{"id":70996,"date":"2010-05-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-20T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sheeba-s-vs-the-state-of-kerala-on-21-may-2010"},"modified":"2015-11-30T07:35:14","modified_gmt":"2015-11-30T02:05:14","slug":"sheeba-s-vs-the-state-of-kerala-on-21-may-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sheeba-s-vs-the-state-of-kerala-on-21-may-2010","title":{"rendered":"Sheeba .S vs The State Of Kerala on 21 May, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court<\/div>\n
Sheeba .S vs The State Of Kerala on 21 May, 2010<\/div>\n
       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nCrl.Rev.Pet.No. 1588 of 2010()\n\n\n1. SHEEBA .S, W\/O.DINESH\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. G.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, RESIDING AT\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.C.RAJENDRAN\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice V.K.MOHANAN\n\n Dated :21\/05\/2010\n\n O R D E R\n                      V.K.MOHANAN, J.\n                  -----------------------------------\n                 Crl.R.P. No. 1588 of 2010\n                 -----------------------------------\n                Dated 21st Day of May, 2010\n\n                             ORDER\n<\/pre>\n
      The challenge in this Crl.R.P is against the judgment<\/p>\n
dated 20.2.2010 in Crl.Appeal No.554\/ 2007 of the Court of<\/p>\n
2nd Addl. Sessions Judge, Kollam and the judgment dated<\/p>\n
18.8.2007 in C.C.No.626\/2004 of the Judicial First Class<\/p>\n
Magistrate Court-II, Kollam. By the above judgments, the<\/p>\n
courts below convicted and sentenced                  the revision<\/p>\n
petitioner-accused under section 138 of the Negotiable<\/p>\n
Instruments Act.\n<\/p>\n
      2. The allegation against the revision petitioner, who is<\/p>\n
a lady, is that she had borrowed an amount of Rs.75,000\/-<\/p>\n
on 9.11.2003 and in order to discharge the said liability, she<\/p>\n
issued   a cheque     dated 6.1.2004 for the same amount.<\/p>\n
According to the complainant,          when the      above cheque<\/p>\n
presented for   encashment, it was            dishonoured  on the<\/p>\n
ground of insufficient funds in the account maintained by<\/p>\n
the accused. As the cheque in question was dishonured,<\/p>\n
Crl.R.P.1588\/10
\n                                 -:2:-<\/span><\/p>\n
the complainant approached the trial court by filing         a<\/p>\n
complaint,     after complying with the statutory formalities,<\/p>\n
which was received on file and cognizance was taken and<\/p>\n
instituted C.C.No.626\/2004. During the trial of the case, PW1<\/p>\n
was examined from the side of the complainant and produced<\/p>\n
Exts.P1 to P6 documents. Though no document was<\/p>\n
produced from the side of the defence, one witness was<\/p>\n
examined as DW1.       The trial   court as well as the lower<\/p>\n
appellate court found that the complainant has established the<\/p>\n
offence against the accused punishable under section 138 of<\/p>\n
the N.I.Act.      Accordingly, the trial court  convicted the<\/p>\n
accused\/revision petitioner     under section     138 of the<\/p>\n
Negotiable Instruments Act and she is sentenced to undergo<\/p>\n
simple imprisonment for     40 days and to pay an amount of<\/p>\n
Rs.85,000\/- as compensation to the complainant under section<\/p>\n
357(3) Cr.P.C. It was also ordered that if the compensation<\/p>\n
amount is not paid, the accused is to undergo default sentence<\/p>\n
of simple imprisonment for     a further period of    40 days.<\/p>\n
Aggrieved by the above conviction and sentence, the revision<\/p>\n
Crl.R.P.1588\/10
\n                                  -:3:-<\/span><\/p>\n
petitioner had preferred     Crl.Appeal No.554\/2007 and by<\/p>\n
judgment dated 20.2.2010,         the lower    appellate court<\/p>\n
dismissed the appeal confirming the conviction of the lower<\/p>\n
appellate court   but   subject to    certain modification with<\/p>\n
respect to the sentence.       Accordingly, the sentence is<\/p>\n
modified and the appellant is sentenced to pay the cheque<\/p>\n
amount of Rs.75,000\/- as fine       and   in case of default in<\/p>\n
making the payment, it is further directed to undergo simple<\/p>\n
imprisonment for 5 days.           The     sentence of simple<\/p>\n
imprisonment for    40 days     awarded by the trial court is<\/p>\n
reduced to imprisonment till the rising of the court. It is the<\/p>\n
above conviction and sentence challenged in this Crl.R.P.<\/p>\n
      3. I have    heard the learned counsel for the revision<\/p>\n
petitioner and also perused the judgment of the trial court as<\/p>\n
well as the lower appellate court.\n<\/p>\n
      4. From the judgments of the courts below, it appears<\/p>\n
that    the complainant    has established his case beyond<\/p>\n
reasonable doubt     by producing      the cheque in question<\/p>\n
executed and issued by the accused from his possession.<\/p>\n
Crl.R.P.1588\/10
\n                                  -:4:-<\/span><\/p>\n
The execution and issuance of the cheque is admitted by the<\/p>\n
accused. The only defence taken by the accused is to the<\/p>\n
effect that there was no transaction       between the accused<\/p>\n
and the complainant and that the       amount was borrowed by<\/p>\n
the husband of the accused from the complainant and not by<\/p>\n
her and it is also her contention that the actual amount<\/p>\n
borrowed by the husband of the revision petitioner-accused<\/p>\n
is only Rs.20,000\/-. Though such a contention was taken, no<\/p>\n
evidence is adduced from the side of the defence to<\/p>\n
substantiate the same. The Apex Court has held time and<\/p>\n
again that mere denial of execution and issuance of the<\/p>\n
cheque is not     sufficient to  discharge the   burden of the<\/p>\n
accused in a prosecution for the offence under section 138<\/p>\n
of    the N.I.Act especially when the complainant          has<\/p>\n
established his case,    who is entitled to get the presumption<\/p>\n
under section 139 of the N.I.Act. In the present case, as<\/p>\n
indicated above, the cheque in question was signed, executed<\/p>\n
and     issued by   the    revision petitioner, but her specific<\/p>\n
allegation is that there were certain loan transaction between<\/p>\n
Crl.R.P.1588\/10
\n                                  -:5:-<\/span><\/p>\n
her husband and the complainant and the cheque was issued<\/p>\n
in connection with that loan transaction. When the revision<\/p>\n
petitioner-accused admits the signature, execution and<\/p>\n
issuance of the cheque,       it is heavily    upon the revision<\/p>\n
petitioner to substantiate the plea that          there was no<\/p>\n
transaction between      herself and the complainant and the<\/p>\n
transaction was actually between the         complainant and the<\/p>\n
husband of the revision petitioner.      In this connection,  no<\/p>\n
evidence was adduced. From the attendant circumstances<\/p>\n
and the admitted facts, it appears that the parties are not<\/p>\n
strangers.     Under the above factual background and when<\/p>\n
the revision petitioner-accused failed to substantiate       her<\/p>\n
defence, by producing any materials, I find no illegality or<\/p>\n
wrong with the judgments of the trial court as well as the lower<\/p>\n
appellate court so as to interfere with the concurrent finding on<\/p>\n
facts.      Therefore, there is no merit in the Crl.R.P and the<\/p>\n
conviction     imposed against the revision petitioner is only to<\/p>\n
be confirmed and I do so.\n<\/p>\n
      6.   The learned counsel      appearing for the    revision<\/p>\n
Crl.R.P.1588\/10
\n                                 -:6:-<\/span><\/p>\n
petitioner submitted that considering the contention raised<\/p>\n
by the revision petitioner-accused, some modification may be<\/p>\n
made with respect to the sentence, and a breathing time may<\/p>\n
be granted.       I have carefully considered      the above<\/p>\n
submission of the learned counsel for the revision petitioner.<\/p>\n
The revision petitioner-accused is a lady, who is working as<\/p>\n
a teacher in a Government School. It is also relevant to note<\/p>\n
that the alleged transaction was taken place    on 9.11.2003,<\/p>\n
more than 7 years back.       The Apex Court     in its recent<\/p>\n
decision in Damodar       S. Prabhu v. Sayed      Babalal   H<\/p>\n
(J.T.2010<\/a>(4) SC 457), has held that in a case of dishonour<\/p>\n
of cheques compensatory aspect of the remedy should be<\/p>\n
given priority over the punitive aspect. On a consideration of<\/p>\n
the above      decision and application of the same     in the<\/p>\n
present case, I am of the view that while confirming the<\/p>\n
conviction of the revision petitioner under section 138 of the<\/p>\n
N.I.Act, the sentence of imprisonment awarded by the lower<\/p>\n
appellate court can be maintained. But the sentence of fine<\/p>\n
amount fixed by the trial court can be enhanced to the tune<\/p>\n
Crl.R.P.1588\/10
\n                                 -:7:-<\/span><\/p>\n
of Rs.85,000\/- and the default sentence can be enhanced to<\/p>\n
one month simple imprisonment, and on realization of the fine<\/p>\n
amount,      the same    shall be directed to be paid to the<\/p>\n
complainant under section 357(3) Cr.P.C.<\/p>\n
      In the result, this Crl.R.P is disposed of confirming the<\/p>\n
conviction of the revision petitioner under section 138 of the<\/p>\n
N.I.Act as recorded by the trial court as well as the lower<\/p>\n
appellate court. Accordingly, the revision petitioner\/accused<\/p>\n
is sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment till the rising of<\/p>\n
the court and     she is also    sentenced to pay a fine of<\/p>\n
Rs.85,000\/- and if the said amount is realised, the same<\/p>\n
shall be paid to the complainant under Section 357(3) Cr.P.C<\/p>\n
and in case of default in paying the amount, she is directed to<\/p>\n
undergo simple imprisonment for a further period of        one<\/p>\n
month.      Accordingly, the revision petitioner is directed to<\/p>\n
appear before the trial court on 30.8.2010 to receive the<\/p>\n
sentence of imprisonment and to make the payment of fine<\/p>\n
as directed above.     In case of   default on the part of the<\/p>\n
revision petitioner in appearing before the court below as<\/p>\n
Crl.R.P.1588\/10
\n                                   -:8:-<\/span><\/p>\n
directed above, the trial court is free to take coercive steps<\/p>\n
against the revision petitioner to procure her presence and to<\/p>\n
execute the sentence and for realization of the amount.<\/p>\n
      The Crl.R.P is disposed of accordingly.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
                                               V.K.MOHANAN,
\n                                                    JUDGE
\nkvm\/-\n<\/p>\n
Crl.R.P.1588\/10
\n                   -:9:-<\/span><\/p>\n
                          V.K.MOHANAN, J.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
                               O.P.No.\n<\/p>\n
                               JUDGMENT<\/p>\n
                                  Dated:..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court Sheeba .S vs The State Of Kerala on 21 May, 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 1588 of 2010() 1. SHEEBA .S, W\/O.DINESH … Petitioner Vs 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY … Respondent 2. G.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, RESIDING AT For Petitioner :SRI.C.RAJENDRAN For Respondent : No Appearance […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-kerala-high-court"],"yoast_head":"\nSheeba .S vs The State Of Kerala on 21 May, 2010 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sheeba-s-vs-the-state-of-kerala-on-21-may-2010\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sheeba .S vs The State Of Kerala on 21 May, 2010 - 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