Vijayan vs Sadanandan 2009 6 SCC 652

8/10/2019 Vijayan vs Sadanandan 2009 6 SCC 652

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Equivalent Citation:2009CriLJ2957, JT2009(6)SC352, 2009(7)SCALE19, (2009)6SCC652

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

Special Leave Petition (Crl.) No. 3220 of 2008

Decided On: 05.05.2009

ppellant!: VijayanVs.

"e!pondent: Sadanandan K. and Anr.

Hon'bl !"d#s$ lta#a! $a%ir and C&riac 'o!ep ''.

Co"nsls$*or ppellant+Petitioner+Plaintiff: $aila!anata Pilla& P.$. Pande& and ,i-a& $#ardv!

*or "e!pondent!+Defendant: "a/ent a!ant Li1 ateand P.,. Dine! dv!.

S"bj%&$ Criinal

A%&s(R"ls(Ordrs$Ne/otia%le 4n!tr#ent! ct 88 6 Section 387 Cri#inal Procedre Code (CrPC) 6Section! 30 35 35() 35(2) 35(3) 359 2 2() and 37 4ndian Penal Code 6Section! 53 and to 0

Cass R)rrd$

"a-endran v. 'o!e 200 (3) $L; 3 : 2002 () Cri#e! 537 Dilip S. Daanttappadan a##ed.P. %dllarna


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>ttappadan a##ed.P.%dlla


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erein nder Section 35(3)of te Code of Cri#inal Procedre (Cr.P.C.in !ort) and indefalt to nder/o !i#ple i#pri!on#ent for a frter period of !iB #ont!. On appeal(Cri#inal ppeal No. +200) te dditional Di!trict and Se!!ion! 'd/e %& er orderdated 2tarc 200 confir#ed te -d/#ent of conviction and !entence pa!!ed %&te learned a/i!trate. 4n revi!ion %ein/ Cri#inal "evi!ion Petition No. 83 of 2006D te $erala @i/ Cort %& it! -d/#ent dated 28 ta& 200 ile poldin/ teconviction #odified te !entence fro# i#pri!on#ent for a &ear to i#pri!on#ent till teri!in/ of te Cort and to pa& a co#pen!ation of "!. 825000+6 to te co#plainantnder Section 35(3)Cr.P.C. and in defalt to nder/o Si#ple 4#pri!on#ent for !iB#ont!.

3. 4t i! te !aid order of te $erala @i/ ic a! %een i#p/ned in te in!tantSpecial Leave Petition.

. Dr. $.P. $aila!anata Pilla& learned dvocate for te petitioner e!tioned te-d/#ent of te @i/ Cort #ainl& on te /rond tat te @i/ Cort ad erred in la inconfir#in/ te defalt cla!e #ade %& te ;rial Cort ile directin/ co#pen!ation to

%e paid nder Section 35(3) Cr.P.C. ccordin/ to Dr. Pilla& to/ Section 35()Cr.P.C. inter alia provide! for te di!%r!e#ent of fine i#po!ed %& a& ofco#pen!ation S%6!ection (3) #erel& e#poer! te Cort en it i#po!e! a!entence of ic fine doe! not for# a part to order te acc!ed per!on to pa& %& a&of co#pen!ation !c a#ont a! #a& %e !pecified in te order to te per!on o a!!ffered an& lo!! or in-r& %& rea!on of te act for ic te acc!ed per!on a! %een!o !entenced. Dr. Pilla& !%#itted tat in te a%!ence of an& !pecific provi!ion itre/ard to defalt in paent of co#pen!ation ic a! di!tinctl& different fro#i#po!ition of fine %& a& of a penalt& te @i/ cort ad ron/l& confir#ed te defalt!entence i#po!ed %& te learned a/i!trate and peld %& te learned Se!!ion!'d/e.

5. Dr. Pilla& !%#itted tat accordin/ to te !ce#e of te Cri#inal Procedre Code ifan& a#ont i! to %e recovered on accont of defalt in paent of fine it old ave to%e done in accordance it te provi!ion! of Section 2Cr.P.C. ic provide! fori!!e of arrant for te lev& of te a#ont %& attac#ent and !ale of an& #ova%lepropert& %elon/in/ to te offender and in te alternative %& i!!ance of arrant to teCollector of te di!trict atori1in/ i# to reali1e te a#ont a! arrear! of land revenefro# te #ova%le or i##ova%le propert& or %ot of te defalter. Dr. Pilla& al!o r/edtat te provi!ion! of Section 3 ic i! anoter #ode for recover& of a#ont!pa&a%le a! fine doe! not oever cover ca!e! involvin/ te recover& of co#pen!ationpa&a%le nder Section 35(3)and terefore te onl& #ode availa%le to te Cort torecover an& defalted a#ont %& a& of co#pen!ation i! to ta


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of fine toard! te prpo!e! indicated ile i#po!in/ a !entence of ic fine for#! apart erea! S%6!ection (3) i! applica%le in a !itation ere te Cort i#po!e! a!entence of ic fine doe! not for# a part of te !entence. ;i! Cort ent on too%!erve tat en fine i! not i#po!ed co#pen!ation can %e directed to %e paid for lo!!or in-r& ca!ed to te co#plainant %& rea!on of co##i!!ion of offence and ile S%6!ection () of Section 35provide! for application of te a#ont of fine S%6!ection (3)of Section 35!ee

. 4n ti! re/ard Dr. Pilla& al!o referred to and relied pon a recent deci!ion of ti!Cort in >ttappadan a##ed.P. %dlla


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Cort in S/nati Sre! $#ar v. 'a/dee!an N=+SC+003+2002: 2002CriL'003 ere te afore!aid vie! ere reiterated and it a! !tated in para/rap of te!aid -d/#ent a! follo!:

. Een ti! Cort prononced in @ari Sin/ v. S


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3. ;e neBt !%#i!!ion of te learned con!el for te appellant oever a!!%!tance. ;e ter# of i#pri!on#ent in defalt of paent of fine i! not a !entence. 4ti! a penalt& ic a per!on incr! on accont of non6paent of fine. ;e !entence i!!o#etin/ ic an offender #!t nder/o nle!! it i! !et a!ide or re#itted in part or inole eiter in appeal or in revi!ion or in oter appropriate -dicial proceedin/! orFoteri!eA. ter#! of i#pri!on#ent ordered in defalt of paent of fine !tand! on adifferent footin/.

;e !a#e vie a! eBpre!!ed earlier %& ti! Cort in $ldip $ar v. Srinder Sin/N=+SC+05+988: 989CriL'9 ere it a! eld tat a defalt !entence i! a#ode of enforcin/ recover& of a#ont i#po!ed %& a& of co#pen!ation.

. 4t a! !%#itted tat if defalt !entence i! ta


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te !a#e to/ lti#atel& it a! eld tat i#pri!on#ent in ca!e of defalt of !cpaent a! not !!taina%le.

9. 4n or vie te provi!ion for /rant of co#pen!ation nder Section 35(3)Cr.P.C.and te recover& tereof #a


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and in ever& ca!e of an offence pni!a%le it i#pri!on#ent or fine or it fine onl&in ic te offender i! !entenced to a fine

it !all %e co#petent to te Cort ic !entence! !c offender to direct %& te!entence tat in defalt of paent of te fine te offender !all !ffer i#pri!on#ent

for a certain ter# in ic i#pri!on#ent !all %e in eBce!! of an& oter i#pri!on#entto ic e #a& ave %een !entenced or to ic e #a& %e lia%le nder aco##tation of a !entence.

22. ;e provi!ion! of Section! 35(3)and 3Cr.P.C. en read it Section 4PCe#poer te Cort ile #a

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