{"id":193256,"date":"2008-12-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-10T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/rajan-varghese-vs-the-state-of-kerala-on-11-december-2008"},"modified":"2015-07-19T22:36:31","modified_gmt":"2015-07-19T17:06:31","slug":"rajan-varghese-vs-the-state-of-kerala-on-11-december-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/rajan-varghese-vs-the-state-of-kerala-on-11-december-2008","title":{"rendered":"Rajan Varghese vs The State Of Kerala on 11 December, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Rajan Varghese vs The State Of Kerala on 11 December, 2008<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nCrl.MC.No. 2887 of 2005()\n\n\n1. RAJAN VARGHESE, S\/O. VARGHESE,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. NIRMALA RAJAN, W\/O.RAJAN VARGHESE,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. RADHA DIVAKARAN, W\/O. DIVAKARAN,\n\n3. D. MAHESH, S\/O. DIVAKARAN,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.TOM K.THOMAS\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.R.KRISHNA RAJ\n\nThe Hon'ble MRS. Justice M.C.HARI RANI\n\n Dated :11\/12\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n                         M.C.HARI RANI, J.\n         -----------------------------------------------------\n                  CRL.M.C.No.2887 OF 2005 A\n            -----------------------------------------------------\n            DATED THIS THE 11th DAY OF DECEMBER, 2008\n\n                               O R D E R\n<\/pre>\n<p>        This petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. with the<\/p>\n<p>prayer to quash Annexure B complaint and Annexure C charge<\/p>\n<p>sheet in C.P.No.50\/04 on the file of the Judicial First Class<\/p>\n<p>Magistrate&#8217;s Court, Changanassery. The facts of the case stated<\/p>\n<p>in the petition are as follows:\n<\/p>\n<p>      2.    The petitioners are husband and wife and are accused<\/p>\n<p>Nos.1 and 2 respectively in C.P.No.50\/04 pending on the file of<\/p>\n<p>J.F.C.M.,    Changanassery.      The     first  petitioner    is the<\/p>\n<p>Chairman\/Manager of Mar Gregorious Engineering College,<\/p>\n<p>Kottayam. The 3rd respondent was a student of that College and<\/p>\n<p>the second respondent is his mother. Some of the students in<\/p>\n<p>that College filed W.P.(C)Nos.19864\/03 and 20101\/03 before this<\/p>\n<p>Court, seeking to transfer them to other institutions for want of<\/p>\n<p>affiliation by the M.G.University. Annexure A is the copy of the<\/p>\n<p>judgment. Respondents 2 and 3 herein filed a false complaint<\/p>\n<p>before the Sub Inspector of Police, Chingavanam against the<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">CRL.M.C.No.2887\/05                 -2-<\/span><\/p>\n<p>petitioners herein alleging offence punishable under section 3(1)(x) of<\/p>\n<p>Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities)Act.<\/p>\n<p>Copy of that complaint dated 18.6.2003 is produced as Annexure B.<\/p>\n<p>Annexure C charge sheet has filed, after investigation, before the Court<\/p>\n<p>of JFCM, Changanassery, which according to the petitioners was to<\/p>\n<p>wreak vengeance against them. Therefore, the charge sheet Annexure<\/p>\n<p>C is liable to be quashed, it is submitted.\n<\/p>\n<p>      3.    Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and<\/p>\n<p>respondents 2 and 3. Heard the learned Public Prosecutor also.<\/p>\n<p>      4.    It is submitted by the learned counsel appearing for the<\/p>\n<p>petitioners that petitioners are husband and wife, arrayed as accused 1<\/p>\n<p>and 2 respectively in C.P.No.50\/04 before the Court of JFCM,<\/p>\n<p>Changanassery. Annexure C is the copy of the charge sheet filed<\/p>\n<p>against them, wherein offence alleged against the petitioners are under<\/p>\n<p>sections 506(i) and 341 of Indian Penal Code and Section 3(1)(x) of<\/p>\n<p>the SCST(PA)Act.      It is submitted by the learned counsel for the<\/p>\n<p>petitioners that the second petitioner is a house-wife and arrayed as<\/p>\n<p>an accused without any reason and solely to wreak vengeance against<\/p>\n<p>petitioners 1 and 2, as the first petitioner is the Principal of    Mar<\/p>\n<p>Gregorious College. Some arrears of mess fee was due from the 3rd<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">CRL.M.C.No.2887\/05                -3-<\/span><\/p>\n<p>respondent to the College, which was not paid by him, and for that<\/p>\n<p>reason his certificates were not returned to him. Subsequently, those<\/p>\n<p>certificates were returned and the 3rd respondent has joined in another<\/p>\n<p>College and continued his studies. It is also submitted that no incident<\/p>\n<p>as alleged in the complaint, Annexure B has taken place and the<\/p>\n<p>offence under Section 3(1)(x) of the SC ST (PA) Act is not attracted.<\/p>\n<p>      5.    The prayer in this petition is opposed by the learned counsel<\/p>\n<p>appearing for respondents 2 and 3 and submitted that sufficient<\/p>\n<p>ingredients to attract the offence under Section 3(1)(x) of the SCST<\/p>\n<p>(PA)Act are there in the complaint filed by respondents 2 and 3 as<\/p>\n<p>complainants before the Sub Inspector of Police, Chingavanam, copy of<\/p>\n<p>which is produced as Annexure B. The same submission has been<\/p>\n<p>made by the learned Public Prosecutor also.\n<\/p>\n<p>      6.    In the present case, the police authorities have investigated<\/p>\n<p>the case on the basis of the complaint filed by respondents 2 and 3,<\/p>\n<p>copy of which is produced as Annexure A and the charge sheet was laid<\/p>\n<p>before the competent court, copy of which is marked as Annexure C.<\/p>\n<p>Whether prima facie case is there to attract the provisions of Section 3<\/p>\n<p>(1)(x) of the SCST(PA) Act against petitioners 1 and 2 and whether the<\/p>\n<p>case is to be committed to the Special Court are yet to be decided by<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">CRL.M.C.No.2887\/05               -4-<\/span><\/p>\n<p>the learned Magistrate. Those are all matters to be decided by taking<\/p>\n<p>evidence or statement of the witnesses concerned in appropriate stage.<\/p>\n<p>This Court cannot jump to a conclusion at present, before considering<\/p>\n<p>the evidence that the said offence has not been committed by the<\/p>\n<p>petitioners as prayed for in this petition. This Court cannot give a<\/p>\n<p>prima facie decision.    Annexure C charge sheet is filed before the<\/p>\n<p>learned Magistrate on 28.5.2004 and this petition is seen filed on<\/p>\n<p>6.9.2005. Thereafter, interim stay has been granted by this Court.<\/p>\n<p>The scope of exercise of power under section 482 of Cr.P.C. is relating<\/p>\n<p>to cognizable offences to prevent abuse of process of any court or<\/p>\n<p>otherwise to secure the ends of justice. The Magistrate has already<\/p>\n<p>taken cognizance of the offence and initiated proceedings against the<\/p>\n<p>petitioners herein.    The allegations made against the complainants<\/p>\n<p>cannot be the basis for quashing the proceedings. Considering the<\/p>\n<p>facts and circumstances of this case, I find that there are no sufficient<\/p>\n<p>grounds to invoke the inherent jurisdiction of this Court envisaged<\/p>\n<p>under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. There is no merit in this petition and it is<\/p>\n<p>liable to be dismissed. I do so.\n<\/p>\n<p>      In the result, the Crl.M.C. is dismissed. The petitioners are at<\/p>\n<p>liberty to file a petition for exemption before the learned Magistrate<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">CRL.M.C.No.2887\/05             -5-<\/span><\/p>\n<p>unless their appearance in person before the court is absolutely<\/p>\n<p>necessary in appropriate stage.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                  M.C.HARI RANI, JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p>dsn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Rajan Varghese vs The State Of Kerala on 11 December, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM Crl.MC.No. 2887 of 2005() 1. RAJAN VARGHESE, S\/O. VARGHESE, &#8230; Petitioner 2. NIRMALA RAJAN, W\/O.RAJAN VARGHESE, Vs 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY &#8230; Respondent 2. RADHA DIVAKARAN, W\/O. DIVAKARAN, 3. D. 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