Keertilal Shantilal Shaha vs Channabasapa Shivappa Chavadi on 25 June, 2008

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Karnataka High Court

Keertilal Shantilal Shaha vs Channabasapa Shivappa Chavadi on 25 June, 2008

Bench: Jawad Rahim

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'R153 aﬁpeai mméng an far hearing this day, the agar:
daiivered the foiiewing 

ESQGMENT

Against the judgment in sgczaaxgv c;V:: 7:£:eﬁkie'LMu%;$'f L

3MF(,: Ii: Cmurt, Beigaum, pas.sec"=;'J»AAi:§ﬁ "2v3*;.1i3;;?.§_i'3«3§ t§#e ':

aempiainant is in this appeai,

Z, Ccrstaxtgsai facts are:
A ::smp§airs: zsnciervSe¥::;'tist2.  '4{:'25[§;'i:;., was presented
by the appaiiaﬁt c_:1:¥§'f§paf:;.y"a§:§if'iSf._"tbé ?é§ﬁ.f§:§ider3t geeking

his pmsécsuiién ;f5Ta'i"fj't..1f*i?&;»T.v4u4':V2'ffé':"zr:'e'msnishabié under Sergiion

138 sf :heu'cf ":hé  ¥§ifei§Q*§i;i.:>i'e instruments Aat {in shaft;

.~.;_eferr»e?~j t1€§'asuthé"A:tt)__,___;::.:: the faiiowirzg accusatian:

 *§.).___"T§:.é"=__re5pcmdent haé éeaiings with the'

:"'1;c2_né.ip'v§Va7inant regarding purchase cf iubricantg,
 arsﬁ fe;rt§ii2e:'s. He wmsid parchage
 t.prséu::t§ an credit; said by the appeiiatni
 ssmgaﬁy in am name sf the firm am pay the
ammmt fates: '§'hare was a fuming acccunt
maintained by him which shamed: a mm Q5
as,4:§,350;'- was cutstanding, He ciefaigited in
ciaarireg the ammgnt and when sazrnpeih;-'gd,
§$$L§e§ a gheqgse far Rs=46,,35Q,:'-- an 3,1:,1996,

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5, Laarirzaé mansei, Siri F\.S§'!Q5{ R.Ka%yansh:§:1::*y fo:E"£ha  "

apgeiiargt am Eeartrzeé ccmnsei, Sri La:~:ma.n'T,?§1_§éé'ia§gé'i' fgr 

the respéndent have raised sevarai é5;nt*é:1tTiQLés-- _§I3::n.§g_S 

and againgt the impugned jVl:4zIdg:'".{VéE:!%£:'i;~Vg.V"

5* The gate :31' $7-§..'V,.VvvLa--;:paiiévﬁi  that
afgczjseé had admitteé i:§fng;j}:3_:Tbz--iéiv§*ﬁS%.iransactierng
tsgiween him  in the 935:.
He had made€'§§f§§;%,%&$'f§§:'~'i,§évé:ra'§A '§3?'(§¢:,:-sis mid by the
:0m:1§aiﬁa.§§%§é3i§' :§:s;1V  he wag fauna it: be
due §{s.45;3;SE3'j'-V:  9? that iegai iiabéiétyi he

isgued tha ghécﬁurég £1': .v'quésti'"é.n which was returned by the

%%%%§a;«zx_a%a& tﬁ;§s;"' ¢Qmﬁi'éV§§é'a'ﬁt had estabiished its case, it was

3239::.:§ﬁéd::i%%§i«v%t'§%.$_i.~§e§ai grasumpiiérx that the psasessar erf

  iéﬁé Qheéug.§2%§:'..--rér.::e§x;ed it in part 9:' whaie dischargg czf the

"* --1'i,"v' «$,é'§»a§ iT§ab§"§§§---:3' $§'l{3Li§§ have baarz raised by the tﬁai Cmsrt in

A "~%x%'o:2r_  the appeéiarzt arzé against the agcused, The triai

 had, an the sthar hané, diggarﬁed tha materiai cm

 *---4:? éc&:rd which asiahaiished that the cheque wag issued $31

reiatim in: an 'existing ésggai iiahéiitw reasuitirzg in gassing cf

the Empugsieé jadgmantk 

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3, It was aisc gargad ctr: bahaif cf the  

QCCEJSEIZZS had net disputed iss2,:a;2'=ga:ee.4c::;f.' ::?":";eTé;;}i;iehis V'

signature G?' that he had tieaiizégg 'vééth 

Lastiy, it WES ;::r::ir:iez:§ rm: :hai.§';§.:ing 353%,':::i§*;:§¥:§'i':"§ami haa:§'- 

predugeci crerrtiﬁaé capy cfVAi.t.%{é ._j':;.c$§n5é%s't..__agf;.::E decree
Qbtainezj by ii: in itg  far reémzery sf 3
sum sf Rs,4§,3§%§;".-_, xéiﬁérg  was enfégtrcing
the gaié §e«:f.':r*§'&£.4__  i:s$:£'r§iV:é"'§iV}2equa in éigcharge
9? the S?3.id.i_§I'a:::§:i§:§;-ggry'  gzart cf the evidence,
a::c«:ré§}*a__§ ts:  éaungaig was 3. ciinchgr tr)

estabiigh i.§iiE":;st? gﬁé £52233 Esiszgecj Er: resgect af 323$?!

 _ raccxiéfabie ieéai V.§.§;a§t:iEi:_:'=,i=

 E?e;r%%*«i:;é;r::_ra, iearmisé ccmnsai fer the respondent,

éﬁ:2éﬁiﬁ;%'er5'."_t:E:§;;'t§nabiiitfy cf the prasacuiian on the féiicwing «V zauﬁia:

V' n :.__a) '.¥'..i':e cheque in questian was abtairzed by him fmrn his bankers in the year 193% and thareaﬁer the acgcunt wag egiosedg E) Aqwged had transaction with the Qempiainant from :§73 :6 $81, Daring this Qéfiﬁtii, 35 gecurity N r 0 cempiairaant had obtairzed fmrn t%2e"..'é':ct;$éz§'"%i[5é:

cheque fr: Question on th;e:..::c_r;d§:i_<:ff§'that if fvyaguitf' mt be enferced.

C} The chaqgie was presenteci t;ay *":.~§rue ccrﬁ'§;:i1§irL:a'r:ij in 19% which an was»..i§:sué§u'-,i':é""'1973,"' Therefare, ting §ns£rurr2e_ﬁj:»vw§s unéb'f9'r§;e§£3§e= 6} The :§rnpia§niai¥ﬁ§j¥:'j;~i:aa%3i f§'$§§ $%3.__'ii.§'~%_'S>'5Z3b§§S5"'§ that the Qheque was §ss:_:edf~ fig: ;r}'vie5'é';::;'Vec.:--:..:¥§::'"'=AA.'a;_rr;f'_Existing égb: car iézgai _ i.i§:b§§ii:yf:"VV' .4 .i'sé;_:.c g'_V- 'VI.-gjrcseﬁutisn wa$ un:%e;*¥a§ie%g'%:%--;M ., .. I % 2} Re§ia.:3.;:su:;»'«:Vwa2§' iha reasening cf the is ":'i:':fr':§er;§ that such reascning my interfareﬁce ffiffm t'!=i'§si_:%::s;::r*t',_ »--

hé§}air«:n_g;_____§:::th sidesi E have re-apgraésaé the ".x.fis§enc:¢§ tha firgt siatatary appaai p2"§'%.i§{§&ii:i unset $§;:.:.§t%*::a¥: 3?§$;~..(:{:fq?.f;

' ::::L '§'ﬁa f{:§§ewi:r:§ factg are 224:: in dégpata: A' E); The ccmpiainaﬁt and respcnsiiairxt had baginegg irarzgacztiang reiatiirig ta saie and gsgsrahase sf fe:*:§%izar$ and ether predutis frcrr: 1978* The cheque 5?"! quegtirairz wag cabtained by the acgusaé frem his bankais am he hat} not §»?,k »-ma---

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'Awe' '.r' eerreecieree the eheeee te the be.:j:'§§: ' eceeeet wee cieeee,

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The ceecereed bent: ni-;er:e:'gfAez'f;ve"eptieeei5t ecceeet meieteieeci t:§r*.tiieV_ tecctteeet »w'ee»tetiiVi"' ~. eeeretienei enc§"ttj"e-...Vchee7ue 'm_eeeettee 'wee " V ene ef the cheques

iv) Thece wee ﬁe-c_em.eer§e tmeeetreeet fer eeer et the chee;1e%ieSeee-::t'te .Aeece_sed as Eeng ee the et;c_ee ht 'ieee:Zepere't.i_e;1e I 2 V} 'Eftt_e c:fee§j:c:,e:'*!:e§ete t&§e..six;1i1et't:re ef the accused 5eee_4"'ee.tt§'ee t'?t'ere'§t;.'ere'=eiee net in eiseute. Vt)' <he*ct_'eeﬁeteeV"e eecree ifs reietien te I A --. the't::;;se§eeee'.tte.neectten with the cemeieineet '' Q',§,:'eAB,f:Set.. he was feuirtd te ee due in e eyt' '.:Re;eS',"35a,z'--.

tjt:e._._eeevemundteputeci fecte, it is neticee that §ee.ee::c'evvef--,ctieee'e by the accused ene his eierzetere ere ' _ee:r*eitt.ee,t.__v"ttewever, the qeeetiee is; whether the sate ""t?".'A"--ct;eeee ieeuee in discharge ef eny debt or ieget iiebitity, eTi:.§s§*»eeeect eheii eet detain ee fer iene in View ef the fact "if =t§"!_E.'tZ the cerepleteeet hed ereeucee in the triei ceuzt certified "tcepy of the jueement in Q.,S,183;'82 which evidences that there wee eejtseicettee en the cieim ef the cemeteinent tee:

gapu 8 the azczsgeﬁ wag due is it a partizzuiar amaunt ar:d___afiar cjetaiied eramziry, the civii war: has decreeé the s;:E'::'f«§.§_3\..f.;, sum cf ;R,$,45,35€:,i-t Therefcnre, acéuseé wa5_. él d ef't:.ti's§:%' astabiished by the judiciai pran§un;:em;gnt_*'§}i'":.:§;§;,'i83g'A§2; V 1"' The quagtian is, whether he has' di$ﬁha!i§;e€;!V tﬁe $:=s_i}:i 1;, "me accused had a<:§mittédV:."i~:x i1is":::2*_:c'p"§:e*e::=:'a'~;':";iV:?9sa:ic>:r':

befme the trial caurt ti2é4t~V~:2fte:'f' s;§f§s:é:;'§:itg..A§f devéfeé, he had appeaiad against it s;s:%1ic:i1VV_sgai§;:zs_ é.§$ﬁi§$s--;a&-- jjﬁ$.i-an the éate Q'? éepasitiémf §%u:§:.:§§-§;i§:a_irgeVé the arrzaurst decreed by the .€3i3L!!'f:§V§"!§§§f 't.§.:_é :f§;ai':i*~:j:ét?*7ee and therafsre, he was giéié due if: tijge éiiznﬁpiaévfsaﬁt iaﬁsurn Q?' RS=4§i3*§ﬁ/J-- as an that . £L§B;té;-- §ft;~.n't&hti«§ﬁ"'::vf the gempiairzant that after pasging @f i:%:é::' s:§:Vesi.r::vé5"T~.a§:;a:::sed isgueé the cheque in qua;-gtierz £5 $;;§p.§rt@§~f§fé:iﬁ the fact that the cgfaeqzge $2: quesiécr; aiso " '-__ 'S§f1:<3T1FJ$ztikéi the atrneunt gaverad famder the cheque is A r%'<,si',t$s'f§'{;'35C:;'-K The cmitenticn $1' the mmigiainanz that the _,§c:i:t.,:s.e{i gave the 333$ cheqm: when he gtarteé executicn V' prgceeéiugs is dwcharge the said éebi £3, iiiéféfﬁféi 315:: mi? prsbabie tsfngt ':f:r2.c:5$ SL¥";I£>{3fi fram the saié exsigfangeg, ﬁns:-2 it is ghawn that thare was an Exiﬁiiﬁig debt is be ﬁﬂz, ',3 siésqhargeé by the accuﬁezi and gevcarzdiy, has ai-39 been issueé fﬁi!' thg sama a;'*z';'<:=,»2;..%:.ar":: if; re iéi'§I€2:1VVt§i%'a:bé.. V same i::ransac:iiEc:r3,. ifna preggmgtétm Sec%i':".w§: 1.3:'? Act Qan gafaiy he raised that t.§f:e.V_;heé;:sa iii §;g.;;é':éti'fo;'; 'iwas " igsased in respect 9% the gzgféci §;eV§3*;;.';§--i:ie$:$ it. '£3 '$v§i1;t:}w§'r1 to the caatrary that the i¥'3ﬁ$3f:£§£:«'!}$ .316 distinct, :3, Since ﬁe cheqige and decree are tfiaé is 33,1995, after _'r;_§v:VVVVéasr::r; ta éisbeiieve the staiamaiéi' that tha ghequa waﬁ in re!ati9r':..:€; i§*i2;t_ :r$';1sﬁct§§éa, The cénsaqaence 9? sud? "2?§~z1di:*s:;;{'v\i»--:*::z,:§«:3* be théf?1:§ie aécused had §$$L!&{§ the cheque in ""g:'.§5'V:.§f:.é"i*g'.:e_V'v'ﬁ.:f 'v:4i*:Vs;{§zsé3';{;xie GE' part gf ¥aga% iiabiiity and the 535$ :he§»."-gs §E§?1§j'..'é§$?3QﬁQUFE€§5 gauge at? actian accrued in? the '-'««.__V::»=;2rr:p§a§§*s:€g__f§t E43 éemand payrrient by igsuance of statuigzry V' TV'nV§ii€,a:'wh§:?: he has dang, Tha accagggé has received it hm: 1:9 iragziy {Sf campiyn Tm cengﬁgzct 9f the accused, §?1,QiI"&Lf(§)TI'E."";, maiéeg it ﬂea: that he haﬁ been attempiirzg ix: made mt oniy payment sf debt: but ﬁﬁféfééffséﬁi cf the gheqae against him: The triai czmgrt has igmareci aéi ihegé Eff:

asgecis arid éigmésseé the mrngéaint eniy t::a:éL§$e t:§*1E "":" accuseé had prgbabiigeaf ﬁig éefencg:i3'g»--.s'h9é§s§:1_§':h§tifféié shame in qugstier; wag czbiairzed fr§rri'4h¥:rii_AJfrtmni"«:?jé..ﬁpaA;*zi:'L_Lf:'rs_:1:51 1§?8 ané therefore, it wag i:*r:p'§ar§;a:.?::§e i hai__ issued it in 1996, The ifiai £;f3:;§:u""ut: %i!!'?'i~iiA.e §é¢'ardin.§ such reaserys, E335 igtmred mafférﬁgi :§: :r"1:iered mi the bank r_:"2a:':ag$r w'§:¢.j:fe§s z%§:t%;:":,j:set:1*, that he had bear: using' far subsequent pericds aisr: cf which the cheque hams: was :§s_5L:--«a4tj,VVié§'va:§§j'V.3f'§::ii§.'§r§;*.ffat.§a'§1a£, In fact, the &"\!¥deZ¥"3§$ :3? DW2 has \}'i:%:;J2.§iy:"t§fz.'%cfti§§:iL' ﬁre stage cf avidemte put EJED §h$._i§¢ ,:;;5g§ V"a'r'sd v_q;:'.the Qther band, supparriéci the 'szersiéﬁ pf .t__i'u3 czcfmpiainant, __1='+. ?:ii%;é}3§é reagsns, E find that the impzzgized "T~.._'_§:;;dgmer2t.. S}; L£ i"!SiJ$t§§f1a§§&¢ The teamed triai juejga has "* _g':%is§éédahimﬁeif ta regard the firadirzg that presumgtieﬁ Séétiéﬁ 13% 3f the .:'-'act was neat aivaiiiabie arm? that _ §re ?3:umpt%Q;3 unéer ﬁazrticsn 138 was wimiiy unjustiﬁeé in the V' circumgtancag, 'rite ieamed triai judge ha$ aiso igirwreé mateﬁai exiiderace whigh is iiisguggaé in paragraphs supra, 59?

E1 ﬁeeh evidence is, in my ee§r:§er1,. eemxineirzg eneg:eete£eii:éheE_"'t " the eherge eeeieei: the eeeueee ferﬂfge ﬁeetieﬁ 113:3 ef the Act, 1.5, ieeetiy; it needs it: be ee ee.:::gee ::+ietV ﬂee giver; en eepertenity te the reeAe--e§s.ef:ehi:~..:_e fee'§<e..etete:rTzen:

ef feet ebeet -eieeheree eéf eneer the decree: ﬂaring ir%_;e5i,.__eec;:;:ee€:i' e.§:§rg1it€ee!'}Ehet he was etiii due the a¥'Y'!€3:_iji"§f." .4e::3év.e;fe{§..jee§1:'::.er *-thee efeegee ene hence, te eeeer"'te§e ee .:ei,;A;§_eee;eeetiy the eeie emeent hee been eieeh'e§rgee, tee'eese~@ee~edje:,:rnee 5 Despite greet ef eeeh eAr:§;irsu:r:':ri"ie:f;Vt;,'wt§'i§ iedey me etetemeei ie made as he ee.be'e,queetVV':e"*:he eeeeirzg ef the judemeet; the erneeefeA1§:§'g»§§ev;*V%'eh'e eieeree bee either been reeevered er '~:eEe,r'2i:er§i'yj.eeie 'ey the reeeendent, eince the ea:-eueee hes meeeeeiuy etetement en thée eepect, it is ereeemed that is etéii existing end hence; F313 imeeciémeet te '*--.'.'e§e_eeee tr: page eeereerieie erdesi :15, in the reeeit, the impugned jeeemetre §$ set eeicie, The eeeeeee is fezme eeiity 91' having eemmittee the effenee W' 12 mmis§1a'§§g under Sectisr; 135 of the Agt ar;g'.~"'%:grs¢e éaﬁgaquent sentence, He is directaé to pay 'V3i$';§§5',:3'$ 0ff covered Lmtier the Qhéeque am? am a sgzrn cf R;§,_:1§,jQﬁVG_f;[»,§:';g fines He is granted fcmr weeks tim-em";2gy"..'th;;&é§§4;:;:;§;1t;7' in eiefauiit 9? payrrgerzi Sf ﬁﬁe? he E!':§;Ea:§§:"_§:=*'é.Lﬁ:@E>§';'§;"€'3.'EVE:n movnthgz :77, It is further é:A«:i_.'ejfgd*'__t§:Vfa§" a3 the amcrurzt ctxxrared armies: Athe che-tgiige. 55 VV,Lc:c}Eizie1§*=;'é;:¢::é, it siiaii be recsvered bag} ihé: T*t'1r§aiV pragéar QfC)C&$$ and an gucﬁ re::miar§2',u t.hs: '$a_f2%:é'--b'é-«.._§a:'éE is: the gsmpiainazét as mmper2$ai:$--:2.nf Eu?! thekse' iéfmé, the appeai staads éisprzseé té.._be idvééiﬁiaichecs is: the triai c:<:2:::'t far cQrr{;;2¥.ié rf§Lcuel;* . . ' ' " u . V Sd/2} Iud§5

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