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IN THE COURT OF THE JUNIOR CIVIL JUDGE –CUM-
JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS, CHEVELLA, R.R.DISTRICT.
Present: Smt. Swathi Murari Junior Civil Judge –cum-
Judicial Magistrate of First Class,
Chevella, R.R.District.
Dated this the 22nd day of October, 2020
C.C. No. 106 of 201 6 Between: The State Through PS Chevella.
….....Complainant
AND
MA. Bari S/o MA. Razaq aged 64 years, Occ: Business R/o H.No.13-5-146, Karwan, Hyderabad
.....Accused
This suit is coming before me for final hearing in the presence of Smt. Sushella Mayuri, learned APP for the State and Sri G.V.R.V.Reddy, Advocate learned defense counsel and the matter having been stood over for consideration till this day, this Court made the following:
::JUDGMENT::
1. The Sub-Inspector of Police, P.S.Chevella has filed a chargesheet basing on the private complaint filed by the complainant Salman Karim Babukhan which was then referred to the Police u/s 156(3) Code of Criminal Procedure, hereinafter referred to as
CrPC, against the accused for the offence u/s 420 IPC.
2. Facts of the case is that on 06-09-2014 the police Shankarpally received a court referred complaint wherein the complainant by name Salman Karim Babukhan has stated that he is the absolute owner and possessor of land of Ac.12-18gts situated at
Mudimyal village having purchased the same under registered sale deed dt.12-4-2010 from its owner for valuable consideration of Rs.69,09,750/-. While so, in the month of
December, the Bank of Baroda claimed that the accused created an equitable mortgage by depositing all the original documents of title on 19-10-1991 with an intention to create an equitable mortgage by him and executed GPA dt.30-12-1996 and ultimately conveyed the said property. Thereby the accused have committed offence punishable U/s 420 IPC. As per the complainant the following documents have been executed in favour of complainant by the accused in respect of the subject property:-
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S.No.Doc. No.DateDecriptioExcuted byIn favour of n
1.2517/198230-8-1982Sale Manik Rao & S. MA Bari deed Narayanarao
2.2518/198230-8-1982Sale Manik Rao & S. MA Bari deed Narayanarao
3.2458/198206/08/82Sale SyedThameed MA Bari deed Mahdi, S. Narayana Rao & Manik Rao
4.2459/198208/08/82Sale Mir Gayoor Mustaid MA Bari deed Ali Raja
5.09/01/9630-12-GPAMA Bari/ AccusedAnnaighari 1996Narasimha Reddy, Bodi Madhava Reddy, Malghari.
6.2187/199831-8-1998Sale By the accused Annaighari deed represented by his Shobha Rani GPA holders – Annaighari Narasimha Reddy, BodeMadhava Reddy & Malghari Janardhan Reddy
7.1652/198020-8-1988Sale By the accused Muddala deed represented by his Laxma GPA holders – Reddy Annaighari Narasimha Reddy, BodeMadhava Reddy & Malghari Janardhan Reddy
8.2013/199826-8-1998Sale By the accused Mrs. Malgari deed represented by his Pranathi GPA holders – Annaighari Narasimha Reddy, BodeMadhava Reddy & Malghari Janardhan Reddy
9.5028/199830-10-Sale Mr. Muddala Laxma M/s. Kasila 1998deed Reddy,Mrs. Farms Pvt. Annaiahgari Shobha Ltd. Rani & Mrs. Malgari Pranathi 105040/199802/11/98Sale Mr. Muddala Laxma M/s. Kasila .deed Reddy,Mrs. Farms Pvt. Annaiahgari Shobha Ltd. Rani & Mrs. Malgari Pranathi
11. 5067/199806/11/98Sale Annaiyyagari M/s. Kasila deed NarsimhaReddy, Farms Pvt. BodeMadhava Ltd. Reddy & Malgari Janardhan Reddy
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124946/199827-10-Sale Mr. Muddala Laxma M/s. Kasila .1998deed Reddy,Mrs. Farms Pvt. Annaiahgari Shobha Ltd. Rani & Mrs. Malgari Pranathi 135066/199806/11/98Sale Mr. Muddala Laxma M/s. Kasila .deed Reddy,Mrs. Farms Pvt. Annaiahgari Shobha Ltd. Rani & Mrs. Malgari Pranathi 144981/199829-10-Sale Mr. Muddala Laxma M/s. Kasila .1998deed Reddy,Mrs. Farms Pvt. Annaiahgari Shobha Ltd. Rani & Mrs. Malgari Pranathi 155056/199805/11/98Sale Mr. Muddala Laxma M/s. Kasila .deed Reddy,Mrs. Farms Pvt. Annaiahgari Shobha Ltd. Rani & Mrs. Malgari Pranathi 165047/199804/11/98Sale Mr. Muddala Laxma M/s. Kasila .deed Reddy,Mrs. Farms Pvt. Annaiahgari Shobha Ltd. Rani & Mrs. Malgari Pranathi 173644/200410/06/04Sale M/s. Kasila Farms Osman Ali .deed Pvt. Ltd.Khan 189473/200629-7-2006Sale Osman Ali KhanKhaja .deed Mukhtaruddi nAhmed Ansari& Prowess Real Estate Invstment Pvt. Ltd. 193533/200723-3-2007AgreemeKhaja Mukhtaruddin .nt of sale Ahmed Ansari & cum GPAProwess Real Estate Invstment Pvt. Ltd. 201330/201028-04-Sale Khaja Mukhtaruddin Salman .2010deed Ahmed Ansari & Karim Prowess Real Estate Babukhan Invstment Pvt. Ltd., Basheeruddin Babukhan & Salman Karim Babukhan
3. Cognizance was taken of the offence punishable under Section 420 of IPC, against the accused.
4. On appearance of accused copies of documents are furnished to him U/sec. 207
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Cr.P.C. Accused was examined under section 239 Cr.P.C by explaining substance of accusation for the said offence for which he denied and pleaded not guilty and claimed to be tried. Since the accused denied the allegation, a charge for the offence punishable U/sec. 420 IPC against the accused was framed, read over and explained to him in his vernacular language.
5. To prove the charges, the prosecution has examined PW1 to PW4 and Ex.P1 and
Ex.P2 documents are marked on behalf of prosecution. Ex.D1 is marked on behalf of accused. No witnesses have been examined on behalf of the accused.
6. After completion of prosecution evidence, the accused was examined u/S 313 of
Cr.P.C., by explaining the incriminating material against him for which he denied the same.
7. Point for determination is whether the prosecution has proved its case beyond reasonable doubt for the offence punishable U/s 420 IPC?
8. Heard both sides
9. Ex.P1 is the private complaint. Ex.P2 is the FIR. Ex.D1 is the letter addressed by PW1 to the SHO, P.S.Chevella dt.05-07-2016 requesting him to withdraw the complaint registered against the accused.
10. The ingredients to prove an offence of cheating u/s 420 IPC are:-
(a) deception of any person
(b) (i) fraudulently or dishonestly inducing that person - - to deliver any property to any person or - to consent that any person shall retain any property or
(ii) intentionally inducing that person to do or omit to do anything which he would not do or omit if he were not so deceived, and which act or omission causes or is likely to cause damage or harm to that person in body, mind, reputation or property.
POINT:
11. The whole complaint of PW1 is that the accused who executed a GPA in favour of
PW2, PW3 and LW5 in respect of the subject property, have inturn sold it to PW1, who came to know in December, 2009 that the subject property has been motgaged to Bank of
Baroda, Himayatnagar, Hyderabad by the accused and OA 431/1989 is pending before the
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Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) in respect of the same. However, PW1 has put in his best efforts to settle the matter amicably with the accused and thus, the filing of
Ex.P1/complaint has been delayed by nearly 5 years. Further, PW1 has given the number of registered sale deeds and GPA with the document numbers, year of execution and in whose favour they have been executed. However, neither the originals nor certified copies of any of those registered deeds have been filed before this court. As such, all the allegations made by PW1 become baseless.
12. Further, PW1 stated that he became aware of the mortgage over the subject property in December, 2009. However, on perusal the Ex.P1/complaint has been filed in August, 2014. The only explanantion given for such an inordinate delay is that PW1 has been trying to settle the matter out of court with the accused.
13. Further, the following excerpts from the cross-examination of PW1 has lead the court to believe that the allegations made by PW1 have no footing:-
i) “I verified the documents of the accused in respect of the property to an extent of
Ac.12-18gts before I purchased the same. I have seen the GPA said to have been executed by the accused in favour of the LW2 and others. It is recited in the GPA, the
GPA holder can create equitable mortgage in respect of the property covered therein.” ii) “I am not aware whether boundaries mentioned in the said GPA.” iii) “I do not aware whether the GPA holder are agents to the accused.” iv) “I obtained documents from accused, relating to the property an extent of Ac.12- 18gts in the month of August, 2016.”
v) “The document confronted to the witness, the witness admitted the same, whcih is
Ex.D1 dt.05-07-2016 addressed by me to thr Station House Officer, Chevella. It is true I requested the SHO, Chevella to drop the proceedings and closed the case as withdrawn.”
14. PW1 had admitted to have verified the GPA executed by the accused in favour of
PW2, PW3 and LW5 and further admitted that as per the recitals in the GPA, the GPA holders can create mortgage in respect of the property covered therein. Therefore, it is unclear whether the accused has created the mortgage or the GPA holders have acted on
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their own. It is not possible to verify this claim as certified copy or original of the said GPA has not been filed before this court. PW1 further stated in his cross-examination that the accused appeared before the DRT in OA431/1989 and filed his counter. However, no certified copy of the counter has been filed before this court. Thus, such claim cannot be verified.
15. PW1 further claims that he has paid the mortgage amount of Rs.44,00,000/- to Bank of Baroda on behalf of the accused. However, no receipt or document has been filed
before this court. Surely, the said Bank must have issued a receipt, acknowledgement or
at least a letter about releasing of the property from mortgage. No such document or letter has been filed before this court again.
However, PW1 himself stated in his cross-examination that “I obtained documents from accused, relating to the property an extent of Ac.12-18gts in the month of August, 2016.” which is why PW1 had addressed Ex.D1/letter to SHO, P.S.Chevella requesting him to close the case against the accused.
16. The learned defense counsel has relied on the following judgment:- 1997 CRI.L.J.3997 wherein it is held that when the dispute is purely civil in natuer – a case of breach of trust is both a civil wrong and a criminal offence. On a consideration of the facts in this case, it is predominantly a civil wrong and the ingredients of the criminal offence are wanting.
17. Therefore, as the ingredients of Section 420 IPC would suggest, the accused has not deceived PW1 in any manner, as by his own admission PW1 had verified the GPA before he purchased it, obtained Encumberance Certificate and verified that too, and further,
PW1 read the recital in the GPA which says that the GPA holders can create mortgage in respect of the property covered in the GPA.
18. To sum up, neither the ingredients to prove the offence u/a 420 IPC have been proved nor has PW1 produced any documents before this court to verify his allegations. Thus, the prosecution has not proved the guilt of the accused u/a 420 IPC beyond all reasonable doubt.
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19. In the result: accused is found not guilty for the offence punishable U/sec. 420 IPC and he is acquitted U/s 248 (1) Cr.P.C for the said offence and he is set at liberty. The bail bonds of accused if any shall stand cancelled after appeal time is over.
Typed to my dictation, corrected and pronounced by me in the open court, on this the 22 nd day of October, 2020.
Junior Civil Judge –cum-
Judicial Magistrate of First Class,
Chevella, R.R.District.
APPENDIX OF EVIDENCE
WITNESSES EXAMINED
For ComplainantFor Accused
PW1 – Sk. Babu Khan -- NIL –- PW2 – M. Janadrdhan Reddy PW3 - A. Narsimha Reddy PW4 – N. Rajashekar
EXHIBITS MARKED
For Complainant For Accused
Ex.P1 is the Complaint.Ex.D1 is the letter addressed by PW1 to the Ex.P2 is the FIRSHO, P.S.Chevella dt.05-07-2016
Junior Civil Judge –cum-
Judicial Magistrate of First Class,
Chevella, R.R.District.