High Court Karnataka High Court

Shanthi Homes Private Limited vs S K Screwvala on 26 March, 2008

Karnataka High Court
Shanthi Homes Private Limited vs S K Screwvala on 26 March, 2008
Author: N.Ananda
1 CRLP. NO. 3701 IIWI

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BEFORE
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2. ORLF. NO. 37015001

[By Sari: B K SAMPA , 

CI'LL.E' FILED U.r'S.432 c11.y.c at THE ADVOCATE FOR
THE vmrxrxonms PEI-WING mm THIS .HON'BLE COURT'
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The petitioners arreiytgd 'eai  f':.&c$'-.-.91". 1" to 3
in C.1':'..Na.22616r' 99 penn?;3.Vn«¢'V_ " offences
punishable under    V'  filed
this patitinn   V:a:t.:"<§s:c=a.£adin:gs pending

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2. '.I'h_e_ 1.t§"&a-:;iec1V'v--.I-ia:.gi'~:§Li:::ate ttzsuk cognizance,

xar,:'ia':~:fi.»ad Vvstatémfiat' of complairmnt and issued

pro-:: e*'~:,;;s"' ::t1:;'e:.4'ޢ'L;used. Against tha said order:

  ;5a t:,:i.t: _ .' in borders this court in

--43.;-;J:.4.4'E*g.1%.1e='.Z';9.:2%.-"9. This ceurt fear-4 'cue erde:-.: ef

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V   V. _  zarme was totally mechanical .

 tbs matter was remitted back to learned

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Hagistrata to apply his mind and pass appropriate

orders in tarma nf Chapter XV. Theraaftnr, learngd

my "WV

and reggrdad éflérfi,

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order was challenged in Crl.P.Nbg2592f2OUi;fqTfiifi f

caurt noticing the ardar was §reyl£c&.r&f' fih9'rr

earlier order, set aaide the hang ard romi§fi§d,;flev%

matter back to learned Hggistrfitfi wrtfi a rpafiific

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éfiérfi

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ciéfit groumd to

exiatance er orh§rwifia~ir§£z$u£ii
procead. Th§:pa£fici%;9arn§fi*fi§giétrata has passed

thy impugnefi,urd§rf.<r'r 

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petiti¢naua_anfiriaarnad counsel for réapahdént.

v.5. 'Thar 'I§arn9d. counsel for petitiunera

  *ma»_.4_t:rir:augh avarmants or camplaint and sworn

Wwffi rrarar§m$h£"find documenta filad along with complaint



r,j~_"'».'V_g;g§efi§n£w$.E'1}?a-n. cheques were next honoured.

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considered the worn statement and complaint.

 the learned counsel for respondent 

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T. In the sworn at-atamant,:’.__
atated that patiticner 21¢!-E*:._.2.._V 3
Dire-c1:»c:-rs r:-f tirst petitioner

Qffarad. certain

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of    gs...    ma   5.

inn tallment aura

P.a.2,BI:I,.0C-CI.-‘-V-__ Vczhungas to the
patitianera V;1’:”~*.=.eca_%iL1:rjt”‘vr.b_’uj-:v5t’«’E..I5-executed. During the
year 1996 raajgaérdant ‘&ppr’6;-flared petitioner nos. 2

tr s=::’m-~ +.-2~e’=

arm-v1~

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fir-Vdj act was mt approved. When
1,°§aj:<:-nds1i'f;' daria-xiéied petitioner: to pay bar}: money,

ix'-'c3.3..2 amzi 3 issued twa cheques. On

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tha liability into loan liability and agreed to

gay interest. They did not pay any interest {us

agreed; As 5. result; reg.=g¢n_e:;1; naithmz get; 4…1,E1;.éi
pl-at rm:-1: his money. Ccan11:':.'Laif1an* has 313-: m'r';i'" a

reference to agreement dated 29.12__.,$}.'J'_g

8. In the impugned “:iV’._»’1′:dze1:,flV. fiha

Magistrate would any ihrapifosfifinted

raspendent ta sell 5: site n~.e*:9.e§.3.ri.*;r,; 10090 sq ft;
fox R3.17,5|3,C’CIfJ!” __ 1;e.i§1’a:;nt paid

Rs . 5. -as .. cow- fin-vi: 1; ugavance. But
the p-mtir:ic;{1a.;1:v.sA””V..%i’.i.i§:,:’_ ‘their promise.
Imstead thefif -for the said aum.

Cheques $:aa1:e’A”‘:uo-tv’ Therefore, learned

ennui: » i’n-.1-:1Vuc,9£.A __ primn faczie proceed against:

:::”‘;:_atiti§$nAe§:;:s ‘c§f’fenca punishable under section
pf a comparative reading cf the

e;1«}§$r£;’u».:a:tia:.Ljeuiifint and impugned nrdar I find those

fa’u,r;:’r;.a :1:-a I_1g1_: gtuteci in the sworn statement.
iafuré “p-:1:«511r;;’ tha irrrp”u.gned ardar the ‘-

6 CIILJF. NO. 3701 KIWI

Magistratsac has n-at lcukad into sworn statement.

Therefmce, petition is accepted.

‘Liza impugned order: in set: aside.

-amittad hack to the learned I£ag*iatra.e.w««.?§_#’;:.f Ag;-a–

cansisrmration frcm the stage of

atatemsent in tha light of t:.b.e.__. oh§i’¢%§’:’fi’atir;:ia;VA.

herein and in accordance with
The learned Hagiatérgfie f_:aI;é.i1.__ ‘é::<::%1§teIic1§rVA tha

._v-amennts at aomplgint =,§':#ro.i::n'°"~v§t§é.1i:c§m-ant and