High Court Karnataka High Court

Chandrakanth vs State on 14 March, 2008

Karnataka High Court
Chandrakanth vs State on 14 March, 2008
Author: R.B.Naik
IN THE HIGH COURT OE KARNATAKA, BANGALQRE
DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF MARCH   + 
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  Revision Fefition is filed under Eieciion
397 .r_/w 401 Cr.P.C. praying to set aside the Judgment

 and sshtcncc passed by the Fast Track" Court-II, Bidar, in

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 passed by the Pr1.., C.J.M. Bidar, in

   C.C.No.80/"2000 Dated 8-I1-£2002.

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ORDER

The petitioner] accused View j’tVoffenc._§ *

punishable under Section 279%tt1éctand nets %

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an offence punishabie no and
sentenced to undergo he is convicted
for an 338 IPC and
sentenced’ two years; and he 1..
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IPC »ttu1dergo 12.1 for two years by an

order of sentence which is modified by the

‘VI+’te’sic1’1ng’g ..Qfiicef;””Fast Track Court 11, Bidar by an order

eg;e;en9e+s;2ct.s5 p_.esed in cr1.A…o.e..,I2oo2 medmng the

offiiof conviction and sentence passed by the H1, C.J

X I3ider,.AA:’in c.c.No.3o/2000 dated 3-11-2002 in which the

‘–.._”1e.§.’nned Magistrate has directed the sentences to run

—- consecutively. {K 12a t2L uz.:u_ _

2. It is the case of the prosecution that or3.T””4.-T5-1999

at about 10-30 am. on Bagadal-Bidar Road:.~ne. s@§

village, the aceused being the driver

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38,’4515, drove the as-§”‘e___ 1 32:, 11131.1
rashly and ncgiigentiy sdas
While so dr1v1n’ ‘- g the vehieie-:i_11 g he applied

sudden brakes to extreme left

side a1;d h_i_ _:_; eu.4vg.1.3z_:.’_1:V=._1.s”!r1A-eA_»s.’-;. paswpgexs were
passengers Shankar.

succumbed to the
injuides__ due to the accident The other
Gadgeppa, Kasturbai,

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Lilawati, Prabhu and Mohd.Jabbar all

~. Veifious types of injuries. The said injured have

by the pmsecution as P.Ws.5 to P.W.11.

[ * p.w.12 Dr.Madana Valjinath and p,w.1a D1:\.l.jji__aL_h_ 3….

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V mortem of the deceased. P.W.14 is an eye witness who

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was travelling in the maxicab. P.W. 15 who is ti'”ieoCPI on

receipt of the complaint registered a case

the FIR to the jurisdictional T

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was 9. Motor Vehicle hiepectoiz’
inspecting the vehicle the issued a
report as at thetitlie accident
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T’he- evitj_ieiiee’i’*of..–P.W.3 to P.W.11 is to the effect

fl1e””-Vpefitioner’ Wes driv1ng’ the Maxicab in a high’

V. _ A heiiistitidenly applied brakes and thereafter the

efieracielwashmwed to the extreme right side which hit the

AA of ilearned counsel that there was a stray cattle going

the road and to avoid impact with the cattle, the

petitioner had to apply brake and. the vehicle went to the

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extreme right and hit the eucalyptus Such

_ suggestion made to the eye witnesses

denied by the eye witnesses excepr

to avoid impact with tl1eV.ea¢ttle,d£so_””i1e hralres.
The eye witnesses the’ * the vehicle

having gone to :g?1g.t1t..lA.of__fl1e road and hit a

st…nr1d.i..g these-nfi’-‘=w’ ‘tu1.;led; iestauhshee mat the

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vehicle speed but rashly. As
such court that petitioner was
rasliand ..a:s-lafilrmed by the first appellate

Court does not in the _._re._ ..nt pe..1ti–.ni

V’ -. A regards sentence, the learned counsel

the petitioner is 3. _.l_. breed e….rni..g

mfmt “If. vii.=1A the fernilsr and he has got wife and children to

to who are solely dependant upon him. The family

no source of income except the petitioner’s earnings

das driver of the vehicle and submits that a lenient View to

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be taken while imposing sentence. Taking intoaceount

the submission made by the learned

1999, feei of

Courts below
petition. Hence, the _» 2 V’ t 1

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conviction oifences punishable
under_Sections; 304-9. IPC is confirmed.
by’ the trial Court for the: offences
‘A 4’ t 337 also stand

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‘ ;’ciIence.p1n”dshab1e under Section 338 IPC, the sentence of

H ” aside and in lieu he is sentenced to under

go R.I._ fot a period of six months. The sentence for an

aside and in iieu the petitioner is sentenced to undergo

R.I for a period of six months. The substantive sentences

are ordered to run concurnently. With these obsiérvaflons,

the revision petition is disposed of.

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