113?! THE HIGH COURT CIF ICSRRNATAIGD; AT BRNGFKLORE
DATED THIS THE RGTH DAY or MARCH 2008 ~f * 3
BEFGRE
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*A ""PETITIONERIl GRL.fl.P.1226f05
V'"(Sri.P.3.M3lipati1, Advocate}
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flnl.R.P.1D3BfU5 is .filed under Section 397
V *aA» =éfid 431 Cr.P.C. to set aside the judgment and
'*"a:der dated 10.6.2605 paasad by the P.0., FTE--I,
Yadgir in Crl.A.Hu.1fU2 confirming the judgment
and ardar dated 6.12.2001 passed by the
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Addl.JHFC., Yadgir in C.C.Na.2T1f0D and acquit
the petitioner at all the charges lev§;19fl_
againat him.
crl.P..P.1226,~'05 in filad under sac-: ;ion~r.V,3'§''i% "
and 4&1 cr.P.c. to madifiy the judgment an&.arder
dated 10.25.2005 passed by the P'.'O'.",~.FT.C'I«-:. Ya;dgi.:i
in crl.A.Na.1f02 and direct, thal raa9andant~,rf
accusafi ta pay' double the cheque "amuunt»_i,a,;,'=
Rs.32.600ffi and cunfirm Vtha c¢Hviation~¥a£ the *
reagmnfient in respect af the ¢ther'a3pagt$,vr,y,
These petitions apming"wfi*f¢r hfiarfinq this
day, the flcurt passed=th3_£pl;awing:¥_
The p&£ifii§fl&r:#c¢ufi$d WiS; cbnvictad..far an
c;Efen»;:1ze .»grL:ir::iP:25A={1;g:ab§VL:ii=;:;"--ui°:':;'4e?r' '3ec?;--i"é:n 133 of N.I.Act
and ia érntanrmi go fiafiergo imprisonment for a
pericd ai#°mfintfi$rrfid.§fl pay fine af Rs.5,0DO/~.
_rFurthg;#'ha is diractad to pay Rs.36,§O0f-- ta the
rgcfimgléinrhtr a5 compansatinn by an order of
¢§nfii§ricfiy§nfi*§entence dated 6.12.2001 passed by
_th-3 ';*a»ud:,1'tm§i'a1 JMFC., 'fadgir, in C.C.No.2'J'1..'OO.
" nTha _said "order at mmnviction and aentence was
°_ch$1L@ngafl by tha accuaad in an appeal. The
x '.2r§siding afficar, Fast Track caurt-1, Yndgir, by
Ian orflar dated 1fl.6.2005 passed in cr1.A.Na.1fO2
cmnfirmefi tha order of conviction for an affence
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punishanln under sac.133 of w.1.Act. However, hp
has set aside the order imposing £in&"n&£n,
Rs.5,fiO0/-- and ornered tn pay cost of Rs.§@0f§n£nfl*nn
tha complainant~PH1 for having fmmnn§.n=§nV,
afifiliantinn naeking reference ,afj*En[fl1 "fié §Efi'if
Handwriting Expert. In adaitian},ne has gitgrndv
the direatinn nf payment nf4nnmgannatinn nnssed
by the trial Caurtjnfinfi7dunn§§§#V,;hatHH§nt qr
Fm.86,v500;'---, any at shall be
paid to the {¢énn;nnnt+?;i{iiwnndnnnha remaining
ammunt nf fin éfignbnz; 5nnnli-nn'forfaitad to the
Statn.
E. "flning'% n§gnia§n§ by the afnrasaid
judgmgnt _and «n:dnr,n nha complainant has filafi
=n_¢rl,fi;?.fi¢.i236f0§HHnhallenging "" the adequacy qr
ti':-ék._nv~nI;ifi:6e-nVf:éuf~i:in;:-u-aed and th accused has filed
Crl;E;P.HmH1§3n/05 challenging the crdar uf
"»;_£nnvintinn and sentence.
'R"tné cnnplainnnt and tha accused.
V "3} I have heard the learned counsel for
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4. It is net in dispute that the accusgd
haa flhatan a scheme of giving a Hare Hhnda Mbthtl,
Cycleh on depasit Of certain manéysifi in *=t
installments and under the "gain a¢hém&;n"t§g =
cnmplainant want an depasitinq,mnna§§3nnfl"thh£,wg
in all dnpnsitad a sum of H;.4l;3fi0f-;l"}BQhthaV
accushd did nat pravida than Hgro "Hhnfia lfiotar
Cytle ah Eromi3od'Lhhndhtiinthtfil»Ex.P1'zi§" the' Chhque. Ex.E3 is the banker's
":gnddr§amnnt;,"h_ Ex.F.2 is another banker's
nnflntaahhnfnihtlmating the complainant that the
--theqn& it "hcuncad. The complainant issued a
Huhh"3tatuthtfit legal notica on B.9.2UUD as at. Ex.Pd
htnallihfi upon the accused to make good the payment
l h*:nfinrnd undar tha cheque. The said notice was
tsant thraugh registered post acknowledgment due.
It wan aarvnd upnn tha accused. The postal
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acknswladgmsnt is prcducad and marked as Ex.Pfi in
grant sf the sams. On 12.9.2000, the acsussfiip
rsglisd to the said notica contending ttha§tfbs:*ts
31.7.EQGO the accused had gone ts_the;stsmisss*§EV=
ths cnmplsinant and had made s has shflhcty 6str'rj
thara and under that ciréumstahca; Vths"'§c¢ps4d i
was tmmpallad ta issue a bisntizhaqsugtshish was
issued as a security finqfkngths fury nsst day,
the cmmplainant spprssthsa tbs atstssss collected
a sum of Hs.35;Gfifl{~ thith wsh she std as on that
day, since ihei hssh nfitjiBrsu§ht* the cheque for
«a
raturn t' ¢x1i§'ths" i%sfimnFi"" he issued an
acknswlsflgsmentftsssi@t'; stating that he had
rsseivsd ail smnsys ate from the accused and that
pmfi& ha&,ns'c1aim*inW:sspsst of any transaction as
Vign i;3.2pBfl std the said racaipt was also signed
s§=fiim in ths presence sf two witnesses. Ex.n1
-is tfis 'tsssipt produced by the accused. The
wtitcsmglsihsht in his evidence has depossd that the
iststsigt, Ex.fl1, which was shswn ts him, is
i Etcsnsattad. Tha signatura on the said receipt is
A""hat that nf his and just to defeat the claim. a
receipt has been created and produced in the
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cmurt. The trial Caurt hafi held that Ex.Dl§
receipt is a created document and D.Ws.2 afid 3f;
whn are known to tha accused have supportad him * '
and their aral evidence belies thei: e§idifi§a:*EsV=
such, the trial caurt has held the sécusad §uiitg'i'
cf tha offence punishable ugdar Hfiéctiafi }iEB_ éf
M.I.Act and santencad him as fitgtad ébcfi§; f
5.. The la.arnad accused
ambmits that thdpgh QéW§§§g§tflfi§¥VaTE§£erance of
E:-:.D1. to a:. Courts below
re£u3ad_tm_$énH fi@§_#§m%;' fi@Wfifirther argued that
tha aigfi;turE %h§q@d h#§w_héen compared by taking
the fiignatuta cf fififi aéefiéfid in Caurt.
[fa 4 Tne £ria1_«court. as well as the First
Vgpg§1Lata aCefibt_ have done auch an exercise and
h$vé uféfifldQ.t$§t in the receipt the signature
--affi$%d.7qnf"£he stamp 13 only Harenfira and not
uu fl§ranfir$"Rathad and as such the signature is not
:§tfia£'wf the complainant. The cther contantiqn of
VT accusead that only a sum or R.s.35,aD0i- was
"dun and mat a sum of Rs.d1,300f~ runs cantrary to
the dmcumantary evidence. In the notice, Ex.P6,
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it is clearly' indicated that the sum due was
as.41,3oo;-. The said averment has not {b$¢a"_
agecifically traversed. But, however. in7E#;§5~fl*=
tha xepxy notice, it is indi;ate§MWt$§t *§nV.
15.11.1993
, lumpsum amount.’wa$; pgidg §nfi”~fiat[ &nfrf
inatallmants. The tntal uf the éaifi ama@ht»wpp1dV%
revaal, the sum due was h$€é1f3fififé_ anfi§ not
Ra.3s,$eo;– an contfififind flfiy: §h# aqcus§H; As
such, the con¢un;ent fiinfiinfifi fir fifiéffifiurts below
dn nut raquib§f in§ar£afafid§ 7ififi the present
raviaian paf%t@§fl éin¢§3¢§j§£fifi§fi is made out for
intarfagéfiéé fig gé f§r as fifié canviction af the
acgu3gfl f§h_afi:%ffi§fl##1@fini5hfihlB under Sec.138
of N.1,Act;*.%-
,w,A fia;i7fH§w§var}%mfis regards the sentence, the
ia$rn#dȤDflh$$1 far the accused submitted that in
View pf tn: cbntroveraial claim, the amount cauld
T”»a_Lat ‘ba”_@Erangad for. The businass that he was
“._¢hgé§&fi in since went into losses, he cauhd not
V*. “maEa arrangement far paymant af the cheque amaunt
‘ fwithin time and even nuw, he is in financial
distraaa. Therefore, submits that the sentence
impasrad by the trial Court is harsh and aaxcasxsi.-’em
am’. as lenient View may be taken. Taking
~wnsi.c$-aration, the arguments addressed
lezarnad cmunsal for the accu:-4:;i.,~.._I’ do
tha sentence imp-used ia harem T afxcéssiffe
the sama requires intarferahca,
3. Hanna, I paaa the fai1afiing:– ‘
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via) is
diamié$&diafiq>fl:;,R,F,Hé,103Bf05 is
‘ab: V vctanviction vi’
ttiei ;pa’ti.tVi’§$na4£”–..,r3§i:>.r: an offence
.~ 5>uni§m_i>l=a ..’~uri’t1ei”‘.Sec. 138 cu? N. I .Ac:t
Ina sentence at
it cut’ the accused for a
1%-__aa*riI;:#i’£. cf six munths is set aside.
“:|;tfa;1~ lieu, he is sentenced to pay a
x firm or R5.65,UUU.e’– within a period.
‘ of tire months, in default to
undergo 3.1. for a period at six
mxmtrw. gum”; ,_
(:1) Out: of the fine amount, a
sum cuf Rs.6tJ,,UDU/- shall be paid tn:
the complainant
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