{"id":168524,"date":"2010-12-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-15T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/santosh-s-lad-so-shivaji-s-lad-vs-the-registrar-on-16-december-2010"},"modified":"2017-12-24T05:32:15","modified_gmt":"2017-12-24T00:02:15","slug":"santosh-s-lad-so-shivaji-s-lad-vs-the-registrar-on-16-december-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/santosh-s-lad-so-shivaji-s-lad-vs-the-registrar-on-16-december-2010","title":{"rendered":"Santosh S Lad S\/O Shivaji S Lad vs The Registrar on 16 December, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Santosh S Lad S\/O Shivaji S Lad vs The Registrar on 16 December, 2010<\/div>\n
Author: N.Kumar And S.N.Satyanarayana<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
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EN THE HIGH COUR? $12′ KARNATAKA AT BANGAIQRE<\/p>\n
DATED THIS ’21:}: 1am DAY OF DECEMBERf’53\u20ac:Tf3]t’.Gf\u00a5”,4″<\/p>\n
?RESEN’1′ X    N<\/p>\n
THE HGNBLE 1\\rIR.JUS\ufb01EICE4NAfI\u00a7:IVii\u00a7}L\u00a7VL}i??,_   <\/p>\n
MD   .   . ..\n<\/p>\n
THE HON’BLE MR.\n<\/p>\n
WRIT PETITION’ 1s:;o:.33 i)5e\u00a7”%%I<;g\u00a7f"%'2oo9:'(GM:i{LA)<\/p>\n
BETWEEN:\n<\/p>\n
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(By Sri.B.A.Bei}iyappa, Adv. .1,<\/p>\n
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\nM "Ti"  '-\u00a7a},z.VtE11<3 Horfbie Lokayukta in
\nKarnatal\u00e9g st-atz\u00e9 V   :.()K\/G.L13\/ 1.30\/2(_)O7\/ARE–2;
\nto hold   gsroceedings ieading to the filing<\/p>\n
of the r_:G'mL})1ai'nt..,VAAby*  R~t1' t\u00a7e:\u00a3b.re the Court of VH1 Additional<\/p>\n
.f CEv1i.eA.f V-ix\/'iE:t,ropeJ:1ta1-IMag5's::.rax_c, m ('I.C3.N0.11494\/2008, as a<\/p>\n
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before the Court of Civil Judge (Sr.Dn.) at l”i()s15r:t, in<\/p>\n
O.S.No.6\/2007 for declaration that the plaintiffs..~are.ent;itl.Cgi<\/p>\n
to a joint family property. In the said suit,   <\/p>\n
at1–inte11’rn injunction had been granted   if<\/p>\n
to make any encumbrance .over tlr1Ae.”’prope1’31:y.f . In <\/p>\n
circumstances, neither the pairt_nc.rship”  Vgnor ever
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\nor incurred any liability. ‘n\u00bbe:l’}.rrn._irs ‘p.’i*_ac”ti(;ally’ defunct with<\/p>\n
no activity.\n<\/p>\n
4.   corisitiered the said statement<\/p>\n
filed on behalf of the -ioetitiorier and was of the opinion when<\/p>\n
once the “fact of ‘1i.r1t’ere.st in M\/S.NagaIjuna Residency is<\/p>\n
 the tleclaratiorr filed, prima facie declaration<\/p>\n
\ufb01led  a “false declaration, there is omission, whether it was<\/p>\n
accidehiital-..’or’intentional or there is Inens rea are all matters<\/p>\n
if”4\u00a7\u00a2hiclt1__are”‘to be gone into at the time of enquiry and not at<\/p>\n
 stage. Therefore over ruling the said objection, he<\/p>\n
“proceeded to pass an order unrier Section 14 of<\/p>\n
the Act, directed ir1.itiai.ion oi” prosecution of the peiriti-orier.<\/p>\n
Aggrieved by the said order of IeIon’b1e I.oi{ayio1}ii.a,..~i~1.i(f; <\/p>\n
writ petition is \ufb01led.\n<\/p>\n
5. It is submitted by the learned
\nthat before filing this writ ;)etitio1i:ipetitioii.  it
\nunder Section 482 of .  coded \ufb02grocedure,
\nchallenging the order oi    taking
\ncognizance of the oifi”e1iice:=A.a11:ti However, the
\nsame was   p’i:ei’erred this writ petition
\nchailenginti  th’eVVVI;ion’b1e Lokayukta as well<\/p>\n
as the proceedings Vinitiated.___he:iore the learned Magistrate.<\/p>\n
‘ en<\/p>\n
 Lea11r_1iAed.Vp_couris’e.1…appearing for the petitioner contended<\/p>\n
that”eizen”\u00a3f_’the~ inforniation furnished is incorrect, there is an<\/p>\n
  omission, it deies’; not amount to furnishing a false inforrmation<\/p>\n
and theiefcsre initiation of prosecution is not automatic.<\/p>\n
“-ip3is~::ret’ion is conferred on the i-iorfbie Lokayukta in the given<\/p>\n
 Vsetaof facts not to i.ni_tiai:e criminal proceedings even after<\/p>\n
it   ioeirig satisfied that there is on1issi_on. The Horfbie Loisiayukta<\/p>\n
has not appreciated this legal position and he goes\ufb01o the<\/p>\n
extent of saying that he wouid not Consider his obj;ef(;’tioi”i;<\/p>\n
therefore the order passed by I-lon’ble_” <\/p>\n
erroneous. contrary to law, contrary to.ithe’,DiVi’sion\u00bb._Beif1eh ‘<\/p>\n
Judgment of this Court and st.l-‘:..erefoi”~e_ the ssfdljtjriits  <\/p>\n
requires to be set aside. He i’ui”tlfieif  fthagt the case
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impugned order cannot be”sus\u00a7tair:ed, ‘ ”<\/p>\n
7. We are  tlheilearned counsel for the
\npetitioner;  otilllfecord. it is clear that the<\/p>\n
petitioner iega e%Mer:.iherlVtsf:’i\u20ac.:irna.takz1 Legislative Assembly.<\/p>\n
Under 4\u00a7Sectio1i.V   he has to furnish the full<\/p>\n
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 :foVi}iiiv.l’V’a”‘stateriiente. of his assets and liabiiity and<\/p>\n
V those of the niemliers of the family. It is in pursuance of the<\/p>\n
“V,’\u00a7t.atuto_ryVyohiigation, he has filed a statement of his assets<\/p>\n
-ajiid-:1’iahili_ty in the prescribed form. It is admitted in the said<\/p>\n
Wstlatement that he has not mentioned his interest in the<\/p>\n
aware that he is a partner in M\/s.Nagarjuna Resideripcyg. In<\/p>\n
the information, which he has furnished he l1as~\u00ab~~sett<\/p>\n
\ufb01rms, in which he has interest. However he didnriotl Choose’ to <\/p>\n
mention the name of M \/ s.Naga1juna_  ‘<\/p>\n
had interest in the said statem.c’nt__..    a<\/p>\n
said information, the   is not
\ntrue. Therefore, prirna  Section 177 of
\nIPC is made out_ar1_d  is -under an
\nobligation to  public servant, if he is
\nsatis\ufb01ed t_h-at  committed any criminal
\noffence.   Jlfiection 14 mandates that the<\/p>\n
public servar1t._Vlsh_oVu1dVbeuiprosecuted in a Court of law for<\/p>\n
‘sucli   After\u00abthe.vHon’b1e Lokayukta is being satis\ufb01ed<\/p>\n
aboutl t;i’*1,e”‘com’rriission of offence prima facie, no discretion is<\/p>\n
  leftilillhthe not to prosecute the public servant,<\/p>\n
-..l,l’_j’:v..\u00ab..because  language employed in Section 14 is emphatic, it<\/p>\n
 mariclatory, Lokayukta should prosecute the public<\/p>\n
  A perusal of the order of the Lokayukta clearly<\/p>\n
\u00abdiscloses that he has taken note of the allegations in the<\/p>\n
ii\/i<\/p>\n
11<\/span><\/p>\n
complaint. He has also taken into consideration the<\/p>\n
statement \ufb01led by the petitioner and the facts <\/p>\n
and he was of the view that once the  thatul <\/p>\n
there is a omission to mention the afotes~aj”d._”  the ‘<\/p>\n
statement of particulars fl,l1’1’liF3:h’-id  the<\/p>\n
furnished by him is not ‘true,  it was
\nintentional, whether ther\u00a7$lii”wa\ufb01\u00a7:~.   give false
\ninformation or it is:’a__ error or he
\nwas ill advised,\u00abis  considered at the<\/p>\n
time of ,it1’ia1_u\u00b0ar1d’1qtherefore  declined to drop the<\/p>\n
proceedings. ” ‘When? has exercised his power<\/p>\n
strictly uddthexl ” comers of law and in particular<\/p>\n
Sectiti oncev.h_e.\u00bbis satis\ufb01ed about the statement \ufb01led<\/p>\n
by’ the is not true, which satisfaction is based on<\/p>\n
  the.’  iilcontained in the statement filed by the<\/p>\n
petitionerkhimself, he has no discretion to drop the<\/p>\n
A ‘proceedirigs or not to initiate criminal prosecution. <\/p>\n
8. Ir} t’:1_1a.t View i)E’1hc m2:.i’.\u00a5’.(‘.\u00e9.1f, it is not. possib1(;*, to ‘c1<:(:cp1.<\/p>\n
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\n:\n<\/p>\n
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(3(.;:1_s(:qu:':m1y., the p'r()se{:<',:.1:\u00e9<}r3 \u00a7am2(_%E'1<:('\u00a7. 's:':~{*.1'1\u00b0&: ‘..’E.'(.%;(\ufb01Il{r:(1<\/p>\n
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Magistrate has not c03.'I'2:I:iE.t..(\u00e9{i razxy _(,'."EI'.\u00a3V'e'.')_1_'4 in_'i_;1.kir'1g<:dgf1ize1:V1{\u00a7\u00e9 . '<\/p>\n
of the oiiferace and isstlingg jpr<)f’t}3e’ ;.:gf0.c\u00e9ed’1::tg\u00e9.<\/p>\n
9. It) is mack-: cliragr tE1g:a”j’\u00a3’~..1h<'-2' .EA<i\u00e9L.r:1\u00a7<':;-3M;ag;s:r;1r'e"si1a11 decide<\/p>\n
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\ntlz\u00e9s Court "in." *\u00a3\u00a7..1is. 1:12';-r\u00e9fE,.{.:;2'." '<\/p>\n
.–10. I\u00bb1"\u00a3–.,t,11z\u00a7;t View "(:s–f.t'\u00a7__1\u00a7;.:;'2;\u00bba\u00e9ier, i.;fh<::r<: is no 1"'i7;C\ufb01.'\u00a7.. _{):7sm\u00a7sse(3.<\/p>\n
3&5-4
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55;"\n<\/p>\n
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Karnataka High Court Santosh S Lad S\/O Shivaji S Lad vs The Registrar on 16 December, 2010 Author: N.Kumar And S.N.Satyanarayana EN THE HIGH COUR? $12′ KARNATAKA AT BANGAIQRE DATED THIS ’21:}: 1am DAY OF DECEMBERf’53\u20ac:Tf3]t’.Gf\u00a5”,4″ ?RESEN’1′ X N THE HGNBLE 1\\rIR.JUS\ufb01EICE4NAfI\u00a7:IVii\u00a7}L\u00a7VL}i??,_ MD . . .. THE HON’BLE MR. WRIT PETITION’ 1s:;o:.33 i)5e\u00a7”%%I<;g\u00a7f"%'2oo9:'(GM:i{LA) BETWEEN: Sri.Sa;m0s.1’1 […]<\/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-168524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-karnataka-high-court"],"yoast_head":"\nSantosh S Lad S\/O Shivaji S Lad vs The Registrar on 16 December, 2010 - 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\/santosh-s-lad-so-shivaji-s-lad-vs-the-registrar-on-16-december-2010\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Santosh S Lad S\/O Shivaji S Lad vs The Registrar on 16 December, 2010 - 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