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REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 2402 OF 2014[ Arising out of SLP (Crl.)
No.6197 of 2014]
K. Subramani Appellant(s)
versus
K. Damodara aidu Respondent(s)
J U D G M E N T
C. NAGAPPAN, J.
1. Leae grante!.
2. "#is a$$eal is $referre! against %u!g&ent an! or!er
!ate! 10.10.201' $asse! t#e *ig# Court of +arnata,a at
-angalore in Cri&inal A$$eal No.'6 of 2009 /#erein t#e
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*ig# Court set asi!e t#e %u!g&ent of auittal of t#e
trial
ourt an! re&an!e! t#e ase to t#e trial ourt for retrial.
2
3. "#e res$on!ent #ereino&$lainant an! t#e
a$$ellantause! /ere /or,ing as leturers in a
3oern&ent College at -angalore. "#e ase of t#e
o&$lainant is t#at t#e ause! orro/e! a loan of s.14
la,#s in as# on 1.12.1997 fro& #i& to start granite
usiness5 $ro&ising to re$a t#e sa&e /it# ' interest
$er
&ont# on !e&an! an! issue! $ost!ate! #eue !ate!
'0.11.2000 for su& of s.295125000 /#i# inlu!e!
$rini$al an! interest an! fe/ !as $rior to $resentation of
t#e #eue on its !ue !ate to an, for enas#&ent5 t#e
ause! reueste! #i& not to $resent t#e #eue an! too,
e8tension of ti&e of anot#er t#ree ears for re$a&ent
an!
finall issue! a #eue !ate! 16.0.200 for a su& of
s.7'5'52 /#i# inlu!e! $rini$al an! interest. "#e
o&$lainant $resente! t#e #eue on 19..200 for
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enas#&ent to #is an,er an! it /as !is#onore! /it# an
en!orse&ent :fun! insuffiient; an! t#e o&$lainant
issue!
legal notie on 12.9.200 !e&an!ing re$a&ent /it#in 1
!as fro& t#e !ate of its reei$t t#ereof an! ause! sent
re$l ut faile! to o&$l /it# t#e !e&an! an! t#e
o&$lainant lo!ge! o&$laint un!er Setion 1' of t#e
Negotiale
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t#e sa&e t#e o&$lainant $referre! a$$eal in t#e *ig#
Court in Cri&inal A$$eal No.'6 of 20095 an! t#e *ig#
Court #ear! t#e a$$eal along /it# 9 ot#er a$$eals
fra&ing t/o legal issues /#i# are as un!er@
i) =#et#er an ation un!er Setion 1' of t#e
N.
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een un!one onl on t#e groun! t#at o&$lainant #a! not
$roe! #is a$ait to len! &one an! #ene t#ose or!ers
are liale to e set asi!e. Aor!ingl it allo/e! t#e a$$eals
an! set asi!e t#e res$etie %u!g&ents of auittal an!
re&an!e! t#e ases to ourts onerne! !ireting retrial.
"#e $resent a$$eal is $referre! #allenging t#e sai!
%u!g&ent.
#. "#e learne! ounsel a$$earing for t#e
a$$ellantres$on!ent onten!e! t#at t#e *ig# Court
erroneousl lue! a at# of 10 ri&inal a$$eals an!
for&ulate! t/o uestions of la/ an! insofar as t#e
$resent
a$$eal is onerne! t#e trial ourt neer $roee!e! on t#e
assu&$tion t#at t#e $resu&$tion un!er Setion 1'9 of
t#e
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reutte! t#e $resu&$tion $laing ogent ei!ene t#at
t#ere /as no legall reoerale !et or liailit an! t#e
o&$lainant #a! no a$ait to len! #uge a&ount of s.14
la,#s an!5 aor!ingl5 !is&isse! t#e o&$laint
auitting t#e ause!.
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&an!ate! Setion 1'9 of t#e N.
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releant ti&e an! t#e allege! loan of s.14 la,#s is
lai&e!
to #ae een $ai! as# an! it is !is$ute!. -ot# of
t#e& /ere goerne! t#e 3oern&ent Serants; Con!ut
ules /#i# $resries t#e &o!e of len!ing an! orro/ing.
"#ere is not#ing on reor! to s#o/ t#at t#e $resrie! &o!e
/as follo/e!. "#e soure lai&e! t#e o&$lainant is
saings fro& #is salar an! an a&ount of s. la,#s
!erie!
#i& fro& sale of site No.4 elonging to #i&. Neit#er
in
t#e o&$laint nor in t#e #iefe8a&ination of t#e
o&$lainant5 t#ere is an aer&ent /it# regar! to t#e
sale
$rie of site No.4. "#e onerne! sale !ee! /as also not
$ro!ue!. "#oug# t#e o&$lainant /as an ino&eta8
assessee #e #a! a!&itte! in #is ei!ene t#at #e #a! not
s#o/n t#e sale of site No.4 in #is ino&eta8 return. En
t#e
ontrar t#e o&$lainant #as a!&itte! in #is ei!ene
t#at
in t#e ear 1997 #e #a! otaine! a loan of s.1549520
fro& L.
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1997 to t#e ause!. Furt#er t#e o&$lainant !i! not
$ro!ue an, state&ent to sustantiate #is lai&. "#e
trial
ourt too, into aount t#e testi&on of t#e /ife of t#e
o&$laint in anot#er ri&inal ase arising un!er Setion
1' of t#e N.
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11.
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ITEM NO.1A-For Judgment COURT NO.11 SECTION IIB
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Crimin! A""e! No. #....$%&1' ri(ing )rom S*P +Cr!.,
No+(,.1/$%&1'
0 SUBRAMANI A""e!!nt+(,
ERSUS
0 DAMODARA NAIDU Re("ondent+(,
Dte 2 13$11$%&1' T4i( "etition 5( 6!!ed on )or JUDGMENT
tod7.
For Petitioner+(, Mr(. i87nt4i Giri(49Ad:.
For Re("ondent+(, M$(. Nu!i ; Nu!i
UPON 4ering t4e 6oun(e! t4e Court mde t4e )o!!o5ing
O R D E R
!e Mr. Ju(ti6e C. Ng""n "ronoun6ed t4e
8udgment o) t4e Ben64 6om"ri(ing !e Mr. Ju(ti6e
.Go"! Go5d nd !e 8udgment i( "!6ed on t4e )i!e,
