Abdul Aziz v. Indsaind Bank, through Aditya Agrawal
2016-03-01
VIJAY BISHNOI
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JUDGMENT : Vijay Bishnoi, J. 1. This Criminal Misc. Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed on behalf of the petitioner being aggrieved with the order dated 1.12.2015 passed by Addl. Sessions Judge No. 2, Chittorgarh (hereinafter referred to as the revisional court) in Criminal Revision Petition No. 31/2015, whereby, the revision petition filed by the petitioner has been dismissed. The said revision petition was filed by the petitioner against the order dated 12.5.2015 passed by Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate No. 2, Chittorgarh (hereinafter referred to as the trial court) in Criminal Case No. 109/2010, whereby, the trial court has accepted the application under Section 311 Cr.P.C. filed on behalf of the respondent and ordered to recall the power of attorney holder of the respondent Bank for reexamination before it. 2. Proceedings under Section 138 of the N.I. Act are pending against the petitioner before the trial court. The said proceedings were initiated at the instance of the respondent Bank through its power of attorney holder Mr. Aditya Agrawal. The power of attorney executed by the Bank in favour Mr. Aditya Agrawal was not produced in the court at the time of filing of complaint and recording of the statement of Mr. Aditya Agrawal along with affidavit filed in support of the complaint under Section 138 of the N.I. Act. 3. In the application under Section 311 Cr.P.C. it was contended on behalf of the respondent Bank that due to inadvertance, the said power of attorney has not been placed on record, therefore, the power of attorney holder of Mr. Aditya Agrawal be summoned while exercising powers under Section 311 Cr.P.C. to produce the said power of attorney before the trial court. The prayer of the respondent Bank was opposed by the petitioner, however, the trial court has allowed the said application while observing that since begining, the respondent bank has claimed that Mr. Aditya Agrawal has been authorised to file complaint against the petitioner and for that purpose, the power of attorney was executed in favour of Mr. Aditya Agrawal. The trial court has specifically observed that during the course of trial, at no point of time, the petitioner has ever objected that Mr. Aditya Agrawal is not authorised to initiate proceedings against him or no power of attorney has ever been executed in his favour. 4.
Aditya Agrawal. The trial court has specifically observed that during the course of trial, at no point of time, the petitioner has ever objected that Mr. Aditya Agrawal is not authorised to initiate proceedings against him or no power of attorney has ever been executed in his favour. 4. After considering these aspects, the trial court has allowed the application under Section 311 Cr.P.C. filed on behalf of the respondent Bank and ordered for re-examination of Mr. Aditya Agrawal for the purpose of producing the power of attorney in question. The revisional court, after considering the arguments advanced by learned counsel for the petitioner before it, has affirmed the order passed by the trial court while holding that the trial court has not committed any illegality in passing the said order. 5. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner and going through the orders passed by the courts below, this Court is of the opinion that initially the complaint was filed by Mr. Aditya Agrawal on behalf of the respondent Bank while claiming that he is the power of attorney holder of the Bank and throughout the trial, the said claim was maintained and when no objection has ever been raised by the petitioner regarding the authority of Mr. Aditya Agrawal to initiate or pursue the proceedings against him, this Court is of the opinion that the trial court as well as the revisional court have not committed any illegality in passing the impugned orders whereby Mr. Aditya Agrawal is summoned as witness to produce the power of attorney of Bank executed in his favour and not been produced earlier due to inadvertance. 6. Hence, this criminal misc. petition being devoid of merits is hereby dismissed. Stay petition also stands dismissed.