IN THE HIGH COURT 0;» KARNATAKA AT BANGALVCi§{E "--vv
SATED TEES THE 5TH DAY OF' Novamflagafi. .
B€F()RE
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" V' CRLJX. FILED U/S 3?'8 CFERC ?RAYiNG TO SET ASIDE
'i§HE JUDGMENT (BF ££CQ{,fITT&L D'? .25--i1-2665 PASSEB BE'
"'"':':»~:E PRL.C.J.{JR'.DN.} 85 JMFC, TIMPUR, IN <:.c,Nm14a;e1,
ACIQUITTENG THE RESPOND'ENT~ACCUSED FOR THE Qmgwca:
P/U,/S138 OF m.Ac'r. *
THIS APPEAL COMING 024 mg ::1CTAT:Nc3;;s--:::}:§':§é;E:§§*:?.
THIS BAY, THE: COURT DELIVERED THE F0LLow;§;£3;, '
JUDGMEfif"~7
The a?P€lIa3:1t compiailiant V}4:L':1é7s_I?.<3m6
appeal chaficnging the '-dategi befissed VV
in C.C.No.1 145/200: ;;y.;1m §3x:g_1gc (..i'r';x:}n)'& JMFC,
Tiptur -acqmffing the fC%1é)Oif1C1'%€§i1::i Vx:::§';'iiil_:_1:tc€ punishable
under Section him for the said
ofi:"e;1ct§, ' '
2. u'i'I_:;é _ceVi:-s{:"V appcilant harem is that the
ms.;&§;rid€nt bdirafifid sum 9:" R$.1E:S,G(),€}O(}[-- fmum him on
.A 5;3.f2@§ii..a--:~;&..issued a post dated cheque] EXP-1 dated 5«4«
Bank of India, Arasikcrc Branch; when
Wés presented for coflecfion through his banker,
;'&»1£?:fc1%i11£s C-0--0p€rat:ive Baxzk, Tiptur, the said cheque came
iiifihflllflflifid with endorsement 'funds insuffictient',
-~v-Therefore, €116 agpellant herein caused Ixatiéfi to the
refipondcnt, the notice sent to msyonéent uztlder RPAD
,1
mtumed with sham 'aédressee is um: found beeat
time', hawfivcr, the notice sent. under Certificate of
deemed to have been scrvcci 1:11.. file ba_t" V'
respenétsnt faiied to issue any r%:..:pl§,i'_"1i<;3r 'maaé
cheque amount. Thercfort: L'
against the rsspondcfit for under
Sc:ction138 «of N.I.Act.V ._the appcliant got
cxamzilmd hi:I1;1sc?f as P.W.2 and got
marked the: respondent in
suppcigi «pf Ai3§i z~57,d.§%i?:t;faC:%_«:”c:;a3niz1ed himself as D.W.1 and
c:xa333i13€ €i<. marked docz13:3;2::nts–Ex. D~1 to
10.’ ;’l’i1€.:. Cgéift af’t6:rvgei;t1g through the materials placz-itzi
‘V béfbrc aéqgittcd respondent for the abevc said offence,
A fi*2’;:§e has come: up with this appeal:
3.’ the arguments czaf Counsel for bath the parties
anci fiezfiscd tbs rscords. T116 point that arises far my
€:a:3n_§1’c1cration is, Whether flflfi’. order of acquittal passed by
VA .. triai Court is proper and (“:{Z¥I’I’€C'{T?
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4. Admittedly, them is no dispute between the paities
as to the issuance: cf the Cheque and signature of
found thereon arid further, {here i$ no dispute_.A’£’;i1at’A ~
Cheque came to be éishonoured whrtzl i¥Z”‘fi.’5V.’e”i§I’f.?.V’§§1P3,’L¥’.IVl”c1’t’¢’2§A. fer
encashmcnt. According to appeflaiat, ‘i:’eépoi1I”ié:fii $’ss;ie:.q
the said cheque towards cf
borrowed by him. On the 0_t_IiiE:r:_ jiiagtzd, specific
defence of the rcspoV11″€h§i1t’ 2000 he
has issued signer}. <:heq1_n3–*.:§::{ari:1g EXP-1 drawn
on Stégtc _fizéia3»_"2§ra3ikeI*e branch to the appcliant
with amount and to give the samt:
to {}’;’:enAtal Ifisufzifice Company towards the payment of the
pmmitlm of his thmc: lorries, but iglstead
fesptjxxfiéni s;fii{} ‘ to have paid the insuran’ cc amoum: on his
0&3 the said Chfiqilfl »~– Ex.P–1 with hhn, Iaffir
Q11, Tesponzicnt asked the complainant to I’€f.12I’E1 the
c’h.cc;i2e cm several occasizms but tbs accused field that he
__]:ias miapiacézd the cheque, but got filéfi camqplaint by
misusing the sams. in supmfi of his d€ifE:I}.C€:, the
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mspoadfint has mainly relied on £*3x.D.1 lczttm’ ‘by
appellant to the respondent, wherein thz: V’
admittcid ma: them is no iegally reccvsrabifg%ifi§:$’§V:.§;.ziiié::é’«.t1*if:
cheque] Ex.P~1, but according to
concocted document and W.é:;3V:”p;cpaitd_ it ‘LEICVV
claim cf the appcflagt, hqwc§€r_ “$5 of thti
apptiiant fmiind 03:1 fiisputed by 1:116:
appellant. F12ri;¥:1s=:;f, fif{§fl1 fljré ” made to the
rcspbndeng ” in his cross
exan1i;;1ati0I1’r§tspa:m}:1<3¢z1t is said to have
collectcci from the appellant anti made
use__§(3f flue saiim to CI'§i3.'{i€ EX.£)~3,. However, there is no
on record by the appcllani: to establish thfi
cii*ti;;§:£1V;é;t»%i;é3.v<:¢;§*;;V;"x%t}*l1<3zv:i:{1 the safi paper reached in to the
hasfids vs}? mspofidant and unciexstanding if any between
ii¥:1(=t appeilant and responéent is not explameé befon: ihe
" as such this said cmxtfinfifin ef the: appeilant 0311119:
befiavtzd. Qf camss, fllfiiffi is a presumption available in
favfiur 0f the ccmpiaitzant that the ascuscd issutzd cheque
towajxrls re;3aymentT 0f icgally recoverable debt <:r:f.-=__t_3t.hn:':r
liability and it is for the respondent/accnscci to
3333112. in the instant case {ha rtspandent *
Ex.}I}–1 has Iflbuttfid tha €Vid€fl£_IE*L~~Qf thfl"é§'i}f§¢li§§ii1t4_' .aI;.g;§ '
primafaci-5: showtrd before the Couit tijéxé';t11ér¢"is;11f§ ir::géii£y
recavcrabie debt or other 1:I1<;'im:'thc ,P#1 L'
and thus it was far firm appflflafiit-.tQ prov€: i1i=:§_cas;9;. But in
the instant case, the ;_i;a;<.1S"V–ifé2ij£flr3'd_ to ciischarge his
burden anti to pmvs h::f02"–t; said Ex.D–1
is a __ ';}_1r:1:'€ is nething on mcord to
disb<:1iex?&._t}1s cieféficé the rcspoxxdcnt. in View ef
thegfact failed to prove': that there is iegafly
" dgtbt c3rV';3'»"1§I;<::' liability under the chaquf: 1 E3x.P– I,
i§31'<}pc1' to further leek inio the findings 9f the
évifh respect tcs ths capacity 01" fhéft appeilant to
iémti iizfiiiey, The appellant had failed to pmve by-zfam Cictsurt
I'fi§341;:i"f§$'2IJ(}11€¥.€Ii'£ haé commiitcd an affence punishable ¥.1i!I}.d€1'
Sectiaiz 138 of NLACL '¥'hez'ef0rt:, E de net find any goon'?
grounds is intmfctm with the order of acquittal passgéc£.::'§;s.y7'%I§1e
trial Court. 3 ' V V
Accordingiya appeal is ciismisscdggs dpééiiié é
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