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Tushar Karfa v. State of West Bengal and Ors.

Calcutta HC27 Jun 2022MAT/194/2021

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What is this about?

The High Court disposed of an appeal regarding a composition agreement for a Motor Vehicles Act violation. It directed the appellant to file a representation to the Sub-Divisional Officer to challenge the compounding, the validity of the charge, or seek return of the paid amount.

What did the court decide?

Directed the appellant to make a representation to the Sub-Divisional Officer within two weeks to challenge the composition order and payment.

Tushar Karfa Vs State of West Bengal and Ors. — Banking and Recovery | Calcutta HC (2022)

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27.06.2022 Sl.No. 9 Ct.No.3 Amalranjan

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IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE

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MAT 194 of 2021

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Tushar Karfa VS State of West Bengal & Ors. With IA NO: CAN/1/2021

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Mr. Sanat Kumar Roy Mr. Abhishek Banerjee

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…for the appellant

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Mr. Amal Kumar Sen Mr. Ayan Banerjee

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…for the State

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Re: IA NO: CAN/1/2021

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A stage carriage bus was intercepted and inspected by the authorities under Section 130 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

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According to the documents issued by the motor vehicle Inspector (Enforcement) Office of the Sub-Divisional Officer, Arambagh, Hooghly, on 18^th January, 2021, the appellant/writ petitioner’s vehicle was not carrying the documents mentioned against serial no. 8 of the CHECKING OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND SEIZURE LIST (Annexure P-6, page 27 of the said petition).

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However, it appears that the appellant petitioner entered into a composition agreement with the authorities under Section 200 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, as a result of which the authorities compounded the offence on receipt of an amount of Rs. 5640/-.

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Now it is submitted by learned counsel for the appellant/petitioner that all the documents were available in the vehicle. Hence, no offence had been committed by the appellant/petitioner. There was no question of composition thereof. His client was compelled to enter in to the composition agreement.

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We cannot go into this question. Whether the appellant/petitioner was guilty of an offence is to be determined by the criminal court. Whether the appellant/petitioner was forced to enter into the composition agreement is a question of fact to be determined by the appropriate forum.

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In those circumstances, we dispose of this appeal, the connected application and the writ application by observing and directing that the appellant/petitioner shall have an option of making a representation before the SubDivisional Officer, Arambagh, Hooghly, West Bengal regarding his above case.

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The Sub-Divisional Officer may after hearing the appellant/petitioner cancel the composition order and order return of Rs. 5640/- to the appellant/ petitioner and start a criminal case against him. Or he may accept the explanation furnished by the writ petitioner/appellant that the vehicle was carrying all the papers and pass an order exonerating the appellant/writ petitioner and the consequential order for return of the said amount of Rs. 5640/- or come to the decision that the compounding of the offence was valid and had become final.

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Any representation by the appellant/ writ petitioner should be made within two weeks from date. The same should be disposed of by the SDO, Arambagh, Hooghly, after hearing the appellant/ petitioner within four weeks of receipt thereof.

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( Subhendu Samanta,J. ) ( I. P. Mukerji,J. )

Tushar Karfa v. State of West Bengal and Ors.

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