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2009 Supreme(MP) 459

A.K. Shrivastava, J.
Manisha Lalwani (Smt.) v. Dr. D.V. Paul
Criminal Revision No. 1583 of 2005 (J); Decided on 16.4.2009.*

Advocates:
Mohd. Ali for applicant; A.K. Choubey with J. Prasad for respondent.

Headnote:(1) Criminal P.C., 1973 -- S. 204 -- right of audience of accused -commences after he is summoned under -- complaint dismissed at threshold -- he has no such right. 1985 CrLJ 1309 referred to. [Para 6

        (2) Accommodation Control Act, 1961 (M.P.) -- Ss. 14 and 43 (3) -- Criminal P.C. 1973 -- Ss. 200 and 204 -- offence of sub-letting prima facie proved against tenant -- complaint should be registered -- time granted by High Court to vacate -- not a cause to dismissed the complaint -- sub-tenant inducted -- cannot be prosecuted. [Paras 8 & 9

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ORDER

1. This revision application has been filed under 397 read with section 401 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 against the order dated 6.9.2005 passed by learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Katni, not registering the case against respondent.

2. As per the case of the applicant, she is owner of the building bearing house No. 436 of 436/13, situated at Gurunanak Ward, Katni. The first floor of the said building was let out to respondent No.1 on rental basis. As per the case of the applicant, respondent inducted a sub-tenant in the tenanted premises, as a result of which landlord-applicant filed Civil Suit No. 6-A/01 against respondent on several grounds including the ground under section 12 (1) (b) of M.P. Accommodation Control Act, 1961 (in short 'the Act'). The suit was decreed by the trial Court on various grounds including the ground of inducting sub-tenant. The decree passed by to be trial Court was affirmed upto this Court since the first and second appeal filed by the respondent were dismissed.

3. After the dismissal of second appeal of tenant-respondent on 11.5.2005, a private complaint was filed by the landlord-applicant against respondent-tenant as well as against Smt. Pushpa Ahmed and Smt. Washington who were sub-tenant in the tenanted accommodation making a prayer to impose penalty. In the said complaint case, the applicant examined her husband Ashok Lalwani, who is also her power of attorney holder. The learned Magistrate, by the impugned order has not registered the case and dismissed the complaint. Hence, this revision has been filed.

4. The contention of Shri Mohd. Ali, learned counsel for the applicant is that because the case has not been registered against the respondent by the Magistrate, therefore, respondent is not having any locus standi to have audience in this revision application. Learned counsel has placed reliance on the deicision of Madras High Court in Somu @ Sumasundaram and others v. The State and another, 1985 CrLJ 1309. On merit, it has been contended by him that learned Magistrate has simply dismissed the compliant on the ground that this Court in second appeal, while upholding the judgment and decree of two Courts below gave time to vacate the premises. According to learned counsel, merely because time was given by this Court to vacate the premises would not be a ground to hold that respondent and is not liable for the penalty under section 43 (3) of the Act.

5. Considered the arguments.

6. So far as giving right of audience to respondent is concerned, since at the threshold the complaint was dismissed without registering it, the respondent is not having any right of audience in this revision application, because, at the time of registration of a complaint, the Magistrate is not required to hear the accused. The right of audience confers on the other party only after the case is registered against him by the Magistrate and when he is summoned under section 204 CrPC. However, since the notice of revision has been issued to the respondent, I have also heard his learned counsel for the respondent.

7. On going through the judgment passed in the civil suit, as well as the judgment of learned First Additional District Judge, Katni in C.A. No. 69-A/03, decided on 13.5.2004 it is gathered that the appeal of the tenant was dismissed and the decree passed by the trial Court on several grounds including the ground under section 12 (1) (b) of the Act was affirmed. The learned appellate Court in para 14 of the judgment categorically held that respondent inducted sub-tenants. The findings of learned first appellate Court was also affirmed by this Court in Second Appeal No. 932/04 (Dr. D.V. Paul v. Smt. Manisha Lalwani) on 11.5.2005. This Court on 11.5.2005, while dismissing the appeal of the tenant-respondent, passed the following order:

"Appellant by Shri Arun Kumar Choubey, Advocate. Respondent by Shri Anil Lala, Advocate.

In course of hearing in ~he admission matter, the learned cou













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