{"id":147363,"date":"2010-02-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-07T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-vs-magistrate-on-8-february-2010"},"modified":"2017-06-26T05:06:13","modified_gmt":"2017-06-25T23:36:13","slug":"state-vs-magistrate-on-8-february-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-vs-magistrate-on-8-february-2010","title":{"rendered":"State vs Magistrate on 8 February, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Gujarat High Court<\/div>\n
State vs Magistrate on 8 February, 2010<\/div>\n
Author: Z.K.Saiyed,&Nbsp;<\/div>\n
   Gujarat High Court Case Information System \n\n  \n  \n    \n\n \n \n    \t      \n         \n\t    \n\t\t   Print\n\t\t\t\t          \n\n  \n\n\n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t\n\n\n \n\n\n\t \n\nCR.A\/836\/2003\t 1\/ 9\tJUDGMENT \n \n \n\n\t\n\n \n\nIN\nTHE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD\n \n\n \n\n\n \n\nCRIMINAL\nAPPEAL No. 836 of 2003\n \n\n \nFor\nApproval and Signature:  \n \nHONOURABLE\nMR.JUSTICE Z.K.SAIYED\n \n \n=========================================================\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n1\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\tReporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n2\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nTo be\n\t\t\treferred to the Reporter or not ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n3\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\ttheir Lordships wish to see the fair copy of the judgment ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n4\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\tthis case involves a substantial question of law as to the\n\t\t\tinterpretation of the constitution of India, 1950 or any order\n\t\t\tmade thereunder ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n5\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\tit is to be circulated to the civil judge ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\n \n=========================================================\n\n \n\nSTATE\nOF GUJARAT - Appellant(s)\n \n\nVersus\n \n\nCHANDUBHAI\nRANCHHODBHAI GAJERA - Opponent(s)\n \n\n=========================================================\n \nAppearance\n: \nMR\nPK JANI, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR\nfor\nAppellant(s) : 1, \nNOTICE SERVED for Opponent(s) :\n1, \n=========================================================\n\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nCORAM\n\t\t\t: \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nHONOURABLE\n\t\t\tMR.JUSTICE Z.K.SAIYED\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\nDate\n: 08\/02\/2010 \n\n \n\n \n \nORAL\nJUDGMENT<\/pre>\n
The
\n\tpresent appeal, under section 378(1)(3) of the Code of Criminal
\n\tProcedure, 1973, is directed against the judgment and order of
\n\tacquittal dated 13.03.2003 passed by the learned Judicial
\n\tMagistrate, First Class, Junagadh, in Criminal  Case No. 3579 of
\n\t1997, whereby the respondent – accused has been acquitted of the
\n\tcharges  leveled against him.\n<\/p>\n
The
\n\tbrief facts of the prosecution case are that on 4.6.1997 in the
\n\tmorning when the complainant was alone in her house the accused
\n\t(respondent herein) came and made some illegal demand which was
\n\trefused by the complainant. Thereafter, as the husband of the
\n\tcomplainant was out of station from the previous day the complainant
\n\twas alone at her house, at about 11.00 hours the accused came and
\n\ttook the complainant in his arm and demanded for sexual intercourse.
\n\tHowever, the complainant escaped from the grip of accused. It is
\n\talleged that at that time the husband of the complainant came and
\n\tintervened. The accused started beating the husband of the
\n\tcomplainant and thereafter, after giving threats, he went away.
\n\tThereafter, the complaint for the offences under Sections 354, 448,
\n\t323 of I.P. Code has been lodged against the accused   respondent
\n\twith Mendarda Police Station.\n<\/p>\n
Thereafter,
\n\t necessary investigation was carried out and statements of witnesses
\n\twere recorded. During the course of investigation, respondent was
\n\tarrested and, ultimately, charge-sheet was filed against him before
\n\tthe court  and thereafter the trial was initiated against the
\n\trespondent.\n<\/p>\n
To
\n\tprove the case against the present accused, the prosecution has
\n\texamined the witnesses  and also produced documentary evidence.\n<\/p>\n
At
\n\tthe end of trial,  after recording the statement of the accused
\n\tunder section 313 of Cr.P.C.,  and hearing arguments on behalf of
\n\tprosecution and the defence, the learned Magistrate acquitted the
\n\trespondents   accused of all the charges leveled against them by
\n\tjudgment and order dated 13.03.2003.\n<\/p>\n
Being
\n\taggrieved by and dissatisfied with the aforesaid judgment and order
\n\tpassed by the trial Court the appellant State has preferred present
\n\tappeal.\n<\/p>\n
Heard
\n\tlearned P.P. Mr. Jani, appearing on behalf of  the appellant
\n\tState It has been contended by learned PP that the judgment and
\n\torder of the trial Court is against the provisions of law; the trial
\n\tCourt has not properly considered the evidence led by the
\n\tprosecution and looking to the provisions of law itself it is
\n\testablished that the prosecution has proved the whole ingredients of
\n\tthe offence against the present respondents. Learned PP has also
\n\ttaken this court  through the oral as well  as the entire
\n\tdocumentary evidence. Learned PP has also taken this Court through
\n\tthe entire oral as well as documentary evidence.\n<\/p>\n
At
\n\tthe outset it is required to be noted that the principles which
\n\twould govern and regulate the hearing of appeal by this Court
\n\tagainst an order of acquittal passed by the trial Court have been
\n\tvery succinctly explained by the Apex Court in a catena of
\n\tdecisions. In the case of
\n\tM.S. Narayana Menon @ Mani Vs. State of Kerala & Anr, reported
\n\tin (2006)6 SCC, 39,
\n\tthe Apex Court has narrated about the powers of the High Court in
\n\tappeal against the order of acquittal. In para 54 of the decision,
\n\tthe Apex Court has observed as under:\n<\/p>\n
 54.
\n In any event the High Court entertained an appeal treating to be an
\nappeal against acquittal, it was in fact exercising the revisional
\njurisdiction. Even while exercising an appellate power against a
\njudgment of acquittal, the High Court should have borne in mind the
\nwell-settled principles of law that where two view are possible, the
\nappellate court should not interfere with the finding of acquittal
\nrecorded by the court below.\n<\/p>\n
Further,
\n\tin the case of Chandrappa
\n\tVs. State of Karnataka, reported in (2007)4 SCC 415
\n\tthe Apex Court laid down the following principles:\n<\/p>\n
 42.\tFrom
\nthe above decisions, in our considered view, the following general
\nprinciples regarding powers of the appellate court while dealing with
\nan appeal against an order of acquittal emerge:\n<\/p>\n
[1]\tAn
\nappellate court has full power to review, reappreciate and reconsider
\nthe evidence upon which the order of acquittal is founded.\n<\/p>\n
[2]\tThe
\nCode of Criminal Procedure, 1973 puts no limitation, restriction or
\ncondition on exercise of such power and an appellate court on the
\nevidence before it may reach its own conclusion, both on questions of
\nfact and of law.\n<\/p>\n
[3]\tVarious
\nexpressions, such as,  substantial and compelling reasons ,  good
\nand sufficient grounds ,  very strong circumstances ,
\n distorted conclusions ,  glaring mistakes , etc. are not
\nintended to curtain extensive powers of an appellate court in an
\nappeal against acquittal. Such phraseologies are more in the nature
\nof  flourishes of language  to emphasis the reluctance of an
\nappellate court to interfere with acquittal than to curtail the power
\nof the court to review the evidence and to come to its own
\nconclusion.\n<\/p>\n
[4]\tAn
\nappellate court, however, must bear in mind that in case of acquittal
\nthere is double presumption in favour of the accused. Firstly, the
\npresumption of innocence is available to him under the fundamental
\nprinciple of criminal jurisprudence that every person shall be
\npresumed to be innocent unless he is proved guilty by a competent
\ncourt of law. Secondly, the accused having secured his acquittal, the
\npresumption of his innocence is further reinforced, reaffirmed and
\nstrengthened by the trial court.\n<\/p>\n
[5]\tIf
\ntwo reasonable conclusions are possible on the basis of the evidence
\non record, the appellate court should not disturb the finding of
\nacquittal recorded by the trial court.\n<\/p>\n
Thus,
\n\tit is a settled principle that while exercising appellate power,
\n\teven if two reasonable conclusions are possible on the basis of the
\n\tevidence on record, the appellate court should not disturb the
\n\tfinding  of acquittal recorded by the trial court.\n<\/p>\n
Even
\n\tin a recent decision of the Apex Court in the case of State
\n\tof Goa V. Sanjay Thakran & Anr. Reported in (2007)3 SCC 75,
\n\tthe  Court has reiterated the powers of the High Court in such
\n\tcases, more particularly in para 16 of the said decision.\n<\/p>\n
Similar
\n\tprinciple has been laid down by the Apex  Court  in the cases of
\n\tState
\n\tof Uttar Pradesh Vs. Ram Veer Singh & Ors, reported in 2007 AIR
\n\tSCW 5553
\n\tand in Girja
\n\tPrasad (Dead) by LRs Vs. state
\n\tof MP, reported in 2007 AIR SCW 5589.\n<\/p>\n
\tThus, the powers which this Court may exercise against an order of
\n\tacquittal are well settled.\n<\/p>\n
It
\n\tis also a settled legal position that in acquittal appeal, the
\n\tappellate court is not required to re-write the judgment or to give
\n\tfresh reasonings, when the reasons
\n\tassigned by the Court below are found to be just and proper. Such
\n\tprinciple is laid down by the Apex Court in the  case of State
\n\tof Karnataka Vs. Hemareddy, reported in AIR 1981 SC 1417.\n<\/p>\n
Thus,
\n\tin case the  appellate court agrees with the reasons and the opinion
\n\tgiven by the lower court, then the discussion of evidence is not
\n\tnecessary.\n<\/p>\n
I
\n\thave gone through the judgment and order passed by the trial court.
\n\tI have also perused the oral as well as documentary evidence led by
\n\tthe trial court and also considered the submissions made by learned
\n\tPP for the appellant-State. From the deposition of the complainant
\n\tit appears that the complainant has narrated different facts which
\n\tis not stated in her complaint (Exh. 23).  The alleged incident has
\n\toccurred in a day time, but no neighbour or independent witness is
\n\texamined by the prosecution.\n<\/p>\n
The
\n\ttrial Court, after appreciating the oral as well as documentary
\n\tevidence has found that in Medical Certificate (Exh.35) there is no
\n\tmention about the injuries sustained by the witness. The trial Court
\n\talso found that there is contradiction in the evidence of injured
\n\twitness and the  Medical Certificate. The trial Court has also found
\n\tthat the panch witness has not supported the case of prosecution and
\n\the was declared hostile. The trial Court has also found that no
\n\tfurther statement of the complainant was recorded by the Police. The
\n\ttrial Court has also observed that the place of complainant where
\n\tthe alleged incident has occurred is on the road, but, the
\n\tprosecution has not examined any neighbour as an independent witness
\n\tto support its case. The trial Court has also found from the record
\n\tthat the complainant and her husband are going to do labour work at
\n\tthe place of accused and the accused is not paying money to them
\n\ttowards labour work. However, no notice for demanding their dues is
\n\tissued to the accused or no witness has been examined to support the
\n\tsay of complainant. The trial Court has also found that there are
\n\tserious lacunae in the evidence of witnesses. Nothing is produced on
\n\trecord to rebut the concret e findings of the trial Court.\n<\/p>\n
Learned
\n\tPP is not in a position to show any evidence to take a contrary view
\n\tof the matter or that the approach of the trial court is vitiated by
\n\tsome manifest illegality or that the decision is perverse or that
\n\tthe trial court has ignored the material evidence on record.\n<\/p>\n
In
\n\tthe above view of the matter, I am of the considered opinion that
\n\tthe trial court was completely justified in acquitting the
\n\trespondent of the charges leveled against him.\n<\/p>\n
I
\n\tfind that the findings recorded by the trial court are absolutely
\n\tjust and proper and in recording the said findings, no illegality or
\n\tinfirmity has been committed by it.\n<\/p>\n
I
\n\tam, therefore, in complete agreement with the findings, ultimate
\n\tconclusion and the resultant order of acquittal recorded by the
\n\tcourt below and hence find no reasons to interfere with the same.
\n\tHence the appeal is hereby dismissed. The Judgment and order dated
\n\t13.03.2003 passed by the learned Magistrate, in Criminal Case No.
\n\t3579 of 1997 is hereby conformed. Bail bonds, if any, shall stand
\n\tcancelled.\n<\/p>\n
(Z.K.\n<\/p>\n
SAIYED, J.)<\/p>\n
sas<\/p>\n
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