{"id":12175,"date":"2008-07-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-10T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/elizebath-geevarghese-vs-state-of-kerala-on-11-july-2008"},"modified":"2017-09-19T00:31:53","modified_gmt":"2017-09-18T19:01:53","slug":"elizebath-geevarghese-vs-state-of-kerala-on-11-july-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/elizebath-geevarghese-vs-state-of-kerala-on-11-july-2008","title":{"rendered":"Elizebath Geevarghese vs State Of Kerala on 11 July, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court<\/div>\n
Elizebath Geevarghese vs State Of Kerala on 11 July, 2008<\/div>\n
       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nCrl.MC.No. 912 of 2004()\n\n\n1. ELIZEBATH GEEVARGHESE, W\/O.GEEVARGHESE,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. GEEVARGHESE @ KUNJUMON, KAITHAVANA,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. JOICE BABU, KAITHAVANA, ANGADICKAL\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.V.PHILIP MATHEW\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.SAJJU.S\n\nThe Hon'ble MRS. Justice M.C.HARI RANI\n\n Dated :11\/07\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n                            M.C. HARI RANI,J\n\n            ==============================\n\n                       CRL.M.C. NO. 912 OF 2004\n\n             ============================\n\n            DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF JULY 2008\n\n                                 ORDER\n<\/pre>\n
      The Crl.M.C.is filed by the accused    in C.C.No.611\/2003 on the<\/p>\n
file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Adoor. Brief facts of<\/p>\n
the case are as follows:\n<\/p>\n
      2. Petitioners 1 and 2 herein         are accused Nos.1 and 2<\/p>\n
respectively in C.C.No.611\/2003. The first petitioner is the wife of the<\/p>\n
second petitioner. Second respondent is the wife of the brother of the<\/p>\n
second petitioner. Petitioners are employed in South Africa. During<\/p>\n
January 1999, the first petitioner was admitted in      Medical Mission<\/p>\n
Hospital, Thiruvalla from 7-1-1999 to 22-1-1999. Before returning to<\/p>\n
South Africa, the first petitioner entrusted certain gold ornaments to<\/p>\n
the second respondent for keeping in safe custody.          The second<\/p>\n
respondent did not return the gold ornaments when the petitioners<\/p>\n
came back to Kerala, inspite of repeated requests.          Hence, the<\/p>\n
petitioners suffered a loss of Rs.25,000\/- for which the first petitioner<\/p>\n
filed a private complaint dated 11-1-2002 before the       Judicial First<\/p>\n
CRL.M.C.NO. 912\/2004              -2-<\/span><\/p>\n
Class Magistrate Court, Adoor against the second respondent alleging<\/p>\n
commission of offence under Section 406 of the Indian Penal Code, a<\/p>\n
copy of which is produced as Annexure-I, which was referred to police<\/p>\n
under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and Crime<\/p>\n
No.14\/2002     of Koduman Police station was registered against the<\/p>\n
second respondent. Copy of the F.I.R. is produced as Annexure-2.<\/p>\n
The police, after investigation, filed a refer report 62\/02 before the<\/p>\n
Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Adoor.     Thereafter, the first<\/p>\n
petitioner filed a protest complaint dated 20-1-2003 against the refer<\/p>\n
charge, copy of which is produced as Annexure-3. After filing the refer<\/p>\n
report, the second respondent filed a complaint dated 30-11-2002 and<\/p>\n
C.M.P.No.16370\/2002 against the petitioners before the Judicial First<\/p>\n
Class Magistrate Court, Adoor alleging that petitioners filed a false<\/p>\n
complaint against her and also told to several people that     second<\/p>\n
respondent misappropriated gold.         According to the      second<\/p>\n
respondent, her goodwill and moral status were affected. The second<\/p>\n
respondent alleged that the petitioners committed offences under<\/p>\n
Sections 499,500 and 501 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal<\/p>\n
Code.    Copy of the complaint dated      30-11-2002 is produced as<\/p>\n
Annexure-4. Copies of the sworn statement of the second respondent<\/p>\n
CRL.M.C.NO. 912\/2004               -3-<\/span><\/p>\n
and others    are produced as Annexures 5,6 and 7.          The learned<\/p>\n
Magistrate has taken cognizance of the offences and C.C.No.611\/2003<\/p>\n
has been taken on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court,<\/p>\n
Adoor against petitioners\/ accused 1 and 2      respectively. Thus the<\/p>\n
allegation against the petitioners in Annexure-4 is that they defamed<\/p>\n
the second respondent by filing Annexure-1 complaint          regarding<\/p>\n
misappropriation of gold ornaments and spread news about it among<\/p>\n
the villagers. It is alleged in this petition that Annexure-4 complaint<\/p>\n
has been filed by the second respondent against petitioners 1 and 2<\/p>\n
malafidely to harass and to wreak vengeance against them with the<\/p>\n
attempt to see that the petitioners are prevented from return to India<\/p>\n
so as to avoid    legal proceedings against the     2nd respondent. The<\/p>\n
petitioners are taking steps to pursue the protest complaint,Annexure-<\/p>\n
3, filed by them against the         refer report 62\/2002.      In the<\/p>\n
circumstances, this petition is filed by petitioners 1    and 2   under<\/p>\n
Section 482    of the Code of Criminal Procedure with the prayer to<\/p>\n
quash Annexure-4 and all further proceedings pursuant           thereto<\/p>\n
including the proceedings in C.C.No.611\/2003 on the file of the Judicial<\/p>\n
First Class Magistrate Court, Adoor.\n<\/p>\n
      2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, the<\/p>\n
CRL.M.C.NO. 912\/2004                -4-<\/span><\/p>\n
second respondent and the learned Government Pleader.<\/p>\n
      3. It is submitted by the learned      counsel appearing for the<\/p>\n
petitioners that  even assuming       the allegations in the complaint,<\/p>\n
Annexure-4, is correct, it will not constitute an offence under Section<\/p>\n
499 of the I.P.C.for the reason that the exact nature of words were<\/p>\n
not   extracted   and no proceedings can be initiated against the<\/p>\n
petitioners. It is also submitted that the proceedings were initiated<\/p>\n
against the second respondent herein in good faith and the same was<\/p>\n
referred by the police after investigation. Hence, the petitioners are<\/p>\n
entitled to get the benefit of 8th exception to Section 499 as the<\/p>\n
accusation was made by them before a court of law in good faith.<\/p>\n
The    learned counsel for the       petitioners has stated that   the<\/p>\n
petitioners are taking steps to pursue          the protest complaint,<\/p>\n
Annexure-3 dated 20-1-2003 filed by them.\n<\/p>\n
      4. According to the learned counsel appearing for the second<\/p>\n
respondent, a frivolous complaint, Annexure-1 was filed against the<\/p>\n
second respondent which was referred by the police after investigation<\/p>\n
as revealed from the refer report. It was in such circumstances, the<\/p>\n
second respondent filed the complaint, Annexure-4 before the Court of<\/p>\n
Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Adoor against the petitioners<\/p>\n
CRL.M.C.NO. 912\/2004              -5-<\/span><\/p>\n
herein. It is also submitted by the learned counsel appearing for the<\/p>\n
second respondent that the prayer in this petition to quash Annexure-<\/p>\n
4 may not be allowed.\n<\/p>\n
      5. Whether an offence under Section 499 I.P.C. has been made<\/p>\n
out in the complaint, Annexure-4 against the petitioners herein and<\/p>\n
whether the statements in the complaint, Annexure-1 were made by<\/p>\n
the first petitioner against the second respondent in good faith<\/p>\n
etc.have to be decided on the facts and circumstances of the case after<\/p>\n
evaluating the evidence adduced by the parties. Proof of exception to<\/p>\n
Section 499 as claimed by petitioners herein will arise only when the<\/p>\n
offence is established. It is the exception that takes away the act<\/p>\n
from the purview of the penal provision and makes it not an offence.<\/p>\n
Burden is on the accused to prove the benefit of any exception which<\/p>\n
takes away his act from the penal provisions. It is within the powers<\/p>\n
and functions of the Magistrate during trial to evaluate the evidence<\/p>\n
and decide whether any of the exceptions are attracted. The party<\/p>\n
who gets defeated in that respect     must have     the opportunity to<\/p>\n
challenge that finding in the appropriate forum. The functions and<\/p>\n
powers of the Magistrate in that respect cannot be usurped by this<\/p>\n
Court in exercise of the inherent powers especially         when the<\/p>\n
CRL.M.C.NO. 912\/2004                  -6-<\/span><\/p>\n
availability of the exception itself is in dispute and the matter requires<\/p>\n
evidence. As regards the allegations made against the petitioners in<\/p>\n
the complaint before      the court of Judicial First Class Magistrate,<\/p>\n
Adoor, a copy of which is produced as Annexure-4, on a reading of it,<\/p>\n
I do not think that it will be justified at this stage to quash the<\/p>\n
complaint    as prayed for in this petition.      At this stage, I cannot<\/p>\n
embark upon weighing the evidence and come to any conclusion to<\/p>\n
hold, whether or not the allegations made in the complaint constitute<\/p>\n
an offence punishable under Section 500 I.P.C. It is the settled legal<\/p>\n
position that a court has to read the complaint as a whole and find out<\/p>\n
whether the allegations disclosed therein constitute an offence under<\/p>\n
Section 499 triable by the Magistrate.         The Magistrate after taking<\/p>\n
sworn statement of the complainant and others, prima facie, came to<\/p>\n
the conclusion that the allegations might come within the definition of<\/p>\n
“defamation” under Section 499 of the Indian Penal Code and could be<\/p>\n
taken cognizance of and initiated proceedings against the petitioners<\/p>\n
herein in C.C.No.611\/2003. But these facts are to be established at<\/p>\n
the time of trial and to be      decided after evaluating the evidence<\/p>\n
adduced by both parties.      In the circumstances, I find that at this<\/p>\n
stage, it is not proper to quash the complaint,Annexure-4, and further<\/p>\n
CRL.M.C.NO. 912\/2004                -7-<\/span><\/p>\n
proceedings in C.C.No.611\/2003 on the file of the Judicial First Class<\/p>\n
Magistrate Court, Adoor by exercising the inherent jurisdiction under<\/p>\n
Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and this petition is<\/p>\n
liable to be dismissed.\n<\/p>\n
      In the result, the Crl.M.C.is dismissed.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
                                          M.C. HARI RANI
\n                                               JUDGE<\/p>\n
ks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court Elizebath Geevarghese vs State Of Kerala on 11 July, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM Crl.MC.No. 912 of 2004() 1. ELIZEBATH GEEVARGHESE, W\/O.GEEVARGHESE, … Petitioner 2. GEEVARGHESE @ KUNJUMON, KAITHAVANA, Vs 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS … Respondent 2. JOICE BABU, KAITHAVANA, ANGADICKAL For Petitioner :SRI.V.PHILIP MATHEW […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-kerala-high-court"],"yoast_head":"\nElizebath Geevarghese vs State Of Kerala on 11 July, 2008 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/elizebath-geevarghese-vs-state-of-kerala-on-11-july-2008\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Elizebath Geevarghese vs State Of Kerala on 11 July, 2008 - 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