{"id":187270,"date":"2010-11-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-15T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/t-k-balan-vs-a-padmanabhan-on-16-november-2010"},"modified":"2018-07-07T18:15:21","modified_gmt":"2018-07-07T12:45:21","slug":"t-k-balan-vs-a-padmanabhan-on-16-november-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/t-k-balan-vs-a-padmanabhan-on-16-november-2010","title":{"rendered":"T.K.Balan vs A.Padmanabhan on 16 November, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court<\/div>\n
T.K.Balan vs A.Padmanabhan on 16 November, 2010<\/div>\n
       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nCrl.Rev.Pet.No. 2826 of 2004(C)\n\n\n1. T.K.BALAN, S\/O.APPU,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. A.PADMANABHAN, S\/O.KARUNAKARAN,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. STATE OF KERALA,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.SUNNY MATHEW\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice P.Q.BARKATH ALI\n\n Dated :16\/11\/2010\n\n O R D E R\n                           P.Q.BARKATH ALI, J.\n                       - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n                           Crl.R.P.No.2826 OF 2004\n                   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n                  Dated this the 16th day of November, 2010\n\n                                     ORDER\n<\/pre>\n
       Revision petitioner is the accused in C.C.No.285\/1999 on the file<\/p>\n
of Judicial First Class Magistrate Court V, Kozhikode and appellant in<\/p>\n
Crl.Appeal No.689\/2001 of Sessions Court, Kozhikode.                      He was<\/p>\n
convicted under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act and was<\/p>\n
sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for three months by the<\/p>\n
learned Magistrate by judgment dated November 29, 2001. On appeal,<\/p>\n
by judgment dated September 13, 2004, the lower appellate court<\/p>\n
confirmed his conviction, but modified the sentence to simple<\/p>\n
imprisonment for one month and to pay a compensation of Rs. 25,000\/-<\/p>\n
to the complainant, in default, to undergo simple imprisonment for a<\/p>\n
further period of one month. The accused has now come up in revision<\/p>\n
challenging his conviction and sentence.\n<\/p>\n
       2.   The case of the revision first respondent\/complainant as<\/p>\n
testified by him as PW1 before the trial court and as detailed in the<\/p>\n
complaint was that accused borrowed Rs. 25,000\/- from him on<\/p>\n
Crl.R.P.No.2826\/2004              2<\/span><\/p>\n
October 15, 1999 and to discharge that liability, he issued the cheque<\/p>\n
Ext.P1 dated November 21, 1998 which when presented for collection<\/p>\n
was returned dishounoured for want of sufficiency of funds in the<\/p>\n
account of the accused in the bank and that in spite of notice Ext.P3,<\/p>\n
the accused did not repay the amount which is an offence punishable<\/p>\n
under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act.<\/p>\n
      3.     On receipt of the complaint, the learned Magistrate<\/p>\n
recorded the sworn statement of the complainant and took cognizance<\/p>\n
of the offence. The accused on appearance before the trial court<\/p>\n
pleaded not guilty to a charge under Section 138 of Negotiable<\/p>\n
Instruments Act. PW 1 was examined and Exts.P1 to P6 were marked<\/p>\n
on the side of the complainant. When questioned under Section 313 of<\/p>\n
Cr.P.C., the accused denied the entire transaction. Accused himself<\/p>\n
was examined as DW1 before the trial court.\n<\/p>\n
      4.     The learned Magistrate on an appreciation of evidence<\/p>\n
found the revision petitioner guilty of the offence punishable under<\/p>\n
Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, convicted him thereunder<\/p>\n
and sentenced him as aforesaid. On appeal, the lower appellate court<\/p>\n
confirmed his conviction, but modified the sentence as mentioned<\/p>\n
Crl.R.P.No.2826\/2004                 3<\/span><\/p>\n
above. The accused has now come up in revision challenging his<\/p>\n
conviction and sentence.\n<\/p>\n
      5.     Heard the counsel for the revision petitioner\/accused and<\/p>\n
the counsel for the revision first respondent\/complainant.<\/p>\n
      6.     The following points arise for consideration :<\/p>\n
                 1)   Whether the conviction of the revision
\n           petitioner  under    Section   138     of   Negotiable
\n           Instruments Act rendered by the trial court which is
\n           confirmed in appeal can be sustained ?\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
                 2)   Whether     the   sentence     imposed    is\n           excessive or unduly harsh ?\n\n      Point No.1\n\n<\/pre>\n
      7.     Complainant as PW1 testified in a convincing manner<\/p>\n
before the trial court regarding the transaction. Nothing was brought<\/p>\n
out during his cross examination to disbelieve his evidence. Further his<\/p>\n
evidence is supported by Exts.P1 to P6.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
      8.     The specific case of the accused as testified by him as DW1<\/p>\n
before the trial court was that it is true that he has borrowed<\/p>\n
Rs. 25,000\/- from the complainant and issued Ext.P1, but he has<\/p>\n
already paid some amount in discharge of that liability and only<\/p>\n
Rs. 9,700\/- is due to the complainant from him. But no document is<\/p>\n
Crl.R.P.No.2826\/2004                  4<\/span><\/p>\n
produced to prove his plea of partial discharge. Therefore, in my view,<\/p>\n
both the courts below are justified in rejecting the above case of the<\/p>\n
accused. Further, as the execution of Ext.P1 cheque was admitted by<\/p>\n
the accused, presumption as envisaged under Section 118 and 139 of<\/p>\n
Negotiable Instruments Act is available to the complainant. No reliable<\/p>\n
evidence was adduced by the accused to rebut the above presumption.<\/p>\n
      9.     For all these reasons, I am of the view that the trial court as<\/p>\n
well as the lower appellate court are perfectly justified in accepting the<\/p>\n
evidence of PW1 and finding that the accused has committed the<\/p>\n
offence punishable under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act.<\/p>\n
Therefore I confirm the conviction of the revision petitioner under<\/p>\n
Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act.\n<\/p>\n
      Point No.2<\/p>\n
      10.    As regards the sentence, it is admitted that in respect of the<\/p>\n
same transaction, a suit was filed by the complainant and the same was<\/p>\n
settled on condition that the accused will pay the amount due to the<\/p>\n
complainant in this case. Therefore, a lenient view is taken and I feel<\/p>\n
that a sentence of imprisonment till the rising of court and a<\/p>\n
compensation of Rs. 25,000\/- with default sentence would meet the<\/p>\n
Crl.R.P.No.2826\/2004                  5<\/span><\/p>\n
ends of justice.\n<\/p>\n
       In the result, revision petition is allowed in part. The conviction<\/p>\n
of the revision petitioner under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments<\/p>\n
Act is confirmed. The sentence is modified to the effect that revision<\/p>\n
petitioner is sentenced to undergo imprisonment till the rising of court<\/p>\n
and to pay a compensation of Rs. 25,000\/- to the complainant, in<\/p>\n
default to undergo simple imprisonment for one month. The amount,<\/p>\n
if any, deposited by the revision petitioner before the trial court shall be<\/p>\n
adjusted towards the compensation amount ordered to be paid. The<\/p>\n
complainant is permitted to withdraw that amount. Two month’s time is<\/p>\n
granted for payment of the balance amount of compensation. The<\/p>\n
revision petitioner is permitted to pay the balance amount of<\/p>\n
compensation direct to the complainant and produce memo before the<\/p>\n
trial court. The revision petitioner shall surrender before the trial court<\/p>\n
on or before 20\/12\/2010 to receive the sentence. His bail bonds are<\/p>\n
cancelled.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
                                                   P.Q.BARKATH ALI
\n                                                            JUDGE<\/p>\n
sv.\n<\/p>\n
Crl.R.P.No.2826\/2004    6<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court T.K.Balan vs A.Padmanabhan on 16 November, 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 2826 of 2004(C) 1. T.K.BALAN, S\/O.APPU, … Petitioner Vs 1. A.PADMANABHAN, S\/O.KARUNAKARAN, … Respondent 2. STATE OF KERALA, For Petitioner :SRI.P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN For Respondent :SRI.SUNNY MATHEW The Hon’ble MR. Justice P.Q.BARKATH ALI Dated :16\/11\/2010 O R D […]<\/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-187270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-kerala-high-court"],"yoast_head":"\nT.K.Balan vs A.Padmanabhan on 16 November, 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\/t-k-balan-vs-a-padmanabhan-on-16-november-2010\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"T.K.Balan vs A.Padmanabhan on 16 November, 2010 - 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