K Kotrappa vs The State Of Karnataka Rep By Its … on 9 April, 2008

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IN THE HIGH (301312? OF KARNATAKA, 

DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF APR1L_ j2@QS'F%%  T ' 

BE}3'{3RE~~~ 

THE HONBLE MR. JUSTIQE. 7R. B..  1~m:<;" 

CRIMENAL REVISION 15E'f{§fFIOI§$"bIO;9}%E38u"€§F" 2505

BETWEEN

K. Kotrappa S/0 Basa{:pa,'*». '
Aged about 46. years,  "1

Occ: Drivel',  'V  _    
R/0 631 {3r::}'ss',_"--§E~1€)S::1ct  " _ 
Beilary Di.s*£;fic~t.:"&;__   ~ 

: 13£3titiO1'1€2I'

(By S1*i. J2$asva:m?a;".é{§V e5a 'f'3..ii'Q1iand1'ashek11a1', Advocates)

   

._ . 'IV"he_ Si",;§1t:%:% E+Laf1*11ata1{a,
 _.F3r;§;:re$z¢'31\h:d  its

-V Ba11g.'gltxfe.V

  : .(Ey ésri. Anand K. NaValg'1nat1"1, ECG-P.,)

 Puhiic i?ft}s€;cut01*,
High Cflllfffilf Kaznataka,

: Respandcnt

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This Cximinal Revision P€:titio11 is filed 
39'? and 401 (3r.P.C. praying to $612 asidaftile_Ju€I*ms11t

and sentence passed by the: District: _&;..S¢'s§i::i:js_&11dgg,".,__
Fast Track C0uI't~I1I, Hespet iI1~*Cr1,A.No.V5 Ifi2OC3_. .dé1t€dj "
14-104005 and Judgment  S-::1:1tc:11i:.c" pas-3::*d.L_ by thc: 

Fri, C.J.(Jr.D11.) 35 JMFc., HGs;j:¢t'1._ii1 C.r:;;&1o.4eQ;i999
dated 3-11-2001.  .'    1 % 

This petition coming oVfi.f0r_ hefi1"fiig; tiiis day the
Court, made the follcwizlg:  --.    

The '_j_cg§j§ji%$ted for an ofi'er1ce
  is sent::111* 1 % months
and     offence punishable undex'

Sectiqn 304  IPC3  SCI1tf:1'1C€d to undergo 23.1. for six

" V" . 1I1O1".it11sV.byA.an <:21*v;i¥';'(%:i*'Vcaf (zonviction and sentence passed by

  tifi' Judge (Jr.D1"1) JMFC, Hospet, Dated:

3;z.%4L1-2o9L1 L%.m C.C.No.460/1999. The said order of

 gonvibiégén and S€I"1t€I1CC is collfirmed by jndgnent dated

14.» :1 O-2005 passed by the Fast 'I'1'ack Court III Hospet in

   <ér1.A.No,5 1/2001. Q.;2_%»..mZ»~--



2. It is 12116 case of the prosecution 

at about 7-80 am. the accused   1x'(3*«1f'i"3}f 

bearing NOKA 32/2016 011 'TB 
proceeding towards    1'eau1fi
B.H. Circle he hit a  % £1_¢adé' éf)f"I"1i'IV:11 who was
going on the lfight 31:1? to the mlpact
the cyclist fail:   over the cyclist
 and died at the

scenejof 6Cc:_.:f1f;"é:I§?;£é i.tsa1f. . 

3.'i'}1_¢" p1'd':;cét11ti£fi?1 in Suppart of its case examined

  P.W:  got 1:11a1"'ked EX.P.2 to P. 10 and also

 »  to 6. M.Os.3 to 6 are the: Clothes of the

acct:-:ased--.7"uj;  V

 AA  10f the Witnesses examined P.W.l is an eye:

' 'Wimess to the incident in question. He in his evidellce

%   -«iias stated that he was standing in 1:115: petrol bunk and he

saw the cyclist going towards a cinema talkies. The Early

bcmg driver} by the pe'titio11er/he1"€i11 caxne from behind

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and dashed against the ctyclist. The peo}§:Ie 

ama 3tart.€d shouting. The 10I'1fy'ivc4nt i)ve.rtIi€ _é:y Whéi'-3:17~mé1e1"."-itttié noted that the brain was intact.

. V.  * If  "313 statvééittthe lorry had gone over the head, the

    have come out and the head would

hfliffi crusiiiétti. M.O.1 cycle would have cxmishad . It is also

  : pQiI1teti"V1'3".'\:'.7,.V.  -3  fact 7.

remains that the co1"1te11t_. of  CoIi.if;r§1diCtiI1:g°'~%V{}1é:

CVidEflC(ii of P.W.1 (if he héisfiizg 366:1 "ti-1}%: éiccidailt in
q{1(:":StiOI1 311?} aa SuC1'1;:¢£i"C1011"{3t _a::*iS§:s3"w11ei;13c19A P.W.1 in fact
was present at the sQs:"11¢ vijf :0<:'<:1:£;E'1ié:_31é:a=: and saw the

irxcideilt in q{i1 eQti0:1..  é<;CéGfdi_i1§'te---'E91131 the long' wheels

had gone:' £.}11ii._i:5g'§.,e   the brain would not
have '@6611   nfitéd dowrx in tlm post mortem report
Ex.P.5.'  " .

, -- 5.  "Je1"11%iap§:ta is a1'3.otl1e1* eye witness, he has;

 "2T10"t" Su3;ipoi*tr:;d t11e f}ase of the prosecution and as such he

 1.53:3'  1103315. In the Cross examinatian by the

£1(2'.{fi*!_1S€f£1 ES suggesteé that after heaving the sound of the

  .'Li.CfCid€1}'t: he went to the scam: of occ1.11'1*e11c&. I~'.W.3

'fiéaaatxxxxailflaappa is exanaiiittd as eye witlless he has not

 " ~~-sfqupported the Case of the presecutioll and he is treated

hostile. P.W.4- Shoban Babu is a panch witnrass for the
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spot panchailanla Ex.P.4. P.W.8 Shyanl 

witness for Ex.P.4. Both 11:16~-witj:1esSé$»'4_'riaVe  f:3.Dtf A'

S11p}ZIIOI't€td 111::-: case: of t1"1{-V:  
trraated 1"1OStil€i. P.W.6  filjafiét 
that he coI1d1:1ci:e:d t;t1€..§;xaJ:fzii1atit;11 and has
issued post I1101't€.'.1"11  P.W.7 Maradi
Manj unatha 3 .13 i   §2fitn€A§§%§'.j_f0;%_'_ii1<éuest panchananla
E:-«:.P.2.  V..§'%§;;;3.$-:,3£*¢(§1*kir1g as AS} who on
receixgéiif ".vei"}._f"'t€; the hospital received 3.
co111p1Léfi1";i: :35 a;#§{i?;d.1'egistcrc:d a Case against the

petiti.Qner/'émgivuscd ht3i'ééi11. He conducted the inquest:

 V'  -.pr(§€§'ée:iir1g$é 0v$i?"f£*1Aé dead bad}? and drew a sketch of

 écgxie .,£:§f._'OC§'v':i1Iff7€I1C€ and znahazar of place of Uccurrence.

 v_S£'i.§f1§;vAasappa is the IMV I11sp<:--uxC.LE_LLW**'



the woman police constable who has earried::1i1"1ej§I§A1;e. i:Iie.__

jurisdietio11a1 Court. P.W.12 Me:g'fiaIn1ai1avaf £§T;;eieeriifingf'. AV 

as CPI. After completing the  
eharge sheet against the 13Vet';i$':ij{e13.e:°..V.  of tee
pmeecutien, to p1*0ve:ilj1e '  hinges on
the evidence of PJW.   .1 of he having

been present. scerie ef:"eee1,i1ffef1ee appears to be
doubtful.   %§¢¢iaent Jambaiah 32;! "am.
But   1-eweetaelish the guilt of the
accused  doubt. As euggeelfedg/fP.W. 1)

Jambaiah  from the cycle and having fallen

.' V.  - dgwi:  ruled out. Except P.W.1 there are no

I  ii:Aie.te1i%ii«V..§x;*i?;"1:e$ses thrmgh the aeciderlt has occurred in

 he31't.efT the city. As the prosecution has failed to

  beyond reasonable doubt the guflt ef the

' '-eeezised, the petitiorser/accused is; entitled for an order of

%    eeqmttal. I~Ienee, the fellewirlgz /U"L"'°L'*L£fl



ORDER

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The Crin1i11al petition is allowed. “of

conviction and ssntexace passrad agai.11st~ ‘*t1*:«=:.1:’;3c:ti1::io1f1<:*1:" by

the Courts below is set aside. T135 prgtitioflzzf of

the charges levelied agai11s"€ V;1"h§§ hai1"ftjiisi;d./.f1;a,;:1i?.§h駧'3;

2.

shall stand diss01ved.__ The ;, by the
petitioner shall be r€:i’i:a9ided–.§o{.»hi_1i1: fj

* M ~ ‘ Judge