Ashokan, Vs the Inspector of Police

Prayer: Criminal Appeal filed under Section 374 of Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the records from the file of the Court of XIII Additional Special Judge for CBI Cases, Chennai, in C.C.No.15 of 2002 dated 18.04.2015 and set aside the order of conviction and sentence and pass such further or other orders.

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For the Appellant : Mr.R.Shanmugasundaram Senior Counsel for Mr.V.Krishnakumar

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For the Respondent : Mr. N.Baaskaran Special Public Prosecutor for CBI

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S. No	DETAILS OF THE PROPERT Y	YEAR OF ACQUISI TION	AS PER CBI	AS PER DEFENCE	PROVED BY WITNESS AND DOCUMENTS	REMAR KS BY TRIAL COURT	REMARKS BY PP
1			700	700		700	700(No Change)
2			4500	4500		4500	4500 (No Change)
3			4500	4500		4500	4500 (No Change)
4	Bank Balance of Ashokan as on 1.9.1989 1.Bank of India Passbook 457,8730, 14426	1.9.1989	NIL	43,589.53	DW24, PW16 & EX.P.45, DW28, DW29, DW34, 35 36 38 AND DW 70 EX.P.38(HC 1754)	NOT TALLYIN G AND HENCE REJECTE D	18,281 other bank accounts not given by DW.
5	Investme nts and fixed deposits	1.9.1989	NIL	59,680	DW25, EXE.28	NOT TALLYIN G AND REJECTE D	This amount will not be taken in to consideration as this amount is during the check period, it will be shown only in the asset.

							(statement II)
6	Agricultur al Income	1.9.1989	NIL	2,30,000/ -	PW.53,55,59 & PW67 - HC 2173, 2174 EX.P.125 EX.P127 AND 128 DW1 AND 17	COURT CORREC TLY STATED THAT THE AGRICUL TURE INCOME WILL NOT TAKEN IN TO CONSID ERATIO N AS THEY DID NOT PRODUC E ANY ADANGA L DOCUM ENT. EVENTH OUGH COURT CALCULA TED 50,000/- PER YEAR	THE AMOUNT 2,30,000 IS NOT PROVED BY THE DEFENCE COUNCIL, EVENTHOUGH WITHOUT ANY DOCUMENT THIS 50000 WAS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION BY THE TRAIL COURT,WHICH SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED BY THE TRIAL COURT, AS THE PROPERTY WAS TRANSFERRED TO BHARATHI ONLY IN THE YEAR 1993
	TOTAL		9,700	3,42,969. 53		59,700/-	9700 + 18,821 =28,521

S. N O	DETAIL S OF THE PROPER TY	YEAR OF ACQUISI TION	AS PER CBI	AS PER DEFENC E	PROVE D BY WITNES S AND DOCUM ENTS	REMARKS BY TRIAL COURT	REMARKS BY PP
1	CASH FOUND IN THE POSSESS ION OF ASHOKA N	11.1.1988	5,03,000/-	23,000/-	PW2 – HC 8 PW75 EX.P.2	TRAIL COURT DENIED THE STATEMEN T OF DEFENCE AS CONCORTE D STORY 5,03,000/-.	THE AMOUNT WAS SEIZED FROM SRI ASHOKAN AT MEENAMBAKKAM AIRPORT. THE TRAIL COURT VERSION WAS ACCEPTED 5,03,000/-
2.	CASH FOUND IN THE LOCKER		7,40,850	3,70,425		7,40,850	7,40,850
3	-	-	28850	28850		28850	28850
TO			7500	7500		7500	7500
9			7500	7500		7500	7500
			10000	10000		10000	10000
			10000	10000		10000	10000
			10000	10000		10000	10000
			10000 = 83,850/-	10000 = 83,850/-		10000 = 83,850/-	10000 = 83,850/- NO CHANGE
10	INVEST MENT	06.01.199 7	12,030/-	10,000/-	PW15 EX.P37	10,000/-	EX.P43 – HC 431 – BLUE CHIP –
	IN				TO P44		12030 IS
	KOTHAR I BLUECH IP				EX.P42 EX.P43 – HC 431 (vol.2)		, CALCULATED BASED ON THE INVESTMENT DATE 06.01.1997

13	KOTHAR I TAXSHIE LD 96	10000/-	9600/-		9600/-	9600/- ACCEPTED
14 & 15	AMOUN T INVEST ED IN UNIT 64	- 23,560 16,290 = 39,850	23,560 16,290 = 39,850	-	23,560 16,290 = 39,850	23,560 16,290 = 39,850
16	100 SHARES	5000/-	1000/-	EXP. 189 HC 2174	1000/-	1000/- ACCEPTED
17 TO	-	10,000 1000	10,000 1000	-	10,000 1000	10,000 1000
36		10,000 10,000 5,26,125.3 8 10,000 10,000 1000 3000 5000 5000 20000 950 2500 10,000 2000 1300 20,000 13,000 19,500 =1,54,250	10,000 10,000 5,26,125 .38 10,000 10,000 1000 3000 5000 5000 20000 950 2500 10,000 2000 1300 20,000 13,000 19,500 =1,54,25 0		10,000 10,000 5,26,125.3 8 10,000 10,000 1000 3000 5000 5000 20000 950 2500 10,000 2000 1300 20,000 13,000 19,500 =1,54,250	10,000 10,000 5,26,125.38(CLOS ING BANK BALANCE OF A1 IS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION. HENCE, CANNOT CLAIM UNDER ANY OTHER HEAD) 10,000 10,000 1000 3000 5000 5000 20000 950 2500 10,000 2000 1300 20,000 13,000 19,500 =1,54,250

37	KARUR VYSYA BANK		24,125/-	NIL	PW.63 EX.P.145 TO EX.P 150 EX.P14 9 – HC 880 (VOL.3) Read - HC 2174	24,125/-	24,125/- (A1 ALONG WITH ONE VENKATESAN HAVE PURCHASED 5O SHARE SHARES FOR RS.48,250/-. SO A1’S SHARE OF RS.24,125/- HAS TO BE CONSIDERED)
38	-	-	875/-	875/-	-	875/-	875/-
	Total		11,21,130	7,79,250		11,14,700	11,16,730

						OUT OF HIS MONEY AND HIS BROTHER IS MERE NAME LENDER. THEREFORE , IT IS REASONABL E THAT THE ENTIRE VALUE HAS TO BE CONSIDERE D UPON A1)
40	VACANT SITE -S.SNO. 347 PLOT NO. 35 A AND 35D KRANTHI NAGAR MADURAVOY AL SAIDAPET TALUK 2009 SQFT	1,63,488/-	1,63,488/-	PW 29, EX.P.80 EX P80 HC 541	1,63,488/-	1,63,488/-
41	VACANT SITE – S. NO. 22/1 PLOT NO. 86 VALASARAVA KKAM VILLAGE, RADHA AVENUE CHENNAI	1,40,359/-	1,40,359/-	PW 29, EX.P.81 HC 552	1,40,359/-	1,40,359/-
42	COST OF THE BUILDING - NO. 35B AND 35C KRANTHI NAGAR, MADURAVOY AL,	6,48,487/-	NIL	PW 29, EX.P79 - HC 531 PW62	NIL TRAIL COURT AFTER MENTIONI NG THE PROPERTY AS JOINT	NIL TRAIL COURT VERSION IS ACCEPTED

				PW 50 AND 51	FAMILY PROPERTY AND DID NOT TAKEN THE TOTAL AMOUNT INTO CONSIDER ATION
43	AGRICULTURE LAND – S.NO.	1,44,656/-	NIL	PW56 EX.P	1,44,656/-	1,44,656/-
	151/1,			129		LAND IS
	JAHAIRAMMA			(VOL.2		SOLD ONLY
	PALAYAM PUNCHAI, 9.58			) HC 699		AFTER THE CHECK
	HECTARES DATE OF					PERIOD
	REGISTERATI
	ONDATE			EX.P21
	06.09.1989IN			8 –
	FAVOUR OF			POWE
	BHARATHI			R OF
	ASHOKAN			ATTO
				RNEY DATE D 23.11.1 990 EXEC
				UTED BY BHAR ATHI ASHO KAN HC 1242, 1243 (VOL. 4)

ASSESTS	AS PER CBI	AS PER DEFENCE	TRIAL COURT
MOVABLE PROPERTY	21,19,955.38	16,09,584
IMMOVABLE PROPERTY	21,04,706/-	10,01,084/-
TOTAL ASSEST	42,24,661/-	26,10,668/-	35,69,144

S.N O.	DETAILS OF BANK ACCOUNT	AS PER CBI	AS PER DEFENCE	PROVED BY	AS PER TRAIL COURT	REMARKS BY RESPOND ENT
1	SALARY	5,17,108/-	5,17,108/-		5,17,108/-	5,17,108/-
2	OTHER RECEIPTS	3,70,550/-	4,88,965/-	EX. D6 HC 1262	4,88,965/- ACCEPTED THE DEFENCE VERSION	3,70,550/- NO OTHER DOCUMEN T, EXCEPT REWARD FOR RS. 3,70,550/-
3 TO	-	4,00,847.30	4,00,847.30	-	4,00,847.30	4,00,847.30/-
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31	AGRICULT URE INCOME	2,50,000/-	4,52,533/-	PW 60, EX.P. 134 EX.P125 - HC 665 AGRICULT URAL INCOME FROM 1993 OF RS 50,000 PER YEAR, AMOUNTS TO ONLY RS 2,50,000	2,50,000/- DENIED THE DEFENCE VERSION AND CORRECTL Y STATED THE POINTS	2,50,000/- ACCEPTE D THE TRAIL COURT VERSION (AS THE LAND CAME TO BHARATHI ASHOKAN ONLY IN THE YEAR 1993)
32 TO 36		300000 33941 253629.50 50000 962.50 =	300000 33941 253629.50 50000 962.50 = 6,38,533/-		300000 33941 253629.50 50000 962.50 = 6,38,533/-	300000 33941 253629.50 50000 962.50 = 6,38,533/-

		6,38,533/-
37	RENTAL INCOME OF ASHOKAN AS 1/5^TH SHARE FROM HUF PROPERTY FROM 1.09.1989 TO 31.12.1997	66,505/-	3,32,525/- NO SPECIFIC DOCUMENT ARY EVIDENCE FOR THE CLAIM ONLY ORAL EVIDENCE	PW 75 EX.P. 188 EXP.211 HC 1090	66,505/- SINCE THIS PROPERTY IS A JOINT FAMILY PROPERTY THE TRAIL COURT CORRECTL Y DENIED DEFENCE VERSION	66,505/- THE TRAIL COURT VERSION TO HELD CORRECT AS THERE IS NO OTHER SPECIFIC DOCUMEN TARY EVIDENCE FOR THE CLAIM OF DEFENCE - ONLY ORAL
						EVIDENCE
38	AGRICULU RAL INCOME OF 1/5^TH SHARE FROM HUF PROPERTY FOR THE PERIOD 01.09.1989 TO 31.12.1997	1,00,000/-	5,00,000/- NO SPECIFIC DOCUMENT ARY EVIDENCE FOR THE CLAIM ONLY ORAL EVIDENCE	PW 75 EX.P. 188 EXP.211 HC 1090	1,00,000/- SINCE THIS PROPERTY IS A JOINT FAMILY PROPERTY THE TRAIL COURT CORRECTL Y DENIED DEFENCE VERSION	1,00,000/- NO SPECIFIC DOCUMEN TARY EVIDENCE FOR THE CLAIM ONLY ORAL EVIDENCE
39		85354	85354		85354	85354

S.NO	INCOME WAS NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT	AS PER CBI	AS PER DEFENCE	REMARKS BY RESPONDENT
1 TO 3	BANK OF INDIA STATEME NTS	NIL	51041.55 19366.92 34828.13	STATEMENT NOT PROVIDED
4		NIL	14417.03	ONLY DEPOSIT SLIPS COMPLETE STATEMENT OF PASS BOOK FOR THE RELEVENT PERIOD NOT PRODUCED
5		NIL	56451.70	10543
6		NIL	7932	ONLY DEPOSIT SLIPS COMPLETE STATEMENT OF PASS BOOK FOR THE RELEVENT PERIOD NOT PRODUCED
7		NIL	311425.70	54406 STATEMENT NOT PRODUCED
8		NIL	5500	NO PROPER DOCUMENT
9.		NIL	224800	NIL NO DOCUMENT ONLY ORAL EVIDENCE
10.		NIL	3000	NIL

11.		NIL	300000	EX.P137 HC 713	NIL AFTER THE CHECK PERIOD CANNOT BE CONSIDERED
12.		NIL	455000	EX.P137 HC 713	NIL AFTER THE CHECK PERIOD CANNOT BE CONSIDERED
13.		NIL	500000 PROPERTY REGISTER ED AND SOLD ON 30.03.1998		NIL AFTER THE CHECK PERIOD CANNOT BE CONSIDERED
	TOTAL	NIL	19,83,810		64,949

		ANNEX	URE– D (EXP	ENDITURE)
S.NO	DETAILS OF EXPENDIT URE	AS PER CBI	AS PER DEFENCE	WITNESS ES AND DOCUME NTS	TRIAL COURT	REMARKS BY RESPOND ENT
1	TUTION FEE PAID TO MS. ANITHA ASHOKAN	15078	6420
2 TO 5	-	2575	2575		2575	2575
		2669	2669		2669	2669
		3222	3222		3222	3222
		5594 =14060	5594 =14060		5594 =14060	5594 =14060
6	INTEREST = PRINCIPAL PAID FOR LOAN IN LOAN A/C NO. 001984	135844	63360.50	PW 49,75 EX.P119 TO 121 DW15,23 EX.D 2,3,12,22		135844

7	PROCESSI	5400	2700		5400
	NG FEE PAID FOR LOAN IN LOAN A/C NO. 001984
8 AND 9	TUTION FEE	4005 4360 = 8365	4005 4360 = 8365	4005 4360 = 8365	4005 4360 =8365
10	TV CABLE SUBSCRIP TION	2900	2250		2250
11 TO	-	5750	5750	5750	5750
14		369 2260 2481 =10,860	369 2260 2481 =10,860	369 2260 2481 =10,860	369 2260 2481 =10,860
15	TELEPHON E BILLS	7678	3000		7678
16	WATER CHARGES	1170	585		1170
17	WATER AND SEWARGE TAX	1318.74	659.37		1318.74
18 AND	-	7500	7500	7500	7500
19		155132.40 =162632.4	155132.40 =162632.4	155132.40 =162632.4	155132.40 =162632.4
20	BANK LOCKER CHARGES	4881	4755		4881
21	PROFESSI ONAL FEE PAID TO CHARTER ED ACCOUNT ANT	3000	3000	3000	3000
22	PROPERTY TAX PAID	3604	1802		3604
23	AMOUNT PAID TO HDFC	42884	NIL DEFENCE

	LOAN IN A/C NO. 977869		CLAIM AS IF THE BHARATHI ASHOKAN HASONLY LENT HER NAME. SO, LOAN REPAYME NT WILL GO SANKAR ADHIMOO LAM	(NAME LENDING PRACTIC E)
24	TUTION FEE PAID TO MASTER ANAND	604	517	604
	TOTAL	420279.10	284966.3	410758.14

S.NO.	PARTICULARS	AS PER CBI	DEFENCE	REMARKS BY RESPONDENT
1	INCOME (C)	24,28,897.30 (24,28,897.30+0)	5,399,675 (34,15,865+19,83, 810)	24,93,846.30 (24,28,897.30+64,9 49)
2	EXPENDITURE (D)	4,20,279.10	2,84,966.3	4,10,758.14
3	LIKELY SAVINGS	20,08,618.2	25,70,919	20,83,087.90
4	ASSETS AT THE BEGINNING OF CHECK PERIOD	9,700	3,42,969.53	28,521
5	ASSETS AT THE END OF CHECK PERIOD	32,25,836	20,64,359	23,87,290
6	ASSETS	32,16,136	17,21,389.47	23,58,769

1.	The assets in the hands of the appellant accused at the start of the Check Period – Statement -A	Rs.4,06,969/-
2.	The total assets at the end of the Check Period – Statement -B	Rs.31,57,859/-
3.	The total income as per known sources of the accused during the Check Period – Statement -C	Rs,25,20,292/-
4.	The expenditure of the accused during the Check Period – Statement -D	Rs.4,19,809/-
5.	The disproportionate asset : (B-A) – (C-D)	Rs.6,50,407/- (25.8%)

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