{"id":159090,"date":"2010-10-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-10-19T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ms-maruthi-finance-vs-smt-t-lakshmi-wo-late-d-gopal-on-20-october-2010"},"modified":"2014-06-13T14:53:50","modified_gmt":"2014-06-13T09:23:50","slug":"ms-maruthi-finance-vs-smt-t-lakshmi-wo-late-d-gopal-on-20-october-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ms-maruthi-finance-vs-smt-t-lakshmi-wo-late-d-gopal-on-20-october-2010","title":{"rendered":"M\/S Maruthi Finance vs Smt T Lakshmi W\/O Late D Gopal on 20 October, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">M\/S Maruthi Finance vs Smt T Lakshmi W\/O Late D Gopal on 20 October, 2010<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: Huluvadi G.Ramesh<\/div>\n<pre>IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE\nDated this the 20\"' day of Octeber, 2010\n\nBefore\n\nTHE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HULUVADI G_.R\/451533  3\n\nCriminal Appeals 612\/2008 c\/w 613, 014,00\/$15, 1519,_6.17,..\n\nand 616\/T2008 '\nBetween: V \n\nM\/s Marathi Finance _\n\nBy its GPA Holder ~\u00bb N G Mahr.is'ii~..\u00ab\n\n33 yrs, S\/0 Gurudevaru   -   ,  .. \n\nOff: # 27, Obbaiah Lane  _  1  \" v  giommon\nAkkipet, Bangalore 560\/053   *  \"  1  \"Appellant\n\n(By Nag Asstsu,    ' \"\nAnd:\nIn Cr}.\/A 612\/20080; A610\/8\/2000* \/0  '\n\nSmt T La}&lt;:\u00a73hn1i&#039;W\/c) I\/it&#039;e&#039;-Dv\ufb01ppai\n\n*VBu.\u00a7in&lt;n:s.s&quot;at:  Bhawani Wines\n\nBangaVl0.re 9  &quot; V \nR\/a # &#039;E4\/&#039;.?.\u00bb,7.I&#039;&quot; ax&#039;\/ram, 2&#039;&quot; Cross\n\nTank Band&#039; Road, &#039;N\u20ac&#039;2..r&#039;_H0te1 Amar\n\n V &#039;Sr.irampu-mm  Bangalore 560 02.1 Respondent<\/pre>\n<p>0&#8242; i.&#8221;,l&#8221;i2._V(v}rln.A 613\/2508: 614\/2008; 615\/2008;<br \/>\n gm\/2003\/&#8217;;.\/.517\/2008; 619\/2008<\/p>\n<p>  Kumar S\/0 3-ate D Gopal<br \/>\n 0  at: M\/S Bhawani Wines<br \/>\n Affzznk Bund Road, Near H0162} Amar<\/p>\n<p>0*&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>Bangalore 9<\/p>\n<p>R\/a # 14\/2, 1&#8243; Main, 2&#8243;&#8221; Cross<\/p>\n<p>Srirampuram, Bangalore 560 021 Respondent<br \/>\n(By Sri N Jagadeesh Baliga, Adv.)<\/p>\n<p>Appeals are filed under 3378(4) of the Code of Crivrni-nal<\/p>\n<p>Procedure praying to set aside the judgment dated 22.4.2QQ8:<br \/>\n18049\/2005; cc 18050\/2005; cc 1805}\/2005; cc 18O52!2OQ5&#8242;;\u00a7&#8217;j\u20acC&#8221;&#8212;&#8211;1A3<br \/>\n18053\/2005; cc 18054\/2005; cc 18055\/2005 and CC-~l~805@1\/2065\u00abl&gt;y*_:u ~. &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>the XIII Addl. CMM, Bangalore<\/p>\n<p>The Appeals coming on for Hearing thisiday; Courtvdeliyeredllthel<\/p>\n<p>following:\n<\/p>\n<p>These appeals   the order of acquittal<br \/>\npassed bypithe :5tddl&#8217;.:CMl\\&#8221;,E,\u00abBangalore in CC 18049\/2005; CC<br \/>\nljig\u00e9\ufb01o\/2QVt)&#8217;s&#8217;Zl *1l&#8217;8p05ij1~,in\u00a3ly and have borrowed a total amount of Rs.l9,00,000\/~<\/p>\n<p> to pay interest at the rate of 21% pa. The amount was<\/p>\n<p>332&#8243;&#8216;<\/p>\n<p>borrowed on 27.5.2003 and 28.5.2003. Apart from issuance tjiithe<\/p>\n<p>cheques towards the amount borrowed, accused also  <\/p>\n<p>demand promissory notes. In all, about 8 cheques_were,issued&#8217; for&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>having borrowed the amount. Out of the cheques p_resen1ted;,_twotwwiere <\/p>\n<p>returned with an endorsement &#8216;account clo;~;ed&#8217;= and itherest were<br \/>\ndishonoured for insufficient funds.  trial coI.1rt&#8221;afterg inquiry.<br \/>\naccepting the version of the accused, di&#8217;smissed._al.1_tl1e complaints against<\/p>\n<p>which, these appeals are preferred._:&#8217; _ b V _<br \/>\nHeard the cou_nse1a_repres\u00a7entingithe-.&#8217;part_ies.&#8217;  V<\/p>\n<p>According toiithie appellaritistvccuncsei, as admitted by the accused<\/p>\n<p>themselves, the ~accused&#8217;=hadrAtranisacitions with the complainant and used<\/p>\n<p>to borrowgarhount for reuewalof Excise License and also as and when<\/p>\n<p>  in Zrieediijo\ufb02moiaey. Admittedly, they have borrowed Rs.5 to 6<\/p>\n<p>crores_fro_m t&#8221;rre&#8221;eo1r;pla&#8217;i&#8217;nztut and they have repaid the same. in so far as<\/p>\n<p>these triansac_1&#8217;ior1s*&#8221;i are concerned, when the cheques issued were<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;presented forrealization, the same were dishonored. The contention of<\/p>\n<p>the accused that the earlier cheques issued have been misused, is totally<\/p>\n<p>W<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<p>false. Rather, the coniptainant has produced the dishonored cheques and,<\/p>\n<p>apart from that, in support of the money borrowed by the accuscd,&#8221;*the<\/p>\n<p>complainant has produced the on demand promissory notes ese-C_ute__d Vilyb&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>the accused. However, by an erroneous reasoning, the trialpic-ourt_irely1n.,g&#8217; ~<\/p>\n<p>upon M S Narayana Manon Vs State of Kertzla __-  ht&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>39, has dismissed the complaints on th&#8217;e.4ground._thet the account bdolis<br \/>\nhave not been produced and accordingiliyss&#8221; tried to-draw an, adverse<br \/>\ninference.\n<\/p>\n<p>by them thefthere .was.&#8217;a_t&#8217;ra&#8217;nsact.ion.,and promptly from time to time, the<br \/>\namount has been. paid. But&#8221;;haviitgrcollected the cheques issued earlier<\/p>\n<p>in respect\u00e9of &#8220;different&#8217;transactions prior to 2001 which cheques have not<\/p>\n<p>beer1,&#8217;returned:&#8217;i1ack the accused, the complainant has misused the same<\/p>\n<p>ar1d,1&#8243;:h_er&#8217;eppisenforceable debt. Rightly, the trial court has<\/p>\n<p>dismissed&#8217;&#8211;t.he V-_comp&#8217;lair1ts which does not call for interference. It is aiso<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; argurnentvlthztt there was no necessity for the accused to borrow the<\/p>\n<p>amou&#8217;nt iinpiecewmeal and to issue Cheques for different amount and they<\/p>\n<p>c_ou&#8217;rd&#8217;hzive borrowed the entire amount in a single transaction.<\/p>\n<p>ll&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>-54<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">5<\/span><\/p>\n<p>It is the contention of the counsel representing the respondents<\/p>\n<p>that in Ex.Dl series ~ cheques, there is signature of the agent <\/p>\n<p>complainant and it is a bearer cheque. it is h.is argument thatgthe&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>year commences from July and there was no necessity &#8216;for.,tVhe..accii&#8217;sed to&#8217; &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>borrow the amount during the month of Mays<\/p>\n<p>As per the ratio laid down bypthe A&#8217;pes&#8221;&#8211;Courti&#8217;in.yi.tl1e <\/p>\n<p>Rangappa Vs Mohan ~ AIR 2010 SC-11898, the. in&#8217;it.ia_ilg ;\u00a7&#8221;rt\u00a7\u00a7&#8217;Li1a;5tion<br \/>\nalways is in favour of the cozriplainapntiiiiandialso as  legally<\/p>\n<p>enforceable debt. It is for the acctliseditoii dispro:\/:&#8217;5&#8243;tthe_. presumption or<\/p>\n<p>rebut the presu1nptionKnVo.t_ionlyaby-probable explanation but, proof of<\/p>\n<p>explanation has tobe offered,&#8221; _ V&#8221; L<br \/>\nWhat is noticedgir: the present cases is, several on demand<\/p>\n<p>I-&#8216;:pro_missory&#8217; notes also have&#8221;&#8216;be&#8217;en produced by the complainant apart from<\/p>\n<p>the&#8217; chiegues  said to be dishonoured. Et is not in dispute that<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; *.there were transaetgoins between the complainant and the accused since.<\/p>\n<p> &#8216;l  Mere.Vs_iignature of the agent on the back side of the bearer cheque<\/p>\n<p>i &#8216;bybitpself  not indicate that the amount has been received by the<\/p>\n<p>ta&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>complainant himself or through his agent when once the arnount&#8221;&#8211;h2is<\/p>\n<p>been paid throtigh cheques. Apart from that, on demandy..prorni_ss\u00e9\u00a7~ry&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>notes executed are of the year 2003-04. Even the <\/p>\n<p>payment being made is said to be during the East  or  Muighit <\/p>\n<p>the amount must have been drawn &#8216;early to&#8217;c_leposi.t thei..amoun\u20ac&#8217;: for <\/p>\n<p>renewal of the Excise License. The exiplianation   accused<br \/>\ncannot be accepted. The  the_V_y.&#8217;ea1&lt;.2O04riAiThere was a<br \/>\ntransaction between the._complainan_t&#8211;.and_0 &#039;acciused&#8230;throughout. The<br \/>\ncomplainant  lender  cheques apart from<br \/>\non demand  inttsupport of his case. The<\/p>\n<p>execution of the on de:33and&lt;prorni&#039;ssory notes is also not in dispute.<\/p>\n<p>in the regular&quot;co_urse of business if the cheques were received by<\/p>\n<p>&quot;the,ce.mplair1ant_f:om the accused towards security, as and when<\/p>\n<p>payiiaehts.wVere&#039;p..made;&quot;&quot;the accused could have demanded for return of<\/p>\n<p>those cheques.&#039; The explanation offered by the accused though appears<\/p>\n<p> &#039;  pro_bab&#039;l&quot;e, but proof of explanation has not been produced to deny<\/p>\n<p>the  of the complainant. in the circumstances, the trial court relying<\/p>\n<p>&quot; the judgment of this Court in Narayana Memm&#039;s case, tried to<\/p>\n<p>discard the case of the complainant even though the complainant was<\/p>\n<p>able to produce the dishonored cheques and also the on <\/p>\n<p>promissory notes executed by the accused. It is also not tnade hyr <\/p>\n<p>the accused, if at all they had insisted for one payrrrea.t.:&#039;:inis&#8211;tead of&quot;<\/p>\n<p>different payments in different sums, that ithere&#8230;w.as no nieces&#039;sity__ for .i<\/p>\n<p>them to execute several on demand no-t:es..__ The reasoning eassigned by; the<\/p>\n<p>triai court appears to be unjust.\n<\/p>\n<p>Further, it appears there  sorne  to the quantum of<br \/>\namount paid. According to the ithey,__i_lmade. the entire<\/p>\n<p>payment oni&#8217;:daily.basi.s, ..s_A\u00abccordi1ig to the complainant, apart from the<\/p>\n<p>cheques issued,\u00bb._there isv.also&#8221;o_n&#8221;deniand promissory notes executed by<\/p>\n<p>the accusedheing supyportingdocurnents. At this stage, the accused is<\/p>\n<p>irtakingydiffierent _stand and unnecessarily the proceedings are being<\/p>\n<p>araigaewi.\n<\/p>\n<p>lilo enablef\ufb01ie complainant as weil as the accused to produce<\/p>\n<p>~ \u00abfj;-frelevant rnaterial documents, impugned orders are set aside. Matter is<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;-reniitted  the trial court for disposal of the same in accordance with<\/p>\n<p>5.<\/p>\n<p>law, within three months from the date of receipt of the dfder.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, accused to deposit an amount of Rs.1(} lakhs before. .&#8217;t\u00abi1\u00ab43&#8217;__&#8217;t&#8217;19\u00a7.jz:1VV&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>court within four weeks. The amount deposited would _be,\u00a7\u00a7uhjeeAt:&#8217;to&#8217;_t}2e &#8216; &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>result of the cases before the trial court.\n<\/p>\n<p>Appeals are allowed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court M\/S Maruthi Finance vs Smt T Lakshmi W\/O Late D Gopal on 20 October, 2010 Author: Huluvadi G.Ramesh IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE Dated this the 20&#8243;&#8216; day of Octeber, 2010 Before THE HON&#8217;BLE MR JUSTICE HULUVADI G_.R\/451533 3 Criminal Appeals 612\/2008 c\/w 613, 014,00\/$15, 1519,_6.17,.. and 616\/T2008 &#8216; [&hellip;]<\/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":[8,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-159090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-karnataka-high-court"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>M\/S Maruthi Finance vs Smt T Lakshmi W\/O Late D Gopal on 20 October, 2010 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court &amp; 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