, 1878 Author: L Jackson Bench: L Jackson, Cunningham JUDGMENT L.S. Jackson, J. 1. The Deputy Magistrate was bound, under Section 215 of the Criminal Procedures Code, to hear all the witnesses for the prosecution. 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