High Court Karnataka High Court

Smt Vanajakshi W/O Nagaraja vs The Executive Officer Sri … on 11 July, 2008

Karnataka High Court
Smt Vanajakshi W/O Nagaraja vs The Executive Officer Sri … on 11 July, 2008
Author: R.B.Naik
IN THE HIGH comm OF KARNATAKA, BANGA:x)RE
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BEFORE ,:V 7 7% 
THE HON'BLE MR. Jusfrfxcz: I2.tB.i$IAII<5  .  
CRIMINAL REVISION PE'm'1oN  N«Q;73%1   op'  T T

BETWEEN

Smt. Vanajakshi, _

W/0 Nagaraga, V    "   V' 
Age: Major, R/0 No.2OG5,' __   " '
Hongkong Bazar,   '

MY501'?"-        Pfititiener

(By §4i.P ';§&d#ocate)
AND: .... M  ,  . 

The Exeéttfiixre    4' ~
Sn. Snkanmsizwara  Temple,

Nanja;La;gud.""  ~. . zmaspondent

  " (By  ?;N.z2aghapathy, Advocate)

     crznainm Revision Petition is filed under

Sccfiori 397 r;w 401 Cr.P.C praying to set aside the

: -   Judgmfint  order of the Fast Track Court--IV, Mysore in
 ' --Cr1.A.No."i.32'f2005 Dated 16--1«-2006 and Judgment and
"~'-'«.__(:rd::r of  Additional C.J. (Jr. Dn.) & JMFQ, Nanjangud,

  "£i.--.{}.No.938/2000 dated 16-7-2005 and acquit the
 jpetitioricr of all the charges.

   h  u   This petition coming on for hearing, this day the Court,
"  "amade the following:

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ORDER

The mtitienar/accused isco11vi(:t5cdH”feif» ‘é;n4_’_gf:)ffi:n¢’c ii

punishable under Section of is J

sentenced to undergo S.I foi’§vat9 f:1i1*ect’:§ci
to. pay commnsation of Rs. – ‘iziic asamplainant,
in default to under gov of three years
by an order of _§:o_§1vi<;._tidi1' 'dated 16-7-2005
passed by :w('«"Ir.c1I1) and J.M.F.C
Nanjangudi The said order of
convictiim " 4' was challenged in

Cr1.A.No. Presiding Officer, Fast Track

dated 16-1-2006 confirming"

éfenviction of the petitioner for an offence

puf;i.5’r;i1}’azbigé.’.vi3=::§ii€:Vr Section 133 of the N.I.Act, modified the

‘gifder 29:? schtcnce in the following terms: Directed the

accused to pay compensation of sum sf

” ..__”Rs.V’iO,0O,0OO/«; sentence of iinpriserlment for tum years is

feduccd to one yaar arid the default sentence of three years

is reduced to three months. /q1>w\»<'«*~:I*'–"

2. The certified copy of the order which was. on

18-1»-“2006 and delivered on 26–1-2006 a

conlpensatien of Rs.I,O0.000/-f_,i$_ ozvjefe’ci_’;V

Whereas the counsel fer the J

produced a xerex cepy of
which a correction hare. _” fiade to read
as compensation payebleis (ten Iakhs) . The
copy (if the f11ef:1″” eeaexllo is taken on
record and :_.t:.–‘1e ae’£1″ue and correct order
passed ~ V

herein had participated in a
tende:§_for “iaddu Prasadam and Sugar Candy

* 12€eS”a”successfLfl bidder for the supply of the

Temple, Nanjangud. Towards

t1’1e.flbid she was due in a sum of Rs.4,63,864/-

‘tewartie Prasadam and Rs.4,65,627/- for the supply

‘ ef Candy Prasadam and as such she issued cheques

H12-4-2000 and I5-5-.2000 respectively for the said

‘V V Etmounts. The cheques so issued were presented for

encashment on 20-3-2009. Both the cheques and

13.2 were returned with bankers endorseziierif

ixisuflicient. Exs.F’.3 and R5 are the

The eheques so returned were re’preeeiited’-fer. f3:I.1C’.’i:!i:.’SI”.liA1;Zlil€*_I1t ‘A i

as the petitioner/accused Vi’e§e.este£i the
reyresentation of the eagle. iiievpreaientation of
cheques again they} _wei*a with bankers
endorsement by the bankers.

As the honour, a legal notice
came tcibe accused on 16-8-2000
calling Vliipdii eceueed to make goed the

amount coveted’ :.1V1:ecler. t:}1~e’»iV two cheques. Despite the service

‘ of V’é31€x’*P.8, the petitioner failed to make good

under the said two cheques. As such a

eoififiiéhlt to be filed against the petitioner/accused for

an offeiieei-punishable tinder Section 138 of the N.I.Ae1:.

P.W.1 S.RaIna111urthy, executive ofiieer of

ii :’.4:V”SI1′.VSn’ikanteshwara Tempie, Nanjangud had deposed that

V ‘4 “the petitioner] accused had participated 1’11 the tender. She

was a successful bidder and towards the tender. she

had issued Ex.P.1 and I-3.2 and the chwuee-‘ eretfc

presented for encashment and the…s;_m1e_*

and were returned with bankers endorsement tneufiieient it

funds. Despite service of noti:ce__whieh:__is
the production :31’ 10 eertificate of
posting Ex.P.9, the failed to pay the

amount in question.

5. it first appellate Court
appreciéitiiigi’ * 35. _– record held that the
petitionewfaecosed’ of an offence punishable

under of N.I.Act. Except contending that

“tbs ” not have been re-presented for

tgood wound is made out in the present

to interfere in the order of conviction of the

i i i ” ‘T 1 ii” * accused.

As regards the sentence, it is submitted that the

V u”=s.e11tence of imprisonment imposed by the Courts below is

harsh and excessive and the petitioner being a lady if were