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REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 2387 OF 2014(Arisin !"# !$ SLP (Cr%.& N!. 2487'2014&
O.M. CHERIAN THAN)ACHAN *..A++,%%-n#
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STATE OF )ERALA / ORS. *.R,s+!n,n#s
J U D M E N T
R. Banumathi, J.
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27.11.2013 +-ss, in Cr%. A++,-% N!. 610'200 9 :i; #,
Hi C!"r# !$ ),r-%- ;!n$ir5, #, ;!ni;#i!n !$ #,
-++,%%-n#'1s#-;;"s, "n,r S,;#i!ns 468A -n 30 IPC -n
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H!"s, ,-rin N!. MP. III'84 !$ )-r"%-9-i A5s!5 -%!n :i#
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-n PB@1 -n #, r,%-#i,s !$ Li%%i>"##9 :,r, -%s! #! -##,n #,
5,i-#i!n #-%>s "# :,n #, 5,,#in :-s s! s;,"%,=
Li%%i>"##9 ;!55i##, s"i;i, 9 -nin. On #, $irs#
in$!r5-#i!n 9 PB@1= - n,i!"r !$ #, -;;"s,= %-: :-s s,#
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"n,r S,;#i!n 174 Cr.P.C. -n !n s"s,",n# ;!5+%-in#= #,
s-5, :-s -%#,r, #! !n, $!r #, !$$,n;,s +"nis-%, "n,r
S,;#i!ns 468A -n 30 IPC. PB@4 ;!n";#, -"#!+s9 -n
s"5i##, #, +!s#@5!r#,5 r,+!r#. PB@14= in,s#i-#in
!$$i;,r= - #->,n "+ #, in,s#i-#i!n -n s,i?, #,
!;"5,n#s -n 5-#,ri-% !,;#s -n ,-5in, #, :i#n,ss,s
-n %-i #, ;-r, s,,# --ins# #, -++,%%-n# -n !#,r
-;;"s,. In #, #ri-% ;!"r#= PBs 1 #! 1 :,r, ,-5in, -n
Es. P@1 #! P@2 :,r, 5-r>, -n MOs 1 #! 18 :,r, i,n#i$i,.
T, -;;"s, :,r, ",s#i!n, "n,r S,;#i!n 313 Cr.P.C. -n
#,9 ,ni, -%% #, in;ri5in-#in ,i,n;, -n ;ir;"5s#-n;,s
r!"# !"# in ,i,n;, --ins# #,5.
4. U+!n ;!nsi,r-#i!n !$ ,i,n;,= #, #ri-% ;!"r#
;!ni;#, #, -++,%%-n#'1s#-;;"s, "n,r S,;#i!n 468A IPC
-n s,n#,n;, i5 #! "n,r! #:! 9,-rs !$ ri!r!"s
i5+ris!n5,n# -n #! +-9 - $in, !$ Rs.=000'@ -n in ,$-"%# !$
+-95,n# !$ $in,= #! "n,r! $"r#,r i5+ris!n5,n# !$ !n, 9,-r.
F!r #, !$$,n;, +"nis-%, "n,r S,;#i!n 30 IPC= #, #ri-%
;!"r# s,n#,n;, i5 #! "n,r! ri!r!"s i5+ris!n5,n# $!r
s,,n 9,-rs -n #! +-9 - $in, !$ Rs.0=000'@ -n in ,$-"%# !$
+-95,n# !$ $in,= #! "n,r! $"r#,r i5+ris!n5,n# !$ #r,,
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9,-rs. T, s"s#-n#i, s,n#,n;,s !$ #, -++,%%-n# :,r,
!r,r, #! r"n ;!ns,;"#i,%9. A;;"s, 2 #! 4 :,r, ;!ni;#,
"n,r S,;#i!n 468A IPC -n :,r, s,n#,n;, #! "n,r!
i5+ris!n5,n# $!r #:! 9,-rs -n #! +-9 $in, !$ Rs. =000'@ :i#
,$-"%# ;%-"s, !$ !n, 9,-r. T, Hi C!"r# ;!n$ir5, #,
;!ni;#i!n -n -%s! #, s,n#,n;, !$ i5+ris!n5,n# i5+!s,
"+!n -%% #, -;;"s,.
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31. Sentence in cases of conviction of several
offences at one trial. G(1& B,n - +,rs!n is;!ni;#, -# !n, #ri-% !$ #:! !r 5!r, !$$,n;,s= #,C!"r# 5-9= s",;# #! #, +r!isi!ns !$ S,;#i!n 71!$ #, Ini-n P,n-% C!, (4 !$ 180&= s,n#,n;,i5 $!r s"; !$$,n;,s= #! #, s,,r-%
+"nis5,n#s +r,s;ri, #,r,$!r, :i; s";C!"r# is ;!5+,#,n# #! in$%i;# s"; +"nis5,n#s:,n ;!nsis#in !$ i5+ris!n5,n# #! ;!55,n;,#, !n, -$#,r #, ,+ir-#i!n !$ #, !#,r in s";!r,r -s #, C!"r# 5-9 ir,;#= "n%,ss #, C!"r#ir,;#s #-# s"; +"nis5,n#s s-%% r"n;!n;"rr,n#%9.
(2&*****(3&*****
T,r,$!r,= #, s#-#"#!r9 s#i+"%-#i!n is ;%,-r #-#n!r5-%%9 s,n#,n;,s in s"; ;-s,s -r, #! r"n ;!ns,;"#i,%9.
H,n;, :, $in i# i$$i;"%# $!r "s #! -;;,+# #, s#-#,5,n#!$ %-: 5-, in #, -!, 5,n#i!n, #:! ;-s,s. B,=#,r,$!r,= ,,5 i# -++r!+ri-#, #-# #, 5-##,r , ;!nsi,r,9 -
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#:! !r 5!r, !$$,n;,s= s"; s,n#,n;,s :i%% r"n !n, -$#,r #,
!#,r in s"; !r,r -s C!"r# ir,;#s= "n%,ss #, C!"r# ir,;#s
r"nnin !$ +"nis5,n#s ;!n;"rr,n#%9 -n #, C!"r#s
is;r,#i!n #! !r,r ;!n;"rr,n# r"nnin !$ s,n#,n;,s is n!# in
-n9 5-nn,r r,s#ri;#,. I# :-s ;!n#,n, #-# #,r, is n!
r,-s!n #! +r,s"5, #-# ,n,r-% r"%, is #-# s,n#,n;,s :i%% r"n
!n, -$#,r #, !#,r -n ,;,+#i!n is #-# +"nis5,n#s :i%% r"n
;!n;"rr,n#%9. H, $"r#,r s"5i##, #-# #, "i;i-% "i,%in,
in Mohd.Akhtar Hussainis in n! :-9 in ;!n$%i;# :i# S,;#i!n
31 Cr.P.C.
7. B, -, ,-r Ms. ,n 9 #, ;!"r#s ,%!:. L,-rn,
;!"ns,% +%-;, r,%i-n;, !n #, r,;,n# "5,n# !$ #is C!"r#
in #ur"odhan $out v. !tate of %rissa= 2014 (8& SCALE 6.
8. B, -, i,n !"r #!"#$"% ;!nsi,r-#i!n #! #,
5-##,r -n +,r"s, #, 5-#,ri-%s !n r,;!r.
6. S,;#i!n 31 Cr.P.C. r,%-#,s #! #, "-n#"5 !$
+"nis5,n# #-# #, ;!"r# -s "risi;#i!n #! +-ss :,r, #,
-;;"s, is ;!ni;#, $!r #:! !r 5!r, !$$,n;,s -# !n, #ri-%.
S,;#i!n 31 Cr.P.C. r,-s -s $!%%!:s@
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S.31. Sentence in cases of conviction ofseveral offences at one trial.. '() hen a
*erson is convicted at one trial of t+o or moreoffences, the Court ma", subect to the *rovisions of!ection of the Indian Penal Code (- of /01),
sentence him for such offences, to the several*unishments *rescribed therefor +hich such Courtis com*etent to inflict2 such *unishments +henconsistin3 of im*risonment to commence the oneafter the e4*iration of the other in such order as theCourt ma" direct, unless the Court directs thatsuch *unishments shall run concurrentl".
(5) In the case of consecutive sentences, itshall not be necessar" for the Court b" reason onl"
of the a33re3ate *unishment for the severaloffences bein3 in e4cess of the *unishment +hichit is com*etent to inflict on conviction of a sin3leoffence, to send the offender for trial before ahi3her Court6
Provided that7
(a) in no case shall such *erson be sentenced toim*risonment for a lon3er *eriod than
fourteen "ears2
(b) the a33re3ate *unishment shall not e4ceedt+ice the amount of *unishment +hich theCourt is com*etent to inflict for a sin3leoffence.
(8) 9or the *ur*ose of a**eal b" aconvicted *erson, the a33re3ate of the consecutivesentences *assed a3ainst him under this section
shall be deemed to be a sin3le sentence.:
10. S,;#i!n 31 Cr.P.C. r,%-#,s #! #, "-n#"5 !$
+"nis5,n# :i; 5-9 , %,-%%9 +-ss, :,n #,r, is
(-& !n, #ri-% -n (& #, -;;"s, is ;!ni;#, !$ #:! !r 5!r,
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!$$,n;,s. S,;#i!n 31 Cr.P.C. s-9s #-# s",;# #! #,
+r!isi!ns !$ S,;#i!n 71 IPC= C!"r# 5-9 +-ss s,+-r-#,
s,n#,n;,s $!r #:! !r 5!r, !$$,n;,s !$ :i; #, -;;"s, is
$!"n "i%#9= "# #, -r,-#, +"nis5,n# 5"s# n!# ,;,,
#, %i5i# $i, in #, +r!is! (-& -n (& !$ s"@s,;#i!n (2& !$
S,;#i!n 31 Cr.P.C. In S,;#i!n 31(1& Cr.P.C.= sin;, #, :!r
ma" is "s,= in !"r ;!nsi,r, i,:= :,n - +,rs!n is
;!ni;#, $!r #:! !r 5!r, !$$,n;,s -# !n, #ri-%= #, ;!"r# 5-9
,,r;is, i#s is;r,#i!n in ir,;#in #-# #, s,n#,n;, $!r ,-;
!$$,n;, 5-9 ,i#,r r"n ;!ns,;"#i,%9 !r ;!n;"rr,n#%9 s",;#
#! #, +r!isi!ns !$ S,;#i!n 71 IPC.
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#:! !r 5!r, !$$,n;,s. I# is 5-ni$,s# $r!5 S,;#i!n 31 Cr.P.C.
#-# #, C!"r# -s #, +!:,r -n is;r,#i!n #! iss", -
ir,;#i!n $!r ;!n;"rr,n# r"nnin !$ #, s,n#,n;,s :,n #,
-;;"s, is ;!ni;#, -# !n, #ri-% $!r #:! !r 5!r, !$$,n;,s.
S,;#i!n 31 Cr.P.C. -"#!ri?,s #, +-ssin !$ ;!n;"rr,n#
s,n#,n;,s in ;-s,s !$ s"s#-n#i, s,n#,n;,s !$ i5+ris!n5,n#.
An9 s,n#,n;, !$ i5+ris!n5,n# in ,$-"%# !$ $in, -s #! , in
,;,ss !$= -n n!# ;!n;"rr,n# :i#= -n9 !#,r s,n#,n;, !$
i5+ris!n5,n# #! :i; #, ;!ni;# 5-9 -, ,,n s,n#,n;,.
12. T, :!rs in S,;#i!n 31 Cr.P.C *.sentence him for
such offences, to the several *unishments *rescribed therefor
+hich such Court is com*etent to inflict2 such *unishments
+hen consistin3 of im*risonment to commence the one after the
e4*iration of the other in such order as the Court ma" direct
ini;-#, #-# in ;-s,= #, C!"r# ir,;#s s,n#,n;,s #! r"n !n,
-$#,r #, !#,r= #, C!"r# -s #! s+,;i$9 #, !r,r in :i; #,
s,n#,n;,s -r, #! r"n. I$ #, C!"r# ir,;#s r"nnin !$
s,n#,n;,s ;!n;"rr,n#%9= !r,r !$ r"nnin !$ s,n#,n;,s is n!#
r,"ir, #! , 5,n#i!n,. Dis;r,#i!n #! !r,r r"nnin !$
s,n#,n;,s ;!n;"rr,n#%9 !r ;!ns,;"#i,%9 is "i;i-% is;r,#i!n
!$ #, C!"r# :i; is #! , ,,r;is, -s +,r ,s#-%is, %-: !$
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s,n#,n;in. T, ;!"r# ,$!r, ,,r;isin i#s is;r,#i!n "n,r
S,;#i!n 31 Cr.P.C. is r,"ir, #! ;!nsi,r #, #!#-%i#9 !$ #,
$-;#s -n ;ir;"5s#-n;,s !$ #!s, !$$,n;,s --ins# #, -;;"s,
:i%, ,;iin :,#,r s,n#,n;,s -r, #! r"n ;!ns,;"#i,%9 !r
;!n;"rr,n#%9.
13. S,;#i!n 31 (1& Cr.P.C. ,n!ins - $"r#,r ir,;#i!n 9
#, ;!"r# #! s+,;i$9 #, !r,r in :i; !n, +-r#i;"%-r s,n#,n;,
s-%% ;!55,n;, -$#,r #, ,+ir-#i!n !$ #, !#,r. Di$$i;"%#i,s
-ris, :,n #, C!"r#s i5+!s, s,n#,n;, !$ i5+ris!n5,n# $!r
%i$, -n -%s! s,n#,n;,s !$ i5+ris!n5,n# $!r $i, #,r5. In
s"; ;-s,s= i$ #, C!"r# !,s n!# ir,;# #-# #, s,n#,n;,s
s-%% r"n ;!n;"rr,n#%9= #,n #, s,n#,n;,s :i%% r"n
;!ns,;"#i,%9 9 !+,r-#i!n !$ S,;#i!n 31 (1& Cr.P.C. T,r, is
n! ",s#i!n !$ #, ;!ni;# $irs# "n,r!in #, s,n#,n;, !$
i5+ris!n5,n# $!r %i$, -n #,r,-$#,r "n,r!in #, r,s# !$ #,
s,n#,n;,s !$ i5+ris!n5,n# $!r $i, #,r5 -n -n9 s";
ir,;#i!n :!"% , "n:!r>-%,. Sin;, s,n#,n;, !$
i5+ris!n5,n# $!r %i$, 5,-ns -i% #i%% #, ,n !$ n!r5-% %i$, !$
#, ;!ni;#= #, s,n#,n;, !$ i5+ris!n5,n# !$ $i, #,r5 -s #!
n,;,ss-ri%9 r"n ;!n;"rr,n#%9 :i# %i$, i5+ris!n5,n#. In s";
;-s,= i# :i%% , in !r,r i$ #, S,ssi!ns J",s ,,r;is, #,ir
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is;r,#i!n in iss"in ir,;#i!n $!r ;!n;"rr,n# r"nnin !$
s,n#,n;,s. Li>,:is, i$ #:! %i$, s,n#,n;,s -r, i5+!s, !n #,
;!ni;#= n,;,ss-ri%9= C!"r# -s #! ir,;# #!s, s,n#,n;,s #!
r"n ;!n;"rr,n#%9.
14. T, !+,nin :!rs in #, ;-s, !$ ;!ns,;"#i,
s,n#,n;,s in s"@s,;#i!n (2& !$ S,;#i!n 31 Cr.P.C. 5->, i#
;%,-r #-# #is s"@s,;#i!n r,$,rs #! - ;-s, in :i;
;!ns,;"#i, s,n#,n;,s -r, !r,r,. T, +r!isi!n s-9s #-# i$
-n -r,-#, +"nis5,n# $!r s,,r-% !$$,n;,s is $!"n #! ,
in ,;,ss !$ +"nis5,n# :i; #, C!"r# is ;!5+,#,n# #!
in$%i;# !n - ;!ni;#i!n !$ sin%, !$$,n;,= i# s-%% n!# ,
n,;,ss-r9 $!r #, C!"r# #! s,n #, !$$,n,r $!r #ri-% ,$!r,
- i,r ;!"r#. Pr!is! (-& is -, #! s"@s,;#i!n (2& !$
S,;#i!n 31 Cr.P.C. #! %i5i# #, -r,-#, !$ s,n#,n;,s @ #-# in
n! ;-s,= #, -r,-#, !$ ;!ns,;"#i, s,n#,n;,s +-ss, --ins#
-n -;;"s, s-%% ,;,, $!"r#,,n 9,-rs. 9ourteen "ears rule
;!n#-in, in ;%-"s, (-& !$ #, +r!is! #! S,;#i!n 31 (2& Cr.P.C.
5-9 n!# , -++%i;-%, in r,%-#i!n #! s,n#,n;, !$ i5+ris!n5,n#
$!r %i$,= sin;, i5+ris!n5,n# $!r %i$, 5,-ns #, ;!ni;# :i%%
r,5-in in -i% #i%% #, ,n !$ is n!r5-% %i$,.
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1. In $amesh Chil+als. !tate of ;ttarakhand (2012&
11 SCC 26= #, -;;"s, :-s ;!ni;#, "n,r S,;#i!n 302 IPC
-n s,n#,n;, #! "n,r! i5+ris!n5,n# $!r %i$,. A;;"s, :-s
-%s! ;!ni;#, "n,r S,;#i!ns 2'3 3(1& !$ #, U.P. -ns#,rs
-n An#i@S!;i-% A;#ii#i,s (Pr,,n#i!n& A;#= 168 -n s,n#,n;,
#! "n,r! ri!r!"s i5+ris!n5,n# $!r #,n 9,-rs -n "n,r
S,;#i!n 27 !$ #, Ar5s A;# s,n#,n;, #! $"r#,r "n,r!
ri!r!"s i5+ris!n5,n# $!r s,,n 9,-rs. C!nsi,rin #, $-;#
#-# #, #ri-% ;!"r# - -:-r, %i$, s,n#,n;, "n,r S,;#i!n
302 IPC= #is C!"r# ir,;#, #-# -%% s,n#,n;,s i5+!s, "n,r
S,;#i!n 302 IPC= S,;#i!ns 2'3 3(1& !$ #, -ns#,rs A;# -n
S,;#i!n 27 !$ #, Ar5s A;# #! r"n ;!n;"rr,n#%9.
1. B,n #, +r!s,;"#i!n is -s, !n sin%, #r-ns-;#i!n
:,r, i# ;!ns#i#"#,s #:! !r 5!r, !$$,n;,s= s,n#,n;,s -r, #! r"n
;!n;"rr,n#%9. I5+!sin s,+-r-#, s,n#,n;,s= :,n #, -;#s
;!ns#i#"#in i$$,r,n# !$$,n;,s $!r5 +-r# !$ #, sin%,
#r-ns-;#i!n is n!# "s#i$i,. S! $-r -s #, ,n,$i# --i%-%, #!
#, -;;"s, #! -, #, s,n#,n;,s #! r"n ;!n;"rr,n#%9 !$
s,,r-% !$$,n;,s -s, !n sin%, #r-ns-;#i!n= in
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(J"s#i;, T.S. T->"r& :-s - 5,5,r= #is C!"r# ,% -s
"n,r@
> +e ma" sa" that the le3al *osition favours
e4ercise of discretion to the benefit of the *risonerin cases +here the *rosecution is based on a sin3letransaction no matter different com*laints inrelation thereto ma" have been filed as is the
*osition in cases involvin3 dishonour of che?uesissued b" the borro+er to+ards re*a"ment of aloan to the creditor.:
17. Tis C!"r# in #, ;-s, !$ Mohd. Akhtar Hussain
alias Ibrahim Ahmed Bhatti s. Asstt. Collector of Customs
(Prevention) Ahmedabad and Anr., (1688& 4 SCC 183=
r,;!ni?, #, -si; r"%, !$ ;!ni;#i!n -risin !"# !$ - sin%,
#r-ns-;#i!n "s#i$9in #, ;!n;"rr,n# r"nnin !$ #, s,n#,n;,s.
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#-# S,;#i!n 31 Cr.P.C. %,-,s $"%% is;r,#i!n :i# #, C!"r# #!
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s,n#,n;,s ;!n;"rr,n#. O$ ;!"rs,= i$ #, C!"r# !,s n!# !r,r
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23. T, #ri-% ;!"r# ir,;#, #, s,n#,n;,s i5+!s, !n
#, -++,%%-n#'-;;"s, "n,r S,;#i!ns 468A -n 30 IPC #!
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