{"id":219550,"date":"2006-12-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-12-20T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mani-madavalappil-vs-c-i-of-police-on-21-december-2006"},"modified":"2017-07-31T15:17:17","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T09:47:17","slug":"mani-madavalappil-vs-c-i-of-police-on-21-december-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mani-madavalappil-vs-c-i-of-police-on-21-december-2006","title":{"rendered":"Mani Madavalappil vs C.I.Of Police on 21 December, 2006"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court<\/div>\n
Mani Madavalappil vs C.I.Of Police on 21 December, 2006<\/div>\n
       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nCrl Rev Pet No. 4477 of 2006()\n\n\n\n1. MANI MADAVALAPPIL\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n1. C.I.OF POLICE, NILESHWAR\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.M.SANTHOSHKUMAR\n\n                For Respondent  :PUBLIC PROSECUTOR\n\nThe Hon'ble MRS. Justice K.HEMA\n\n Dated :21\/12\/2006\n\n O R D E R\n                                      K. HEMA, J.\n\n\n                      ----------------------------------------\n\n                               Crl.R.P. No.4477  of 2006\n\n                      -----------------------------------------\n\n                    Dated this  21st day of December, 2006.\n\n\n                                      ORDER\n<\/pre>\n
               Will     an   appeal   filed     against   the     conviction   and   sentence,<\/p>\n
which     includes   fine   also,     abate   on   death   of     appellant,   if   no   legal   heir<\/p>\n
obtains   leave   of  court     to   continue   appeal?     This  short  question     is   to   be<\/p>\n
answered in this revision.\n<\/p>\n
               2.  This  revision is filed  by  the son  of the deceased accused.\n<\/p>\n
The  accused   was   convicted   and   sentenced   by     learned   Assistant   Sessions<\/p>\n
Judge  for offence  under  section  354  of the  Indian  Penal  Code  to  undergo<\/p>\n
rigorous   imprisonment   for   a   period   of   2   years   and   to   pay   a   fine   of<\/p>\n
Rs.30,000\/-     and   in   default   of   payment   of   fine,   to   suffer     simple<\/p>\n
imprisonment   for   a   period   of   four   months.       It   was   also   ordered   that,   on<\/p>\n
payment   of   fine   by   the   accused,   Rs.25,000\/-     shall   be   paid   to   PW8,   the<\/p>\n
victim.\n<\/p>\n
         3.  The  deceased-accused was originally charge-sheeted  for offence<\/p>\n
under section   511 of 376 and 377 of Indian Penal Code on the allegation<\/p>\n
that  such offences were committed against PW8. After trial, on an  analysis<\/p>\n
of   the   evidence   adduced     in   the   case,   the   trial   court   found     the   accused<\/p>\n
guilty  of   offence  under  section   354   of   IPC   and   convicted     and   sentenced<\/p>\n
him under the said section.              An   appeal   was   filed   before   Sessions   Court<\/p>\n
against   the   conviction   and   sentence.   On   a   representation     made   that<\/p>\n
[Crl.R.P.4477\/06]                                 2<\/span><\/p>\n
appellant expired on 26.6.2005, as evidenced by the death certificate<\/p>\n
also,  learned  Additional Sessions  Judge held that the appeal abated.\n<\/p>\n
               4. Learned  counsel   appearing   for the  revision  petitioner,<\/p>\n
submitted   that   the   appeal   does   not   abate   in   this   case,   in   view   of<\/p>\n
section   394(2)   of   the   Code   of   Criminal   Procedure   (‘the     Code’   for<\/p>\n
short).  It was strongly contended  that  the court is bound to dispose<\/p>\n
of appeal on merit and not dismiss the appeal as abated.   A reading of<\/p>\n
section 394 shows that every appeal    filed under section 377  or 378<\/p>\n
shall finally abate on the death of the accused, except an appeal from<\/p>\n
a sentence of fine.\n<\/p>\n
               5.   Learned   Public   Prosecutor,   however,   argued   that   by<\/p>\n
virtue   of   sub-section   (2)   of   section   394,   if     appellant   dies   during<\/p>\n
pendency of   appeal, if the near relative or relatives of the appellant<\/p>\n
do   not   apply   to     appellate   court   for   leave   to   continue   the   appeal<\/p>\n
within 30 days   of the death of the appellant, the appeal shall abate<\/p>\n
unless leave is granted by court to continue appeal.     The proviso to<\/p>\n
sub-section (2) of section 394     reveals that where an appeal is filed<\/p>\n
against conviction and sentence   of imprisonment   and the appellant<\/p>\n
dies during the pendency of the appeal any of his near relatives may,<\/p>\n
within   30  days  of   the   death   of the   appellant,   apply  to   the  appellate<\/p>\n
court  for   leave   to   continue   the   appeal;   and   if   leave     is   granted,   the<\/p>\n
appeal   shall   not   abate.   Therefore,     it   may   apparently   appear   that<\/p>\n
unless   application is filed by the near relatives and leave is granted<\/p>\n
as stipulated in the proviso, the appeal shall abate, it is argued.\n<\/p>\n
               6. To appreciate  the contention raised, it is necessary  to<\/p>\n
read section 394 of the Code. I shall  extract section 394 of the Code<\/p>\n
as hereunder:\n<\/p>\n
[Crl.R.P.4477\/06]                                3<\/span><\/p>\n
                                “394.   Abatement   of   appeals.–\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
                (1)   Every     appeal   under   section   377     or<\/p>\n
                section 378 shall finally abte on the death of<\/p>\n
                the accused.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
                                (2)     Every   other   appeal     under\n\n                this   Chapter   (except   an   appeal     from   a\n\n                sentence   of   fine)   shall   finally   bate     on     the\n\n                death of the appellant.\n\n\n                                Provided    that  where the  appeal\n\n                is   against   a   conviction   and   sentence     of\n\n<\/pre>\n
                death or of imprisonment, and the appellant<\/p>\n
                dies during the pendency of the appeal,  any<\/p>\n
                of     his   near     relatives,   may,   within     thirty<\/p>\n
                days of the death of the appellant, apply   to<\/p>\n
                the Appellate Court for leave to continue the<\/p>\n
                appeal; and  if leave is    granted,   the appeal<\/p>\n
                shall not abate.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
               7.   A   close   reading   of   the   proviso   to   sub-section     (2)   of<\/p>\n
section 394 shows that the said provision applies only in cases where<\/p>\n
the sentence is   of imprisonment alone. It is only in   cases in which<\/p>\n
the sentence imposed is   of imprisonment alone that the appeal shall<\/p>\n
finally abate on the death of the appellant  in the absence of the near<\/p>\n
relatives of the appellant  availing of the benefit under the proviso to<\/p>\n
section 394(2).     However,   in cases where there is sentence of fine,<\/p>\n
appeal   shall   not   abate     on   death   of   appellant   whether     the   near<\/p>\n
relatives  apply for leave     to continue  appeal  or not. The proviso  to<\/p>\n
section   394(2)   applies     only   in   cases     where   there   is   sentence   of<\/p>\n
imprisonment alone.   If the   sentence is of fine or the sentence is of<\/p>\n
imprisonment     and   fine,     appeal   shall   not   abate     on   the     death   of<\/p>\n
appellant,  even if  the near relatives do not apply for leave under the<\/p>\n
proviso to section  394(2) of the Code.  Therefore,  the appellate court<\/p>\n
[Crl.R.P.4477\/06]                                4<\/span><\/p>\n
is bound to  dispose of on merit appeals filed against sentence of fine.\n<\/p>\n
Such appeals  shall  not abate   on death of appellant, irrespective    of<\/p>\n
whether     the legal heirs  apply for leave or not under the proviso to<\/p>\n
section 394(2).  The order passed by  lower appellate court    that the<\/p>\n
appeal abated on the death of  appellant is  therefore,  unsustainable,<\/p>\n
since sentence imposed in this case  includes fine also.\n<\/p>\n
               8.   I   gain     support   from   the   dictum   laid   down   in   the<\/p>\n
decision   reported   in    State   of   Andhra   Pradesh  v.  Narasimha<\/p>\n
Kumar<\/a> [2006 (3) KLT 505],  which was cited by learned counsel for<\/p>\n
petitioner.     The   relevant   portion   from   the   said   decision   can   be<\/p>\n
extracted herein:\n<\/p>\n
                   ”   It   t   is   true   that   an   appeal   from   a   composite<\/p>\n
                order   of   sentence   is   ordinarily   directed   against<\/p>\n
                both   the   substantive   imprisonment   and   the   fine.<\/p>\n
                But, such an appeal  does not for that reason  cease<\/p>\n
                to   be   an   appeal   from   a   sentence   of   fine.     It     is<\/p>\n
                something   more   not   less   than   an   appeal   from     a<\/p>\n
                sentence   of   fine   only   and   it   is   significant   that   the<\/p>\n
                parenthetical  clause  of  S.431  does  not  contain  the<\/p>\n
                word “only”. . . . . . . . . . . . . Whether or not   the<\/p>\n
                sentence   of   fine   is   combined   with   any   other<\/p>\n
                sentence can make no difference to the application<\/p>\n
                of that principle.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
        9.  On going through the dictum  laid down in the said decision,<\/p>\n
it   is   clear   that   only   in   cases   where   there   is   an   appeal   from<\/p>\n
imprisonment alone that the appeal will stand finally abated.  In cases<\/p>\n
where     fine   is   imposed,       appeal     will   not   abate   on   the   death   of<\/p>\n
appellant.\n<\/p>\n
           10. It was pointed out that  this revision  is filed by  son of the<\/p>\n
appellant and no application  is filed by him    for grant    of  leave   to<\/p>\n
[Crl.R.P.4477\/06]                                 5<\/span><\/p>\n
continue   the   proceedings.     Learned   counsel   appearing   for   revision<\/p>\n
petitioner,       submitted   that   this   court   can       exercise     power   under<\/p>\n
section 397 of the Code suo motu,   to   correct an illegality. Hence, I<\/p>\n
make   it   clear   that   I  have   exercised   only  the   suo   motu   power   under<\/p>\n
section   397   of   the   Code,   since   the   illegality   pointed   out   by<\/p>\n
appellant’s son   is a glaring one and   it deserves to be   corrected by<\/p>\n
exercising   revisional   powers.       However,   this   will   not   stand   in   the<\/p>\n
way of  revision petitioner approaching  lower appellate court  to seek<\/p>\n
appropriate order to continue the appeal, if so advised.  Whether such<\/p>\n
application   is   filed   or   not,   the   appeal   shall   be   disposed   of     by   the<\/p>\n
lower appellate court, only on merit.\n<\/p>\n
          In the result, the order under challenge is set aside.  The lower<\/p>\n
appellate court is directed to take the appeal on file and dispose of the<\/p>\n
same, in accordance with law.\n<\/p>\n
               This  revision is allowed.\n<\/p>\n
                                                                  Sd\/-\n<\/p>\n
                                                          K. HEMA, JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n
Krs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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