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2022 Supreme(Mad) 429

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
V. Bhavani Subbaroyan, J.
K.Periyasamy – Appellant
Versus
R.Moorthi and ors. – Respondents
S.A(MD)No.767 of 2015
Decided On : 03-01-2022

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant : Mr. B. Saravanan
For the Respondent: Mr. M.R. Sreenivasan for Mr.R.Nandakumar

Headnote:

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 - Section 161(3) - Thumb Impression in Blank Papers - In plaint, it is averred that son of plaintiff has already filed an insolvency petition against defendants and others in I.P. on file of Subordinate Court, and the said insolvency petition is still pending for enquiry - Due to money transactions between the plaintiff's son and defendants, there exists a strong enmity - Defendants along with three strangers came in a Ambassador Car, waylaid plaintiff who was riding Bike with one as a pillion rider and kidnapped plaintiff in Car and manhandled him - Pillion rider who witnessed incident was threatened with dire consequences by defendants - After snatching a sum from plaintiff, he was threatened to affix his signatures and Left Thumb Impression in many blank papers and stamp papers and he was thrown out from Car with severe warnings that if plaintiff's son failed to withdraw insolvency petition, he would be murdered - Plaintiff lodged a complaint with Police and sent telegrams to Police Higher Officials narrating the incident - Whether Courts below are right in dismissing suit without considering pendency of criminal case with regard to same occurrence.

Finding of the Court: Careful perusal of pleadings and appraisal of evidence adduced on side of plaintiff/appellant would clearly reveal that expecting some litigations, as a precautionary measures plaintiff / appellant has lodged a complaint as if he was kidnapped and his signature was obtained by force in stamp papers and blank papers - Plaintiff / appellant is a powerful person to influence Police Officials to receive a false case against defendants/ respondents - There is no iota of evidence to hold that after conclusion of trial in C.C. defendants / respondents were found guilty and convicted - Mere filing of charge sheet would not prove case of the plaintiff/appellant as referred supra - Oral testimony of P.W.1 and additional documents filed by the plaintiff /appellant would not substantiate his case - Trial Court as well as first appellate Court on analysis of both oral and documentary evidence has rightly come to conclusion that plaintiff / appellant is not entitled to any of reliefs as sought for in the suit - This Court is of the view that plaintiff/appellant has not made out a prima facie case as prayed for by him and substantial questions of law are answered against plaintiff/appellant and in favour of defendant /respondents - For the reasons aforesaid, this Court is of the considered view that there is no illegality or infirmity in the well-considered judgments and decrees rendered by Courts below and accordingly, Second Appeal is liable to be dismissed.

Result: Second Appeal is dismissed.

JUDGMENT :

The second appeal is directed against the concurrent Judgments and decrees, passed in O.S.No.689 of 2003 by the Principal Subordinate Court, Dindigul and in A.S.No.22 of 2012, passed by the Additional District Court, Dindigul.

2. For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred to herein, as per their own ranking as before the Trial Court.

3. The appellant herein as plaintiff has instituted a suit in O.S.No.689 of 2003, on the file of the trial Court for declaration, permanent injunction and mandatory injunction, wherein, the respondents have been shown as the defendants.

4. In the plaint, it is averred that the son of the plaintiff Sakthivel has already filed an insolvency petition against the defendants and others in I.P.No.1 of 2002, on the file of the Subordinate Court, Dindigul, and the said insolvency petition is still pending for enquiry. Due to money transactions between the plaintiff's son and defendants, there exists a strong enmity. Therefore, on 07.08.2002 at about 7.30 p.m., the defendants along with three strangers came in a Ambassador Car, waylaid the plaintiff who was riding Hero Honda Motor Bike with one Raju as a pillion rider near Old Society at Sriramapuram and kidnapped the plaintiff in the Car and manhandled him. Pillion rider Raju who witnessed the incident was threatened with dire consequences by the defendants. After snatching a sum of Rs.10,000/- from the plaintiff, he was threatened to affix his signatures and Left Thumb Impression in many blank papers and stamp papers and he was thrown out from the Car at 3.00 p.m. on 08.02.2002 with severe warnings that if the plaintiff's son failed to withdraw the insolvency petition, he would be murdered. On 08.02.2002, the plaintiff lodged a complaint with Police and sent telegrams to the Police Higher Officials narrating the incident. Further on 08.02.2002, the plaintiff published a notice in Daily Thanthi warning the defendants and others to desist from using blank papers and stamp papers containing signatures and Left Thumb Impressions of the plaintiff by forging instruments thereon. The plaintiff apprehends that the defendants would manipulate the instruments on the blank papers and stamp papers bearing his Left Thumb Impression and signatures and initiate legal action against him and his properties on the basis of such forged instruments. Hence, the suit.

5. In the written statement filed on the side of the defendants, it is averred that the plaintiff has filed the suit only to defraud the defendants and to avoid payments payable by his son to the defendants. In order to defraud and cheat the debts due to the defendants, the plaintiff's son Sakthivel preferred an insolvency petition in I.A.No.1 of 2002, on the file of the Subordinate Court, Dindigul, showing the defendants as creditors along with number of other bogus creditors just to fulfil his intention. The plaintiff and his son criminally conceived a plan to avoid the defendants from appearing in Courts to pursue the insolvency proceedings. The defendants have lodged a complaint before Oddanchatram Police Station, but no action was taken. On the other hand, the Police entertained a false complaint preferred by the plaintiff and his son and continuously harassed the defendants. The defendants have not obtained plaintiff's signatures or Left Thumb Impression in stamp papers and blank papers as alleged by the plaintiff. These defendants do not possess any such documents. There is no necessity for the defendants to obtain such document by coercion to use them as against the plaintiff. There is no cause of action for filing the suit and the suit is liable to be dismissed with costs.

6. Before the trial Court, on the side of the plaintiff, the plaintiff examined himself as P.W.1 and one Karuppannan was examined as P.W.2 and Exs.A1 to A14 were marked. On the side of the defendants, second defendant namely, Karthigaivel was examined as D.W.1 and no documents were marked.

7. On the basis of the rival p

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