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Aneep Kumar vs Jose on 20 May, 2019

INTHEHIGHCOURTOFKERALAATERNAKULAM

PRESENT

THEHONOURABLEMR.JUSTICER.NARAYANAPISHARADI

MONDAY,THE20THDAYOFMAY2019/30THVAISAKHA,1941

Crl.MC.No.2637of2014

AGAINSTCC2428/2012ofJUDICIALMAGISTRATEOFFIRSTCLASS,
IRINJALAKUDA

PETITIONER/ACCUSEDNO.2:

ANEEPKUMAR
S/O.GOPI,KIZHUVAKKALHOUSE,POOTHOLES.N.PARK
DESOM,ARAMATTUKARAVILLAGE,THRISSURDISTRICT.

BYADVS.
SRI.P.VIJAYABHANU(SR.)
SRI.M.REVIKRISHNAN
SRI.VIPINNARAYAN

RESPONDENTS/DEFACTOCOMPLAINANTSTATE:

1JOSE
S/O.POULOSE,MOOTHEDAMHOUSE,KODALYDESOM,
MATTATHURVILLAGE,THRISSUR-680684.

2STATEOFKERALA
REPRESENTEDBYTHEPUBLICPROSECUTOR,HIGHCOURT
OFKERALA,ERNAKULAM682031.

BYADV.SRI.T.N.MANOJFORR1
PUBLICPROSECUTORSMT.K.K.SHEEBAFORR2

THISCRIMINALMISC.CASEHAVINGBEENFINALLYHEARDON
01.04.2019THECOURTON20.05.2019PASSEDTHEFOLLOWING:
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R.NARAYANAPISHARADI,J
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Crl.M.C.No.2637of2014
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Datedthisthe20thdayofMay,2019

ORDER

Thepetitioneristhesecondaccusedinthecase

C.C.No.2428/2012pendingonthefileoftheCourtoftheJudicial

FirstClassMagistrate,Irinjalakkuda.Theallegationagainsthim

isthathecommittedtheoffencespunishableunderSections406

andSection420readwith34SectionI.P.C.Thepetitionisfiledbyhimtoquash

Annexure-Achargesheetandallfurtherproceedingsbasedonit

pendingagainsthiminthecourt,byinvokingthepowerofthis

CourtunderSection482oftheCodeofCriminalProcedure,1973

(hereinafterreferredtoas’theCode’).

2.Theprosecutioncaseisasfollows:Thefirstaccused

ShabeerAliwasconductinganinstitutionbyname’OnBoard

AviationAcademy’offeringcoursestogetjobsasAirHostess,

CabinCrew,AirportGroundHandlingetc.Theinstitution
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conductedbythefirstaccusedhadnolicenceorpermission

obtainedfromthegovernment.But,theaccusedmadethe

studentstobelievethatitwasaninstitutionrecognisedbythe

governmentandthattheinstitutionhadgottie-upwithairports

atDubai,SingaporeandMalaysiaandthatpracticaltraining

wouldbegivenattheCochinInternationalAirportat

Nedumbasseryforonedayeveryweekandalsoattheairportsin

Dubai,SingaporeandMalaysiaandaftercompletingthecourse,

thestudentswouldbegivenjobinanyofthoseairports.Thefirst

accusedobtainedanamountofRs.63,500/-fromthedaughterof

thedefactocomplainant.Healsoobtainedatotalamountof

Rs.57,62,500/-fromotherstudents.Hetook26studentsto

Malaysiapromisingthattheywouldbegivenpracticaltrainingat

theairport.But,leavingthestudentsthere,heleftMalaysia.The

firstaccuseddidnotreturntheamountobtainedbyhimfromthe

students.Therefore,theaccusedhavecommittedtheoffences

punishableunderSections406and420readwith34I.P.C.

3.Thecaseagainsttheaccusedwasregisteredonthe

basisofthefirstinformationstatementgiventothepolicebythe
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firstrespondent,whoisthefatherofastudentbyname

Amrutha.Aftercompletingtheinvestigationofthecase,the

policefiledchargesheetagainsttheaccusedfortheoffences

mentionedabove.LearnedMagistratetookcognizanceofthe

offencesandthecasewastakenonfileasC.C.No.2428/2012.

4.Heardlearnedcounselforthepetitionerandthe

learnedPublicProsecutorandalsothelearnedcounselforthe

firstrespondent.

5.Learnedcounselforthepetitionercontendedthat

thereisabsolutelynomaterialproducedbytheprosecution

againstthepetitioner.Learnedcounselcontendedthatthereis

nothingtoshowthatthepetitionerhad,inanymanner,induced

anystudenttopartwithanyamount.Learnedcounselwould

submitthatthepetitionerwasonlyatutorintheinstitution

conductedbythefirstaccusedandthathehadnoroleinthe

administrationandmanagementoftheinstitution.

6.Theallegationagainstthepetitioneristhathe

committedtheoffencespunishableunderSections406andSection420

readwith34SectionI.P.C.Theingredientsoftheoffenceofcheating
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punishableunderSection420I.P.Cshallbeexaminedinthis

context.

7.Section415oftheIndianPenalCodereadsasfollows:

“415.Cheating.-Whoever,bydeceiving
anyperson,fraudulentlyordishonestlyinduces
thepersonsodeceivedtodeliveranyproperty
toanyperson,ortoconsentthatanyperson
shallretainanyproperty,orintentionally
inducesthepersonsodeceivedtodooromit
todoanythingwhichhewouldnotdooromit
ifhewerenotsodeceived,andwhichactor
omissioncausesorislikelytocausedamage
orharmtothatpersoninbody,mind,
reputationorproperty,issaidto”cheat”.

8.Theingredientstoconstituteanoffenceofcheating

areasfollows:(i)thereshouldbefraudulentordishonest

inducementofapersonbydeceivinghim;(ii)(a)thepersonso

inducedshouldbeintentionallyinducedtodeliveranypropertyto

anypersonortoconsentthatanypersonshallretainany

property,or(b)thepersonsoinducedshouldbeintentionally

inducedtodoortoomittodoanythingwhichhewouldnotdoor

omitifhewerenotsodeceived;and(iii)incasescoveredby(ii)
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(b)above,theactoromissionshouldbeonewhichcausedoris

likelytocausedamageorharmtothepersoninducedinbody,

mind,reputationorproperty.Afraudulentordishonest

inducementisanessentialingredientoftheoffenceofcheating.

9.Section420oftheIndianPenalCodereadsasfollows:

“420.Cheatinganddishonestlyinducing
deliveryofproperty.-Whoevercheatsand
therebydishonestlyinducestheperson
deceivedtodeliveranypropertytoanyperson,
ortomake,alterordestroythewholeorany
partofavaluablesecurity,oranythingwhichis
signedorsealed,andwhichiscapableofbeing
convertedintoavaluablesecurity,shallbe
punishedwithimprisonmentofeither
descriptionforatermwhichmayextendto
sevenyears,andshallalsobeliabletofine.”

10.TheingredientstoconstituteanoffenceunderSection

420I.P.Carethefollowing:(i)apersonmustcommitthe

offenceofcheatingunderSection415I.P.C;and(ii)theperson

cheatedmustbedishonestlyinducedto(a)deliverpropertyto

anyperson;or(b)make,alterordestroyvaluablesecurityor

anythingsignedorsealedandcapableofbeingconvertedinto
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valuablesecurity.Cheatingisanessentialingredientforanactto

constitutetheoffencepunishableunderSection420I.P.C.

11.Admittedly,theinstitutioninvolvedwasconductedby

thefirstaccused.Thereisnoallegationagainstthepetitioner

thathehadanyroleinthemanagementoradministrationofthe

institutionconductedbythefirstaccused.Hewasa

tutor/instructorintheinstitution.Thereisalsonoallegationthat

thepetitionerhadobtainedmoneyfromanystudent.

12.However,thecrucialquestioniswhetherthereis

materialtoshowthatthepetitionerhaddishonestlyinducedany

studenttopartwithmoneytothefirstaccusedortojointhe

institution.Learnedcounselforthepetitionerwouldsubmitthat

noneofthewitnesseshasgivenanystatementtothepoliceto

theeffectthatthepetitionerhadmadeanysuchinducement.

Thissubmissionappearstobenotcorrect.Ihaveperusedthe

copyofthechargesheetfiledinthecaseandalsothecopyof

thestatementsofthewitnessesrecordedbythepolice.Atleast

threewitnesses,bynameFarris(CW9),Arjun(CW18)and

Sujisha,havegivenstatementtothepoliceregardingthe
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inducementmadebythepetitionertojointheinstitutionrunby

thefirstaccused.ThewitnessFarrishasgivenstatementtothe

policethatthepetitionertoldhimthattheinstitutionhadlicence

andthathecouldjointheinstitutionwithoutanyhesitation.The

witnessArjunhasgivenstatementtothepolicethatthe

petitionertoldhimthattheinstitutionhadlicenceandthat

trainingwouldbegivenintheairportsforamonthifhejoined

theinstitution.ThewitnessSujishahasgivenstatementtothe

policethatthepetitionertoldherthattheinstitutionhasgot

licence.Inthesecircumstances,itcannotbefoundthatthereis

absolutelynomaterialagainstthepetitionerproducedbythe

prosecutiontoprovethathehascommittedanoffence

punishableunderSection420I.P.C.Thequestionwhetherthe

petitionerhadanydishonestintentionornotinmakingthe

aforesaidrepresentationtothestudentsisamatterofevidence.

ItisnotamattertobedecidedbythisCourtinapetitionfiled

underSection482oftheCode.

13.Itisstatedinthepetitionthatthepetitionerjoinedthe

institutionrunbythefirstaccusedonlyinMay,2011asan
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Instructorbutthefirstaccusedhadcollectedamountsfrom

studentsbyApril,2011andtherefore,theprosecutioncase

againstthepetitionerisnottrue.Inapetitionfiledunder

Section482oftheCode,suchpleasofdefencemadebythe

accusedcannotbeconsidered.

14.Ofcourse,thereisnoallegationagainstthepetitioner

thathereceivedmoneyfromanystudent.Therefore,itis

doubtfulwhethertheoffencepunishableunderSection406I.P.C

wouldlieagainsthim.Thecaseisatthetrialstageandthisisa

pleawhichhecanraisebeforethetrialcourt.

15.OncefinalreportissubmittedunderSection173ofthe

Code,iftheaccusedisaggrieved,normally,heshallberelegated

toapproachtheMagistratefordischarge(SectionSeeSauSaraswatibai

v.Lalitabai(2019(1)KLD650(SC).Atthisjuncture,itisto

benotedthatthetrialcourthadframedchargeagainstboth

accusedinthecasefortheoffencespunishableunderSections

406andSection420readwith34SectionI.P.Cevenbeforethefilingofthis

petitionunderunderSection482oftheCode.Thepetitionerhas

nocasethathehadfiledanyapplicationfordischargeunder
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Section239oftheCode.Healsodidnotchallengethecharge

framedagainsthimbythetrialcourt.

16.InMohitaliasSectionSonuv.StateofU.P:AIR2013SC

2248,theApexCourthasheldasfollows:

“SofarastheinherentpoweroftheHighCourtas
containedinSection482ofCr.P.Cisconcerned,the
lawinthisregardissetatrestbythisCourtina
catenaofdecisions.However,wewouldliketo
reiteratethatwhenanorder,notinterlocutoryin
nature,canbeassailedintheHighCourtinrevisional
jurisdiction,thenthereshouldbeabarininvokingthe
inherentjurisdictionoftheHighCourt.Inotherwords,
inherentpoweroftheCourtcanbeexercisedwhen
thereisnoremedyprovidedinSectiontheCodeofCriminal
Procedureforredressalofthegrievance.Itiswell
settledthatinherentpoweroftheCourtcanordinarily
beexercisedwhenthereisnoexpressprovisioninSectionthe
Codeunderwhichorderimpugnedcanbechallenged”.

17.InPadalVenkataRamaReddyaliasRamuv.

KovvuriSatyanarayanaReddy:(2011)12SCC437,ithas

beenheldasfollows:

“Itiswellsettledthattheinherentpowersunder
Section482canbeexercisedonlywhennoother
remedyisavailabletothelitigantandnotina
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situationwhereaspecificremedyisprovidedbythe
statute.Itcannotbeusedifitisinconsistentwith
specificprovisionsprovidedunderSectiontheCode.Ifan
effectivealternativeremedyisavailable,theHigh
Courtwillnotexerciseitspowersunderthissection,
speciallywhentheapplicantmaynothaveavailedof
thatremedy”.

18.True,nothinginSectiontheCodecircumscribesorlimitsthe

powerofthisCourtunderSection482oftheCode.But,whenthe

accusedapproachesthisCourtwithapetitionunderSection482

oftheCodetoquashtheprosecutionagainsthim,without

availingtheusualremedyprovidedunderSectiontheCode,hemust

satisfythisCourtthatallowingtheproceedingtocontinuewould

beanabuseoftheprocessofthecourtorthattheendsofjustice

requirethattheproceedingoughttobequashed.Hemustshow

thattheproceedingsagainsthimarenothingbutaweaponof

harassmentorpersecution.Thereisnosuchsituationhere.

Thereisnomeritinthispetitionanditisliabletobedismissed.

Consequently,thepetitionisdismissed.

(sd/-)

R.NARAYANAPISHARADI,JUDGE
jsr/17/05/2019
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APPENDIX
PETITIONER’SEXHIBITS:

ANNEXUREP1ANNEXURE-A:TRUECOPYOFTHECHARGE
SHEETINC.C.NO.2428OF2012OFTHE
COURTOFJUDICIALFIRSTCLASS
MAGISTRATE,IRINJALAKUDA.

RESPONDENTS’EXHIBITS:

NIL

TRUECOPY

PSTOJUDGE

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