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Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Shivashankar vs M\/S N G Rathi And Company on 20 November, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: N.Ananda<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH Comm' 012* KARNATAKA ;  Q\n\nCIRCUIT BENCH AT DHARWAQ  if  \"  * \n\nDATED THIS THE zom DAY Q1? >2'\u00abIOVFjIk&B.'\u00a7'.\u00a7R  %  V\n\nBEFORE'\n\nTHE HOWBLE MR'.J1_;sr1CE, 'N.ANi3\u00a7fi)A....  LA;\nCRIMINAL APPEAL 80,392 \nB Em:   __ %  'A H\n\nShivashankar s\/o.Nec1a1can'-   \nAged a})out4\u00a7T5\u00ab3ma _ 1   \"\nPmprietor, M7,! 3.   . V\n&.Sons, Mr1:ysm3aya%.Mar1;\u00bb;:'*--.4AL '-- \n\n1 ' _ V  % _ ' ...Appellant\n(By S1i';'3l_1\ufb01!;911$_;F.\nAND; '\u00ab _  V %% % \n\n V.  _, 1- ':33\/S-.\"h\u00a5.G.Rathi\n\n' - 5.: as Pea: m=.M.c.Yazx1\n\nV V' ,I\\'I\u00a3ai;;?s;:.;r\u00abV1_%tx::4\"I::. Ramdurg\n\n~_ \"Bclg\u00e91u'rg ._Bi.S11ict\nRspmsentcd by its paxmers\nRep-ancients 2 to 3.\n\n. Namyandas\n,_ \"Sio.Giridharilal Kathi\n\nE Major, Ooc:Bus1'ne-as\n\nT R[o.APMC Yard, Mahantesh Market\nRamdurg, Bclegaum Bistrict.\n\n\n\n. Shrckant\nS\/o.Giridhari1al Rathi\nMajor, ()oc:Business '\nR] o.APMC Yard, Mahantesh Market\nRamdurg, Belgaum District\n\nKamalkishore\n\nS]o.  Rathi\n\nMajor, Occz\ufb01usinws  \" \" V\nR\/o.APMC Yard, \nRamdurg, Belgaum   \n\nMajor, oec:Bu.eancs,'   - \n\nR\/o.APMC*'Y\u00a3t.f'd;  A\nRamdurs\u00bb   1; %\n\n(By S:-i_  fa}?  V\nSri G.a..s1;asu;y; A'dx{.'-,3 V\n\n    \ufb01led under section 378(4)\nCr.P.C.  \u00e9aide the judgment and order dated\nby the Prl. CJ (Jr.Dn) and PIL JMFC,\n\n in CC' \u00a7lO.338\/ 2002 acquitting the respondents \u00a391'\n\n \"  _ th'\u00a7'ia\ufb02_\";.\u00e91;c1: 11\/ S\u00a7'1'(~3=.'._\u00a5...cv:'{' N.I.Act.\n\nV' \" T  appeal coming on for admission. this day,\n\nA    the following:\n\nJUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n
 The petitioner had \ufb01led a compiahztt u\/3.200 Cr..P.C.<\/p>\n
  . iagainst the rcspondcnt alkgng an o\ufb01cncc punishable under<\/p>\n
Section 138 of the N.I.Act inter aiia contendmg that two<\/p>\n
f\\_).\n<\/p>\n
AA<\/p>\n
: 3 :<\/span>
\ncheques issued by respondent $1′ a sum of Rs.45,00G'{;-“‘e\u00a7ach<\/p>\n
were dishonoumd on presentation. Dishonomwi-‘\u20ac~heqi1es\u00ab
\nwag;\/followed by issuance ofstatutory notice,   ‘ <\/p>\n
2. The respondents denied”   T
\ncheque amount. On the othef ha;;d,    3  L’<\/p>\n
amount due two cheques W  to   by a<\/p>\n
pay order for a sum \u00a2f._i\u00a7’s,A1;.1o;;\u00aeo*;_;Ve .\u00bb13.s.1994. Thus,
\nthe entire liability mxazuc <\/p>\n
3. me   Twas’ A\u00e9ceptod the pm of
\n__    and dismsaed the
\ncomplaie 1\u00a3._     under the cheques in
\n   the accused Linda’ the pay order<\/p>\n
.   foe’ezAsum of Rs.1,10,00{)\/ –. Themforc the<\/p>\n
    \ufb01ns’ Court.\n<\/p>\n
 4,; E  heard mm Counsel for pe\ufb01tioner and<\/p>\n
 ‘ ” \u00e9 ” —  V’    for respondents.\n<\/p>\n
‘%    5. As coukl be seen from documents made available by<\/p>\n
    ‘ S, pcti\ufb01oner and respondents had series of business<\/p>\n
transactions. Both of them had  T <\/p>\n
accounts. The respondent “used to  V’
\npetitioner and make payments   K 2
\nsometimes through banker     ._
\nreply notice dated 17. 1O.2B\u00a7’   % V’<\/p>\n
6. The learned Ae$udgg%k%\u00a7\u00a7s%
\ngiven by both parties   that
\nhad taken   aware of the
\nfact that bc1th ;ra1f’tie$1_  books of accounts in<\/p>\n
xespect   place between them.\n<\/p>\n
Tlie accepted Exs.D-15 and<\/p>\n
S-165 ‘as the svtuateine\ufb01its  of accounts  by the<\/p>\n
 A   team’ zlar  of business.\n<\/p>\n
 ~.  the records that Ex-s.D–I5 mt! 13-16 are<\/p>\n
V -V the  copies of smtement of accounts. The<\/p>\n
  1: had obyected’ for n;-:ce1vmg’ ‘ these documents in
\n  \u00e9ariiie\ufb01ce. The learned trial judge 11% accepted these<\/p>\n
VT  “dbeuments by holding that they are being considered foa’<\/p>\n
V A’ coilateral purposes and they an: admissible in evidence. The<\/p>\n
A} A OE4(\\A_ 5:,’\/.~-e(g,\\.\n<\/p>\n
learned Judge has accepted the plea of
\nby the accuser}.   ”  M<\/p>\n
7. In order to appreciate theik:   <\/p>\n
to state that respondent had Visg\u00e9\ufb02tacd  ‘czheqtrge\ufb01   ;<\/p>\n
Rs.45,000\/- each. It is the o\u00e9iig\ufb01atson df’z.t=.- :\u00a7pr$nd’\u00e9:pt that a<\/p>\n
sum of Rs.1,I0,000I-    ordcr to
\nRs.45,(}0O\/-  any evidence
\nto prove    which they had paid
\nexcess   have contended
\nthat th\u00e9y had  Rs.20,000\/- on some other
\naccount   details of such accounts;\/’!’he
\naccusgg.    any material or documentary<\/p>\n
 V. “evi\u00a71\u00e911;:c  thgiz\ufb01aymcnt of excess sum of Rs.20,000\/ –<\/p>\n
  ~.   well settled that primary evidence is the
\n_  _ best  and it affords the best proof of fmts in
\n  the parties mly upon contents of documents,
\n   not be permitted to ma oral evidence. As per the<\/p>\n
N . mg\/L\/’~”‘\u00a7'”‘”ej’v<\/p>\n
:6:<\/span><\/p>\n
rule of best evidence, the party shoukl <\/p>\n
documents which is the pr1ma1y’ evidence. H  ‘  L.<\/p>\n
9. in terms of Sections 61 am
\nthat contents of documents* m1;st   ”
\nproduction of documents   of the<\/p>\n
in the egg.-gag “have maintained
\nbooks of ggd  entries mla\ufb01ng to
\neach  taken placed between
\nthem. i!\u00a7’9r.\ufb021eV to them, both the parties<\/p>\n
have not    \u00e9cxnunts.\n<\/p>\n
  A  judge has accepted the Pho\ufb01ostat<\/p>\n
 of as if they are admissible 11\/ 8.35 of the<\/p>\n
  Act. The Eearned triai judge instead of<\/p>\n
\u00ab;_tIie oral ev\ufb02denoe, should have called upon the<\/p>\n
 \u00abA    ta produce primary evidence to pmve eonmnts of
\n ddpuments. . (U? 1;,” p._,-(? ‘<\/p>\n
:7:<\/span><\/p>\n
10. The learned Counsel for <\/p>\n
has made available a copy of the judgment     <\/p>\n
0.S.No.207]1996 which Ielates’t1:r:A_ ‘dvcrydd<\/p>\n
between the panics. This dmumcdt.y\u00a7&\u00a7 <\/p>\n
the learned triai judge  wiii myd’<\/p>\n
opinion, judgrnent mgdc xdin “_vO[S._No.Q0′}’,l dated
\nV   5′-‘rs
\n26.9.2006 has direct   ‘is stayed by the<\/p>\n
 {lie -hdzaxned  judge that
\nthe  !he..:Vdis_pa.1t\u00a2:d chequns stood discharged
\nunder  sum of Rs.1,1\u20ac),000\/- dated<\/p>\n
13.5; \u00a3994  The Learned triai judge has
\n”\n<\/p>\n
 , receiving oral evidmce to prove contents<\/p>\n
 ‘of learned trial judge has faibd to apply that<\/p>\n
 of’bc:\u00a7t3’~evidenm. The learned trial judge has acted upon<\/p>\n
 Agra} (Evidence imstcad of calfmg upon the parties to produce<\/p>\n
  evidence more panic’ ulariy when the paz1:xes’ have<\/p>\n
   _ _&ought to prove oontcnts ofboeks of accounts. In View ofthc<\/p>\n
above discussion, impugned judgment cannot be stzstaincd.<\/p>\n
‘\\)>’,’-jx\u00e9l-‘*’\ufb01’\/”_\u20ac1’\\”\u00bb<\/p>\n
: 8 :<\/span>
\n1 1. In the result, I pass the following order:
\nAP is med’
\nThe impugned judgment is scyaside. _- ‘V  —  V<\/p>\n
Matter is rcxraandcd    <\/p>\n
reconsideration in the light of -the g\ufb01gie  L.<\/p>\n
and in mcordancc with BW. V V _
\nBoth the  at,  mace further<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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LA; CRIMINAL APPEAL 80,392 B Em: __ % ‘A […]<\/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-207598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-karnataka-high-court"],"yoast_head":"\nShivashankar vs M\/S N G Rathi And Company on 20 November, 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\/shivashankar-vs-ms-n-g-rathi-and-company-on-20-november-2008\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Shivashankar vs M\/S N G Rathi And Company on 20 November, 2008 - 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