Berny Francis v. Lintu Sabu
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: O.P.(C) 1410 of 2022; O.P.(C) 1595 of 2022; High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam; Justice K. Babu; Berny Francis; Lintu Sabu; O.S.No.190 of 2017; II Additional Sub Court Ernakulam; suit for realisation of money; promissory note dated 18.03.2017; cheque No.754251 Federal Bank Limited; Section 45 Indian Evidence Act; expert examination of cheque belated application; recall witness PW2; production of bank records RBI guidelines; Article 227 of the Constitution of India supervisory jurisdiction; Section 73 Indian Evidence Act; Section 72 Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023; comparison of handwriting/signature by Court; denial of fair trial defence evidence; experimental application protraction; Francis v. Pradeep 2004 (2) KLT 1080; S.Sivadas v. State of Kerala MANU/KE/4089/2022; I.A.Nos.8, 9 and 10 of 2022; Ext.P9 and Ext.P10 set aside; expedite trial; VPK.
What did the court decide?
Ext.P9 order (I.A.No.9/2022) and Ext.P10 order (I.A.No.8/2022) set aside and those applications allowed — recall of PW2 and production by the witness of the documents sought; order in I.A.No.10/2022 (refusal of expert examination of the disputed cheque) confirmed; defendant permitted to make a fresh application under Section 73 of the Indian Evidence Act/72 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023, to be considered by the Trial Court in accordance with law and, if undertaken, per the directions in S.Sivadas v. State of Kerala (MANU/KE/4089/2022); Trial Court to expedite the 2017 suit.