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Delhi District Court

Manish Kalra vs Mr. Thomson on 27 January, 2018

                 IN THE COURT OF DR. NEERA BHARIHOKE,
ADDITIONALSESSIONS JUDGE­06, SOUTH EAST DISTRICT, SAKET
                         COURTS, NEW DELHI


                CRIMINAL REVISION No.  204226/2016 


IN THE MATTER OF:

Manish Kalra
S/o Sh. R.C. Kalra,
R/o 38, Pocket A­8,
Kalkaji Extn., New Delhi                                ............ Revisionist


                                         VERSUS


1.        Mr. Thomson
          S/o Sh. Sohan Misah


2.        Smt. Geeta,
          W/o Sh. Thomson,
          Both R/o 38, Ground Floor,
          Kailash Hill, New Delhi


3.        State of Delhi
          Govt. of NCT of Delhi,
          Delhi Secretariat,
          I.P. Estate, New Delhi                        .........Respondents

CR No. 204226/2016           Manish Kalra v. Thomson & Ors.                    1
 Reserved on:   11.01.2018
Pronounced on: 27.01.2018




                                     ORDER

1. The present revision petition has been filed under section 397 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (in short Cr.P.C.) against the order dated 31.07.2015 passed by Learned Metropolitan Magistrate (in short MM) 04, South­ East, Saket Courts, New Delhi in case C.C. nO. 29/1, police station Govind Puri  titled as Manish Kalra Vs. Thomson & Ors. by which the Ld. Trial Court rejected the application U/s156(3) CrPC of the petitioner for registration of FIR against the respondent No.1 & 2 

2. Petitioner herein   filed the complaint against the respondent No.1 and 2 under section 156(3) CrPC prayer for registration of FIR U/s 406/379/420/451/453/454/457/468/471/500/506/34 of Indian Penal Code against   the   respondent   No.1   &   2   for   the   offences   alleged   to   be committed by them. 

3. Brief facts as stated by petitioner are:

Petitioner/revisionist   is   the   owner   of   the   property   bearing No.RZ­3260/36­37,   measuring   450   Sq.   Yards,   out   of   Khasra No.403,404, 405 and 406, situated at Tuglakabad Extension, New Delhi­ CR No. 204226/2016 Manish Kalra v. Thomson & Ors. 2 110019, which was purchased by the petitioner/revisionist from one Sh. Leeladhar,   s/o   Sh.   Ram   Charan,   r/o   RZ­2060­A/27,   Tuglakabad Extension, New Delhi­110019 on 12.10.2010 by virtue of all necessary transfer documents like Agreement to Sell & Purchase, General Power of Attorney, Will, Affidavit, Possession Letter, Receipt etc. duly notarized by the notary public. 
In   the   month   of   January   2011,   the   respondent   No.1 approached the petitioner/revisionist with the offer to buy the aforesaid property   of   the   petitioner/revisionist   and   accordingly   after   some negotiations between the petitioner/revisionist and respondent No.1, the sale consideration was agreed and settled as Rs.2,60,00,000/­. 
On   10.01.2011,   the   respondent   No.1   alongwith   one Mr.Karamveer, the proprietor of M/s Neeraj Properties, Mr. Jahoor and Mr.   Yogesh,   proprietor   of   M/s   Lucky   Properties   came   to   the petitioner/revisionist with a pre­drafted Agreement to Sell and the said agreement was signed by the petitioner as well as the respondent No.1 being parties to the said agreement and the same was also signed by Mr. Karamveer and Mr. Jahoor as witnesses. The respondent No.1 & 2 paid   Rs.20,00,000/­   as   advance/earnest   money   as   mentioned   in   the earnest money agreement itself.
It was agreed between the petitioner and respondent No.1 that he shall make the payment of remaining sale consideration amount i.e. Rs.   2,40,00,000/­   to   the   petitioner/revisionist   on   or   before   10.08.2011 CR No. 204226/2016 Manish Kalra v. Thomson & Ors. 3 and   on   the   said   payment,   the   petitioner/revisionist   will   execute   the necessary sale documents in favour of the respondent No.1. 
At   the   time   of   entering   into   the   Bayana   Agreement   dated 10.01.2011,   the   respondent   No.1   had   issued   and   handed   over   eight cheques total amounting to Rs.2,25,00,000/­ to the petitioner/revisionist.

The   petitioner/revisionist   also   asked   the   respondent   No.1   to   pay   the amount of Rs.15,00,000/­ more as agreed either in cash or cheque, as the case may be, on which respondent No.1 told the petitioner/revisionist that   he   is   having   only   eight   cheques   in   his   cheque   book   and   these cheques would not need to be presented as he shall make the entire payment   of   balance   sale   consideration   on   or   before   10.08.2011,   as agreed. 

Both  the  respondent No.1  & 2 hatched a conspiracy with a view   to   grab   the   property   of   petitioner/revisionist   and   therefore   the respondent   No.1   in   collusion   with   respondent   No.2   intentionally   and deliberately   did   not   make   the   payment   of   remaining   consideration amount   of   Rs.2,40,00,000/­   by   10.08.2011   and   even   till   then   the respondent No.1 & 2 have also not made any efforts for encashment of the   said   cheques   inspite   of   repeated   requests   and   demands   of   the petitioner/revisionist.   However,   out   of   the   balance   sale   consideration amount   of   Rs.2,40,00,000/­,   some   payment   approximately   Rs.70   lacs were made to the petitioner/revisionist in installments by the respondent No.1   against   the   acknowledgement.   The   petitioner     /revisionist specifically instructed the respondent No.1 to make payment of entire CR No. 204226/2016 Manish Kalra v. Thomson & Ors. 4 balance   sale   consideration   in   one   shot   on   any   day   on   or   before 10.08.2011   but   the   petitioner/revisionist   had   accepted   the   aforesaid payment   in   installments   with   clear   cut   instructions   that   in   case,   the respondent No.1 & 2 fails to make the entire payment of balance sale consideration on or before 10.08.2011, the entire earnest money shall automatically stand forfeited.

On   10.08.2011,   the   earnest   money   was   forfeited   and   the earnest   money   Agreement   dated   10.01.2011   stood cancelled/repudiated. Thereafter, the petitioner/revisionist also conveyed to the respondent No.1 that his entire earnest money has been forfeited due to the reason that he has failed to make the payment of the entire sale consideration within the agreed period i.e. upto 10.08.2011.

The respondent No.1 also duly agreed to the same. However, the respondent No.1 & 2  requested the petitioner/revisionist  to let­out the ground floor portion only on rent to the respondent No.1 & 2. The petitioner/revisionist   could   not   understand   the   cunning   mind   of   the respondent   No.1   &   2   and   under   good   faith,   the   petitioner/revisionist became ready to let­out the ground floor portion of the aforesaid property to   the   respondent   No.1   &   2   and   accordingly,   the   possession   of   the ground   floor   portion   was   given   to   the   respondent   No.1   as   per   oral agreement through his wife Smt.Geeta i.e. Respondent No.2, as per his instruction on 23.08.2011 @ Rs.40/­ per sq. feet, which becomes a sum of Rs.1,62,000/­ per month excluding water and electricity charges and subject to security amount of Rs.50 Lacs. It was further agreed between CR No. 204226/2016 Manish Kalra v. Thomson & Ors. 5 the petitioner/revisionist and respondent No.1 & 2 that a sum of Rs.50 Lacs shall be adjusted as a security amount of Rs.50 Lacs out of the aforesaid receipt in pursuance of Bayana Agreement dated 10.01.2011 without prejudice to the rights and contentions of the petitioner/revisionist and subject to abiding the terms and conditions of the oral tenancy. 

It was further agreed that the respondent No.1 & 2 shall not claim     any   other   amount   from   the   petitioner/revisionist   out   of   the payments made by him to the petitioner/revisionist in pursuance to the Bayana  Agreement  dated  10.01.2011.   The  respondent  No.1  &  2  also assured   the   petitioner/revisionist   that   they   would   vacate   the   tenanted portion   on   or   before   22.07.2012   and   also   make   the   payment   of   the agreed   rental   against   the   receipt   only,   failing   which   the petitioner/revisionist shall have right to deduct the rent amount from the aforesaid security.

Respondent No.1 & 2 had made the payment of the agreed rent   only   for   the   period   w.e.f.   23.08.2011   to   22.09.2011.   In   the meanwhile also, i.e. in the month of September, 2011, the respondent No.1 requested the petitioner/revisionist for further negotiation as per the market rate of the aforesaid property, but keeping in view his previous conduct, the  petitioner/revisionist did not believe on his words and then, respondent No.1 & 2 requested and instructed the petitioner/revisionist to present any six cheques, out of the above mentioned eight cheques lying   with   the   petitioner/revisionist   only   for   the   purpose   to   see   the soundness and bonafide of the respondent No.1 & 2. 

CR No. 204226/2016 Manish Kalra v. Thomson & Ors. 6 At   that   time,   the   respondent   No.1   &   2   assured   the petitioner/revisionist that after the encashment of the said cheques and on satisfaction of the   petitioner/revisionist, they would enter into fresh Bayana Agreement at the enhanced price of Rs.3,70,00,000/­.

Believing   upon   above   assurances   and   commitment   of   the respondent No.1 & 2, the petitioner/revisionist presented the six cheques for encashment, but all six cheques got dishonored and returned to the petitioner/revisionist with the remarks "Funds Insufficient" in the account of  the   respondent   No.1   and  thus   all   promises   and  assurances   of   the respondent   No.1   &   2   proved   false   and   all   the   deals   in   this   regard stopped. The information of the dishonouring of the said cheques was duly   given   to   the   respondent   No.1,   on   which   he   sought   apology   and showed his unwillingness/inability to buy the aforesaid property of the petitioner/revisionist.

However, the respondent No.1 and his wife Smt. Geeta i.e. respondent   No.2   requested   the   petitioner/revisionist   to   continue   their tenancy/licence   qua   the   ground   floor   of   the   aforesaid   property   and further assured to make the payment of the agreed rent with the further assurance   to   vacate   the   said   portion   immediately   as   and   when petitioner/revisionist would ask for the same.

However,   thereafter,   the   respondent   No.1   in   collusion   of respondent No.2 started avoiding the payment of the monthly rent on the pretext   that   he   was   facing   financial   constraints   and   requested   the CR No. 204226/2016 Manish Kalra v. Thomson & Ors. 7 petitioner/revisionist   to   adjust   the   security   amount   towards   the   rent. Thus, the petitioner/revisionist started deducting the monthly rental from the aforesaid security and also requested the respondent No.1 & 2 to vacate   and   hand   over   the   peaceful   and   vacant   possession   of   the aforesaid   tenanted   portion   to   the   petitioner/revisionist,   but   the respondent No.1 & 2 again avoided the petitioner/revisionist on one or the other alse pretexts.

The   petitioner/revisionist   continuously   requested   the respondent No.1 and his wife Smt. Geeta i.e. respondent No.2 to vacate the aforesaid tenanted portion as the entire security amount also stood adjusted  in  the rent,  but the  respondent  No.1  & 2 with their  malafide intentions and ulterior motives always avoided the same on one or other pretexts and ultimately, they gave colour to their malafide intentions of grabbing the aforesaid property of the petitioner/revisionist, which came into   the   knowledge   of   the   petitioner/revisionist   on   08.12.2014,   when petitioner/revisionist   received   a   telephonic   call   from   one   Yogesh, proprietor   of   M/s   Lucky   Property   Dealer,   who   asked   the petitioner/revisionist, whether he has sold his aforesaid property to the respondent No.1 & 2. The petitioner/revisionist was stunned to hear the same and asked Mr. Yogesh why he is making such queries, on which Mr. Yogesh told that certain construction is going on in the said property.

The tenancy of the respondent No.1 & 2 qua the ground floor has already been terminated by the petitioner/revisionist orally and his possession   on   the   ground   floor   became   unauthorised   and   the CR No. 204226/2016 Manish Kalra v. Thomson & Ors. 8 possession qua the half portion of basement including covered parking is not only unauthorised but also illegal.

The petitioner/revisionist immediately reached at his property and made a call at PCR No.100.The PCR officials stopped the illegal and unauthorized construction being carried by unauthorised occupants i.e.   the   respondent   No.   1   &   2   persons.   On   inspecting   the   site,   the petitioner/revisionist   came   to   know   that,   the   respondent   No.1   &   2 persons with association of some other persons had broken the locks put by the petitioner/revisionist on the half portion of the basement and had stolen   the   valuable   articles   of   the   petitioner/revisionist   from   there, including two gas cylinder (commercial), five Tandoor (commercial), four big stove (commercial), two piece carpet (10X10), one table, one fan etc. The   petitioner/revisionist   again   put   his   lock   on   the   half   portion   of   the basement as another half portion is under the possession of his other tenant Mr. Kunal Bhargava, who is also the director of M/s Bhai Papers Pvt. Ltd. 

The   petitioner/revisionist   went   to   police   station   Govindpuri, where   the   respondent   No.1   and   2   sought   apology   for   criminal   house trespass as well as theft and for illegal construction thereby putting the lanter on the open area of the property. The respondent No.1 & 2 in the police   station   also   assured   the   petitioner/revisionist   to   return   him   the entire   goods   whatever   he   had   stolen   and   also   to   remove   entire unauthorised   construction   as  well   as  to   vacate   even  the  ground   floor portion within 5­6 days.

CR No. 204226/2016 Manish Kalra v. Thomson & Ors. 9 On   10.12.2014,   the   petitioner/revisionist   again   visited   his aforesaid property and found that the respondent No.1 & 2 person have again broken the locks of the petitioner/revisionist and put his own locks in   the   basement   portion   lying   with   the   petitioner/revisionist   and trespassed into the said portion which was exclusive possession of the petitioner/revisionist. Not only this, the respondent No.1 & 2 persons also hanged   a   signboard   of   church   with   his   malafide   intention   to   give   the communal   colour   to   the   same.   The   petitioner/revisionist   immediately dialed PCR No.100 and the PCR officials referred the matter to the local police   of   PS   Govindpuri.   At   about   5.00   PM,   the   petitioner/revisionist received   a   telephone   at   his   mobile   No.9899883937   from   landline No.29980049   and   the   caller   disclosed   himself   as   IO   and   told   the petitioner/revisionist that being the civil matter, he will not provide any legal   remedy   to   protect   the   petitioner/revisionist's   property   and   life. Thereafter, even SHO, PS Govindpuri contacted the petitioner/revisionist and restrained the petitioner/revisionist from visiting his own property as well   as   in   the   police   station   till   his   further   directions.   Finding   no alternative,   the   petitioner/revisionist   filed   a   written   complaint   dated 12.12.2014 to the SHO, PS Govindpuri, Delhi vide DD No. 47B dated 12.12.2014 and other higher police authorities. 

On   the   aforesaid   complaint   of   the   petitioner/revisionist,   no action was taken by the police and thereafter, the petitioner/revisionist asked   the   SHO,   PS   Govindpuri,   on   09.01.2015,   about   the progress/status of his complaint. The local police of PS Govindpuri is CR No. 204226/2016 Manish Kalra v. Thomson & Ors. 10 fully aware that the respondent No.1 & 2 persons have committed the criminal   offence   of   criminal   house   trespass,   theft   and   raising   illegal construction without any locus and power and even without caring the safety of the public. Even both the respondent No.1 & 2 have threatened the   petitioner/revisionist   that   in   case   he   will   come   to   the   aforesaid property, he shall be put to end. Further the respondent No.1 & 2 person also   defamed   the   name   and   goodwill   of   the   petitioner/revisionist,   the respondent No.1 & 2 person even spread the false rumour in the entire area that the petitioner/revisionist had sought apology thereby caught his ear and if the petitioner/revisionist will come, they would cut the body of the petitioner/revisionist into pieces and throw to the dogs. However, the local   police   of   PS   Govindpuri   refused   to   register   the   FIR   against   the respondent   No.1   &   2   persons.   Rather   polce   instructed   the petitioner/revisionist to bring the orders from the court for registration of the FIR. 

After   the   refusal   of   the   SHO   to   register   the   FIR,   the petitioner/revisionist sent a written representation U/s 154(3) CrPC dated 15.01.2015 to the Commissioner of Police, Delhi, Deputy Commissioner of   Police,   South­East   District,   Delhi   and   also   to   the   Assistant Commissioner of Police, PS Kalkaji, New Delhi, thereby requesting them to   issue   necessary   directions   to   the   SHO,   PS   Govindpuri   to   lodge necessary FIR against the respondent No.1 &2 persons and their other associates, but no action was taken by the police against the respondent No.1 & 2 persons and even the concerned dealing senior police officer also   refused   to   register   the   FIR   on   the   complaint   of   the CR No. 204226/2016 Manish Kalra v. Thomson & Ors. 11 petitioner/revisionist. 

Petitioner/revisionist   has   also   served   a   legal   notice   dated 15.01.2015 upon the respondent No.1 & 2 persons calling upon them to vacate and handover the peaceful vacant possession of the property in question alongwith the stolen articles/goods of the petitioner/revisionist, but   the   respondent   No.1   &   2   persons,   instead   of   complying   with   the requisites   of     the   said   notice,   started     extending   threats   to   get   the petitioner/revisionist   killed   and   to   implicate   him   in   false   and   frivolous cases. Besides this, the respondent No.1 & 2 persons have also claimed their relations with the senior police officer of Delhi Police and therefore, the petitioner/revisionist filed a complaint before the Joint Commissioner of Police regarding the said false claims made by the respondent No,1 &

2. That,   the   respondent   No.1   &   2,   in   collusion   with   their associates,   have   committed   the   offences   of   criminal   breath   of   trust, house trespass, house breaking and theft of the valuables/articles of the petitioner/revisionist and criminal intimidation. Thus, the respondent No.1 &   2   persons   have   committed   the   offences   punishable   u/s 406/379/420/451/453/454/457/468/471/500/506/34 of Indian Penal Code and also other relevant sections, under which the respondent No.1 & 2 persons are liable to be booked and prosecuted in accordance with law, but the concerned police officials of PS Govindpuri despite lodging of written complaints and reminders are not registering the necessary FIR against the respondent No.1 & 2 persons for the offences committed by CR No. 204226/2016 Manish Kalra v. Thomson & Ors. 12 them. 

4. Hence, the petitioner filed an application under section 156 (3) CrPC praying for directing the SHO, PS Govind Puri, Delhi to lodge a case/FIR   under   sections   406/379/420/451/453/454/457/468/471/5 00/506/34 of IPC against the accused persons/respondent herein, arrest them and initiate investigation in the matter.

5. After hearing the arguments, the learned trial court vide order dated 31.07. 2015 rejected the application under section 156 (3) CrPC of the petitioner on the ground that the matter is purely civil in nature. Being aggrieved   from   the   impugned   order   dated   31.07.   2015,   the   present revision petition has been filed.

6. The   petitioner   has   submitted   that   the   impugned   order   is against the law and facts and is biased and is causing prejudice to the petitioner. It has further been averred that the impugned order is bad in law as it is a nonspeaking order and is therefore not sustainable under the law.

7. The   petitioner   contended   that   the   impugned   order   reveals error apparent on the face of law, record and facts as the learned trial court has failed to exercise its jurisdiction in judicial manner and rather has used it in mechanical manner.

8. The   petitioner   has   contended   that   before   deciding   the CR No. 204226/2016 Manish Kalra v. Thomson & Ors. 13 application under section 156 (3) CrPC, Learned trial court is supposed to see  whether any cognizable offence is made out or not and the court cannot presume the thing  which would likely to  come  on record after enquiry/investigation by the police official.

9. The petitioner has stated that the impugned order dated 31.07 to 2015 is mechanical, unjust and not sustainable as learned trial court failed   to   consider   that   in   the   judgement   of  Babulal   versus   State   of Rajasthan, 2009 Cr. LJ,  where it has been held that there is bounden duty   upon   the   trial   court   to   register   an   FIR   if   the   case   discloses commission   of   a   cognizable   offence.   From   the   complaint   filed   in   the police station, cognizable case is made out but learned trial court did not appreciate any of such arguments.

10. Learned   trial   court   overlooked   the   judgement   of   Hon'ble Supreme Court of India cited as  (2006) 1 SCC 627, Mohd. Yusuf vs. Afaq Jahan (Smt) and Others, where it has been held that it is the duty of   the   officer   in   charge   of   the   police   station   to   register   an   FIR   when investigation under section 156 (3) is directed by the magistrate, even when the magistrate explicitly doesn't so. In present case status report was called and the police officials without investigating anything just filed a report without calling/examining the petitioner.

11. The   petitioner   has   averred   that   there   are   so   many   persons involved in the said act of cheating and forgery committed by respondent no. 1 and their associates and the petitioner is not aware regarding the CR No. 204226/2016 Manish Kalra v. Thomson & Ors. 14 same. The petitioner has submitted that the learned trial court also failed to   appreciate   the  judgement   of   Allahabad   High   Court   cited   as  Phool Singh versus state of UP and others, 2007 (2) Crime 682 (All) where it was held that magistrate is under legal duty to direct police to register FIR   and   investigate   the   case   where   application   disclosed   cognizable offence.

12. The petitioner has contended that the report filed by the police is in contradiction with the complaint of petitioner and learner trial court failed to appreciate the compliance of provisions under section 154 (3) CrPC.   The   learned   trial   court   only   on   the   basis   of   ATR   decided   that matter is simple in nature without any proper enquiry and investigation.

13. The   petitioner   has   submitted   that   learned   trial   court   has wrongly   interpreted   the   judgement   cited   as  M/s   Skipper   Beverages versus   State,   2001   (2)   JCC   (Delhi)   67  as   in   the   said   case   the complainant was the company and accused were the employees and thus learned MM had come to the conclusion that there was no need to send the  matter  to  police  for  investigation  due to the  reason  that  the complainant   was   a   company   and   it   was   very   easy   to   collect   the information   of   the   employee   and   other   data   but   in   the   present   case petitioner   is  an  individual   and  he   is   not  in  possession  of  evidence  to prove his case and same may be collected after custodial interrogation of the accused persons.

14. The   2nd   Judgment   relied   upon   by   the   learned   trial   court   is CR No. 204226/2016 Manish Kalra v. Thomson & Ors. 15 Gulab Chand Upadhyaya versus State of UP, 2002 Crl.LJ 2907 and in that case application under section 156 (3) CrPC was dismissed on the ground that complainant knew all the accused and witnesses also. No allegation of any property having been taken away by accused, no recovery of property needed, no evidence was required to be collected and preserved and thus no investigation by the police was required but the fact and circumstances of this case are entirely different from the said case.

15. The   petitioner   has   contended   that   similarly   the   reliance   on Sukhwasi versus state of UP, Ram Babu Gupta {2001 (43) ACC201, Aleque Padamsee versus Union of India, 2007 Crl.LJ, 3729   (SC) and Rajinder Singh Katoch versus Chandigarh Administration does not apply to the facts of his case.

16. The petitioner has prayed for allowing the present petition and directing   the   SHO   PS   Govind   Puri   to   register   an   FIR   against   the respondent no.1 and 2.

17. Detailed  arguments  were  advanced by  learned  counsels  for parties.

18. Arguments heard. Record perused carefully.

19. It is well settled principle of law that when criminal complaint is filed before the Magistrate and after perusing the same, the Magistrate CR No. 204226/2016 Manish Kalra v. Thomson & Ors. 16 finds that it discloses a cognizable offence having been committed, he may choose to enquire into the complaint himself by taking cognizance in   exercise   of   his   powers   under   section   190   Cr   PC   and   proceed   to enquire into it in accordance with the procedure laid down in sections 200 and 202 Cr PC. In the alternative, he may refer the complaint to police   under   section   156   (3)   Cr   PC   for   investigation.   In   case   the Magistrate gives direction for investigation of the matter, he will stay his hand   till   report   under   section   173   Cr   PC   is   filed   by   the   police   and thereafter further process of law would follow.

20. In   the   case   titled   as  Devender   Kumar  versus   State (Government of NCT of Delhi) and others  decided by Hon'ble High Court of Delhi on 28.10.2014, it was held that "The Magistrate is not supposed to act mechanically and direct registration of FIR in each and every case in routine and casual manner. Criminal law is not expected to be   set   in   motion   on   mere   asking   of   a   party.   There   has   to   be   some substance   in   the   complaint   filed   written   only   if   it   appears   that   the allegations   are   serious   enough   and   establish   the   commission   of cognizable offence requiring thorough investigation by the police, and an FIR should be ordered to be registered. The reliance by the petitioner on the law laid down in Mohd. Yusuf vs. Afaq Jahan (Smt) and Others, (supra)  is   unfounded   as   the   same   applies   when   investigation   under section 156 (3) is directed by the magistrate but no such direction was given by learned MM to the police in the present case.

21. I have gone through the impugned order of the learned trial CR No. 204226/2016 Manish Kalra v. Thomson & Ors. 17 court.   Learned   MM   has   rightly   appreciated   the   judgement   passed   by Hon'ble High Court of Delhi in the case titled as M/s Skipper Beverages versus State, 2001 (2) JCC (Delhi) 67 and  Gulab Chand Upadhyaya versus State of UP, 2002 Crl.LJ 2907,  passed by Hon'ble Allahabad High Court.

22. Hon'ble Supreme Court in case titled as  Aleque Padamsee versus Union of India, 2007 Crl.LJ, 3729  (SC) observed that when the information is laid with the police, but no action is taken in that behalf, the complainant can file complaint under section 190 read with section 200 CrPC before the magistrate having jurisdiction to take cognizance of the offence and the magistrate is required to enquire into the complaint as provided in chapter XV of CrPC.

23. In the case in hand, the entire case of the petitioner is based on   documentary   as   well   as   oral   evidence   which   is   well   within   the knowledge   and   access   of   the   complainant   and   the   same   can   be produced   by   him   during   the   course   of   deposition   as   well   as   of   his witnesses.   The   complainant/petitioner   has   not   referred   to   a   single document which is not within his possession or power. The documents which   are   not   in   the   power   and   possession   of   the   petitioner   may   be summoned   by   him   from   the   office   of   the   Land/Revenue   Department which maintains the records of the ownership of the property in question.

24. If it appears to the learned trial court to get the matter enquired or investigated, learned trial court may take help of the police or other CR No. 204226/2016 Manish Kalra v. Thomson & Ors. 18 authorities in exercise of powers under section 202 CrPC. Learned trial court is not precluded from making any enquiry or investigation if there is any requirement.

25. Learned   counsel   for   petitioner   had  argued   that   learned   MM had no power to convert complaint under section 156 (3) to complaint case under section 200 CrPC on its own.

26. In   the   matter   of  Madhu   Bala   v.   Suresh   Kumar   and   Ors. (1997) SCC 476, it was held that the Magistrate is not always bound to pass an order for registering of the case and investigation after receipt of the   application   under   Section   156(3)   Cr.P.C.   disclosing   a   cognizable offence. The Magistrate may use his discretion judiciously and if he is of the opinion that in the circumstances of the case, it will be proper to treat the application as a complaint case then he may proceed according to the   procedure   provided   under   Chapter   XV   of   Cr.P.C.     Further   in   the matter of  Sukhwasi Son Of Hulasi vs State Of Uttar Pradesh on 18 September,   2008   CriLJ   472,  it   was   observed   that   it   is   not   always mandatory in each and every case for the Magistrate to pass an order to register   and   investigate   on   receipt   of   the   application   under   Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. The Magistrate is perfectly within the judicial power to treat the application under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. as a complaint case. There is no illegality or impropriety in the order.

27. It is also clear from the judgment of the Supreme Court in the case  Suresh   Chandra   Jain   v.   State   of   Madhya   Pradesh   and   Anr.

CR No. 204226/2016 Manish Kalra v. Thomson & Ors. 19 2001  (42) A.C.C. 459, that  a Magistrate has the authority  to treat an application under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. as a complaint.

28. In view of the foregoing reasons, I do not find any illegality, impropriety or infirmity in the impugned order dated 31.07.2015 passed by learned MM­04, South­East, Saket Courts, New Delhi. The petition deserves to be dismissed and the same is dismissed accordingly.

Copy of this order be sent to the Ld. Trial Court alongwith Trial Court Record. 

Announced in the open court on                       27.01.2018               (Dr. Neera Bharihoke)         Additional Sessions Judge­06,      South East,Saket Courts, New Delhi CR No. 204226/2016 Manish Kalra v. Thomson & Ors. 20