Karnataka High Court
Sri Veerasangappa vs Sri Gurubasappa on 18 July, 2008
Author: N.Ananda
Bench: N.Ananda
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA CIRCUIT BENCH AT GULBARGA DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF JULY gqtsai. ' 1% BEFORE V V _ % A _ 'i'HE'..HON'BLE MR.JUS'I'ICI§'N.}ifl}KNIf§Ay_:.A'A'- = V' CRIMiNAL PETITION op? CRIMINAL PE'Iv',E--T..I'ON 935;.-9§i1S"'o§' Sri Vc¢rasangappa ' j' _ S/0. Ugrappa " Age: 60 Yfiars _ 'V V' ' » 000: Business _V -:j__ CRIMINAL PETITION No.5 i'14i20e9? i' R/o. Opp. A2355: 1: G51:-ggaiiifiaaa Bijapur. .. . Petitioner . (By Gow;iéa2--VSig_ig1appa, Advocate) *AND:'- 3:1 c;k;;rgmasa&p;5aTL S / o~.. Ugx*app€*!_§~iat31' _ Age: 55 years. QQC: Retimd I).H.O. Rio. Bidar. ...Respo11dcnt S:é._Safifi1osh Biraciar, Advocate) 'f'Ei1'.s petition £3 filed under section. 482 Cr.P.C., praying quash the: impugned order dated 16.10.2007, pased by .. Prl. Sessions Judge, Bijapur, in Crl.R.P.No.40/ 200'? and quash the impugned order dated 25.01.2007, passed by the JMFC 1 Court at Bijapur in (3. C. No.8Ei3 /2002 and etc. IN CRIMINAL PETITION No.51 15/200? BETWEEEN: Sri Vcerasangappa S/o. Ugrappa Ham' Age: 60 years Occ: Business, 110. Opp. APMC Indi Road " % --- A_ Bijapur. ...Pefifi-finer (By Sri Bapu Gowda Siddajspa, .Ad_v(3-.céatc)' _ AND: I % 1. Sri Gmnbesapga S/o- Ugrappa :aae~r:% " A Age: 56 . Dec: RctiI?:d"--!3;&I.O. 3 V V R/o; Biégir. 2. Police Sub4Insp:ic1:di'»._. Golgtngbaz PoZice""S'tsatti911' Bijapur .V V " Rgp; By State__ ?rosecutor of . _ Baxlgaiorég. ...Rcspondc11ts (l§y. Bimdar, Advocate for R1; Subhas ». Mailfapm', HUG}? far R2) This gggfiiién is filed under section 482 Cr. P. (3., praying : .et;.:$'-quash impugned order dated 16.10.2097, passed by the Sessions Judge at Bijapur, in Cr1.R.?.No.61/2007 and 'q1ia._sh_tE:e impugned order dated 25.01.2007, passed by «JMFT3. I Court at Bijapur in C.C.Nc-.853/2002 as etc. j "'" Thcse two petitions coming on for final hearing this gay, the Court made the following:- sections 465 and 471 I PC, pefificsfiér, :» M Crl.R.P.No.61/2007 before the Pnr,;5§:;:g¢{1at}*~; Bijapur. The learned Prl. Sessiz>¢ns; ;}ud°ge '* Cr1.R.P.No.40/2007 and 'Vito frame charges for ofiiznccfs 465, 46'? and 471 IPC sessions Judge dismissed QrI.R.P,N9;.61/figgéy' L} petitioner. Therefore, 4. fomiigaposal of petitions are as follows}: The péti'ti9n::r brother of respondent. There was of between petitioner and year_ 1971, since then they are residing _ 198 1, respondent purchased two "s"ites.«__'béa:;§ng Nos.1122/G/2A/2 and 1122/G/23/1, " Vin No.III of Bijapur City and sale deeds were favour of respondent. The respondent was in ' pfG$scs§.ion and enjoyment ofsajd sites. 011 05.12.1988 The 'peiifioncr managed to get his name registered ' Ethe fix? 45/Vt survey records in respect of said sites. For _ petitioner created two forged documents' viz' :- V V I. Joint application purponed to " and petitioner, addxessediq: Gfiieer' a;J'Bi;a;§i1r;e .; I I. The joint statement gnade D3*--.pei;§it1?oner and It:Sp0ndent. V { A _ V' V' . The petitioner forged siginaiextfesv on both documents. The 915. of these forged documents eeinwtered in city survey records. 5. T116 4' on consideration of filed 173 Cr. P.C., has held oflenccs T" sections 420, 467 and 453 IPC, are not tixe learned Magstrate has held ofiences 'iaefifioner are ofiences punishable under H :' H465' 471 IPC. The learned sessions Judge on consideration of H V _€iOC11VI'I1€l1tS filed under sectien 173 Cr.P.C., with refitrence to sections 465, 467 and 471 I PC has held them _ presume petitioner has cemmittcd<""of1'e1;c{:s _: under sections 465, 467 and 471 A' 3 Section 465 we deals with % zérggg. Section 465 ms mad;::s..;hu§.é:@fl_ % N "465. Punishnxexifi Whoever commits forgery with impitisongnkgnt ._ eithcx? _§.1es§::1*i;ptio11'"Vfor a term which niay '*'° , §Vo§' with fine, or Sectio I1 'V46? IPC "forgery of valuable security, Willetc. 4' WV V « reads thusw __ _ V' = of valuable security, will, »A.'V'§¥1r.aievcr forges a document which . be a valuable security or a Wiil, or an xa;uth..(J1*iiy to adopt a son, or which purports to " authexity to any person to make or transfer valuable security, or to receive the principal, ' " ~ "interest or dividends thereon, or to receive or deliver any money, movcable property, or (document or ' valuable security, or any document "2 to be an acquittance or IeceiptAppacknoVi?Ied$i;:1g'."' 4' the payment of money, or an "or = receipt for the delivery of any zzioveable pmpe:r£y" VV . or valuable security, (imprisonment for life), or ve4iihpv'i211ppIis<5nz11t';;1t 93' either description fo"r.__.a may exfezid to ten years, and ---
Section 4731 dezils iijsi,tji'gV é1s--~'§§enuine a forged V p ' Whoever fi\g:ad11Ienfly"»a1fpdishe.nestly uses as genuine any (d",_o.Ei:-u:z3ene%...er record) which he Imows ' -to believe to be a forged (document fiecord), shall be punished in the E§£il}Z1C as if he had forged such (docuznent or electronic record).'' A' the case on hand, as per documents filed under "
"..MfG:{gVCIy of two documents. The petitioner has 173 Cr.P.C., petitioner is alleged to have committed 'YV.
forged 'E Q,La,.,WI';\, an application proposed to be joint atpp1icatio11'A. T1z1.-a;c!:VeVV?'" M petitioner and respondent. The petitioner forgery of signature of respondent on "
The petitioner had made use of doctgmeotizzj egg: fiis name entered in CTS records Vwfespegt of "Sims Nos.1122/G/2A/2 and 112ét;o/'2I3;:j1, Ward No.11! of Bijapw: City, which iespondent. In petitioner has under sections 465, 467 afid 4'711ooi;,>:c;¥.'Vii.
7. Thc§ef9m,vvIV'&o"V1§ot~.i§i;d any infirmity in the order passed pg learned i:=-:1. sgggions Judge. Accordingly, petitions Judge