{"id":310189,"date":"2023-12-27T09:00:16","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T03:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=310189"},"modified":"2024-01-03T18:20:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T12:50:02","slug":"calcutta-high-court-affirms-rejection-of-stay-application-under-section-10-cpc-scc-blog-legal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/12\/27\/calcutta-high-court-affirms-rejection-of-stay-application-under-section-10-cpc-scc-blog-legal-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Calcutta High Court affirms rejection of stay application under Section 10 CPC; Allows simultaneous Civil and Criminal proceedings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Calcutta High Court:<\/span> In a revisional application challenging the rejection of an application under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001523682\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726944\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Civil Procedure Code, 1908<\/a> (CPC), a single-judge bench comprising of <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Biswaroop Chowdhury,* J.<\/span>, dismissed the revisional application and affirmed the order of the trial court, except for setting aside the imposed costs. The Court held that both civil and criminal proceedings can proceed simultaneously.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Brief Facts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">In the instant matter, the respondent filed a money suit against the petitioner seeking recovery of Rs.9,46,000\/- with interest. The petitioner contested the suit by filing a written statement. The petitioner filed an application under Section 10 CPC, seeking a stay on the grounds that the issues in a complaint case and the suit were directly and substantially the same. The trial court rejected the application under Section 10 CPC on 28-04-2023, imposing costs of Rs.5000\/-. Aggrieved by the impugned order passed by the trial court. The petitioner preferred the present revisional application challenging the same.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Parties&#8217; Contentions<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The petitioner contended that the issues in the complaint case and the money suit are directly and substantially the same and rejecting the application would lead to a multiplicity of judicial proceedings. The petitioner argued that the trial court failed to exercise jurisdiction and overlooked the similarity of issues, leading to an erroneous order. The petitioner further contended that settling the matter was attempted, but the respondent refused.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The respondent contended that Section 10 CPC applies to suits, not criminal complaints, citing <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Vishnu Dutt Sharma<\/span> v. <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Daya Sapra<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/K2NZrUwo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(2009) 13 SCC 729<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Court&#8217;s Analysis<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court examined Section 10 CPC and stated that Section 10 CPC applies to civil suits and not to other proceedings, civil or criminal, under special statutes. Referring to <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">GSRTC<\/span> v. <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Vimlaben<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/iGlIeyh5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2010 SCC OnLine Guj 5748<\/a> and <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Kanhaiyalal<\/span> v. <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Dropadi<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/qD5W428C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1991 SCC OnLine MP 206<\/a>, the Court stated that staying of a later suit until the decision in an earlier suit is a procedural rule and confers no legal right. The Court also relied on <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Vishnu Dutt Sharma<\/span> (Supra) and <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">P. Swaroopa Rani<\/span> v. <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">M. Hari Narayana<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/J5WA429n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(2008) 5 SCC 765<\/a> to establish that civil and criminal proceedings can run simultaneously. The Court found no error in the trial court&#8217;s order, stating that both civil and criminal proceedings can proceed simultaneously.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court observed that the petitioner failed to show that the continuation of the money suit despite the pending complaint under Section 138 CrPC is an abuse of process or that the plaintiff obtained relief in the complaint case.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Court&#8217;s Decision<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court dismissed the revisional application, affirming the impugned order dated 28-04-2023, with costs set aside. The Court clarified that it has not delved into the merits of the case, leaving all points open for further consideration. The Court further encouraged the parties to settle the dispute through proper legal channels if they wish to do so.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Ananda Mohan Roy<\/span> v. <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Kanchana Mukhopadhyay<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/6H80MR9v\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine Cal 5476<\/a>, order dated 21-12-2023<\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-indent: 18pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">*Judgment by Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Advocates who appeared in this case :<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt;\">Mr. Sibasis Ghosh, Mr. Biswabrata Baso Mallick, Mr. Dwarik Nath Mukherjee and Mr. Deb Kumar Deashi, Counsel for the Petitioners<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt;\">Mr. Chayan Gupta, Mr. Saptarshi Mal, Mr. Kaushik De and Ms. Mohini Majumder, Counsel for the Opposite 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