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v.lakshminarayanan (prop)     15 November 2011

Sec 91 cr pc in cheque case

dear members as already mentioned, i have filed a complaint under sec 138 NI act against an accused and the proceedings are going on. my examination and cross are over and the matter has been posted for defence side evidence. now the accused has filed a petition under sec 91 of CRPC for a direction to me as complainant to produce my IT records. i have absolutely nothing to hide in the matter. in fact, i am ready with the documents. but my question is whether the accused can seek a direction to me to produce documents when his evidence is due? my view is that the accused is trying to evade and trying to confuse the court with irrelevant things. he has to show that the cheque was not issued for any debt or liability, is it not? since the court has posted the matter to 17th of this month, i i will be highly obliged if our learned advocate friends in the forum could give their valued advice with citations if any. thanks yours v.lakshminarayanan palani


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adv. rajeev ( rajoo ) (practicing advocate)     15 November 2011

In my opinion  accused can call the doucments from the complainant to produce the doucments.  If you have got IT returns then file it before the court.

Nadeem Qureshi (Advocate/ nadeemqureshi1@gmail.com)     16 November 2011

read it

91. Summons to produce document or other thing.

 

(1) Whenever any court or any officer in charge of a police station considers that the production of any document of or other thing is necessary or desirable for the purposes of any investigation, inquiry, may issue a summons, or such officer a written order, to the person in whose possession or power such document or thing is believed to be requiring him to attend and produce it or to produce it at the time and place stated in the summons or order.

 

(2) Any person required under this section merely to produce a document or other thing shall be deemed to have complied with the requisition if he causes such document or thing to be produced instead of attending personally to produce the same.

 

(3) Nothing in this section shall be deemed -

 

(a) To affect, sections 123 and 124 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (1 of 1872), or the Bankers, Books Evidence Act, 1891(13 of 1891), or

 

(b) To apply to a letter, postcard, telegram or other document or any parcel or thing in the custody of the postal or telegraph authority.

DEEPAK ASSOCIATES (08010117611)     16 November 2011

Section 91 of CrPC is purely on the discretion of the court however the satisfaction of the court to effect that document or thing is relevant in the trial, investigation or inquiry must appear expressly from the order which must contain the reason for it. ( Ajay Mukherji Vs State, 1971 Cr LJ 1329 : Somiah 1970 Cr LJ 618 (AP) : 1969 Mad LJ (cri) 435.

In case title Bashir Husain Vs Gulam Mohd. AIR 1966 Bom 253 & State of AP Vs P.S. Ismail 1973 Cri LJ 931 (AP) the Hon'ble court has obesrved that

" A Party has no right to get summoned a document or thing- NO doubt a party may make an application on which court if it thinks proper may summon a document or thing and it is the discretion of the court to summon it or not. No right is conferred upon the party to get a document or thing summoned."

DR.SANAT KUMAR DASH (Eye Specialist)     17 November 2011

If     a   Complainant     has   filed    a   petition  u/s 91 of    Cr.P.C.  before   the   Hon'ble   Court   of  S.D.J.M.  to   produce    certain  documents   by  the  custodian  of  the  said  documents.  The  Learned   S.D.J.M.  reject    the   petition  of   the  Complainant,   then    what   to   do  in  this  case   for   further   action??? Without   those   documents   the   case   will   be  Null  &   Void.   Piease   suggest     further   action   in  this  matter.

DEEPAK ASSOCIATES (08010117611)     17 November 2011

revision may be filed

DR.SANAT KUMAR DASH (Eye Specialist)     27 November 2011

Section 397 ( 2 )   read   with  Section 91...............Order   refusing   to   call  for   documents.......Interlocutory  Ordrer............Revision  not   maintainable  being   barred    under   Section 397 ( 2   Cr.P.C..........Sethuraman    vrs.   rajamanickam   2009  ( 2 )  SCC ( Cr.) 627= 2009 ( 5 )  SCC 153= 2009 ( 2 ) Crimes 1= 2009 ( 2 ) Supreme 526= 2009 ( 4 ) JT 164.

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DR.SANAT KUMAR DASH (Eye Specialist)     27 November 2011

Section 397 ( 2 )   read   with  Section 91...............Order   refusing   to   call  for   documents.......Interlocutory  Ordrer............Revision  not   maintainable  being   barred    under   Section 397 ( 2   Cr.P.C..........Sethuraman    vrs.   rajamanickam   2009  ( 2 )  SCC ( Cr.) 627= 2009 ( 5 )  SCC 153= 2009 ( 2 ) Crimes 1= 2009 ( 2 ) Supreme 526= 2009 ( 4 ) JT 164.

DEFENSE ADVOCATE.-firmaction@g (POWER OF DEFENSE IS IMMENSE )     17 December 2011

There are many such tactics for accused to delay the matter and come out of it.

Shonee Kapoor (Legal Evangelist - TRIPAKSHA)     18 December 2011

Yes, it can be called.

 


Regards,
 
Shonee Kapoor
harassed.by.498a@gmail.com

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