2021 Supreme(MP) 514

IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH
Rajeev Kumar Shrivastava, J.
Pradeep Kumar Arya v. State of M. P. & Others
Miscellaneous Criminal Case No. 47977 of 2021(Gwalior);
Decided on 8.10.2021

Headnote:

(1) Criminal P. C., 1973 -- S. 482 -- scope of power -- partly administrative and partly judicial -- three circumstances in which inherent jurisdiction may be exercised -- (1) to give effect to order under CrPC -- (2) to prevent abuse of process of Court -- (3) to secure ends of justice -- jurisdiction is discretionary -- Court can always take note of any miscarriage of justice and prevent it by exercising its power -- power neither limited nor curtailed by any other provisions of Code -- however, to be exercised sparingly and with caution -- should not be arbitrarily exercised to cut short normal process of criminal trial. AIR 1977 SC 1489 followed. [Paras 15 to 17

(2) Criminal P. C., 1973 -- S. 340 -- scope of power -- discretion vests with Court -- should be exercised judiciously. (2018)6 SCC 151 and (2005) 4 SCC 370 followed. [Para 23

(3) Criminal P. C., 1973 -- S. 340 r/w S. 195 -- Penal Code, 1860 -- Ss. 193 and 196 -- perjury -- in previous litigation, respondents produced copy of certified copy of document certified by labour officer and having specified document number -- being public document, cannot be said that it was forged -- no presumption could be gathered from incomplete document produced by petitioner in present petition -- no relief was sought by respondents against petitioner in previous litigation, which was withdrawn -- no prima facie case made out u/ss. 193 and 196 of IPC. [Para 24

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This petition under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure read with section 340 of CrPC has been preferred by the petitioner for conducting enquiry in respect to forged documents filed in M.Cr.C. No.28033/2021 (Keshav Singh Chauhan v. State of M.P.) in connection with Crime No.163/2020 registered at Police Station Hazira, District Gwalior, which was withdrawn on 27.7.2021.</p><p align="justify" id="27000397370001" name="27000397370001">2. It is undisputed fact that aforementioned MCrC No. 28033/2021 was dismissed as withdrawn on 27.7.2021.</p><p align="justify" id="27000397370002" name="27000397370002">3. Petitioner has preferred this petition seeking invocation of inquiry against respondents No.2 &amp; 3, namely, Keshav Singh Chauhan &amp; Nitin Chauhan, under section 340 r/w section 195(1) (b) of CrPC, as they had committed the act of perjury by intentionally disclosing false information and attaching forged documents knowing that the same records are being submitted in relation to Court proceedings before this Court. The act tantamount to giving false information and committing an act of forgery so as to hamper the course of public justice and therefore, falls within the purview of offence mentioned under section 195(1)(b) of Cr.P.C.</p><p align="justify" id="27000397370003" name="27000397370003">4. The facts of this case in short are that the petitioner, who is the complainant for the purpose of FIR bearing crime No.163/2020 registered at police station Hazira, Distt. Gwalior, has levied charges under sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B of IPC and section 6 of Chit Fund Act, against respondents No.2 – Keshav Singh Chauhan and two others. Respondent No.2- Keshav Singh Chauhan after registration of FIR was taken into custody and had applied for bail before the Court below which was dismissed on 21.5.2021. Against that order, the bail application bearing M.Cr.C. No.28033/2021 was preferred by respondent No.2 before this Court on 7.6.2021. Subsequently, respondent No.2 filed an application bearing I.A. No.18782/2021 in the aforesaid M.Cr.C. for taking additional documents on record along with affidavit of respondent No.3- Nitin Chauhan. Respondent No.3 has annexed Annexure-N which states that as per the Shop and Establishment Act, Umeed Co-operation Producer Company Limited has been registered in the name of Devarshi Sharma S/o Shri Pradeep Sharma, and description of same document has also been provided by the respondents in internal paragraph-6 of page No. 10 of Annexure-P/3 of this petition. Copy of Annexure-N is annexed herewith this petition and marked as Annexure-P/4. It is the contention of the petitioner that the respondents have produced the forged documents, rather on the contrary Umeed Co-operation Producer Company was registered in the name of Kiran Chauhan w/o Keshav Singh Chauhan. The respondents had filed forged documents before this Court which they knew was false with an intention to deceive this Court. The sole intention of producing the false information was to mislead and to deceive the Court proceedings and to obtain a relief which the respondents otherwise would not have been entitled for.</p><p align="justify" id="27000397370004" name="27000397370004">5. Devarshi Sharma, who is the son of present petitioner, had received information through RTI that the said shop has been registered in the name of Kiran Chauhan, who is the wife of respondent No.2 and mother of respondent No.3. Copy of information received through RTI is annexed as Annexure-P/5. Therefore, the respondents have committed the offence under sections 193 &amp; 196 of Indian Penal Code. Respondent No.2 – Keshav Singh Chauhan, is a person having criminal antecedents, therefore petitioner prayed to initiate enquiry against respondents No.2 &amp; 3, namely Keshav Singh Chauhan &amp; Nitin Chauhan under section 340 r/w section 195(1)(b) of Cr.P.C.</p><p align="justify" id="27000397370005" name="27000397370005">6. 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