{"id":152520,"date":"2008-10-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-27T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/jnanasekharan-vs-chellammal-on-28-october-2008"},"modified":"2014-11-03T15:17:17","modified_gmt":"2014-11-03T09:47:17","slug":"jnanasekharan-vs-chellammal-on-28-october-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/jnanasekharan-vs-chellammal-on-28-october-2008","title":{"rendered":"Jnanasekharan vs Chellammal on 28 October, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court<\/div>\n
Jnanasekharan vs Chellammal on 28 October, 2008<\/div>\n
       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nCRL.A.No. 570 of 2000()\n\n\n\n1. JNANASEKHARAN\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n1. CHELLAMMAL\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.K.A.JALEEL\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.B.S.SURAJ KRISHNA\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice V.K.MOHANAN\n\n Dated :28\/10\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n                              V.K.MOHANAN, J.\n                     ---------------------------------------------\n                            Crl.A.No. 570 of 2000\n                     ---------------------------------------------\n                 Dated this the 28th day of October, 2008\n\n                                J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n
            This is an appeal preferred by the complainant challenging the<\/p>\n
order of acquittal passed by the lower appellate court in favour of first<\/p>\n
respondent herein\/accused by setting aside the conviction and sentence<\/p>\n
passed against the appellant under Section 420 I.P.C.<\/p>\n
     2.     Originally, the appellant herein preferred a complaint before<\/p>\n
the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-II, Kochi against the first<\/p>\n
respondent\/accused for the offence punishable under Section 138 of the<\/p>\n
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 and Section 420 of the Indian Penal<\/p>\n
Code. The case of the complainant is that the accused borrowed a sum of<\/p>\n
Rs.13,000\/- from the complainant for the purpose of purchasing a property<\/p>\n
and when the money was demanded back, the accused issued a cheque<\/p>\n
for Rs.13,000\/- of Account No.14028 of Canara Bank, Thoppumpadi<\/p>\n
Branch dated 11.5.1995.        Accordingly, the complainant presented the<\/p>\n
cheque for collection to the State Bank of Travancore, Panayappally<\/p>\n
branch, but the same was bounced with the endorsement ‘account closed’.<\/p>\n
Thus, the cheque was returned with Ext.P2 Memo on 13.5.1995. The<\/p>\n
complainant caused to send a notice through lawyer on 26.5.1995 to the<\/p>\n
accused intimating her the bouncing of the cheque and demanding the<\/p>\n
CRL.A. NO.570 of 2000<\/p>\n
                                    :-2-:\n<\/p>\n
payment of the amount. According to the complainant, the accused did<\/p>\n
not accept the said notice and it was returned. Thus, the accused made<\/p>\n
to believe the complainant that there is money in her account and when<\/p>\n
the cheque was presented, it would be encashed and it had been done<\/p>\n
by the accused with an ulterior motive for cheating the complainant.<\/p>\n
Hence, according to the complainant, the accused has committed the<\/p>\n
offences punishable under Section 138 of the N.I.Act and Section 420 of<\/p>\n
the I.P.C. On filing the complaint and on recording the sworn statement<\/p>\n
of the complainant, the case was taken on file as C.C.No.725 of 1995<\/p>\n
for the said offence. When the accused appeared in pursuance of the<\/p>\n
processes issued from the trial court based upon the allegation in the<\/p>\n
complaint, a charge under Section 420 of I.P.C. was framed and read<\/p>\n
over and explained to her to which she pleaded not guilty. The accused<\/p>\n
took a stand of total denial. During the trial, Pws.1 to 4 were examined<\/p>\n
and Exts.P1 to P4 documents were marked as documentary evidence.<\/p>\n
From the side of the defence, Dws.1 and 2 were examined and Exts.D1<\/p>\n
and D2 were marked.       It is the case of the accused that she had lost<\/p>\n
her cheques and the fact was intimated to her bank and the account<\/p>\n
was accordingly closed. Thus, according to the accused, she had no<\/p>\n
transaction with the complainant and no cheque was issued to the<\/p>\n
complainant.\n<\/p>\n
CRL.A. NO.570 of 2000<\/p>\n
                                     :-3-:\n<\/p>\n
       3.  Based upon the rival contentions and pleadings, the trial court<\/p>\n
framed three issues for its consideration. Finally, the court below found<\/p>\n
that though the cheque in question was dishonoured on 13.5.1995,<\/p>\n
Ext.P3 lawyer notice was sent only on 2.6.1995 and therefore, the notice<\/p>\n
was sent after the expiry of the statutory period of 15 days. So, it was<\/p>\n
found by the trial court that the ingredients of Section 138 of the N.I.Act<\/p>\n
are not attracted and therefore, the accused was found not guilty under<\/p>\n
Section 138 of the N.I.Act. But, on the basis of the evidence adduced<\/p>\n
during the trial, the trial court had found that, especially on the basis of<\/p>\n
oral evidence of Pws.1 to 4, the accused borrowed the money from the<\/p>\n
complainant and when claimed back, the accused issued Ext.P1 cheque<\/p>\n
to the complainant making him believe that the said cheque would be<\/p>\n
encashed. The trial court found that Ext.P1 cheque is dated 11.5.1995,<\/p>\n
but the account maintained by the accused was closed on 14.7.1994.<\/p>\n
Thus, according to the trial court, Ext.P1 cheque was issued on<\/p>\n
11.5.1995 and at that time, the accused was fully aware that the account<\/p>\n
to which Ext.P1 cheque is related has already been closed and further,<\/p>\n
the complainant was made believe that the said cheque would be<\/p>\n
honoured on presentation. Thus, on the basis of the above facts, the<\/p>\n
trial court came into a conclusion that the issuance of cheque after<\/p>\n
closing the account was enough to prove the deceitful act of the<\/p>\n
CRL.A. NO.570 of 2000<\/p>\n
                                    :-4-:\n<\/p>\n
accused and her intention for wrongful gain by making loss to the<\/p>\n
complainant. Thus, accordingly, it was held that the accused was guilty<\/p>\n
under Section 420 of I.P.C. and after hearing her on the question of<\/p>\n
sentence, she was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one<\/p>\n
year and also to pay a fine of Rs.5000\/- and in default to undergo simple<\/p>\n
imprisonment for six months. It was also ordered that if the fine amount<\/p>\n
was realised, it would be paid as compensation to the complainant<\/p>\n
under Section 357 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.<\/p>\n
       4.     Though the accused was acquitted of the offence under<\/p>\n
Section 138 of the N.I.Act., the complainant did not file any appeal<\/p>\n
against the acquittal challenging the order passed by the trial court.<\/p>\n
       5.     Aggrieved by the order of conviction and sentence of the<\/p>\n
trial court, the accused preferred Crl.A.No.103 of 1998 before the<\/p>\n
Sessions Court, Ernakulam.          By judgment dated 28.2.2000 in<\/p>\n
Crl.A.No.103 of 1998, the IInd Additional Sessions Court acquitted the<\/p>\n
accused of the charge under Section 420 of I.P.C. It is the above order<\/p>\n
of acquittal, challenged in this appeal.\n<\/p>\n
       6.     I have heard learned counsel for the appellant as well as<\/p>\n
first respondent\/accused.\n<\/p>\n
       7.     Though counsel for the appellant submits that even though<\/p>\n
the cheque is dishonoured for the reason ‘account closed’, the offence<\/p>\n
CRL.A. NO.570 of 2000<\/p>\n
                                    :-5-:\n<\/p>\n
under Section 138 of the N.I.Act will lie.        I need not go into the<\/p>\n
correctness or legality of the finding arrived on by the trial court in favour<\/p>\n
of the accused acquitting her of the offence under Section 138 of the<\/p>\n
N.I.Act since the complainant has not filed any appeal against such<\/p>\n
acquittal.\n<\/p>\n
      8.     Against the order of acquittal passed by the lower appellate<\/p>\n
court acquitting the accused of the offence under Section 420 I.P.C., the<\/p>\n
counsel submits that Ext.P1 cheque was issued by the accused on<\/p>\n
11.5.1995 and at the time of issuance of cheque, she was aware of the<\/p>\n
fact that the account maintained by her to which the cheque in question<\/p>\n
connected, was closed and therefore, the cheque in question was<\/p>\n
issued with dishonest intention and therefore, the trial court had rightly<\/p>\n
found the accused was guilty of the offence under Section 420 I.P.C.,<\/p>\n
but the lower appellate court interfered with such order of conviction<\/p>\n
without any valid reason.\n<\/p>\n
      9.     On the other hand, learned counsel for the first respondent<\/p>\n
submits that the transaction itself was not based upon Ext.P1 cheque.<\/p>\n
Ext.P1 cheque was issued subsequently and even if the allegation of the<\/p>\n
complainant is accepted as true regarding the borrowal by the accused,<\/p>\n
no offence under Section 420 will be attracted. In support of the above<\/p>\n
contention, the learned counsel invited my attention to the decisions of<\/p>\n
CRL.A. NO.570 of 2000<\/p>\n
                                  :-6-:\n<\/p>\n
this Court reported in Surendran v. Ramachandran Nair<\/a> [1967 KLT<\/p>\n
804],   Sreethara Kamath v. Jawala Prasad Gupta [1970 KLT 45],<\/p>\n
Shadili v. Uthaman        [1988(2) KLT 191] and Rama Gupta v.<\/p>\n
Bakeman’s Home Products [1992(1) KLT 765].\n<\/p>\n
      10.    I have carefully considered the contentions advanced by<\/p>\n
both counsel and also perused the records.\n<\/p>\n
      11.    Section 415 of I.P.C. deals with cheating.      Section 415<\/p>\n
reads that “the person, whoever by deceiving any person, fraudulently or<\/p>\n
dishonestly induces the person so deceived to deliver any property to any<\/p>\n
person or to consent that any person shall retain any property, or<\/p>\n
intentionally induces the person so deceived to do so or omit to do<\/p>\n
anything which he would not do or commit if he were not so deceived and<\/p>\n
which act or commission causes or is likely to cause damage or harm to<\/p>\n
that person in body, mind, reputation or property is said to ‘cheat’ “. In<\/p>\n
the present case, even according to the complainant, if such allegation<\/p>\n
is admitted as true for the sake of argument, the borrowal was much<\/p>\n
prior to the issuance of Ext.P1 cheque and it cannot be said that an<\/p>\n
amount of Rs.13,000\/- was paid by the complainant on representation<\/p>\n
made by the accused by giving Ext.P1 cheque.            Admittedly, even<\/p>\n
CRL.A. NO.570 of 2000<\/p>\n
                                    :-7-:\n<\/p>\n
according to the complainant, the cheque in question was issued by the<\/p>\n
accused on persistent demand made by the complainant for repayment<\/p>\n
of the amount borrowed and it was that the cheque was dishonoured for<\/p>\n
the reason ‘account closed’. From the averments and going by the case<\/p>\n
of the complainant, it can be seen that there is no wrongful gain by the<\/p>\n
accused by issuing such cheque. Thus, the lower appellate court had<\/p>\n
rightly observed that in order to attract Section 420 of I.P.C., mens rea<\/p>\n
was there and it was necessary to show that by issuing Ext.P1, the<\/p>\n
appellant obtained wrongful gain and complainant\/PW1 sustained<\/p>\n
wrongful loss.    The above finding of the lower appellate court is<\/p>\n
absolutely correct and legal and therefore, no interference of this Court<\/p>\n
is warranted and consequently, the appeal fails and is liable to be<\/p>\n
dismissed.\n<\/p>\n
            In the result, there is no merit in the appeal and the same is<\/p>\n
dismissed. There is no order as to costs.<\/p>\n
\n\n\n\n\n                                                           V.K.Mohanan,\nMBS\/                                                          Judge\n\nCRL.A. NO.570 of 2000\n\n                             :-8-:\n\n                                  V.K.MOHANAN, J.\n<\/pre>\n
                         ——————————————–<\/p>\n
                                 Crl.A.NO. 570 OF 2000\n<\/p>\n
                            ——————————————-<\/p>\n
                                  J U D G M E N T<\/p>\n
                                 DATED: 28-10-2008<\/p>\n
CRL.A. NO.570 of 2000<\/p>\n
                         :-9-:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court Jnanasekharan vs Chellammal on 28 October, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM CRL.A.No. 570 of 2000() 1. JNANASEKHARAN … Petitioner Vs 1. CHELLAMMAL … Respondent For Petitioner :SRI.K.A.JALEEL For Respondent :SRI.B.S.SURAJ KRISHNA The Hon’ble MR. Justice V.K.MOHANAN Dated :28\/10\/2008 O R D E R V.K.MOHANAN, J. ——————————————— Crl.A.No. 570 […]<\/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-152520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-kerala-high-court"],"yoast_head":"\nJnanasekharan vs Chellammal on 28 October, 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\/jnanasekharan-vs-chellammal-on-28-october-2008\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Jnanasekharan vs Chellammal on 28 October, 2008 - 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