{"id":240992,"date":"1914-10-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1914-10-12T18:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mahajan-sheikh-vs-emperor-on-13-october-1914"},"modified":"2016-10-14T08:55:34","modified_gmt":"2016-10-14T03:25:34","slug":"mahajan-sheikh-vs-emperor-on-13-october-1914","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mahajan-sheikh-vs-emperor-on-13-october-1914","title":{"rendered":"Mahajan Sheikh vs Emperor on 13 October, 1914"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Calcutta High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Mahajan Sheikh vs Emperor on 13 October, 1914<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_citations\">Equivalent citations: (1915) ILR 42 Cal 708<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: J A Teunon<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_bench\">Bench: Jenkins, Teunon<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<pre><\/pre>\n<p>JUDGMENT<\/p>\n<p>Jenkins, C.J. and Teunon, J.<\/p>\n<p>1. Under Section 75 of the Code of Criminal Procedure the seal of the Court is essential to the validity of a warrant. The absence of a seal in this case made the warrant void and there, consequently, was no legal arrest. We, therefore, make the Rule absolute. If the petitioners are on bail, the bail will be discharged; if in custody, they will be released.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calcutta High Court Mahajan Sheikh vs Emperor on 13 October, 1914 Equivalent citations: (1915) ILR 42 Cal 708 Author: J A Teunon Bench: Jenkins, Teunon JUDGMENT Jenkins, C.J. and Teunon, J. 1. Under Section 75 of the Code of Criminal Procedure the seal of the Court is essential to the validity of a warrant. 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