Theft is likely one of the most typical crimes all around the world. In India as properly, there have been sure provisions and punishments from the time of kings. Now, an advocate has discovered a duplicate of an order pronounced by a court docket in Maharashtra’s Thane 100 years in the past coping with a mango theft case. The case is expounded to the theft and promoting of 185 mangoes by 4 younger males.
The case order is dated July 5, 1924. The order copy was discovered by advocate Poonit Mahimkar whereas shifting from his earlier home in Thane. Mahimkar mentioned that when he opened the bag, he discovered some outdated property papers and a duplicate of the Justice of the Peace’s order.
The three accused have been discovered responsible and have been charged below sections 379/109 of the Indian Penal Code and the case was titled ‘Crown Vs Anjelo Alwares and three others’.Â
The judgement, by Justice of the Peace Fernandes, recounted the prosecution’s case alleging the accused have been caught red-handed whereas plucking mangoes from a discipline belonging to Bostiav Ellis Andraden. Witnesses testified to seeing the accused promoting the stolen mangoes to an area supplier, prompting Andraden to reclaim his property (mangoes) and search authorized motion, reported PTI.
“Considering the whole evidence, I am satisfied that the accused are guilty of the offence of theft. But they are all young men and I have no wish to ruin their life by sentencing them, and they have moreover no previous conviction. Accordingly I convict them under section 379/109 and release them after due admonition,” learn the Justice of the Peace’s order.
Then Justice of the Peace TA Fernandes convicted 4 individuals of mango theft and launched them after admonition, contemplating they have been all younger males and he didn’t wish to spoil their life by sentencing them.
