5. The Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of
Sanjaysinh Ramrao Chavan vs. Dattatray Gulabrao
Phalke reported in (2015)3 SCC 123 has held that
cognizance is a process taking judicial notice of an
offence so as to initiate proceeding in respect of the
alleged violation of Law. It is further held that at the
stage of taking cognizance of a case what is to be seen
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is whether there is sufficient grounds for taking
judicial notice of an offence with a view to initiate
further proceedings. On perusal of the material
produced before the court goes to show that the other
accused have used the office of Karnataka Lokayukta
and the official residence to commit the offence.
13. Another judgment which has also been referred to
and relied on by the High Court is the judgment of this
Court in Sanjaysinh Ramrao Chavan v. Dattatray
Gulabrao Phalke [Sanjaysinh Ramrao Chavan v.
Dattatray Gulabrao Phalke, (2015) 3 SCC 123 : (2015)
2 SCC (Cri) 19] . This Court held that the High Court
in exercise of revisional jurisdiction shall not interfere
with the order of the Magistrate unless it is perverse
or wholly unreasonable or there is non-consideration
of any relevant material, the order cannot be set aside
merely on the ground that another view is possible.
Following has been laid down in para 14: (SCC p. 135)
"14. ... Unless the order passed by the
Magistrate is perverse or the view taken by the
court is wholly unreasonable or there is non-
consideration of any relevant material or there is
palpable misreading of records, the Revisional
Court is not justified in setting aside the order,
merely because another view is possible. The
Revisional Court is not meant to act as an
appellate court. The whole purpose of the
revisional jurisdiction is to preserve the power in
the court to do justice in accordance with the
principles of criminal jurisprudence. The revisional
power of the court under Sections 397 to 401
CrPC is not to be equated with that of an appeal.
Unless the finding of the court, whose decision is
sought to be revised, is shown to be perverse or
untenable in law or is grossly erroneous or
glaringly unreasonable or where the decision is
based on no material or where the material facts
are wholly ignored or where the judicial discretion
is exercised arbitrarily or capriciously, the courts
may not interfere with decision in exercise of their
revisional jurisdiction."
4. Secondly, it is contended that the order taking
cognizance of the alleged offences is also defective. It does
not disclose application of mind by the learned Special
Judge. It is a bald order, which does not specify the
offences for which the alleged cognizance has been taken.
On this point, learned counsel has relied on the law laid
down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of SUNIL
BHARTI MITTAL Vs. CBI reported in (2015) 4 SCC 609;
the Constitution Bench decision in the case of SARAH
MATHEW Vs. INSTITUTE OF CARDIO VASCULAR
DISEASES reported in (2014) 2 SCC 62; the decision in
the case of SANJAYSINH RAMRAO CHAVAN Vs.
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DATTATRAY GULABRAO PHALKE & OTHERS reported in
(2015) 3 SCC 123 and the decision in the case of
MEHMOOD UL REHMAN Vs. KHAZIR MOHAMMAD
TUNDA & OTHERS reported in (2015) 12 SCC 420. It is
contended that the order taking cognizance being illegal,
the subsequent proceedings initiated against the petitioners
are liable to be quashed.