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Ram Ratan Vs. State of M.P.

Ram Ratan vs State of M.P.

Disposition Revision dismissed Court Madhya Pradesh Decided Jun 27, 2002
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Citation
Court
Madhya Pradesh High Court
Judge
Decided On
Case Number
Criminal Revision No. 817/94
Subject
Criminal
Disposition
Revision dismissed

Case Summary

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- CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908.[C.A. No. 5/1908]. Section 115: [A.K. Patnaik, CJ, Deepak Verma, S.K. Kulshrestha, S.S. Kha & A.M. Sapre, JJ] Award of Motor Vehicles Tribunal - Amount in dispute being less than Rs.10,000/- Held, Remedy of appeal under Section 173(2) of M.V. Act, 1988 is not available to assail awa...

Key legal issue
Criminal
Outcome / disposition
Revision dismissed
Acts & sections
Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860 - Sections 332 and 353; Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) , 1974 - Sections 360

Parties & Advocates

Appellant / Petitioner

Ram Ratan

Advocate Sanjay Jain, Adv.

Respondent

State of M.P.

Advocate Chanchal Sharma, Panel Lawyer

Legal References

Acts
Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860 - Sections 332 and 353; Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) , 1974 - Sections 360
Reported In
2002(4)MPHT215

Excerpt

.....are not caused during the use of arising out of use of motor vehicle yet compensation is awarded; (iii) where the owner of the vehicle feels that insurance company has been improperly exonerated from payment of compensation; and (iv) claimant may claim the amount of compensation such as loss of suffering or medical treatment, which has not been awarded by the claims tribunal though sufficient evidence is available on record.- section 173(2); remedy of appeal under held, remedy of appeal under section 173(2) is not available to assail award passed by the m.a.c.t if the amount in dispute is less than rs.10,000/-. aggrieved party has the remedy of revision under section 115 of c.p.c., the constitutional remedy under articles 226/227 stands barred in view of alternative efficacious remedy under section 115 of c.p.c., - jain, further submits that in the facts and circumstances of the case, the applicant is entitled to get benefit of release on probation of good conduct under section 360, cr. further as the applicant assaulted the complainant, a public servant with shoe to deter him from dischargeof his duties, he is not entitled to be considered for release on probation of good conduct as the court has to consider the age, character, or antecedents and the circumstances in which the offence was committed for release on probation under section 360, cr.orderuma nath singh, j.1. heard the counsel for the parties and perused the records. 2. shri jain submits that once the applicant has been acquitted of offence under section 332, ipc, he becomes entitled to be acquitted also of offence under section 353, ipc, mr. jain, further submits that in the facts and circumstances of the case, the applicant is entitled to get benefit of release on probation of good conduct under section 360, cr.pc. 3. smt. sharma, appearing for the state submits that this court in criminal revision should not interfere with the concurrent findings of fact and as the findings of the courts below is categorical that the applicant caused assault with shoe, to the complainant, a public servant, he should not be considered for the benefit of release on probation. 4. on due consideration of rival submissions, i am of the considered view that the submissions of mr. jain have no force. the learned courts below have recorded acquittal of offence under section 332, ipc on the ground that the applicant did not cause hurt voluntarily and not for the reason that the complainant was not a public servant, therefore, the conviction of the applicant recorded under section 353, ipc does not suffer from any illegality to necessitate interference of this court in criminal revision. further as the applicant assaulted the complainant, a public servant with shoe to deter him from dischargeof his duties, he is not entitled to be considered for release on probation of good conduct as the court has to consider the age, character, or antecedents and the circumstances in which the offence was committed for release on probation under section 360, cr.pc. 5. thus, the criminal revision fails and is hereby dismissed.

Full Judgment

ORDER

Uma Nath Singh, J.

1. Heard the Counsel for the parties and perused the records.

2. Shri Jain submits that once the applicant has been acquitted of offence under Section 332, IPC, he becomes entitled to be acquitted also of offence under Section 353, IPC, Mr. Jain, further submits that in the facts and circumstances of the case, the applicant is entitled to get benefit of release on probation of good conduct under Section 360, Cr.PC.

3. Smt. Sharma, appearing for the State submits that this Court in criminal revision should not interfere with the concurrent findings of fact and as the findings of the Courts below is categorical that the applicant caused assault with shoe, to the complainant, a public servant, he should not be considered for the benefit of release on probation.

4. On due consideration of rival submissions, I am of the considered view that the submissions of Mr. Jain have no force. The learned Courts below have recorded acquittal of offence under Section 332, IPC on the ground that the applicant did not cause hurt voluntarily and not for the reason that the complainant was not a public servant, therefore, the conviction of the applicant recorded under Section 353, IPC does not suffer from any illegality to necessitate interference of this Court in criminal revision. Further as the applicant assaulted the complainant, a public servant with shoe to deter him from dischargeof his duties, he is not entitled to be considered for release on probation of good conduct as the Court has to consider the age, character, or antecedents and the circumstances in which the offence was committed for release on probation under Section 360, Cr.PC.

5. Thus, the criminal revision fails and is hereby dismissed.

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