SUGANTHI SURESH KUMAR Vs. JAGDEESHAN
LAWS(SC)-2002-1-115
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA (FROM: MADRAS)
Decided on January 15,2002

SUGANTHI SURESH KUMAR Appellant
VERSUS
JAGDEESHAN Respondents





Cited Judgements :-

GARDEN REACH SHIPBUILDERS AND ENGINEERS LTD VS. SECOND INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL [LAWS(CAL)-2007-9-56] [REFERRED TO]
FARHAT HUSSAIN AZAD VS. STATE OF U P [LAWS(ALL)-2004-12-80] [REFERRED TO]
SHEIKH SHABBIR VS. SHAIKH YUSUF [LAWS(BOM)-2012-9-82] [REFERRED TO]
SIMBHOLI SUGARS LTD VS. STATE OF U P [LAWS(ALL)-2010-4-132] [REFERRED TO]
STATE VS. PEC LIMITED AND ANR. [LAWS(DLH)-2016-12-68] [REFERRED TO]
MOHAMED ALI MULLA VS. STATE OF GOA [LAWS(BOM)-2005-9-79] [REFERRED TO]
GOA HANDICRAFTS RURAL and SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD VS. SAMUDRA ROPES PVT LTD [LAWS(BOM)-2005-6-46] [REFERRED TO]
DAMODAR S PRABHU VS. B H SAYED [LAWS(BOM)-2007-8-230] [REFERRED TO]
KALIM M KHAN VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2008-2-94] [REFERRED TO]
ATHARVA AGRO CHEMICAL PVT. LTD. VS. GOPAL CHAND BARIK [LAWS(CHH)-2021-2-45] [REFERRED TO]
MURLIDHAR DASHRATH SAPAKLE VS. COMMITTEE SECRUTINY AND VERIFICATION OF TRIBE CLAIMS NASIK [LAWS(BOM)-2001-3-30] [REFERRED TO]
SABA BEGUM VS. STATE OF TELANGANA [LAWS(APH)-2014-11-39] [REFERRED TO]
PAWAN KUMAR VS. SANT LAL [LAWS(DLH)-2012-8-38] [REFERRED TO]
K RAVEENDRAN VS. P CHANDRASEKHARAN [LAWS(KER)-2006-10-86] [REFERRED TO]
C GANGA VS. LAKSHMI AMMAL [LAWS(KER)-2008-3-30] [REFERRED TO]
NARAYANAN NAMBIAR K VS. MATHEW A M [LAWS(KER)-2008-8-21] [REFERRED TO]
M KAMALA KANNAN VS. M MANIKANDAN [LAWS(MAD)-2014-3-92] [REFERRED TO]
SEBASTIAN CHOKKATTU VS. DISTRICT COLLECTOR [LAWS(KER)-2013-8-157] [REFERRED TO]
RAJENDRA MAHESHWARI VS. N K B SECURITIES [LAWS(MPH)-2018-8-81] [REFERRED TO]
SHRIMATI RAGINI GUPTA VS. PIYUSH DUTT SHARMA [LAWS(MPH)-2019-3-20] [REFERRED TO]
RANJEET VS. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND ORS. [LAWS(RAJ)-2010-7-134] [REFERRED TO]
DILIP S DAHANUKAR VS. KOTAK MAHINDRA CO LTD [LAWS(SC)-2007-4-32] [RELIED ON]
M BALASUBRAMANI VS. SHINE LEATHER EXPORTS [LAWS(MAD)-2007-4-70] [REFERRED TO]
AFTAB SINGH VS. EMAAR MGF LAND LTD. [LAWS(NCD)-2017-7-20] [REFERRED TO]
GAURAV KHULLAR VS. ELEVEN V INDUSTRIES [LAWS(P&H)-2023-2-148] [REFERRED TO]
JITENDER KUMAR VS. GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI [LAWS(DLH)-2016-2-170] [REFERRED TO]
SUFAL HAIT @ SUFAL CHANDRA HAIT VS. STATE OF W.B. [LAWS(CAL)-2002-5-73] [REFERRED TO]
HEMANT PAVEL GRACIAS VS. SOCORRO SANTAN FERNANDES [LAWS(BOM)-2007-8-142] [REFERRED TO]
MERCANTILE FINANCE HOUSE PRIVATE LIMITED VS. ALFRED M COTTA [LAWS(BOM)-2008-8-202] [REFERRED TO]
BHARATBHAI DHANJIBHAI MODI VS. COLLECTOR [LAWS(GJH)-2008-2-221] [REFERRED TO]
L N CHATURVEDI VS. STATE [LAWS(DLH)-2012-4-30] [REFERRED TO]
RANI SAHA VS. DIPAK KUMAR SAHA [LAWS(GAU)-2006-8-21] [REFERRED TO]
M.GREGORY RETNARAJ,S/O.G.S.MUTHU,PROPRIETOR,RETNA FINANCE VS. M.KUMARADHAS [LAWS(MAD)-2013-1-509] [REFERRED TO]
S Madhuri VS. State Level Scrutiny Committee [LAWS(MAD)-2002-9-232] [REFERRED TO]
LALIT KAUSHAL VS. YADVINDER KAUSHAL [LAWS(HPH)-2020-6-42] [REFERRED TO]
DHEERAJ KUMAR VS. PURAN CHAND [LAWS(HPH)-2017-1-45] [REFERRED TO]
DHEERAJ KUMAR VS. PURAN CHAND [LAWS(HPH)-2017-1-45] [REFERRED TO]
MERCURIA ENERGY TRADING PTE. LTD. VS. IMAGE MINE PRODUCTS PVT. LTD. [LAWS(GJH)-2022-4-64] [REFERRED TO]
CBI VS. R.K. YADAV AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2015-12-207] [REFERRED TO]
AMRIT BIR KAUR VS. STATE OF PUNJAB, THROUGH THE SECRETARY [LAWS(P&H)-2003-2-71] [REFERRED TO]
MAHARANA PARTAP CHARITABLE TRUST VS. STATE OF HARYANA [LAWS(P&H)-2014-12-48] [REFERRED TO]
SATYAPRAKASH AASURE VS. SMT. KALPANA ASURE [LAWS(MPH)-2017-1-79] [REFERRED TO]
K.M. CHIKKATHAYAMMA AND ORS. VS. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ORS. [LAWS(KAR)-2016-3-75] [REFERRED TO]
SUBRATA ROY SAHARA VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(SC)-2014-5-4] [REFERRED TO]
PRAKASH CHAND PRADHAN VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(SIK)-2019-8-7] [REFERRED TO]
THE DIRECTOR, FRANCIS J. PALLAN & OTHERS VS. HAJI ABDULLA HAJI ADAM SAIT CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT & OTHERS [LAWS(KER)-2018-1-429] [REFERRED TO]
RAMAN GOPI VS. KUNJU RAMAN UTHAMAN [LAWS(KER)-2011-9-52] [REFERRED TO]
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED VS. LUXMI LABORATORIES P LIMITED [LAWS(MAD)-2008-9-379] [REFERRED TO]
YASIR AMIN KHAN VS. ABDUL RASHID GANIE [LAWS(J&K)-2021-11-38] [REFERRED TO]
PUESH KUMAR GUPTA VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2017-10-100] [REFERRED TO]
REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES VS. KAMAL INFOSYS LTD [LAWS(ALL)-2005-3-197] [REFERRED TO]
ABDUL KHALIK S/O ABDUL SATTAT QURESHI VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2010-5-81] [REFERRED TO]
RADHESHAM LAXMINARAYAN AND CO. VS. KASHMIRILAL AND ORS. [LAWS(BOM)-2016-4-77] [REFERRED TO]
HBHL-VKS (J.V.) VS. UNION OF INDIA (UOI) AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2006-8-292] [REFERRED TO]
GOWRI SHANKER GUPTA VS. STATE OF A.P. [LAWS(APH)-2012-12-32] [REFERRED TO]
SANJAY KUMAR BASOYA VS. CANARA BANK [LAWS(DLH)-2017-7-167] [REFERRED TO]
SHARAD MADHAVRAO PATIL VS. ROHIDAS CHUDAMAN PATIL [LAWS(BOM)-2007-6-200] [REFERRED TO]
RAVIKANT C BORKAR VS. GOKULDAS RAMCHANDRA NAIK [LAWS(BOM)-2008-7-209] [REFERRED TO]
BASAVRAJ D ALLAYYANAVAR VS. SANTOSH KAPADI [LAWS(BOM)-2007-1-45] [REFERRED TO]
KRISHI VIKAS KENDRA GONDIA VS. MUKUND SHRIKISHAN FUNDE [LAWS(BOM)-2005-10-61] [REFERRED TO]
VISHNU YESHWANT PARAB VS. STATE OF GOA [LAWS(BOM)-2003-11-101] [REFERRED TO]
PETER JAGDISH NAZARETH VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2021-8-19] [REFERRED TO]
BANSHIDHAR BAUG VS. ORISSA HIGH COURT [LAWS(ORI)-2021-5-2] [REFERRED TO]
RAMRAJSINGH VS. STATE OF M P [LAWS(MPH)-2002-10-21] [REFERRED TO]
NATHURAM SHARRAA VS. RAJENDRA GOYAL [LAWS(MPH)-2007-8-4] [REFERRED TO]
RAGINI GUPTA VS. PIYUSH DUTT SHARMA [LAWS(MPH)-2019-3-142] [REFERRED TO]
POOJA AGARWAL VS. STATE OF ASSAM [LAWS(GAU)-2022-4-11] [REFERRED TO]
SAJJANSING ALIAS RAJU JAGDISHSINH PAWAR VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2003-3-5] [REFERRED]
H DAWOOD VS. L THANGARAJAN [LAWS(MAD)-2008-8-68] [REFERRED TO]
GOKULAM CHIT & FINANCE CO. (P) LTD. VS. SHEEJA DAS [LAWS(KER)-2014-11-150] [REFERRED TO]
CHERLAKUNDIL ALAVI VS. N K ABOOBACKER [LAWS(KER)-2014-11-222] [REFERRED TO]
CHANDRAKANT LAXMAN KERKAR VS. SAI MUNDRA FINANCE PVT LTD [LAWS(BOM)-2005-3-113] [REFERRED TO]
ASHOK KUMAR VS. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) [LAWS(DLH)-2016-2-163] [REFERRED TO]
SARDAR HARVINDER SINGH VS. CHABROLU HUTASANA RAO [LAWS(APH)-2014-11-80] [REFERRED TO]
SATYANARAYAN MOTILALJI MALPANI VS. NANDLAL SIVNARAYAN BHUTADA [LAWS(BOM)-2012-6-84] [REFERRED TO]
RESHMA SINGH VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2010-12-83] [REFERRED TO]
SANAY ADHIKARI VS. STATE OF WEST BENGAL [LAWS(CAL)-2017-6-62] [REFERRED TO]
R L KANORIA VS. STATE OF WEST BENGAL [LAWS(CAL)-2003-6-25] [RELIED ON]
PRABIR KUMAR MAJI VS. STATE OF WEST BENGAL [LAWS(CAL)-2008-4-18] [REFERRED TO]
RABINDRA NATH MAHATA VS. STATE OF W B [LAWS(CAL)-2005-7-6] [REFERRED TO]
R MOHAN VS. A K VIJAYA KUMAR [LAWS(SC)-2012-7-10] [REFERRED TO]
NAR BAHADUR KHATIWADA VS. STATE OF SIKKIM [LAWS(SIK)-2013-7-3] [REFERRED TO]
AJAY BANSAL VS. NIRMAL JAIN [LAWS(P&H)-2005-12-11] [REFERRED TO]
AFZAL AHEMED VS. MOHD FAIZAN [LAWS(UTN)-2006-5-9] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF MEGHALAYA VS. CMJ FOUNDATION [LAWS(MEGH)-2021-5-2] [REFERRED TO]
R DANIEL MADHUKAR VS. FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICAL TRAVANCORE LTD [LAWS(KER)-2017-7-218] [REFERRED TO]
PRADEEP U.R. VS. KERALA STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION COMMISSION [LAWS(KER)-2016-7-9] [REFERRED TO]
Y VISHNU VS. S VENKATESH [LAWS(KAR)-2006-2-20] [REFERRED TO]
JOHN BOSCO VS. M ABDUL KADER [LAWS(KER)-2010-8-249] [REFERRED TO]
GEETHA VS. STATE OF KERALA [LAWS(KER)-2005-3-11] [REFERRED TO]
VIJAYKUMAR G VS. T P HARI [LAWS(KER)-2009-3-53] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. REKHA [LAWS(KER)-2007-8-91] [REFERRED TO]
K M IBRAHIM VS. K P MOHAMMED [LAWS(KER)-2009-1-47] [REFERRED TO]
MADHUSUDAN BEHERA VS. DISTRICT JUDGE [LAWS(ORI)-2009-3-113] [REFERRED TO]
M3M INDIA PVT LTD & ANRINFRABUILD (P) LTD VS. DINESH SHARMA & ANR [LAWS(DLH)-2019-9-20] [REFERRED TO]
H DAWOOD VS. L THANGARAJAN [LAWS(MAD)-2007-8-309] [REFERRED TO]
QDSEATAMON DESIGNS PRIVATE LIMITED VS. P. SURESH [LAWS(MAD)-2018-11-46] [REFERRED TO]
K A ABBAS HSA VS. SABU JOSEPH [LAWS(SC)-2010-5-89] [REFERRED TO]
AB SUGARS LTD. VS. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS. [LAWS(P&H)-2015-7-68] [REFERRED TO]
SURINDER DHIRAN VS. STATE OF HARYANA [LAWS(P&H)-2010-8-2] [REFERRED TO]
PUSHPA VS. P BALASUBRAMANIAN [LAWS(MAD)-2013-10-146] [REFERRED TO]
ARAVINDAKSHAN NAIR VS. BINJOY KURIAN [LAWS(KER)-2017-3-93] [REFERRED TO]
SMITHA T. PILLAI VS. JOINT REGISTRAR (GENERAL), CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES AND ORS. [LAWS(KER)-2015-9-63] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LTD VS. K.C. SUBRAMANYAM [LAWS(KAR)-2012-7-422] [REFERRED TO]
KRISHNAKANT PARMANAND SHARMA VS. STATE OF GUJARAT & 1 [LAWS(GJH)-2015-6-134] [REFERRED]
RAVIKANT C BORKAR VS. GOKULDAS RAMCHANDRA NAIK [LAWS(BOM)-2007-7-106] [REFERRED TO]
JITENDER KUMAR VS. STATE OF DELHI [LAWS(DLH)-2010-2-475] [REFERRED TO]
PRASHANT VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2023-8-523] [REFERRED TO]
ABHAYKUMAR BANSILAL MUTHA VS. ARIS @ ARISH MOHAMMAD SHAIKH [LAWS(BOM)-2022-3-76] [REFERRED TO]
JAI KISHAN BASOYA VS. CANARA BANK AND ANOTHER [LAWS(DLH)-2017-7-213] [REFERRED TO]
B KALADHAR VS. GOVT OF A P [LAWS(APH)-2005-11-95] [REFERRED TO]
BRAHMANAND T MAMLEKAR VS. EKNATH ASHOK TARI [LAWS(BOM)-2010-12-118] [REFERRED TO]
SAHARANPUR ELECTRIC SUPPLY CP LTD VS. STATE OF U P [LAWS(ALL)-2006-7-70] [REFERRED TO]
MAA VIND VASINI INDUSTRIES VS. PURVANCHAL VIDYUT VITRAN NIGAMLTD [LAWS(ALL)-2007-12-91] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL FERTILIZERS LTD. VS. RAJNIGANDHA ENTERPRISES PVT. LTD. [LAWS(DLH)-2013-4-307] [REFERRED TO]
VIKAS YADAV AND ORS. VS. STATE OF U.P. AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2015-2-237] [REFERRED TO]
MD. SARFARAZ VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(CAL)-2019-8-36] [REFERRED TO]
ARUN KUMAR CHATTOPADHYAY VS. RUPA KARPAS [LAWS(CAL)-2022-6-32] [REFERRED TO]
SUNIL KUMAR MANNA VS. GAFFAR MOLLA [LAWS(CAL)-2023-9-25] [REFERRED TO]
PREMALATHA VS. JACOB [LAWS(KER)-2002-10-4] [REFERRED TO]
SUKUMARAN VS. STATE OF KERALA [LAWS(KER)-2007-12-37] [REFERRED TO]
R. DANIEL MADHUKAR VS. FERTILISERS AND CHEMICAL TRAVANCORE LTD. AND OTHER [LAWS(KER)-2017-7-286] [REFERRED TO]
LYKA LABS LIMITED VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2023-3-15] [REFERRED TO]
U P STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD VS. ASHOK KUMAR SHUKLA [LAWS(ALL)-2003-3-89] [REFERRED TO]
HMP ENGINIRS LIMITED VS. RALLIS INDIA LTD [LAWS(BOM)-2003-2-177] [REFERRED]
VISHWANATH PRASAD AND OTHERS VS. STATE OF U P AND OTHERS [LAWS(ALL)-2017-11-147] [REFERRED TO]
RAM SURAT MISHRA VS. STATE OF U P [LAWS(ALL)-2013-7-64] [REFERRED TO]
KAMAL BABULAL SHARMA VS. RAMKUMAR SAGARMAL [LAWS(BOM)-2014-9-170] [REFERRED TO]
N . T . R . UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCE VS. DUBBASI PRAVEEN KUMAR [LAWS(APH)-2015-3-159] [REFERRED TO]
NAGPAL TRADERS VS. DAVINDER SINGH [LAWS(SC)-2014-7-111] [REFERRED TO]
S R SUNIL & CO VS. D SRINIVASAVARADAN [LAWS(SC)-2011-1-123] [REFERRED TO]
SUNIL KUMAR GUPTA VS. STATE OF UTTARANCHAL [LAWS(UTN)-2010-6-151] [REFERRED TO]
DIRECTOR OF INCOME TAX VS. WILLINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST [LAWS(MAD)-2010-10-19] [REFERRED TO]
SATYA PAL ANAND VS. BAL NEKETAN NYAS AND ORS. [LAWS(MPH)-2015-3-102] [REFERRED TO]
GIRISHBHAI ALIAS HARISHBHAI HIRALAL PATEL VS. NITIN SURESHBHAI PARANTE [LAWS(GJH)-2009-7-169] [REFERRED TO]
DIRECTOR, FRANCIS J. PALLAN & OTHERS VS. HAJI ABDULLA HAJI ADAM SAIT CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT & OTHERS [LAWS(KER)-2018-1-656] [REFERRED TO]
REJIKUMAR K T VS. MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY [LAWS(KER)-2018-3-287] [REFERRED TO]
P.V. KUNHIRAMAN VS. CUSTODIAN OF VESTED FOREST [LAWS(KER)-2014-9-84] [REFERRED TO]
V.K. RAVEENDRANATH VS. SUBHASH AND ORS. [LAWS(KER)-2015-2-200] [REFERRED TO]
REGIONAL MANAGER UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO LTD VS. AKTHAR UNNISA [LAWS(KAR)-2014-7-259] [REFERRED TO]
ACHINTA KUMAR DEB BARMA VS. STATE BANK OF INDIA [LAWS(GAU)-2005-6-6] [REFERRED TO]
RAM AVTAR VS. DELHI FLOUR MILLS CO. LTD. [LAWS(DLH)-2007-11-141] [REFERRED TO]
HMP ENGINEERS LIMITED VS. RALLIS INDIAN LIMITED MUMBAI [LAWS(BOM)-2003-2-133] [REFERRED TO]
RAJENDRA RAMSING GHORPADE VS. SHIKSHAN PRASARAK MANDAL [LAWS(BOM)-2006-7-172] [REFERRED TO]
RAJBIR PAL VS. KANWAR PRATAP SINGH [LAWS(DLH)-2011-10-59] [REFERRED TO]
SHARAD KUMAR VS. CBI [LAWS(DLH)-2011-11-40] [REFERRED TO]
JOHN SEBASTIAN DIAS VS. B ABDUL KADAR [LAWS(BOM)-2010-11-101] [REFERRED TO]
CHHATTHU NARAIN VISHWAKARMA VS. STATE OF U.P. THROUGH SECY. REVENUE DEPT. AND ANOTHER [LAWS(ALL)-2011-9-509] [REFERRED TO]
THE LAND COMMISSIONER CHEPAUK VS. VGP HOUSING PVT. LTD. [LAWS(MAD)-2016-8-145] [REFERRED TO]
GOPAL SHARMA AND ANOTHER VS. PUNJAB STORES AND ANOTHER [LAWS(MPH)-2017-9-25] [REFERRED TO]
MAGANLAL JAIN VS. ABHIJEET KUMAR DASH [LAWS(ORI)-2004-4-11] [REFERRE TO 2002 CRI LJ 1003 : : 2002 AIR SCW 298 6]
DHARAM DEV VS. ASHOK KUMAR [LAWS(DLH)-2021-5-111] [REFERRED TO]
H. PUKHRAJ VS. D. PARASMAL [LAWS(SC)-2014-8-86] [REFERRED TO]
METERS AND INSTRUMENTS PRIVATE LIMITED VS. KANCHAN MEHTA [LAWS(SC)-2017-10-1] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. MADHO SINGH [LAWS(RAJ)-2003-9-4] [REFERRED TO]
SELVARAJ VS. N JEYARAMAN [LAWS(MAD)-2006-7-201] [REFERRED TO]
JAYAM COMPANY VS. T RAVICHANDRAN [LAWS(MAD)-2003-3-126] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL FIRE ARMOR VS. R.SOMARAJAN, PROP.M/S. KARTHIK WOOD INDUSTRIES. [LAWS(MAD)-2021-12-147] [REFERRED TO]
RAMJEET BIND VS. STATE OF U P [LAWS(ALL)-2006-2-39] [REFERRED TO]
RAMJEET BIND AND JAGDISH BIND BOTH SONS VS. STATE OF U P [LAWS(ALL)-2006-1-125] [REFERRED TO]
JASUBHAI BUSINESS SERVICES PVT LTD VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2011-12-156] [REFERRED TO]
SARFARAZ VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(CAL)-2019-8-188] [REFERRED TO]
MANGAL SAI ARMO S/O LATE SUKRIT RAM VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(CHH)-2022-5-19] [REFERRED TO]
JINRAJ PAPER UDYOG VS. DINESH ASSOCIATES [LAWS(BOM)-2008-11-63] [REFERRED TO]
State of Maharashtra VS. Sadashiv Ganpat Avhad [LAWS(BOM)-2005-10-104] [REFERRED TO]
KRISHI VIKAS KENDRA VS. MUKUND [LAWS(BOM)-2005-10-235] [REFERRED TO]
SURESH FULCHAND BUMB VS. SHANTIKUMAR K DAMANI [LAWS(BOM)-2004-3-53] [REFERRED TO]
ISMAYIL VS. STATE OF KERALA [LAWS(KER)-2010-8-369] [REFERRED TO]
SANKURU VS. GOPINATHAN [LAWS(KER)-2005-12-16] [REFERRED TO]
K S SAJI KUMAR VS. K SOMAN PILLAI [LAWS(KER)-2006-7-78] [REFERRED TO]
P N GOPINATHAN VS. SIVADASAN KUNJU [LAWS(KER)-2006-9-49] [FOLLOWED ON]
RAVEENDRAN VS. STATE OF KERALA [LAWS(KER)-2012-8-353] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. FATHIMATH ZUHARA [LAWS(KER)-2016-3-189] [REFERRED TO]
K M POULOSE VS. STATE OF KERALA AND ORS [LAWS(KER)-2015-1-307] [REFERRED TO]
LARSEN & TOUBRO LIMITED VS. P ANI; STATE OF KERALA [LAWS(KER)-2015-12-201] [REFERRED]


JUDGEMENT

Thomas, J. - (1.)Leave granted.
(2.)Appellant in this case is the complainant before the court of 9th Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet, Chennai. The offence pitted against the respondent was under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. In fact there were two complaints arising out of two sets of cheques which were dishonoured by the drawee bank. The trial Magistrate after holding the respondent guilty of the offence convicted him of the aforesaid offence but sentenced him only to undergo imprisonment till rising of the court and pay a fine of Rs. 5000/- in both cases. Apparently the respondent was happy and therefore he did not prefer any appeal. But the complainant/ appellant was unhappy and therefore he preferred two revisions before the High Court on the premise that the sentence was grossly inadequate. He contended before the High Court that the trial Magistrate should at least have invoked the provision under Section 357(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short the Code).
(3.)However the learned single Judge of the High Court of Madras was not inclined to interfere with the sentence passed on the respondent and therefore he dismissed both the revisions. Nonetheless learned single Judge has chosen this opportunity to send a message to the trial Magistrates "to keep in mind the object of providing stringent punishment and the guidelines given by the Apex Cout in Pankaj Bhai Nagjibhai Patel vs. State of Gujarat and another, (2001) 2 SCC 595. Nor did the High Court invoked Section 357(3) of the Code.


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