Chandrababu v. Peethambaran
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What is this about?
Petitioner accused in a cheque bounce case challenged the Magistrate's order allowing reopen of the case by complainant to adduce evidence regarding the cheque being drawn on petitioner's wife's account. Court held reopening permissible as witnesses were examined by petitioner and did not consider it an attempt to fill lacuna. Per Incuriam.
What the court decided
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT :
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOMAS P.JOSEPH
FRIDAY, THE 17TH JUNE 2011 / 27TH JYAISHTA 1933
Crl.MC.No. 932 of 2010()
-----------------------CMP.5154/2009 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT, NEDUMKANDOM
PETITIONER(S): ACCUSED:
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CHANDRABABU,S/O.PUSHPANGADHAN, AGED 43 YEARS, KIZHEEKUNNATHU VEETTIL, PUSHPAKANTAM KARA, PARATHODU VILLAGE.
BY ADV. SRI.S.RAJEEV
RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT & STATE:
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Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the learned Magistrate erred in allowing a petition to reopen a cheque bounce case without assigning specific reasons.
Whether the attempt to reopen the case constitutes an effort to fill up a lacuna in the prosecution matrix rather than an inherent wedge.
Whether there is merit in the contention that the charge should be cheating under Section 420 IPC instead of Section 138 NI Act.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
CHANDRABABU
- respondent
PEETHAMBARAN
- respondent
STATE OF KERALA
Coram
Case details
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