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Bombay High Court<\/div>\n
Prakash vs Dinesh on 20 September, 2011<\/div>\n
Bench: U.V. Bakre<\/div>\n
     HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT NAGPUR\n     \/home\/lichade\/judgments\/UVB\/apea444.11.odt                                                             1\/5\n\n\n              IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY\n                                         NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR.\n\n\n\n\n                                                                                                 \n                CRIMINAL APPLICATION (APPA) NO. 511 OF 2011\n                                                         IN\n\n\n\n\n                                                                       \n                            CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 444 OF 2011\n\n\n\n                Prakash s\/o Budha Balbudhe\n\n\n\n\n                                                                      \n                aged about 40 yrs., Occp. Agriculturist,\n                r\/o Somalpur, Tah. Arjuni (Morgaon),\n                District - Gondia.                                ::          APPELLANT\n\n\n\n\n                                                      \n                        -: Versus :-\n                            \n                Dinesh s\/o Baburao Madavi,\n                aged 50 yrs., r\/o Plot No.11-A,\n                           \n                Utkarsha Bungalow, Tilak Nagar,\n                Near Office of Additional Commissioner,\n                Adiwasi Mahamandal, Nagpur,\n                Police Station, Ambazari,\n      \n\n                Nagpur.                                   ::                  RESPONDENT\n                 ......................................................................................\n   \n\n\n\n                              Mr. Anup Dhore, Advocate for the applicant.\n             Mr. R. M. Pande, Adv. H\/f Mr. S. P. Bhandarkar, Adv. for respondent.\n          ...................................................................................................\n\n\n\n\n\n                                                           CORAM: U. V. BAKRE, J.\n<\/pre>\n
                                                           DATED : 20TH SEPT., 2011<\/p>\n
                                                    J U D G ME N T<\/p>\n
                         Heard.\n<\/p>\n
     2.                  This is an application for grant of leave to file appeal against<\/p>\n
     order dated 7\/6\/2011 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate, First<\/p>\n
     Class, Arjuni (Morgaon) in Misc. Criminal Case No. 547 of 2007,<\/p>\n
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     whereby the complaint filed by the applicant-appellant under Section<\/p>\n
     138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act came to be dismissed under<\/p>\n
     Section 256 of the Code of Criminal Procedure on account of absence of<\/p>\n
     the complainant and his Advocate and for not taking steps for a long<\/p>\n
     time for securing the presence of the accused.\n<\/p>\n
     3.                  Perused the copy of the complaint and the impugned order.\n<\/p>\n
     4.                  The impugned order, as argued by the learned Advocate for<\/p>\n
     the applicant, is not on merit but is an order of dismissal for default.\n<\/p>\n
     5.                  Considering that this is a technical dismissal under Section<\/p>\n
     256 Cri.P.C., leave to file appeal against the impugned order is granted.\n<\/p>\n
     Appeal be registered and numbered, accordingly.\n<\/p>\n
     6.                 Admit.\n<\/p>\n
     7.                 Mr. R. M. Pande, learned Advocate waives service of notice<\/p>\n
     for sole respondent, after admission.\n<\/p>\n
     8.                 With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties, the<\/p>\n
     appeal is taken up for final hearing.\n<\/p>\n
     9.                 It is seen that the complaint under Sections 138 and 142 of<\/p>\n
     the Negotiable Instruments Act was filed by the complainant in respect<\/p>\n
     of the cheque of an amount of Rs.3,20,000\/-. Process was issued by the<\/p>\n
     learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class. The respondent had initially<\/p>\n
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     appeared and had furnished the bail.           However, it appears that the<\/p>\n
     respondent-accused subsequently started remaining absent and as per<\/p>\n
     the request of the appellant, initially bailable warrant was issued and<\/p>\n
     thereafter, the appellant had applied for issuing Non Bailable Warrant<\/p>\n
     against the accused. It is further seen that the appellant had paid the<\/p>\n
     process fee for issuance of Non Bailable Warrant but, since the report of<\/p>\n
     the concerned police station regarding service\/non service of the<\/p>\n
     bailable warrant was not received by the Court, Non Bailable Warrant<\/p>\n
     was not issued. Subsequently, the complain t was transferred from<\/p>\n
     regular Court to the morning Court at Arjuni (Morgaon) and on<\/p>\n
     7\/6\/2011, since the complainant and his Advocate was absent when<\/p>\n
     the matter was called out, the complaint was dismissed.\n<\/p>\n
     10.                The learned Counsel for the complainant showed his<\/p>\n
     bonafides by appearing before the said learned J.M.F.C. on the day of<\/p>\n
     dismissal itself and praying for setting aside the said order of dismissal.\n<\/p>\n
     There is no provision for the learned J.M.F.C. to set aside its own order<\/p>\n
     of dismissal.\n<\/p>\n
     11.                Shri Dhore, learned Advocate for the appellant has placed<\/p>\n
     reliance upon the ruling in the case of Murlidhar s\/o Harkisandas<\/p>\n
     Manwani Vs. Shri Sharangdhar s\/o Ramlal Lohar reported in 2011<\/p>\n
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     ALL MR (Cri) 2198, which is based on similar situation. In the case<\/p>\n
     supra, the learned Single Judge of Aurangabad Bench of this Court has<\/p>\n
     held that principles of natural justice require that an opportunity be<\/p>\n
     given to the complainant to prosecute the complaint on its own merits,<\/p>\n
     however, by simultaneously compensating the accused due to<\/p>\n
     inconvenience caused to him, by awarding reasonable costs. Learned<\/p>\n
     Advocate Shri Dhore has also relied upon a decision of the same learned<\/p>\n
     Single Judge of Aurangabad Bench of this Court in the case of Shri<\/p>\n
     Pratap s\/o Gopaldas Talreja Vs. Shri Bhagwandas s\/o Jehumal Matani<\/p>\n
     reported in 2011 ALL MR (Cri) 2192, wherein also it has been held<\/p>\n
     that the principles of natural justice require that opportunity be given to<\/p>\n
     the complainant to prosecute the complaint on its own merits as well as<\/p>\n
     opportunity needs to be given to the accused also to contest the<\/p>\n
     complaint on merit. In the case supra also, the same was done by<\/p>\n
     awarding the costs to the accused.\n<\/p>\n
     12.                Considering the fact that there was actually no absence of<\/p>\n
     the learned Counsel for the complainant on 7\/6\/2011, but there was<\/p>\n
     delay in appearance, I am of the view that the principles of natural<\/p>\n
     justice require that opportunity be given to the complainant to fight out<\/p>\n
     his case on merits. No prejudice would be caused to the respondent-\n<\/p>\n
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     accused. No doubt, inconvenience has been caused which can be made<\/p>\n
     good by awarding the costs.\n<\/p>\n
     13.                In the result, the present appeal is allowed. The impugned<\/p>\n
     order dated 7\/6\/2011 is quashed and set aside. The matter is remitted<\/p>\n
     back to the trial Magistrate. Parties to appear before the trial Magistrate<\/p>\n
     on 5\/10\/2011, in the morning session. The trial Magistrate shall decide<\/p>\n
     the matter on its own merits, afresh.\n<\/p>\n
     14.<\/p>\n
                        The appellant shall pay Rs.2,500\/- (Rupees two thousand<\/p>\n
     five hundred only) as costs to the respondent to be deposited before the<\/p>\n
     trial Court, which shall be a condition precedent to be complied with on<\/p>\n
     or before 5\/10\/2011.\n<\/p>\n
     14.                The application as well as appeal stand disposed of<\/p>\n
     accordingly.\n<\/p>\n
                                                            JUDGE<\/p>\n
        wwl<\/p>\n
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