High Court Karnataka High Court

The State Of Karnataka vs Mahboob Ali on 20 June, 2008

Karnataka High Court
The State Of Karnataka vs Mahboob Ali on 20 June, 2008
Author: V.G.Sabhahit & Nagaraj

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T ‘ ‘ ” ‘ ” — __ V ‘Mu;;’J.dg@d'” Taluk.
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Sjfo. Rajasab Majiigeri,
‘ Agaci about 24 yejrars,

VA ‘ ” Mundgod Taiuk.

m THE HIGH cotmr or KAR1~tA*rA1’fA %
Thmugh that Pofitaiihfiispsfitur, ‘
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(fly §§11a:1d..f£a§al§jinath, HCGA)

S’/o;*–.bhik:;};u$:ab Anaialagi,
V Age:.__:29 _§;eaV1f’ss_,
Q R/0. F;i1ié:.OI1i,

fflfo. Kilie om,

. ” 3″e§.*¥:i11,guisheti’At’ire by pouring Water on her

VT ” Thereafter her father»-i11~iaw Bhikshusab

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poured on her person frem the roof
house and therefzim she got awakened
the light of the torch, she samftthat
the reef ef the house were V’
Rajasab Majjigeri (Accuee(i%’}.whe t
in the eaine street.xt>~;g§ Vffeiit a
Can. 011 seeing then
Mahboob % Majjigeri
the match stick
the result her
Her children, who
were: ttteke up on hearing her cry
V’;I5ieereafter when she ‘came out of the

%rm,se teas the said. Mahboeb Ali and Maliik
. Vlfiajtatseb Majjigeri coming down from the roof of

‘the mouse and runnixlg towards their house.

Andaiag’ and one Mehainmed Ghouse amd

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she has not stated in her evidence that she 7T .c

that it was accused N03,} and 2 :’i)s}f1c” :1-eta

mother on fire by pouring kerosene

piece of cieth on her persen.

11. The prosecution fies relfiaiice on orai
evidence of P.W.12, Taluka
ifixecufive Magistre-._j;e’,é declaration of
the deceased as accepted {he ease of
the prosecu%.%ic1;z’V’as witness that the deceased
was consciou;;’g;;id, so as to enabie herseif
to give the that he recorded the same

as’ep§er ifecntents cannot be heid to be true and

correct. the flnpugimed judgnent it ccuid be
tfzaethe Sessions Judge has rightly observed

‘ ehafz deceased could not have seen the accused
the reef’ when the night was quite dark and as

‘ Vsaci§ ”ti’1eee was no fight outside the house of the deceased

above the roof so as to enafmie her to identify the

accused as the persons who did the said act. i<'urther, as