In Brief
A bank messenger was convicted under Section 324 IPC for stabbing two persons with a broken bottle, causing simple injuries. He was discharged from service relying on Section 10(1)(b)(i) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, which allows discharge for conviction of offences involving moral turpitude. The High Court set aside the discharge. The Supreme Court affirmed the High Court's order, but on different grounds: the Court held that the conviction did not involve moral turpitude because there was no motive to cause death, the injuries were simple in nature, and the offence did not shock the moral conscience of society. Therefore, discharge was not justified under the statute.
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