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Showing contexts for: actionable wrong in Bibhuti Bhusan Basu vs Corporation Of Calcutta And Ors. on 9 July, 1981Matching Fragments
27. The provisions of Section 340. are more or less procedural and indicates how a complaint in respect of offence referred to in Section 195(1)(b) is to be made. The Court, in a proceeding Under Section 340 or before directing a complaint to be lodged must in my view, form the opinion on being satisfied or come to the conclusion on such satisfaction that the person charged, has intentionally given false evidence and that, for the eradiction of the evils of per-, jury and in the interest of justice, it is expedient that he should be prosecuted for the offence and furthermore the Court, at the time of or before delivering the judgment, must, as mentioned above, duly form the opinion that the person charged, gave false evidence and such formation of opinion, must be on consideration of materials duly placed. These apart, the Court should, before directing a complaint to be filed, also consider, if the evidence as led, was intentionally done and knowing the same to be false or the same was intended to have some unlawful gain over the adversary and was aimed at having some advantage irregularly. Thus, like all other Criminal trials or proceedings, the existence of mens rea or the criminal intention behind the act as complained of. will also have to be looked into and considered, before any action Under Section 340 is recommended. Mere sufferance of the petitioner, because of the inaction or irregular or improper or wrong action of his adversary, would not be enough. If there is any doubt or any semblance such doubt in the mind of the Court, in respect of the bona fides of the defence of the person charged of the action, the Court, in my view, will not be justified in exercising the power to direct the lodging of a complaint Under Section 340 simply because such action has been filed. The purpose of making a complaint against a person, would be for intentionally giving false evidence or for intentionally fabricating such evidence and that too with the aim and object as mentioned hereinbefore, at any stage of the proceeding.