{"id":65359,"date":"2008-08-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-25T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/b-s-gopal-vs-m-krishna-murthy-on-26-august-2008"},"modified":"2016-02-04T18:38:54","modified_gmt":"2016-02-04T13:08:54","slug":"b-s-gopal-vs-m-krishna-murthy-on-26-august-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/b-s-gopal-vs-m-krishna-murthy-on-26-august-2008","title":{"rendered":"B S Gopal vs M Krishna Murthy on 26 August, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">B S Gopal vs M Krishna Murthy on 26 August, 2008<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: C.R.Kumaraswamy<\/div>\n<pre>w\ufb02\n\n 5(E\u00a7Y\u00bbSRi;~.I\u00a7I.$;\" CI-EANDRASHEKAR -- ADVOCATE}\n\nIN THE HIGH cam? er IQARNATAKA A1?   \"\nDATED TI-ES THE 263' DAY oriauqusi'     \"\n\nBEFORE\n\nmm HOWBLE ma. JUs'rzcE_&lt;_:.1z. V&#039;  %%\n\nCRMIHAL MFEAL R&#039;O;:i\u00a7.}&#039;\u00a3\u00a31 d\u00a7&#039;--29e2&#039;&#039;.: &#039;\nBETWEEN:   --\n\n3121. BS. GOPAL  \n\nSff) LATE SRINZVASA RE\u00a3}BY &quot;   \n\nAGED ABOUT 40 YEARS I &quot; ;  - \nRESIQENG A&#039;?      _ \n27% MAIN, :91? ~::::is';'. \" ;  \"   .\nFERST SECTOR;  I;}';a'(_)'Ji{':\"* A'  \nBANGAL\u20ac}RE\"=~\u00ab5;6Q 034%.;  \" \n\n         ;  APPELLANT\n(BY SR1; A.EvL sURE'S:{V%~R;~;I}13y%  ADVGCATE)\n\nAND:\n\nSR1. M. ~\u00a7\u00a7RiS\u00a5INA :\u00a7?:Umf1:1y\n\n S;  K. \"MARI*g'APPA\n\nAQEQ 'rs.-1:3o1;'1*. era' ifaaans\nRE'J.IIJi_i%IG' A?F\u00ab._I$3'0,\"T~4;E:~\n'C' ROAD; 11\"fi*4E.\u00a2;' 'MAIN ROAB\n\nv._ \"\"\"\"}*fALAPPA LA.Y('.\u00a7U.71', SRINAGAR\n B\u00a3&amp;NGALOR3'53,e 550 050.\n\n RESPONDENT\n\n--   CRLA; FILED UNDER SECTION. 3'?8 CR,P.C. BY\n\nV   ADVOCATE FOR TEE APPELLANT,\/s PRAYING THAT\n\n*I'--HI's 'HoN'BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO SET ASIDE\n\n ORDER iE)A.TE\u00a3):10gi0j20()2 PASSED BY THE XIII\nADDL. c.M.M., BANGALORE IN C.C.NO.1-42'?7\/98,\n\nS  ACQUITTING THE RESPONDENT--ACCUSED FGR THE\n\nOFFENSE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 138 OF' N .1. ACT.\n8\/\n\n \n\n\n\nWK\n\n of the complainant,\n\n2313 CRIMINAL APPEAL COMING on FOR-~,4'\u00a7E3iEAul\u00a7i:h\u00a7iE;' '\n\nTHIS BAY, THE COURT MAIZFE THE FQLLOWEIQ ,  \n\nJU'DGL!EH'1'i_\n\nThis Criminai Appeal is \ufb01les}.;1nd\u00e9i'.S\u20acction\u00bb'3?\u00a73 _\u00a7$f \n\nCode of Criminal Procedure by t3i1_'1\u00bbV1n\u00a7el \ufb01f\u00e9i'  a\ufb01pe\ufb02aut\npraying to set asi\ufb01e the    vv\ufb01a\u00e9sed by\nthe X111 Additional cggier  Bangalore\nin Criminal     the\nraspondent  '  v\ufb01unishable under\n\nSection 13$ ofmsfruments Act.\n\n2. The --3:ujief   ii\ufb01se of the Complainant in the\n\n ' ''}A&lt;3joi:r1f are aS..foi1ow\u00e9iW \n\n    and the accuses! were known to each\n\n &quot;&quot;~&quot;&quot;other &#039;anfwi  \ufb01iends for the past several years. 011\n2-\u00bb1$9&#039;?  accused approached the complainant and\n  ioan Of Rs.5{),0{)0\/- to meet his urgent famiiy\n  On the same day, the accused executed an on\n\n  &#039;\u00bb\u00bb:ie;&#039;mand promissmy note and consideration receipt in favour\n\nThe camplainant appmach\ufb01d the\nU\n\n \n\n\n\nExhibits P4 to P43 were marked. Accused was examined as\n\n{}W~1 and Exi\ufb01hits D-1 and 13-2 were Isrzarked.\n\n4. The sum and substance of the fmdixzg cf the trial \n\nis as follews;\n\nThere is a dispute between the c0n1p}aiI1\u00a71_Ii&#039;E..::a1i\u00a7i&#039;V. T&#039; \n\naccused with regard &#039;\u00a310 seniice: 0f I1ac)ti: \u00a7\u00e9.A&#039;V  F&#039;r.&#039;!_-1._  \n\nhe got issued a iegai notice 1:0 the  \u00e9\u00bb1_\u20ac3Cl1St%(\ufb011&#039;&quot;  \n\nRegistsered Post Acknow1edgn1ent&#039;&quot;\u00a3}:ie on i2fi 4&#039;; The\n\nsaid I1013&#039;oe Was  w4i:vti*1&#039;_&#039;vpn$\u00a7&quot;,aiV&#039;shara &#039;party not found\ndur\u00a311g de1iv ery&quot;f;i1n\u20ac:1 &#039;  his cross exami:t1at:i01i1\n\nsubmits ,&#039;:.-izaf; t\ufb01\u00e9   on Exhibit P-5 -- the\n\n  g:0verAv}V5%\u00e9\u00a7i&quot;&#039;cva:ins to him only. A perusal of\n\n Registered Post Ackncwledgment Due\n\n &quot;&quot;&#039;V&#039;{*over, Ac-.1_jeariy ~ &#039;(:1A:i:3&lt;iV.1oses that the notice has been returned\n\n&quot; j w&#039;_i__ti*: pestaivfsfmara &#039;party 1103; found during the deiivery time&#039;.\n\n  his cross examina\ufb01on speci\ufb01cally admits that\n\n &quot;t.*&#039;1 \u00a7\u00a7waf;\u00a7.dress giveii ii} Exhibit 13-5 is the carrect a\u00e9dress and\n\n therefore it cannet be said that the notice sent by the\n\n complainant has not been duly served an him.\n\n13\/\n\n \n\n\n\nthe conftents of Exhibit D--1 Agreement is in his  H\n\nexcegt Exhibit D~ 1(a).\n\n6. The Trial (301111 has further 7f31)S6I:\u00a7}&#039;93C\u00a3&quot;t1A.}\u00a3li,  &quot;\n\nSectiun 73 of the Illfiiail Evidezi\u00e9e \nwas having ample power    and\ndisputed sigxiature appea:;i\ufb01g_&#039;   On\nperusal of the  his\nvakalath an\u00e9    2\u00a7}\u00a7pe,ar be be similar.\nTherefore,    Vaccused has met paid\nRs.50,000\/&#039; &#039;th\u00e9  15.4.1993&#039;. Further, on\n\nperusal {cf  &#039;   clearly discloses that the\n\nheid&#039; ii}  \u00a7i\u00e9i:\u00a7veen the compiainant and the\n\nac\u00e9tls\u00e9gi  t0 the site for a sala cansideratien of\n\n--  the accused has also returiizezi the said\n\n_. jV\u00bb;gs;:tr;;_$.(2L1I1&#039;\u00a3 bj7._i{1stahne:1t to the camplainaxlt. If really the\n\n Egarrowed the hand loan of Rs.50,Q0O\/-- 011 52.199?\n\n  the complainant, nntining prevented the complainant ta\n\n &#039;\u00bb\u00bbpfQduce any ziocumentary evidence to Show that he had\n\n a\u00e9vanced a Egan of Rs.5{},(}0G\/&#039;~ to the accused on S.2.199&#039;?.\n\n8\/\n\n \n\n\n\n&quot;(A3 Negotiable Insixumcsxnts Act    H\n\n1881). ss. 138, 139, 118 -- Dishonemf oz:f&#039;&lt;:i;&#039;e&#039;a;\ufb01;;e %\n-- Prestmpticrm as to -~ Re\u00a53utfa} cf \nCanying on \ufb02ansactriorxg:  s&#039;1z;,;i9e--s \nresporadent in Stock Eixchai\ufb01\ufb01ga\u00e9:-%pa\u00a7ieV gedI}* \ncheque for dischaxge \ndishonoumd ~--- Said   &#039;eight amse\n\nin terms caf traI;sact:io1V1\u00a7_}\u00a5~  .fe3u11d in\nboek of accgu\ufb01\ufb01s. IIl\u00e9v.:l4,A&#039;?;;I}\u00a7f3:i,:I1i(i2ti&#039;\u00bb&#039;.vA?5\ufb01 ~IT\u00a7\u00a7$}\u00a7{)Zi1d\u20acI1t for\npireving sgzicf\u00bb _- --.1)%:%&#039;f::I1&lt;:.nd\u00e9*:1_t't\u00a7 }\u00a7urr;ie}3 shifted ta him --\nC&lt;3zf:s;ri&lt;?1;.3&#039;_&lt;)}f}.4.V:':7.:\u00bb3A.(V':(:':;\u00a7.se.\u20aci, $51: aside.\n\n%(\u00a73%..%%'%1:2;:1de,nce Act (1 91' 18?2}, 3. 5? --\n\nA  JI1dici3iw.1ioti;c:=:.v~'-- Traxzlsacufms in relation ti) Stock\n\n reguiated by Statute and Statutory\n\nRules  '{'i'a.z:sacti0z1s comprising pu:*chaSess and\n\n *s.:;:.\u00a7\u00a2s vhf shares by investors is a matter of\n\n ..Vt:&lt;;:1*:75i\u00e9e:1\u20ac:e not disputed ~-- Both parties Wouid\n\nhave to reiy upon 0:16 \u00a3i.1&#039;10{h\u20acI&#039; -- Czmrts sf law\n\nH may take judicial m3I:&#039;i(:\u00e9=: caf practice prevailing in\n\nsuch business.&quot;\n\nQ\/&#039;\n\n\n\n13\n\n2} QOQS AIR SCW 7&#039;38 -- KRISHNA JANARQE\u00a7;5;;&#039;\u00a7\n\nBEAT vs. DATTATRAYA G. HBGDE, wherein it  &quot; \n\nunder:\n\n&quot;(A) Negetiable Iz1s&#039;.:ru1}:\u00e9:i1ts : .  -- &#039; ~ .. &#039;  &#039; X  , { \n\n1881}. S. 139 -- Presumptioigx und\u00e9r \u00e9&#039;.sec:io ::;_\u00a2 ;39=\n\nmereiv raises resum 1:101: it1\u00b0&amp;vo1ii&#039; cf h0idef&quot;.._\u00a75f&quot; \n\ncheque that same ha\u00e9&#039; &quot;f\ufb01&#039;1&lt;..\ufb01i$charge\nof any debt or _\u00a2&#039;tl}.er  &#039;  lsgaily\n1&#039;et:'  Vmaftevf Sf ' 'piesump\ufb01on\n\nuncier S.  \n\n{(8) _A 1 A};'&lt;TELs\u00e9&#039;\u00a7,*\u20ac1\u00a3_:iA}:1}aIt:. Izgstrilments Act (26 of\n3.88   of cheque \u00abW\nQefence  -\u00abs \u00a7\u20ac.\u00a2&#039;C&#039;muSed not mquired. to step\n\n. i12?::\u00a7:&quot;\u00a7vitz1ess~V\u00a53&#039;G\u00a7\u20ac: :~  may discharge his burden\n\n .,  J;;_1ate\ufb01$i$ already brought on record --\n\n    A\u00a7v&#039;1_j;:3t?\u00a31er statutmy presumption\n\n&quot;s:f&lt;=;bii&#039;tft\u00e9d ?3};_?  -~ Must be datermined in View at&quot;\n\notfizar evviaiciiices an record.\n\n&#039;_   (\u00a33) Negotiabie Insiruments Act (Q\u00e9 cf\n 1 88A1), S. 139 ~ F1&#039;\u20acSUB.&#039;}p1iiOZ1 under -~ Rebuttal --\n\n V.  of Caurt - Prestimptlan of izmacence as\n\nhuman rights \ufb01fid doctrine of reverse burden\niutreduced by S. 139 \u00bb- Shcuid be deiicatsly\n\u20ac\/&#039;\n\n\n\n2!)\n\ncomplaixzazit that th\ufb01 accused borzsewe\u00e9z the 1oa21j&quot;*is\n\nunbelievable and the very genesis of the case\u00ab~~.Qjf \n\nc0mp1ai13a11t cr\ufb01ates a doubt. The case Gf ti}:-f: d{;fe:\u00a7c::.&#039; is&quot; \n\ndischa:1:ge of loan by the accused. J \n\ndisputed by the compiaillant.  it is &#039;n-:::$t._ ciea,ru.&quot;.;f&#039;r:&lt;\u00a7x1ia \n\nevidence adduced by both the  wh\u00e9thcfuthe Kg-heque\nwas issued in conuectionviiv\u00e9th  site t\ufb01\u00e9zx\u00e9action.\nThe compiaixlant faiied to  i:;i,\u00a7&lt;.~.p__&quot;_\u00a3:ase in an\n\nunequivocal te1:*ms.~  --th,c\u00a7re gw\u00e9fs a. &#039;:i\u00a3:;ga}i:x.{_V:v\u00e9\u00e9nf0rcea\u00a531e debt\n\nor Iiabiiity\ufb02 Ta3\u00a7i3ig&quot;Vi1:t(&lt;i\u00a7&#039;~a\u00a7\u00e9cri\u00a7:unt&#039; aiii aspects of the case, in\nmy view, the Afmfiiug ifa:=:_(:&#039;i53Vf&#039;&lt;i\u20ac:&#039;:c::1&quot;&quot;.;&#039;.-yfth-&#039;=3 trial ceurt is sound and\n\ngroper. &quot; .]f\u00a71:1&quot;1,:\u00a3iy v}&#039;.e\\i&#039;r,~~ 116 gound is made out to interfere with\n\nV. thev  jz\ufb01gment.\n\n&#039; VV  &#039;I11 \u00a7iew_\u00a2i;u:t\u00a7u1n\u00a7 above discussion, I pass the follnwingz\n\nORDER\n<\/pre>\n<p>  &#8220;ii  C1&#8217;iminaiAppea}, is dismissed.\n<\/p>\n<p>sd\/3;,<br \/>\nJudge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court B S Gopal vs M Krishna Murthy on 26 August, 2008 Author: C.R.Kumaraswamy w\ufb02 5(E\u00a7Y\u00bbSRi;~.I\u00a7I.$;&#8221; CI-EANDRASHEKAR &#8212; ADVOCATE} IN THE HIGH cam? er IQARNATAKA A1? &#8221; DATED TI-ES THE 263&#8242; DAY oriauqusi&#8217; &#8221; BEFORE mm HOWBLE ma. 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