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Kerala High Court<\/div>\n
Gopalan vs State Of Kerala on 26 March, 2010<\/div>\n
       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWA.No. 555 of 2010()\n\n\n\n1. GOPALAN\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.RENJITH B.MARAR\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice P.N.RAVINDRAN\n\n Dated :26\/03\/2010\n\n O R D E R\n      K. BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & P.N.RAVINDRAN, JJ.\n\n                   ------------------------------\n                       W.A.No.555\/2010\n                   ------------------------------\n\n               Dated this, the 26th day of March, 2010\n\n\n                           JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n
Balakrishnan Nair, J.\n<\/p>\n
      The writ petitioner is the appellant. The point that arises<\/p>\n
for decision in this appeal is concerning the construction to be<\/p>\n
placed on clause (i) of sub-rule (3) of Rule 5 of the Kerala<\/p>\n
Abkari Shops Disposal Rules, 2002 (hereinafter referred to as<\/p>\n
“the Rules”).\n<\/p>\n
      2. The brief facts of the case are the following:<\/p>\n
The appellant was the licensee of T.S.No.22\/2007-08 of Idukki<\/p>\n
Excise Range. It was renewed for the years 2008-09 and 2009-<\/p>\n
10 also. In the meantime, a crime was registered against him<\/p>\n
as Crime No.7\/2008 by the Excise Officials, alleging offences<\/p>\n
under Sections 55(a) and 55(i) of the Kerala Abkari Act. The<\/p>\n
final report in that case has been filed before the Judicial First<\/p>\n
Class Magistrate’s Court, Idukki. The learned Magistrate took<\/p>\n
cognizance of the offence and issued summons to the appellant.<\/p>\n
WA No.555\/2010\n<\/p>\n
                                – 2 –\n<\/p>\n
The appellant appeared and after hearing him, the case has<\/p>\n
been committed, as per C.P.No.35\/2009 to the Sessions Court,<\/p>\n
Thodupuzha for trial. In view of the above developments, the<\/p>\n
appellant apprehended that he may be disqualified from<\/p>\n
participating in the auction, invoking the provisions under Rule 5<\/p>\n
(3) of the Rules and therefore, the Writ Petition was filed,<\/p>\n
seeking the following reliefs:\n<\/p>\n
            “(i) declare that the petitioner is entitled to<\/p>\n
      participate in the auction for conduct of toddy shop<\/p>\n
      included in the Group in which Toddy Shop<\/p>\n
      No.22\/2009-2010 (Cheruthony) of the Idukki Excise<\/p>\n
      Range even though CR No.7\/08 of the Idukki Excise<\/p>\n
      Range has been registered.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
            (ii) issue a writ in the nature of mandamus or<\/p>\n
      any other writ, direction or orders commanding the<\/p>\n
      respondents to permit the petitioner to participate in<\/p>\n
      the auction and to extend the privilege to the<\/p>\n
      petitioner for the conduct of the Toddy Shops<\/p>\n
      included in the Group consisting of the Toddy Shop<\/p>\n
      No.22\/2009-10 (Cheruthony) of the Idukki Excise<\/p>\n
      Range for the year 2010-11.”\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
It was contended before the learned Single Judge that in view of<\/p>\n
WA No.555\/2010\n<\/p>\n
                               – 3 –\n<\/p>\n
Rule 5(3)(i) of the Rules, the appellant\/writ petitioner can be<\/p>\n
made ineligible to participate in the auction, if only the Sessions<\/p>\n
Court has framed charge against him and the trial has<\/p>\n
commenced.      Only on commencement of the trial after the<\/p>\n
framing of the charge, it can be said that he is charged with an<\/p>\n
offence and prosecution proceedings are pending against him.<\/p>\n
But, the learned Single Judge, relying on the decision of this<\/p>\n
Court in Yesudas v. S.I. of Police<\/a> [2008(1) KLT 245], took the<\/p>\n
view that after the lodging of the F.I.R before the court and<\/p>\n
during the period of investigation by the police, it can be held<\/p>\n
that prosecution is pending against the appellant. In that view<\/p>\n
of the matter, the Writ Petition was dismissed in limine. Hence<\/p>\n
this appeal.\n<\/p>\n
     3. We heard the learned counsel for the appellant and also<\/p>\n
the learned senior Government Pleader for the respondents. In<\/p>\n
view of the proceedings pending before the learned Sessions<\/p>\n
Judge, the appellant is not claiming preference under Section 5<\/p>\n
(1)(a) of the Rules. But, he claims, he is eligible to participate<\/p>\n
in the auction, if a proper construction is placed on clause (i) of<\/p>\n
WA No.555\/2010\n<\/p>\n
                                – 4 –\n<\/p>\n
sub-rule (3) of Rule 5 of the Rules. According to him, he can be<\/p>\n
said to be    charged with an offence only when the Sessions<\/p>\n
Court frames charge against him after preliminary hearing. The<\/p>\n
possibility of discharge of the accused by the learned Sessions<\/p>\n
Judge cannot be ruled out.      In this case, the charge is yet to<\/p>\n
be framed. Only after framing the charge, it can be said that<\/p>\n
prosecution proceedings are pending against him. In view of<\/p>\n
the  above     legal  position,   the   appellant    submits,  the<\/p>\n
disqualification under sub-rule (3) of Rule 5 of the Rules is not<\/p>\n
attracted in this case. The appellant relied on the decision of a<\/p>\n
learned Single Judge of this Court in Vijayan v. Excise<\/p>\n
Commissioner<\/a> [2002(3)          KLT   646],   in   support  of   his<\/p>\n
submissions.\n<\/p>\n
     4. The learned senior Government Pleader, on the other<\/p>\n
hand, submitted that the decision of this Court in Yesudas<\/p>\n
(supra) lays down the correct legal position.        Further, it is<\/p>\n
pointed out that in this case, the Excise Officials have completed<\/p>\n
the investigation and filed the final report under Section 173(2)<\/p>\n
of the Cr.P.C. That means, the Excise Officials have filed the<\/p>\n
WA No.555\/2010\n<\/p>\n
                                      – 5 –\n<\/p>\n
charge before the court.           Therefore, it can be said that the<\/p>\n
appellant is charged with the offence. Thereafter, the learned<\/p>\n
Magistrate has taken cognizance and on finding that the offence<\/p>\n
is exclusively triable by the Court of Sessions, committed the<\/p>\n
same to the learned Sessions Judge for trial. So, prosecution<\/p>\n
proceedings can be said to be pending, at any rate, from the<\/p>\n
stage of the learned Magistrate taking cognizance of the<\/p>\n
offence, if not from an earlier point of time, it is submitted.<\/p>\n
     5. We considered the rival submissions made at the Bar<\/p>\n
and perused the materials on record. Rule 5(3)(i) of the Rules<\/p>\n
reads as follows:\n<\/p>\n
            “5.   The Grant of privilege of vending Toddy<\/p>\n
     shall be subject to the following conditions, namely:-<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
            (1) ……………………………………………………..<\/p>\n
            (3) No applicant is eligible for the privilege of<\/p>\n
     any group if he:\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
            (i) is charged with an offence relating to illicit<\/p>\n
     liquor or prosecution proceedings are pending against<\/p>\n
     such applicant before a court of law.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
In Vijayan’s case (supra), a learned Single Judge of this Court<\/p>\n
held that only after framing charge, it can be said that the<\/p>\n
WA No.555\/2010\n<\/p>\n
                               – 6 –\n<\/p>\n
accused is charged with an offence. It was also held that only<\/p>\n
thereafter,   it can be said that prosecution proceedings are<\/p>\n
pending against him. But, in Yesudas’s case (supra), another<\/p>\n
learned Single Judge of this Court, while interpreting Section<\/p>\n
320(2) of the Cr.P.C., held that after the registration of the<\/p>\n
crime when investigation is going on, it can be held that<\/p>\n
prosecution is pending against the accused before the court<\/p>\n
concerned.\n<\/p>\n
     6. By filing the final report under Section 173(2) of the<\/p>\n
Cr.P.C., the prosecution charges the accused with the offence.<\/p>\n
On going through the report, the learned Magistrate takes<\/p>\n
cognizance of the offence.      If it is triable by the learned<\/p>\n
Magistrate, charge will be framed against him, if it is a warrant<\/p>\n
case. If it is a summons case, summary of the accusation will<\/p>\n
be read out to the accused and his plea will be recorded.<\/p>\n
Depending on the plea of the accused in both the cases, further<\/p>\n
proceedings in the case will commence.            The appellant<\/p>\n
canvasses for a narrow interpretation of the provisions of the<\/p>\n
rule and to understand it in the manner canvassed by him. The<\/p>\n
WA No.555\/2010\n<\/p>\n
                               – 7 –\n<\/p>\n
provisions of the rules have to be understood in the light of the<\/p>\n
purpose behind them and also the meaning of the words as<\/p>\n
understood in common parlance. Normally, upon receipt of an<\/p>\n
information, the investigating officer registers a crime and<\/p>\n
forwards the report to the learned Magistrate having jurisdiction<\/p>\n
over the area. Thereafter, the investigation is completed by<\/p>\n
preparing mahazars, seizing material objects, questioning the<\/p>\n
witnesses, arresting the accused etc., and after completion of<\/p>\n
the investigation the final report is filed under Section 173(2) of<\/p>\n
the Cr.P.C. It contains a draft charge by the police also. So, as<\/p>\n
far as the prosecution is concerned, at that stage the accused is<\/p>\n
charged with an offence.       The prosecution proceedings can,<\/p>\n
definitely, be said to be pending before a court of law, once the<\/p>\n
Magistrate takes cognizance of the offence and issues process<\/p>\n
for the appearance of the accused.          Having regard to the<\/p>\n
scheme of the rules and the setting in which Rule 5(3)           is<\/p>\n
placed, we think, the narrow meaning attributed to the words of<\/p>\n
the above rule that the accused can be said to be charged with<\/p>\n
an office if only the court formally charges him and he is facing<\/p>\n
WA No.555\/2010\n<\/p>\n
                               – 8 –\n<\/p>\n
prosecution if only further proceedings are taken after framing<\/p>\n
the charge, cannot be upheld. The appellant is disqualified if he<\/p>\n
is charged with an offence relating to illicit liquor or prosecution<\/p>\n
proceedings are pending against him. Either one of them is<\/p>\n
sufficient to disqualify him. Even assuming he can be said to be<\/p>\n
charged with an offence only on the court framing a charge<\/p>\n
against him, we have no doubt in our mind that once the<\/p>\n
learned Magistrate takes cognizance of the offence, it must be<\/p>\n
held that prosecution proceedings are pending against him.<\/p>\n
      7.   So, we think, the decision in Vijayan’s case (supra)<\/p>\n
does not lay down the correct legal position. Since in this case,<\/p>\n
the case is committed and is pending before the learned<\/p>\n
Sessions Judge, it is unnecessary for us to decide whether the<\/p>\n
appellant can be said to be facing prosecution on registration of<\/p>\n
the crime, as held by this Court in Yesudas (supra). It will be a<\/p>\n
hypothetical issue as far as this case is concerned.     So, in view<\/p>\n
of our above finding, the appellant is ineligible to apply for the<\/p>\n
privilege to vend toddy in the toddy shop, by virtue of the<\/p>\n
operation of Rule 5(3)(i) of the Rules.\n<\/p>\n
WA No.555\/2010\n<\/p>\n
                             – 9 –\n<\/p>\n
    In the result, the Writ Appeal fails and it is dismissed.<\/p>\n
                                    K. Balakrishnan Nair,
\n                                                Judge.\n<\/p>\n
                                          P.N.Ravindran,
\n                                                Judge.\n<\/p>\n
nm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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