{"id":56489,"date":"2008-09-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-22T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/jancy-joseph-vs-n-e-varghese-on-23-september-2008"},"modified":"2016-07-16T23:36:42","modified_gmt":"2016-07-16T18:06:42","slug":"jancy-joseph-vs-n-e-varghese-on-23-september-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/jancy-joseph-vs-n-e-varghese-on-23-september-2008","title":{"rendered":"Jancy Joseph vs N.E.Varghese on 23 September, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court<\/div>\n
Jancy Joseph vs N.E.Varghese on 23 September, 2008<\/div>\n
       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nCrl.Rev.Pet.No. 2845 of 2007(E)\n\n\n1. JANCY JOSEPH, W\/O. JOSEPH,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. N.E.VARGHESE,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.C.ANILKUMAR (KALLESSERIL)\n\n                For Respondent  :PUBLIC PROSECUTOR\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR\n\n Dated :23\/09\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n                M. SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR, J.\n                   ------------------------------------------\n\n                  CRL.R.P. NO. 2845 OF 2007\n\n                   ------------------------------------------\n           Dated this the 23rd day of September, 2008\n\n\n                               O R D E R\n<\/pre>\n
       The revision petitioner was concurrently convicted and<\/p>\n
sentenced for the offence under section 138 of Negotiable<\/p>\n
Instruments Act.         First respondent filed the complaint<\/p>\n
contending that towards repayment of Rs.1,50,000\/- borrowed<\/p>\n
by the petitioner, he issued Ext.P1 cheque drawn in his account<\/p>\n
maintained in Kumarapuram branch of Kunnathunadu Service<\/p>\n
Co-operative Bank and when the cheque was presented for<\/p>\n
encashment, it was dishonoured for want of sufficient funds,<\/p>\n
under Ext.P2, and first respondent sent Ext.P3 lawyer notice<\/p>\n
demanding the amount covered by the cheque and it was served<\/p>\n
on the petitioner on 7.7.2001 as stated in Ext.P5 letter issued by<\/p>\n
Postmaster and petitioner failed to pay the amount and thereby<\/p>\n
committed the offence under Section 138 of Negotiable<\/p>\n
Instruments Act. Petitioner pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\n
     2.   First respondent was examined as PW1 and Ext.P1 to<\/p>\n
5 were marked. The case of the petitioner when questioned<\/p>\n
CRRP2845\/07                   2<\/span><\/p>\n
under section 313 of Code of Criminal Procedure was that he<\/p>\n
had no transaction with the petitioner and Ext.P1 cheque was<\/p>\n
not issued by him and it was not the cheque leaf issued to him in<\/p>\n
account No.3668 of the Kunnathunadu Service Co-operative<\/p>\n
Bank and the check leaf was forged by the first respondent after<\/p>\n
printing the same and therefore he has not committed the<\/p>\n
offence. He did not adduce any oral or documentary evidence.<\/p>\n
Learned Magistrate on the evidence found him guilty and<\/p>\n
convicted and sentenced him for the offence under section 138<\/p>\n
of Negotiable Instruments Act to simple imprisonment for three<\/p>\n
months and a compensation of Rs.1,51,000\/- and in default<\/p>\n
simple imprisonment for 45 days under section 357(3) of Code of<\/p>\n
Criminal Procedure. Petitioner challenged the conviction and<\/p>\n
sentence before Sessions Court in Criminal Appeal 1082 of<\/p>\n
2005. Learned Additional Single Judge on re-appreciation of<\/p>\n
evidence confirmed the conviction, but modified the substantive<\/p>\n
sentence to simple imprisonment for one month confirming the<\/p>\n
compensation. This petition is filed under section 397 and 401<\/p>\n
of Code of Criminal Procedure.\n<\/p>\n
     3.    When the revision petition was taken up on<\/p>\n
CRRP2845\/07                     3<\/span><\/p>\n
19.9.2008, there was no representation for the petitioner,<\/p>\n
though first respondent was present. When the revision was<\/p>\n
taken up today also, there was no representation for the<\/p>\n
petitioner. Hence the revision is disposed after hearing the<\/p>\n
learned counsel appearing for first respondent and on perusing<\/p>\n
the records.\n<\/p>\n
      4.   The contention taken in the revision petition is that<\/p>\n
Courts below did not properly appreciate the evidence and<\/p>\n
sufficient opportunity was not granted to adduce defence<\/p>\n
evidence.   It was contended that petitioner has specifically<\/p>\n
contended that Ext.P1 cheque was not issued in the cheque book<\/p>\n
issued to the petitioner in his account and it is a forged cheque<\/p>\n
created by first respondent after fraudulently printing the<\/p>\n
cheque book and an opportunity should have been granted to<\/p>\n
prove the case.\n<\/p>\n
      5.   The records of the learned Magistrate show that<\/p>\n
evidence of the complainant was closed on 16.7.2005 after<\/p>\n
examination of PW1 and the case was posted for questioning the<\/p>\n
accused under section 313 of Code of Criminal Procedure and he<\/p>\n
was questioned on 9.8.2005, on which day, in addition to the<\/p>\n
CRRP2845\/07                     4<\/span><\/p>\n
answers recorded by the learned Magistrate, petitioner had filed<\/p>\n
a separate written statement contending that the cheque leaf<\/p>\n
was not the one issued to him and it was fraudulently created by<\/p>\n
first respondent. The proceeding paper shows that summons<\/p>\n
was issued to the witnesses in the witness list through the<\/p>\n
petitioner and it was posted to 31.8.2005 and petitioner filed<\/p>\n
M.P.2870 of 2005 for permission to examine himself as witness,<\/p>\n
under section 315 of Code of Criminal Procedure.              The<\/p>\n
proceedings on 31.8.2005 shows that petitioner submitted that<\/p>\n
he is not pressing the petition filed under section 315 of Cr.P.C.<\/p>\n
and sought time for production of the documents by the witness.<\/p>\n
The Secretary of the Co-operative Society was summoned to<\/p>\n
produce the Cheque Issue Register to show the details of the<\/p>\n
cheque book issued to the petitioner in his account in 3668. On<\/p>\n
18.10.2005, the witness namely the Secretary in charge of the<\/p>\n
Society appeared and filed a statement before the Court to the<\/p>\n
effect that the cheque issue Register was produced in C.C.262 of<\/p>\n
2001 and is not in the custody of the Society and therefore it<\/p>\n
cannot be produced by the witness. The records show that the<\/p>\n
case was again adjourned for petitioner to take steps and on<\/p>\n
CRRP2845\/07                     5<\/span><\/p>\n
22.11.2005 evidence was       closed as no further steps taken.<\/p>\n
Petitioner thereafter filed M.P.3911 of 2005 under section 311<\/p>\n
of Code of Criminal Procedure to re-open the evidence to enable<\/p>\n
him to produce the Cheque Issue Register relating to account<\/p>\n
No.3668.    Learned Magistrate dismissed the application and<\/p>\n
thereafter arguments were heard and petitioner was convicted.<\/p>\n
In such circumstances, it cannot be said that petitioner was not<\/p>\n
given sufficient opportunity to prove his case. At least when the<\/p>\n
witness filed a statement before the Court to the effect that the<\/p>\n
register was produced in C.C.262 of 2001, petitioner could have<\/p>\n
filed an application to call for the records from that case, if in<\/p>\n
fact the document is necessary to prove his case. As petitioner<\/p>\n
did not take any steps and sufficient opportunity was granted, I<\/p>\n
do not find any reason to interfere with the conviction on the<\/p>\n
ground that opportunity was not granted to him.<\/p>\n
      6.   The learned Magistrate and learned Sessions Judge<\/p>\n
on appreciation of evidence of PW1 found that Ext.P1 cheque<\/p>\n
was issued towards repayment of the amount payable by the<\/p>\n
petitioner to the first respondent and it was dishonoured for<\/p>\n
want of sufficient funds. Ext.P2, the dishonour memo issued by<\/p>\n
CRRP2845\/07                      6<\/span><\/p>\n
the bank shows that cheque was dishonoured for insufficient<\/p>\n
funds and not for the reason that the cheque was not the one<\/p>\n
issued in that account. If in fact Ext.P1 cheque was not issued<\/p>\n
to the petitioner in his account No.3668, as contended by the<\/p>\n
petitioner the bank would have dishonoured the cheque on that<\/p>\n
ground. The fact that Ext.P1 cheque was dishonoured only for<\/p>\n
want of sufficient funds falsify the defence case that it was not a<\/p>\n
cheque from the cheque book issued to the petitioner.          The<\/p>\n
evidence establishes that no reply was also sent to the notice<\/p>\n
demanding payment. If in fact Ext.P1 cheque was not issued by<\/p>\n
petitioner and that too was not a cheque issued in the account<\/p>\n
maintained by him, at least when Ext.P3 notice was received by<\/p>\n
the petitioner, he would have sent a reply stating that it is not<\/p>\n
the cheque issued by him and it is not the cheque issued to the<\/p>\n
petitioner from the Bank and he is not liable to pay any amount.<\/p>\n
The conspicuous failure to send a reply to the notice also<\/p>\n
strengthens the case of PW1 that it was issued towards<\/p>\n
discharge of an existing liability.      In such circumstances,<\/p>\n
conviction of the petitioner for the offence under section 138 is<\/p>\n
perfectly legal and warrants no interference.<\/p>\n
CRRP2845\/07                    7<\/span><\/p>\n
     7.    Then the only question is with regard to the sentence.<\/p>\n
Learned Sessions Judge modified the sentence to simple<\/p>\n
imprisonment for one month in addition to the compensation<\/p>\n
awarded by the learned Magistrate. Interest of justice will be<\/p>\n
met if the substantive sentence is reduced to imprisonment till<\/p>\n
rising of Court and compensation is modified to a fine of<\/p>\n
Rs.1,55,000\/- and in default, simple imprisonment for one<\/p>\n
month. On realisation of the fine amount, Rs.1,51,000\/- is to be<\/p>\n
paid to first respondent as compensation.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
                             M. SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR,
\n                                        JUDGE<\/p>\n
Okb\/-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court Jancy Joseph vs N.E.Varghese on 23 September, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 2845 of 2007(E) 1. JANCY JOSEPH, W\/O. JOSEPH, … Petitioner Vs 1. N.E.VARGHESE, … Respondent 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY For Petitioner :SRI.C.ANILKUMAR (KALLESSERIL) For Respondent :PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Hon’ble MR. 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