High Court Karnataka High Court

State Of Akrnataka By Arsikere … vs B G Narayana Shetty on 13 June, 2008

Karnataka High Court
State Of Akrnataka By Arsikere … vs B G Narayana Shetty on 13 June, 2008
Author: Jawad Rahim
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AGAENST THE JUDGMENT ET. 19.5.02 PASSED BY THE

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Shetty who was Head Master and 2″” respondVaT}fs«§§”‘–,vA

B.C.Shivar:anda Murthy, Secanci Divéfien As5*ié§tfihf;* 1″Lj’i’r§A

Government Giris High Schesi at Arafiikazfe, wéfé”4%z;:’.’jc§i’é’rgf_gV

of administratirxm of the scheei and;”:4w&ifé~’:飧c.

with management cvf 3iiccated”f.g}:§_s b§;”‘-$:Vl:*;e.G:§f e ‘r?jr;1::**:es:–t.
During the peried 1.1.1935 to 3v1:..;tRZg.v1§’8,S. tfiéy*.pAres:fe2’:ted

Treasury biiis and misapp%’e§5riat«:_éff,a:. ‘..RVs.47,181-10

of Dearness Aiiawame (E}’.”3′-L) jgafaifiig’ éfirifiioyeas. He

aiieued that gmitfi1e:’::.§assi$’j.;::f1-rgnartsv’§*éfiéé§re.fi by him, he
had appai#nte_d’ gt’ éfonduct audit and the
said tearfi..1fietec§é€§~mifia ::’:5r§:t::iati’cn.

h} Ba’st4:::1_’_c:n_ the he flied a compiaint on

4_..V5.3.39§;9 vide E”§c;P..3.v5§7e_ 5ased an it, irnvestiaaticm was

‘~i a¥<efi.,gp_az3d–_?w_14»-Krishna, head canstarzie werking in

A2?é5iAkéré'V'f§.§;iat: ~i§é.Sice station, nrecaeded and sated 13

V§acurfiéntsV:A.f'rc?r:: the custwy' sf thé accused under

4 'A44?;:§haz§.r-£§<;P35 am: produced hém before investigating

_€);ffi£§Va'f-?7'v':i16 (cfiennakeshavaiahi. an the basis ef

T' * ..:'fréa5ury biiis, Eaiary biiis ané ether co-related dacuments,

$0. fiiecf charge sheet against the accused fer the éffence

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incuipates the accused and hence, their acauittaf _.%sV_ :-‘e.+;:’_:Jt~.._

justified.

5. Per contra, beamed ccunseff5f::”?3$’j3¢rzv§f£é§%%§;._%§V§’;i2V’VE.
wczuid cantend that the Stat: _haé “fa i§’ec;1′ t¢:aV .£:’:.1*ft§f\:’&’
charfle mains? the accused fer ‘t*$§’*safiefice._Vun:i’eru $§é£§r:
498, E.P.C. In this 1*eaa’:*r’~:’1:_,_ ha%%p%¢k§§:¢§%%’¢;;t fl’i锑fdIf’owina

facts:

3) Accuseé r’:Q.V§.– is §i§ead.:é”z1asfE$§f_’~arifijjatcuse»fi ncuz is
woriéjzm” ~i_r: ‘—“G§i>ve,r§1rnent Giris High
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bf: zéaiarfif'”cf,.sf:a§fV’%r:’:§i’z*:’*;f;_ers_-zafthe schoai is drawn by
i3? “ac:usVVéc§’.” officer in which 2″”

accfiggé :1a?ks%;%a::% to niav. He useé ta prepare

‘biiis as by the 1″ accused én his official

V cégaaéééiy andvfiés not tendered any biii fer drawing
“_”‘T.a:’s*:*§,f”é*:,§%7′;§u§2t, much iess R.s.47,181/- as aiieeed.

” the marge if any, is sustainabée cmiy

agair:-$1: accuseé nc.1. Prasecution having faiied

n T miérave the charge against him, rzcthinq remains
to be cansiéereé afieut the reie piaved by accuseé
H 313.2, who has aémittediy acted under the
administrative centre? and instructions at’ if’

accused.

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Rs.47,381;’– far mésapprepriatine it. In the ab$en;é§._¢:’_éf_V_

wear in this regard, it is difficuit to accept that t.tgfé9’%c*a;;j:;¢:; _

have misaparerwiated the arnaunt.

8. As per the audit report, Rs.47,»i«8ai’~1 C§ is7s1¢:i e3’~tn«.

been misappropriateé. The eff” i*ni.$a.;5;3_rau’::{ifiVétid:n,
fram whose acccunt it hag beefi V:%4tf:i4$’3éV”;>.pzropi*i?a’i;ed,v’Viis not
speiiefi wt. It i3 my bayable ta
errmiayees. .. fi’zjf fié’¢f§_:.’!1f€.’gV¥I3i:j’iV’T& Vt:Ed a Dart er

whoie cef it, be the carncerned

embiayégs. __ .A1xifiezz..,_fi”:at&%i&§.v___ ha’-3 beer: mated by the

9ré:se€utic5i:V.V_tc%%si1as}§ sf the staff rrzernbers had

V corn§i:;i:1e{;i afibut V_it’c*:»r t.:xhaf:there was mr:-nayment cf DA.

emfffiéireeé éurirza the reievant period.

R’%;j_V¥::§_1,%;A has rsoticéd these asaects and the

‘ _ iacuéiae its’ firasacuiian case and heid ihai: it had faiied

..’aro;>fi2z2<:é;cash max, day back and {rather relevant entria

._és%: éw§z;;§ withdraws: cf the ameunt fram tha bank and its

miéaaprogriatien. Bath these eiemersts are absent fram

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