The appellant before us by special leave was charged as follows by the Presidency Magistrate of Bombay: "I.B. P. Saptarshi, Presidency Magistrate 6th Court, Mazaagaon, Bombay, do hereby charge you: Karnal Singh S/o Uttam Singh as follows: "That you on or about the 20th day of February, 1968 at Bombay along with one Balwant Singh s/o Uttam Singh who has absconded, at 171, Kazi Sayyed Street, being entrusted with certain property to wit M/Lorry No. 7372 valued at Rs. 52,000/ belonging to the complainant Shankar Dhondiba Sutar as driver committed criminal breach of trust in respect of the said property and aided and abetted to the absconding accused in commission of the said offence and thereby committed an offence punishable under Sec.