{"id":3389,"date":"2010-09-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-19T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/benny-joseph-vs-state-of-kerala-on-20-september-2010"},"modified":"2018-08-30T20:40:07","modified_gmt":"2018-08-30T15:10:07","slug":"benny-joseph-vs-state-of-kerala-on-20-september-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/benny-joseph-vs-state-of-kerala-on-20-september-2010","title":{"rendered":"Benny Joseph vs State Of Kerala on 20 September, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court<\/div>\n
Benny Joseph vs State Of Kerala on 20 September, 2010<\/div>\n
       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 26649 of 2010(Q)\n\n\n1. BENNY JOSEPH, AGED 50 YEARS,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE,\n\n3. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE,\n\n4. THE DY.SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE,\n\n5. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE,\n\n6. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE,\n\n7. THE UNION OF INDIA,\n\n8. THE PRORTECTOR GENERAL OF\n\n9. THE PROTECTOR OF IMMIGRANTS,\n\n10. FRANCIS CHEMBOLA, CHEMBOLA AMERICAN\n\n11. SAM GEORGE, MATOLIL HOUSE,\n\n12. JOSEPH JOSEPH @ KOCHUMON,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.C.V.MANUVILSAN\n\n                For Respondent  :SHRI.K.A.MANZOOR ALI, CGC\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR\n\n Dated :20\/09\/2010\n\n O R D E R\n          M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR,J.\n\n           ---------------------------------------------\n            W.P.C.NO.26649 OF 2010\n           ---------------------------------------------\n           Dated 20th          September, 2010\n\n\n                         JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n
          Petition is filed under Articles<\/p>\n
226 and 227 of Constitution of India                       for a<\/p>\n
writ of mandamus             directing respondents 2<\/p>\n
to 4 to obtain sanction under Section 27 of<\/p>\n
Emigration Act, to prosecute respondents<\/p>\n
10 to 12,    the accused in C.C.522\/2006 on<\/p>\n
the   file      of         Judicial                First    Class<\/p>\n
Magistrate’s     Court,           Ettumanoor            and  also<\/p>\n
directing second respondent to consider and<\/p>\n
take   appropriate                action              on   Ext.P6<\/p>\n
representation       submitted by the petitioner<\/p>\n
and also to direct the Judicial First Class<\/p>\n
Magistrate, Ettumanoor to keep all further<\/p>\n
proceedings in abeyance till sanction from<\/p>\n
the Central Government is                      produced. Along<\/p>\n
Wpc 26649\/10
\n                         2<\/span><\/p>\n
with    the  writ petition,  petitioner  produced<\/p>\n
Ext.P4, the details of    information sought for<\/p>\n
by the petitioner under Section 6 of Right to<\/p>\n
Information    Act  and  Ext.P5  reply  given  to<\/p>\n
Ext.P4       by Protector  of  Emigrants,  Public<\/p>\n
Information Officer, disclosing that     sanction<\/p>\n
is necessary under Section 27 of the Emigration<\/p>\n
Act and it is to be obtained from the Protector<\/p>\n
General     of Emigrants,  Ministry  of  Overseas<\/p>\n
Indian Affairs, New Delhi and the sanction is<\/p>\n
to be obtained by the Investigating Officer and<\/p>\n
no such sanction was applied for or granted to<\/p>\n
prosecute the accused in C.C.522\/2006.<\/p>\n
           2. In view of the contentions raised,<\/p>\n
Judicial First Class Magistrate, Ettumanoor was<\/p>\n
directed     to furnish   a  report  on   whether<\/p>\n
sanction under Section 27 of Emigration Act was<\/p>\n
obtained for prosecuting the accused. Judicial<\/p>\n
Wpc 26649\/10
\n                           3<\/span><\/p>\n
First Class Magistrate submitted a report that<\/p>\n
though      sanction  under   Section  27  of   the<\/p>\n
Emigration Act is necessary, when cognizance<\/p>\n
was     taken    on   4\/12\/2006,  availability   of<\/p>\n
previous sanction was not      verified and records<\/p>\n
show that no sanction order was produced.<\/p>\n
           3.    Learned  counsel appearing for the<\/p>\n
petitioner and learned Government Pleader were<\/p>\n
heard.\n<\/p>\n
           4. On the admitted facts, it is not<\/p>\n
necessary to issue notice to respondents 10 to<\/p>\n
12, the       accused facing trial in C.C.522\/2006<\/p>\n
or the      other respondents.\n<\/p>\n
           5. Learned     Government   Pleader   on<\/p>\n
instructions       submitted  that   though   under<\/p>\n
Section 27 of Emigration Act, previous sanction<\/p>\n
of Central Government is necessary to prosecute<\/p>\n
the accused, no such sanction was obtained for<\/p>\n
Wpc 26649\/10
\n                          4<\/span><\/p>\n
prosecuting the accused in C.C.522\/2006.<\/p>\n
           5. Chief Judicial Magistrate  has taken<\/p>\n
cognizance for the offence under Section 420<\/p>\n
read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code      and<\/p>\n
Section     24(1)(a)(b) (c)  and  (g)   read  with<\/p>\n
Section 24 of Emigration Act and transferred<\/p>\n
it     for   trial   to   Judicial   First   Class<\/p>\n
Magistrate, Ettumanor. Exts.P4 and P5 establish<\/p>\n
that      previous   sanction   of   the   Central<\/p>\n
Government was not obtained for prosecuting the<\/p>\n
accused for the offences under the Emigration<\/p>\n
Act. Section 27 of Emigration Act provides that<\/p>\n
previous sanction of the Central Government or<\/p>\n
such officer or authority authorised by the<\/p>\n
Government is necessary to prosecute any person<\/p>\n
in   respect    of  any  offence  under  the Act.<\/p>\n
Section 27 of Emigration Act reads;<\/p>\n
              “No  prosecution  shall  be<\/p>\n
Wpc 26649\/10
\n                           5<\/span><\/p>\n
           instituted against any person
\n           in respect of any offence under
\n           this Act without the previous
\n           sanction   of    the    Central
\n           Government or such officer or
\n           authority as may be authorised
\n           by that Government by order in
\n           writing in this behalf:\n<\/p>\n
              Provided that no sanction
\n           shall  be   required  when   an
\n           offence has been committed in
\n           respect of an emigrant or an
\n           intending  emigrant   and   the
\n           complaint  is  filed  by   such
\n           emigrant or intending emigrant,
\n           or on behalf of such emigrant
\n           or intending emigrant, by the
\n           father, mother, husband, wife,
\n           son, daughter, brother, sister
\n           or guardian of such emigrant or
\n           intending emigrant or if such
\n           emigrant or intending emigrant
\n           is a member of a joint Hindu
\n           family, by the manager of that
\n           family.”\n<\/p>\n
Though proviso provide that no sanction will be<\/p>\n
required in certain cases, it is only if an<\/p>\n
offence     has   been  committed  in  respect  of<\/p>\n
emigrant      or   intending   emigrant   and  the<\/p>\n
complaint     is  filed  by  such  an  emigrant or<\/p>\n
Wpc 26649\/10
\n                          6<\/span><\/p>\n
intending     emigrant  or   on  behalf   of  such<\/p>\n
emigrant or intending emigrant, by the relative<\/p>\n
mentioned therein. It has no application in a<\/p>\n
case    where  complaint  was  not  filed  by  the<\/p>\n
emigrant     or   intending  emigrant   or   their<\/p>\n
relative     as  mentioned  therein.  When  it  is<\/p>\n
admitted     that  no  previous  sanction  of  the<\/p>\n
Central Government was obtained for prosecuting<\/p>\n
the accused, even if the accused are to be<\/p>\n
tried, there cannot be a conviction. More over,<\/p>\n
Section     27  is   a  condition   precedent  for<\/p>\n
initiating      prosecution  as  without  previous<\/p>\n
sanction from the Central Government or the<\/p>\n
authorised     officer,  an   accused  cannot  be<\/p>\n
prosecuted for an offence under the Emigration<\/p>\n
Act.\n<\/p>\n
           6. Ext.P6 representation was sent by<\/p>\n
the petitioner to the Secretary, Department of<\/p>\n
Wpc 26649\/10
\n                          7<\/span><\/p>\n
Home Affairs and Director General of Police,<\/p>\n
pointing     out  that  prior  sanction  was   not<\/p>\n
obtained     from   the  Central  Government  and<\/p>\n
therefore, prior sanction must be obtained from<\/p>\n
the Central Government to prosecute the accused<\/p>\n
and also contending that further investigation<\/p>\n
is necessary. Though accused cannot be tried<\/p>\n
for the offence under the Emigration Act, as<\/p>\n
cognizance was taken for the offence under the<\/p>\n
Indian Penal Code     also, it cannot be said that<\/p>\n
cognizance     taken as  such  is  illegal  or  is<\/p>\n
vitiated. At the same time, learned Magistrate<\/p>\n
could not have taken cognizance of the offence<\/p>\n
under the Emigration Act in view of Section 27<\/p>\n
f Emigration Act.\n<\/p>\n
           Petition is allowed in part. Judicial<\/p>\n
First Class Magistrate, Ettumanoor is     directed<\/p>\n
to keep the trial of C.C.522\/2006 in abeyance<\/p>\n
Wpc 26649\/10
\n                          8<\/span><\/p>\n
till      previous  sanction is  obtained  under<\/p>\n
Section 27 of the Emigration Act or till Ext.P6<\/p>\n
representation is considered     and appropriate<\/p>\n
order passed. Respondents 1 and 2 are directed<\/p>\n
to      pass    appropriate  order   in   Ext.P6<\/p>\n
representation within two months from the date<\/p>\n
of receipt of a copy of this judgment.<\/p>\n
                            M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR,
\n                                       JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n
\nuj.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court Benny Joseph vs State Of Kerala on 20 September, 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 26649 of 2010(Q) 1. BENNY JOSEPH, AGED 50 YEARS, … Petitioner Vs 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY … Respondent 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, 3. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, 4. 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