{"id":34549,"date":"2014-08-03T13:20:44","date_gmt":"2014-08-03T07:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/?p=34549"},"modified":"2014-08-03T13:20:44","modified_gmt":"2014-08-03T07:50:44","slug":"law-used-settling-scores-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/law-used-settling-scores-court","title":{"rendered":"Law cannot be used for settling scores: Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"first\" style=\"font: 14px\/22.46px Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>(IANS) A court here has pulled up a woman for filing a false complaint and said the criminal justice system should not be allowed to be used as a tool for settling scores.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 14px\/22.46px Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; margin: 11px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/dishonour-of-cheque.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"34550\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/law-used-settling-scores-court\/dishonour-of-cheque\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/08\/dishonour-of-cheque.png?fit=223%2C226&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"223,226\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dishonour of cheque\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/08\/dishonour-of-cheque.png?fit=223%2C226&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-34550\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/dishonour-of-cheque.png?resize=223%2C226&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"dishonour of cheque\" width=\"223\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/08\/dishonour-of-cheque.png?w=223&amp;ssl=1 223w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/08\/dishonour-of-cheque.png?resize=80%2C80&amp;ssl=1 80w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/08\/dishonour-of-cheque.png?resize=148%2C150&amp;ssl=1 148w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/a>said: &#8220;Criminal justice system should not be permitted to be used as a tool to settle scores, ventilate vengeance and as a means of coercive tactics, forcing the innocent to succumb and surrender his rights at the feet of the mischievous and the mighty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 14px\/22.46px Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; margin: 11px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">He directed that a complaint be presented against the woman for filing a false case before a senior judge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 14px\/22.46px Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; margin: 11px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">The order was delivered last week and released Friday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 14px\/22.46px Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; margin: 11px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">The court was hearing a cheque bouncing case filed by Rani Devi against Pooja Bedi alias Gogi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 14px\/22.46px Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; margin: 11px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">According to Devi, Bedi was facing a medical exigency and borrowed Rs.3,20,000 from her on the promise of returning it with high interest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 14px\/22.46px Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; margin: 11px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">Bedi issued a cheque dated July 15, 2013 for a sum of Rs.4 lakh to Devi, which she claimed was dishonoured.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 14px\/22.46px Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; margin: 11px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">Bedi appeared before the court March 2014 in pursuance of summons issued against her and said the cheque was not issued by her and it does not pertain to her bank account. She told the court her name is only Gogi Rani and she is not Pooja Bedi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 14px\/22.46px Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; margin: 11px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">The court held an inquiry and found the said bank account is in dormant condition and not registered in the name of accused Bedi. It noted the cheque in question was dishonoured because the signatures on it did not match with the specimen ones.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 14px\/22.46px Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; margin: 11px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">The court discharged Bedi saying the present case is not maintainable against her.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 14px\/22.46px Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; margin: 11px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">The court said Devi with intent to injure the accused has instituted false criminal proceedings, alleging that the cheque had bounced, knowing that there is no just or lawful ground for such proceedings against the accused. It added that the woman committed an offence by filing a false complaint.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 14px\/22.46px Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; margin: 11px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">It observed that Devi gave false evidence against Bedi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 14px\/22.46px Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; margin: 11px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">The court said the criminal justice system should not only act to restore rights, rehabilitate the victims but also remain proactive towards the protection of innocent and honest citizens from false and vexatious prosecution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 14px\/22.46px Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; margin: 11px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">&#8220;An acquittal or discharge in case of false prosecution is a task half done by reaching the truth,&#8221; the court said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 14px\/22.46px Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; margin: 11px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">&#8220;The other half is prosecution of those who base their claims on bedrock of false concoction. 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