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2014 Supreme(Bom) 2492

IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY
A.R. Joshi, J.
Rubina Zahir Ansari – Appellant
Vs.
Sharif Altaf Furniturewala and Ors. – Respondents
Criminal Application No. 50 of 2014
Decided On : 19-03-2014

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant : Rizwan Merchant, Hrishikesh Amembal, Swapnil L. Wagh, Sandeep Bali, Faiz Merchant and Sultan i/by Rizwan Merchant and Asso.
For the Respondent: Amit Desai, Sham Mehta, Sr. Advs., Shilpan Gaonkar, Gopal Shenoy and Suraj Iyer i/by Ganesh and Co.

The main legal point established in the judgment is that the court has the authority to cancel bail if the order granting bail ignores relevant materials indicating the prima facie involvement of the accused or takes into account irrelevant material, leading to a miscarriage of justice.

Headnote:

Cancellation of Bail - Criminal Law - Indian Penal Code (IPC) - Section 34, 465, 467, 468, 471, 474, 420 - Summary: The court discussed the allegations against the respondents under various sections of the IPC, including cheating, forgery, and fabrication of documents. The court highlighted the conduct of the respondents, attempts to tamper with evidence and witnesses, and the ongoing investigation. The court emphasized the need to view the matter beyond simple breach of contract and cheating, and the potential impact on the lives of flat purchasers. The court found that the impugned order granting bail failed to consider relevant material and misdirected itself, leading to the cancellation of bail.

Fact of the Case:

The court heard an application for cancellation of bail granted to the respondents, who were accused of offenses under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) related to cheating, forgery, and fabrication of documents. The court discussed the allegations against the respondents, including attempts to tamper with evidence and witnesses, and ongoing investigation.

Finding of the Court:

The court found that the impugned order granting bail failed to consider relevant material and misdirected itself, leading to the cancellation of bail.

Issues: The issues included the conduct of the respondents, ongoing investigation, attempts to tamper with evidence and witnesses, and the impact of the alleged offenses on the lives of flat purchasers.

Ratio Decidendi: The court emphasized the need to view the matter beyond simple breach of contract and cheating, and the potential impact on the lives of flat purchasers. The court found that the impugned order granting bail failed to consider relevant material and misdirected itself, leading to the cancellation of bail.

Final Decision: The court allowed the application for cancellation of bail, set aside the impugned order, and disposed of the application accordingly.

JUDGMENT :

A.R. Joshi, J.

1. Heard learned senior counsel for the applicant/original complainant, also heard learned senior counsel for respondent No. 1, also heard learned counsel for respondent No. 2 and also heard learned A.P.P. for the State-respondent Nos. 3 and 4. This is an application for cancellation of bail granted to respondent Nos. 1 and 2 by the learned Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, 37th Court, Esplanade, Mumbai (hereinafter referred to as "the ACMM") dated 1st February, 2014. The said impugned order was passed on two separate bail applications bearing Nos. 12 and 13 of 2014 preferred by present respondent Nos. 1 and 2.

2. At the threshold, it must be mentioned that initially respondent Nos. 1 and 2 preferred bail application No. 2109 of 2013 before this Court for their release on bail. Said application was heard at length and by a reasoned order this Court dismissed the said application vide order dated 20th December, 2013. When that order was passed, subsequently an application for 'speaking to the minutes' was preferred before this Court asking for certain clarification regarding the observations made by this Court. Said application for speaking to the minutes was disposed of vide order dated 8th January, 2014. That time, it was submitted on behalf of respondent Nos. 1 and 2 that certain observations were made in the order rejecting the bail application and as such trial Court/Sessions Court may not be influenced by the said observations when the matter will be put to trial or in repeated bail application. It is further submitted that an addition is required to be made in the final order mentioning that the said observations are only for the purpose of deciding bail application No. 2109 of 2013. This Court in paragraph Nos. 4 and 5 concluded the said application for speaking to the minutes. The said observations in paragraph Nos. 4 and 5 read thus:-

"4. Needless to mention that the every order on bail application is definitely confined to the matter which is dealt with in a particular Bail Application and never the contents thereof can be taken shelter of at the time of final hearing of the matter on merits before the trial Court or before the Sessions Court.

5. As such, in view of the above legal position, there is no necessity to add anything more in the order already passed and as such present application for speaking to the minutes is disposed of."

3. After getting the order of this Court on speaking to the minutes, on the above terms, the matter was taken before the learned Addl. Chief MM by filing bail application Nos. 12 and 13 of 2014, as mentioned above. Apparently, what was mainly canvassed before the learned Addl. Chief MM was that, this Court rejected the bail application only on the count that the investigation was continuing and as such after filing of the charge-sheet separate bail applications were preferred before the learned Addl. Chief MM. Said Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, allowed both the bail applications by giving reasoning only in paragraph Nos. 3, 4 and 5 and then passed the final order granting bail in the sum of Rs. 50,000/- with surety in the like amount. Contents of said three paragraphs were assailed on behalf of present applicant/original complainant and it is argued that the learned Addl. Chief MM had not taken into consideration the relevant material available against the respondent Nos. 1 and 2 in turn wrongly construed order of this Court as the order passed mainly sensing the investigation was going on. Also much is argued by learned counsel for respondent No. 1 and the learned counsel for respondent No. 2 on the contents of said only three paragraph Nos. 3, 4 and 5 and which are only the paragraphs so far as reasoning is given by the learned Addl. Chief MM while granting bail. These paragraphs are produced hereunder, in order to have a ready reference and to appreciate the arguments of rival parties and in order to test whether the said order is of such a n































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