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2007 DIGILAW 2229 (RAJ)

Karan Singh v. State of Rajasthan

2007-11-21

GOVIND MATHUR

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JUDGMENT 1. - This petition under Section 397 read with 401 Cr. P.C. is preferred to assail validity, correctness and propriety of the order dated 27.02.2007 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge Bali accepting a revision petition preferred by the respondents No. 2 and 3 to quash the order dated 31.10.2006 passed by learned Judicial Magistrate 1 st Class, Sumerpur framing charges against them punishable for the offences under Sections 420 and 406 IPC. 2. In brief, facts of the case are that on 22.05.1995 the respondents No. 2 and 3 executed a written agreement in favour of the petitioner to sale their part of agricultural land with the consideration of Rs. 2,25,000/- and against that received a sum of Rs. 1,20,000/ - in cash from the petitioner. The rest amount of Rs. 1,05,000/- was also received by them from the petitioner on 24.05.1996. In the agreement executed on 22.05.1985, it was specifically accepted by the respondents No. 2 and 3 that the land in question is having no encumbrance and, thus, they were having all rights to sale the same without hindrance. The agreement was not performed and ultimately it revealed that as a matter of fact the land in question was mortgaged with Punjab National Bank Branch, Sheoganj. The petitioner then lodged a first information report to Police Station Sumerpur in district Pali. 3. After regular investigation a police report was filed against froth the respondents for the offences punishable under Sections 406 and 420 IPC. Learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Sumerpur by an order dated 31.10.2006 on basis of police report framed charges against the respondents under Sections 420 and 406 IPC. The order aforesaid was challenged by the respondents No. 2 and 3 by way of filing a revision petition before learned Additional Sessions Judge, Bali and that came to be accepted by order dated 27.02.2007 setting aside the order dated 31.10.2006 and discharging the respondents No. 2 and 3 from the charges relating to offences punishable under Sections 420 and 406 IPC, hence this revision petition is preferred. 4. The contention advanced is that learned Additional Sessions Judge erred while treating the issue in question as a civil dispute in spite the fact that the intention of the respondents was to cheat the petitioner by mentioning in the agreement to sale that the land in question was without having encumbrance. 5. 4. The contention advanced is that learned Additional Sessions Judge erred while treating the issue in question as a civil dispute in spite the fact that the intention of the respondents was to cheat the petitioner by mentioning in the agreement to sale that the land in question was without having encumbrance. 5. I have examined the order impugned and also the record available. 6. From perusal of the agreement dated 22.05.1995 it is apparent that the respondents despite having the land in question encumbered stated as follows: " ;g gS fd mDr gekjs fgLls dh vkjkth vkidks cspku ls iwoZ fdlh Hkh O;fDr dks cspku] c{khl] olh;r] oku] fxjoh] vkfn vU; fdlh Hkh izdkj ls gLrkUrfjr dh gqbZ ugha gS] u gh mDr vkjkth ij fdlh Hkh laLFkk ;k O;fDr ls fdlh Hkh izdkj dk _.k oxSjg gh fy;k gqvk gS] ;kfu vkjkth lEiw.kZ izdkj ds _.k ,oa Hkkj ls eqDr gksus ds dkj.k esjs ifjokj dh lgefr ls vkidks lg"kZ cspku dh xbZ gSA " 7. From the agreement it also reveals that a reference was given about acceptance of a sum of Rs. 1,20,000/- by the respondents against proposed sale. All these facts are sufficient to get prima facie satisfied to frame the charges for the offences punishable under sections 406 and 420 IPC. Learned Additional Sessions Judge, Bali, thus, erred while setting aside the order passed by learned Judicial Magistrate and discharging the respondents. 8. The revision petition is accordingly allowed. The order dated 27.02.2007 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Bali in Cr. Revision Petition No. 14/07 is quashed. The order passed by learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Sumerpur dated 31.10.2006 in Criminal Appeal Case No. 607/2002 framing the charges against the respondents for the offences punishable under Sections 406 and 420 IPC is restored.Revision allowed. *******