{"id":72751,"date":"2010-01-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-20T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/gujarat-vs-the-on-21-january-2010"},"modified":"2017-11-15T22:36:02","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T17:06:02","slug":"gujarat-vs-the-on-21-january-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/gujarat-vs-the-on-21-january-2010","title":{"rendered":"Gujarat vs The on 21 January, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Gujarat High Court<\/div>\n
Gujarat vs The on 21 January, 2010<\/div>\n
Author: Z.K.Saiyed,&Nbsp;<\/div>\n
   Gujarat High Court Case Information System \n\n  \n  \n    \n\n \n \n    \t      \n         \n\t    \n\t\t   Print\n\t\t\t\t          \n\n  \n\n\n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t\n\n\n \n\n\n\t \n\nCR.A\/2472\/2008\t 4\/ 7\tJUDGMENT \n \n \n\n\t\n\n \n\nIN\nTHE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD\n \n\n \n\n\n \n\nCRIMINAL\nAPPEAL No. 2472 of 2008\n \n\n \n \nFor\nApproval and Signature:  \n \nHONOURABLE\nMR.JUSTICE Z.K.SAIYED\n \n \n=========================================================\n\n \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n1\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\tReporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n2\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nTo be\n\t\t\treferred to the Reporter or not ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n3\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\ttheir Lordships wish to see the fair copy of the judgment ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n4\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\tthis case involves a substantial question of law as to the\n\t\t\tinterpretation of the constitution of India, 1950 or any order\n\t\t\tmade thereunder ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n5\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\tit is to be circulated to the civil judge ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\n \n=========================================================\n\n \n\nGUJARAT\nPOLLUTION CONTROL BOARD THRO R.H. BHATI - Appellant(s)\n \n\nVersus\n \n\nVASANT\nBRICKS & 1 - Opponent(s)\n \n\n=========================================================\n \nAppearance\n: \nMR\nSUNIL L MEHTA for\nAppellant(s) : 1, \nNone for Opponent(s) : 1, \nMR AJ DESAI Ld. APP\nfor Opponent(s) :\n2, \n=========================================================\n\n\n \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nCORAM\n\t\t\t: \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nHONOURABLE\n\t\t\tMR.JUSTICE Z.K.SAIYED\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\n \n \n\n\n \n\nDate\n: 21\/01\/2010 \n\n \n\n \n \nORAL\nJUDGMENT<\/pre>\n
1.\t\tThe
\npresent appeal under section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,
\n1973 is directed against the judgment and order of acquittal dated
\n17.1.2008 passed by the learned Addl.   Judicial Magistrate First
\nClass, at Devgadh Bariya, camp at Limkheda, Dist. Dahod, in Criminal
\nCase no. 838\/2004 whereby the accused  have been acquitted of the
\ncharges under sections 21(1)(2) and 31A and 37 of the Air (Prevention
\nand Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.\n<\/p>\n
2.\t\tBrief
\nfacts of the prosecution case are that the appellant filed Criminal
\ncomplaint against the respondents in the court of the learned Addl.
\nJudicial Magistrate First Class, at Devgadh Bariya, camp at Limkheda,
\nDist. Dahod, for the violation of sections  21(1)(2), 31A and 37 of
\nthe Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.\n<\/p>\n
3.\t\tWith
\na view to prove the case against the respondents -accused, the
\nappellant has led oral as well as  documentary evidence. After the
\ntrial, after recording statement of the accused person under section
\n313 of the Criminal Procedure Code, and after hearing arguments on
\nbehalf of the complainant and the defence, the learned Addl. Judicial
\nMagistrate First Class, Devgadh Bariya, camp at Limkheda, Dist.
\nDahod, has acquitted the respondents-accused of all the charges
\nlevelled against them by the judgment an order dated  17.1.2008.\n<\/p>\n
4.\t\tBeing
\naggrieved and dissatisfied with the aforesaid judgment and order
\npassed by the learned  Judicial Magistrate,  the appellant has
\npreferred the present appeal.\n<\/p>\n
5.\t\tHeard
\n\tlearned Advocate Mr. Sunil Mehta for the appellant at length.  He
\n\thas contended that the appellant has proved the case against the
\n\trespondents-accused beyond all reasonable doubt. It is also
\n\tcontended that the appellant has also proved documentary evidence to
\n\tprove the appellant’s  case. He has also vehemently argued that the
\n\tlearned trial Judge has not considered the oral as well as
\n\tdocumentary evidence produced by the prosecution.\n<\/p>\n
6.\t\tAt
\nthe outset, it is required to be noted that the principles which
\nwould govern and regular the hearing of appeal by this  Court against
\nan order of acquittal passed by the trial Court have been very
\nsuccinctly explained by the Apex Court in a catena of decisions. In
\nthe case of M.S.Narayana Menon @ Mani vs. State of Kerala and Anr.
\nreported in (2006) SCC 39, the Apex Court has narrated about the
\npowers of the High Court in appeal against the order of acquittal. In
\npara 54 of the decision, the Apex Court has observed as under:\n<\/p>\n
“54: In
\nany event the High Court entertained an appeal treating to be an
\nappeal against acquittal, it was in fact exercising the revisional
\njurisdiction. Even while exercising an appellate power against a
\njudgment of acquittal, the High Court should have borne in mind the
\nwell settled principles of law that where two views are possible, the
\nappellate court should not interfere with the finding of acquittal
\nrecorded by the court below.”\n<\/p>\n
7.\t\tFurther,
\nin the case of Chandrappa vs.
\nState of Karnataka,<\/a> reported in (2007) 4 SCC 415 the Apex
\nCourt laid down the following principles:\n<\/p>\n
 “42: From
\nthe above decisions, in our considered view, the following general
\nprinciples regarding powers of the appellate court while dealing with
\nan appeal against an order of acquittal emerge:\n<\/p>\n
(1) An
\nappellate court has full power to review, re-appreciate and
\nreconsider the evidence upon which the order of acquittal is founded.\n<\/p>\n
(2) The Code of
\nCriminal Procedure, 1973 puts no limitation, restriction or condition
\non exercise of such power and an appellate court on the evidence
\nbefore it may reach its own conclusion, both on questions of act and
\nof law.\n<\/p>\n
(3) Various
\nexpressions, such as “substantial and compelling reasons”,
\n“good and sufficient grounds”, “very strong
\ncircumstances”, “distorted conclusions”, “glaring
\nmistakes”, etc. are not intended to curtain extensive powers of
\nan appellate court in an appeal against acquittal. Sych phraseologies
\nare more in the nature of “flourishes of language” to
\nemphasis the reluctance of an appellate court to interfere with
\nacquittal than to curtain he power of the court to review the
\nevidence and to come to its own conclusion.\n<\/p>\n
(4) An
\nappellate court, however, must bear in mind that in case of
\nacquittal, there is double presumption in favour of the accused.
\nFirstly,the presumption of innocence is available to him under the
\nfundamental principles of criminal jurisprudence that every person
\nshall be presumed to be innocent unless he is proved guilty by a
\ncompetent court of law. Secondly, the accused having secured his
\nacquittal, the presumption of his innocence is further reinforced,
\nreaffirmed and strengthened by the trial court.\n<\/p>\n
(5) If two
\nreasonable conclusions are possible on the basis of the evidence on
\nrecord, the appellate court should not disturb the finding of
\nacquittal recorded by the trial court.”\n<\/p>\n
8.\t\tThus,
\nit is a settled principle that while exercising appellate power, even
\nif two reasonable conclusions are possible on the basis of the
\nevidence on record, the appellate court should not disturb the
\nfinding of acquittal recorded by the trial court.\n<\/p>\n
9.\t\tEven
\nin a recent decision of the Apex Court in the case of State
\nof Goa, vs. Sanjay Thakran and Anr.<\/a> reported in (2007)3 SCC 75,
\nthe Court has reiterated the powers of the High Court in such cases.
\nIn para 16 of the said decision the Court has observed as under:\n<\/p>\n
  “16.\n<\/p>\n
From the aforesaid decisions, it is apparent that while exercising
\nthe powers in appeal against the order of acquittal the Court of
\nappeal would not ordinarily interfere with the order of acquittal
\nunless the approach of the lower Court is vitiated by some manifest
\nillegality and the conclusion arrived at would not be arrived at by
\nany reasonable person and, therefore, the decision is to be
\ncharacterised as perverse. Merely because two views are possible, the
\nCourt of appeal would not take the view which would upset the
\njudgment delivered by the Court below. However, the appellate court
\nhas a power to review the evidence if it is of the view that the
\nconclusion arrived at by the Court below is perverse and the Court
\nhas committed a manifest error of law and ignored the material
\nevidence on record. A duty is cast upon the appellate court, in such
\ncircumstances, to re-appreciate the evidence to arrive to a just
\ndecision on the basis of material placed on record to find out
\nwhether any of the accused is connected with the commission of the
\ncrime he is charged with.”\n<\/p>\n
10.\t\tSimilar
\nprinciple has been laid down by the Apex Court in the cases of
\nState of Uttar Pradesh vs. Ram Veer Singh and Ors.,<\/a> reported in 2007
\nAIR SCW 5553 and in Girja Prasad (Dead) by LRS vs. State of MP,
\nreported in 2007 AIR SC 5589. Thus, the powers which this
\nCourt may exercise against an order of acquittal are well settled.\n<\/p>\n
11.\t\tIt
\nis also a settled legal position that in acquittal appeal, the
\nappellate court is not required to re-write the judgment or to give
\nfresh reasonings, when the reasons assigned by the Court below are
\nfound to be just and proper. Such principle is laid down by the Apex
\nCourt in the case of State of
\nKarnataka vs. Hemareddy,<\/a> reported in AIR 1981 SC 1417,
\nwherein, it is held as under:\n<\/p>\n
    “…This
\nCourt has observed in Girija Nandini Devi vs. Bigendra Nandini
\nChaudhary (1967) SCR 93; (AIR 1967 SC 1124) that it is not the duty
\nof the appellate court when it agrees with a view of the trial court
\non the evidence to repeat the narration of the evidence or to
\nreiterate the reasons given by the trial court expression of general
\nagreement with the reasons given by the Court the decision of which
\nis under appeal, will ordinarily suffice.”\n<\/p>\n
12.\t\tThus,
\nin case the appellate court agrees with the reasons and the opinion
\ngiven by the lower court, then the discussion of evidence is not
\nnecessary.\n<\/p>\n
13.\t\tI
\nhave gone through the judgment and order passed by the trial court. I
\nhave also perused the oral as well as documentary evidence led before
\nthe trial court and also considered the submissions made by the
\nlearned Advocate for the appellant-original complainant. The trial
\ncourt while considering the oral as well as documentary evidence has
\nclearly observed that the appellant has  miserably failed to prove
\nits case beyond reasonable doubt against the respondents.   The
\nappellant   original complainant has failed to prove the ownership
\nof the disputed place and in view of the non-production of the
\ndocument regarding ownership of that place, the case of the appellant
\nfalls to the ground. No doubt, in this appeal, R & P is not on
\nrecord, but considering the submissions of the learned advocate for
\nthe appellant and the reasons given by the trial court, I am of the
\nopinion that R & P is not necessary to decide this appeal.  Even
\nin the present appeal, nothing is produced or pointed out to rebut
\nthe conclusion of the trial court. Thus, from the evidence itself, it
\nis established that the appellant has not proved its case beyond
\nreasonable doubt.\n<\/p>\n
14.\t\tLearned
\nAdvocate for the appellant  is not in a position to show any evidence
\nto take a contrary view of the matter or that the approach of the
\ntrial court is vitiated by some manifest illegality or that the
\ndecision is perverse or that the trial court has ignored the material
\nevidence on record.\n<\/p>\n
15.\t\tIn
\nthe above view of the matter, I am of the considered view that the
\ntrial court was completely justified in acquitting the respondents of
\nthe charges levelled against them.\n<\/p>\n
16.\t\tI
\nfind that the findings recorded by the trial court are absolutely
\njust and proper and in recording the said findings, no illegality or
\ninfirmity has been committed by it.\n<\/p>\n
17.\t\tI
\nam, therefore, in complete agreement with the findings, ultimate
\nconclusion and the resultant order of acquittal recorded by the court
\nbelow and hence find no reason to interfere with the same. Hence, the
\nappeal preferred by the appellant is  hereby dismissed. Record and
\nProceedings be sent back to the trial court forthwith. Bail bonds, if
\nany, stand cancelled.\n<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(Z.K.Saiyed,J)<\/p>\n
mandora\/<\/p>\n
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