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2017 Supreme(All) 2748

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ALLAHABAD
Harsh Kumar, J.
Yashwant Chaturvedi – Appellant
Vs.
State of U.P. – Respondent
Criminal Revision No. 2685 of 2017
Decided On : 20-11-2017

Advocates Appeared:
Tarun Agrawal, Advocate., for the Revisionist ; A.G.A., Amit Misra, Advocate, for the Opposite Parties

The main legal point established in the judgment is the requirement to consider only prima facie evidence at the stage of framing charges and the limited scope of revisional jurisdiction.

Headnote:

Criminal Conspiracy - Rejection of Discharge Application - Sections 120B, 468, 471, 420, 409 IPC - [120B, 468, 471, 420, 409 IPC] - The court discussed the legality of the charge sheet submitted by C.B.I. against the revisionist and others under sections 120B, 468, 471, 420, 409 IPC. The court analyzed the evidence collected during the investigation and found prima facie evidence of criminal conspiracy and misappropriation of funds by the accused. The court also highlighted the limited scope of revisional jurisdiction and the requirement to consider only prima facie evidence at the stage of framing charges.

Fact of the Case:

The revisionist, a director of a company, filed a discharge application under section 239 Cr.P.C., 1973, challenging the charge sheet filed by C.B.I. The revisionist argued that the charge sheet did not establish the offenses under sections 468, 471, 420, 409, and 120-B IPC against him. The revisionist also claimed that the C.B.I. exceeded its jurisdiction in filing the charge sheet.

Finding of the Court:

The court found that there was prima facie evidence of criminal conspiracy and misappropriation of funds by the revisionist and others. The court held that the revisionist failed to show any illegality, irregularity, impropriety, or incorrectness in the impugned order rejecting the discharge application.

Issues: The issues involved the legality of the charge sheet filed by C.B.I. against the revisionist and others, the scope of revisional jurisdiction, and the requirement to consider only prima facie evidence at the stage of framing charges.

Ratio Decidendi: The court emphasized the limited scope of revisional jurisdiction and the need to consider only prima facie evidence at the stage of framing charges. The court also highlighted the requirement to analyze the evidence collected during the investigation to establish a prima facie case of the offenses.

Final Decision: The revision was dismissed, and the court upheld the rejection of the discharge application. The court directed the lower court to ensure expeditious disposal of the case in accordance with the law.

JUDGMENT :

Harsh Kumar, J.

Heard Sri Ravi Kant, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Sri Tarun Agrawal, learned counsel for the revisionist, Sri Amit Misra, learned counsel for C.B.I., learned AGA for the State and perused the record.

2. The revision has been filed against the order dated 26.7.2017 passed by Special Judicial Magistrate, C.B.I., Ghaziabad rejecting the discharge application of revisionist under section 239 Cr.P.C., 1973 in Criminal Case No. 1018A of 2009, State v. Yashwant Chaturvedi, under sections 120B, 468, 471, 420, 409 IPC.

3. Learned counsel for the revisionist submits that on the basis of material submitted with the charge sheet, offences under sections 468, 471, 420, 409 and 120-B IPC are not made out against the revisionist; that the revisionist was Director of M/s Vidiani Engineers Ltd., Mathura (hereinafter referred as "VEL"), which company was involved in manufacturing of engineering equipments; that the company of revisionist obtained various amounts, as loan from different financial institutions and banks etc.; that the creditors of Company M/s Fortis Financial Services Limited filed a Company Petition No. 125 of 1998 against the Company of revisionist, in which vide order dated 12.1.2006 of this Court, the application for winding up of Company was allowed; that the revisionist moved an application for recall of order dated 12.1.2006, which is pending for disposal and order has been reserved after hearing of arguments before the Company Judge; that in above Company Petition vide order dated 19.10.2006 this Court, upon taking cognizance of the offence under section 454(5) of the Companies Act, 1956 and taking into account the fact that Directors are not available, handed over the matter to C.B.I. for registering and investigating the case; that the scope of above order was limited according to which, the C.B.I. was required only to finding out addresses of Ex-Directors, arresting them and bringing them to the Court and also for finding out the exact location where the misappropriated money has been parked; that the C.B.I. exceeded its jurisdiction in lodging F.I.R., registering the case and upon completion of investigation, in submitting the charge sheet against the revisionist and others before the Magistrate for the offences under sections 468, 471, 420, 409 and 120-B IPC; that subsequent to passing of order dated 19.10.2006 by the Company Judge directing C.B.I. to investigate in the matter, the revisionist has made payment of almost all the dues of the financial institutions in furtherance of one time final settlement, except certain amounts are due towards IDBI with which negotiations with regard to one time final settlement are going on; that the revisionist is hopeful of recall of order dated 12.01.2006 of the Company Judge under which the investigation was handed over to C.B.I. vide order dated 19.10.2006 of the Court; that in case, the above order dated 12.01.2006 is recalled, the entire proceedings including the subsequent order of investigation dated 19.10.2006 will come to an end; that the revisionist has not committed any offence of cheating, forgery or embezzlement and has not entered into any criminal conspiracy with co-directors or the Charted Accountant of Company VEL; that the learned Magistrate failed to consider the material on the case diary and without considering the material available on record, has rejected the application in mechanical manner; that the statement of Chief General Manager of IDBI under section 161 Cr.P.C., 1973 shows that everything was done in good faith and in accordance with rules, which indicates that no offence have been committed by the revisionist; that the learned Magistrate has acted wrongly in not going through the evidence collected by the C.B.I. and in rejecting the application merely by saying that there is sufficient evidence for framing of charges against the revisionist, which is wrong and incorrect; that the impugned order is wrong on facts and law


































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