High Court Karnataka High Court

Soma S/O Annayappa vs The State Of Karnataka on 23 October, 2008

Karnataka High Court
Soma S/O Annayappa vs The State Of Karnataka on 23 October, 2008
Author: Ashok B.Hinchigeri
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(BY SR1 HONNAPPA, HCGP)

LL ~  ' gavksaz :< SHASHIBQRAN Sf-1ETTY,A£)V

 PETITIQNERS

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THIS CRLP ES FILED U/5.439 CRRPEC BY THE ADVOCATE

THE PETIFIONER mmme THAT THIS H{)!\2'8LE COi}RT~«~~--'5'7i!"='!"*-F.5EV"..
PLEASED TO ENLARGE me PETITIONER on BAIL m C.C.NG.22'6%'3f;'98~'v... .
on THE FILE OF THE xm ADDL, cm, COUR1.}_"!5§A\';3HALL;._¢' 
BANGALORE 1:4 cR.:~:o.15s;aa 0? HAL P.S.mBANGAi_URE._'FOR. ¥'HE_  

OFFENCE Pm/s. 302, 143, 145, 146, 147, 143 R,/W«1 49_ OF 

This petétlen coming an fer ordefs t!'f1!~3__fla3_(z, 

the foilowing: " _ 

The respondent registeréd 2068 for the

offences punishable_.vun §er 3§:1′.2;:’.L”1: eVad:Qi’th 149 of the

Indian Pena! <:1'¢de.* . : 4' _ _

2. The Vclase’ sf “i:§’t}a._L’r3!f¢¢5§:e,3Ac’i;:.tIn in brief is that thirteen

accused personé.”‘m;u%rc!éi’ed” énd Pwasanna over the issues
of 4.aye-tea,s£:§§:g and shaV.ri:n _a the cemmisslcn cef Rs.20.00 iakh In

sét%i§nfg 3 §£.is§iLxtg. 6:1 2″” Aprii, 2008 the accused Dinesh

1} _was a1sfsa:’l;£!.ted”féafid__ fiéfieaded; Prasanna started running away.

he wa §’ cha:s.e{‘£’ and killed by the accused persons, The first

(if: the ribs of Dinesh with his knife and the secend

assaulted him an his neck with knife, the fifth

“g._pet«§t§’o’r:er hit him on his face with lane, the seventh getitlcner

“anether accused, Munikrlsha it him with a cement brick on

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his head, The petitioners No.3 and 8 pushed Prasanna_4.t§»..§h.g

ground, the fuurth petitlener assauited him an

deaciiy weapons, the fifth petitioner hit Praganna £>ii”*!14i.’..:5f*_»¢,i¥’ieV:St–A|VJV,.”_:’4 v

giving 2–»3 biows with his iong. PrasannaiyvagAAa¥ié;<$"i1§_§i'e'd;–

in brief the daubie murder tragedy.

3. The accusw No.4 isrezigaci,i”‘AVé§i;Liééd_.iEio.t2;v–12.~§nd 13
are stiii absconding. The :ép%p_i’i’céti.r$’!§f v’:s:avii«..fiied by the

petitieners is turne«ci_.,::§cj.§:;1 b§fAVVfi§e1:’V:Se§si’¢:_:1§ Vcmirt, by its order

dated 2″” 3un;;§;’%ic’eé{i;5._V 4 _ i

4, sri V’K_.’. ” iishashikiran,4V_L’S:b~*;i:ty, the learned ceunse!
apgaearine for tiuia*–4.VféetitVio_nie:S’éabmits that no avert acts are
atj_t.ri’b.,;;tedi_’:Li:§:a ggfitzngedi i~it2«.v5._,_…1Q, and 3.1 (petiticmers No.3, 8 and

11 V’h:ar’e.i.fi}.–w. TAiig’~s}1;s<i,{§'r*si.ts that the eyewitnesses have not stated

théiiséidv "?.;§'ii:¥f §'i(;E§Vv'§3Etit§0¥1eTS have stabbed, wounded or

1_j:'_i¢.;s'.s44ai:;ii:ed 4i:i2eV"'i{1écfeased. All of them have made identical

*$ié.i;és?taséVnt§«–..tha:'t the accused M5 and 10 oniy caught Prasanna

A"'4".avn_¢'*i'n$:ie' iiim fall down and that the accused Nc.11 only threw

–a.>’:staai§Viei’ at the car in which Prasanna was sitting. He further

éisbmits that the campiainant is no an eyewitness and that theta