60 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
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*CRIMINAL LAW AMENDMENT BILL
The Minister of Law (Dr. Ambedkar): I beg to move for leave to introduce a Bill further to amend the Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance, 1944.
Mr. Deputy Speaker: The question is :
“That leave be granted to introduce a Bill further to amend the Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance, 1944.”
The motion was adopted.
Dr. Ambedkar: I introduce the Bill.
**CRIMINAL LAW AMENDMENT BILL
The Minister of Law (Dr. Ambedkar) : I beg to move :
“That the Bill further to amend the Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance, 1944, be taken into consideration.”
[S HRIMATI D URGABAI in the Chair .]
The object of this measure is to replace Ordinance No. III of 1950, which is called the Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance, 1950. This Ordinance No. III of 1950 was passed in order to add a new section 9A to the Original Ordinance XXXVIII of 1944. The history of this Ordinance No. XXXVIII of
1944 may be helpful to hon. Members in order to understand why exactly the Ordinance III of 1950 was enacted.
During the war the Government of India as well as the Government of the various Provinces had entrusted public property and public funds into the hands of certain persons such as contractors and officers of Government. It was found that some of these persons who were entrusted with Government property and funds had committed certain defalcations and consequently in order to try the delinquents
- P. D. Vol. 2, Part II, 14th February 1950, p. 538.
** Ibid, 28th February 1950, pp. 983-84.