{"id":233900,"date":"1915-07-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1915-07-29T18:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/in-re-victor-d-souza-vs-unknown-on-30-july-1915"},"modified":"2016-09-23T09:47:50","modified_gmt":"2016-09-23T04:17:50","slug":"in-re-victor-d-souza-vs-unknown-on-30-july-1915","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/in-re-victor-d-souza-vs-unknown-on-30-july-1915","title":{"rendered":"In Re: Victor D. Souza vs Unknown on 30 July, 1915"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Madras High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">In Re: Victor D. Souza vs Unknown on 30 July, 1915<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_citations\">Equivalent citations: 30 Ind Cas 440<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_bench\">Bench: Ayling, Tyabji<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<pre><\/pre>\n<p>ORDER<\/p>\n<p>1. The marriage between P.W. No. 2 is sufficiently proved, and is not in dispute. The facts found do not amount in law to connivance. It is argued that accused should have been asked if he were an European British subject under Section 454(2), Criminal Procedure Code, but having regard to Section 537, Criminal Procedure Code, this, even if correct, is not a sufficient ground for interference.<\/p>\n<p>2. No other point is argued.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>3. The petition is dismissed.\n<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madras High Court In Re: Victor D. Souza vs Unknown on 30 July, 1915 Equivalent citations: 30 Ind Cas 440 Bench: Ayling, Tyabji ORDER 1. The marriage between P.W. No. 2 is sufficiently proved, and is not in dispute. The facts found do not amount in law to connivance. 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