EN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE’
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a:3A”rED THIS THE 5?” DAY cur JUNE 2oo9___”–
BEFORE
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;,%;:m,.Ap:=4sAL%§s FILED UIS. 454 C.R.P.C. av me ABIVOCATE
‘ _’ ” V .E-‘{33R Af»’?ELLAHT PRAYING THAT THIS HON’Bi..E CCHJRT
4_M;-M .BE”~:’-PLEASE!) T0 351′ ASIDE THE omen ma 29.6.01
F’a§aS’$E’:’}~”BY THE ADQL. 5.3., SHIMGGA IN SC.NO. 46/96
H .___AND THAT FURTHER BE PLEASE!) T0 GRSER TO RETURN
_ ..’ui”r=§~EV ARTICLES AT M.O5.3. T0 28 WHICH WERE
EELQFQGMG TO THE COMPLAINA?\iTfAP5’E{.iANT AND THAT
“WERE STATE’) IN THE COMPLAINT FILED ON THE BATE OF
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INCISENCE ITSELF IN THE INTEREST OF 3USTICE AND
EQUITY.
This eeeeei comma en fer orders this day, the
defivered the feilewéng
LLLD,.G_fi_E_H.I
Tfiis epeeai is against the erdeijpaeeed ‘if-2
eatee 29.6.2061 en the fife of.fise_ditIe’fi.a_’§'”SessEe’ee V.
Shimega, erdering cenfiseatien1v’V%’eef’njevebie:eiroeerties,
Uewms, etc.) seized émeifrjgj arse ‘erveduced
daring triaieiarkeees i’v1.Q.$…i_t_e ‘V
2. 2 ;1m méaee gams fer both eides and
berusee reeerde. ‘
3. 4e§Ees§en3efit$”2 :5 fiwwere chereesheeted and tried
“vj._fe’?i~’ .tfi”eaeffegrieee.’_;;nde§9m§ectien 395, me. it’: s.c.-49:95 er:
theVflfixeeiticnai Seseiens iudee, Shimega.
_Cerzéi’;i_erir:e’ evieence tendered by the preseeutien
‘ “”.5l”.’A”–.i:§1rea;§h z2v.Z:’witnesses and 19 decumerats, the ieamed t:=ia§
fimee. feund their evidence insufficieet te cenvict the
f waecfised fer the said crffence. Censeauentsy, by judgment
eidated 29.é.2001 ail ef them have been acqaitteé.
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4. amine triai, it appears the aepeiient fiied an
aeeiicetion under Sectiee 451, Cr.?.C. seeking reieese ef .
eawvle” “L _
the preperiy seized pg irsvestieeticm and erodutee inf-ejiei,
marked as ?v1.0s.1 to 28. The ieernecf
dispeeina cf the case firsaiiy, was necessariiy*1.§:§eqi;£Va5ed”%tee.’
pass an ereer with regard to dise’6éei”ef;-i:he.;<eif§:€;~e§ftv7ae"*'
required under Section 452, C_r.P.C.a '.__ thebeeiied eareeee}'~.
he has taken into :ensieeretie'n'e:.V:fee ex}iee_:1::e by 'V
PW1-fievernree vieepeiiefif ' "–.15;eree1")',"* PW3
(Tharereafineaewda), P§£*4..'{8'.eP§i'§5eejre.e:evfieieh) arid PW5
{i<eieeee) ree:a2*.:*.§:;f:e. eweefiefieiee 'eroeer=ties.
S. rieticed from the evidence ef
PW1 that éeehae ie§'6A'.:ie.'i:i§': in raped: of items at 55. Nes.1
.—__te ~ei§_?:'e-rxeeel' ?'e:'3,___?W4 and PW5 cieimed ewfiershie cf
'H;.'i;*s,2z)A_(e.}:efie.__2a(b) (four articles). in area? to decide
ef'VfihjeVAi§%eeeriies, ieareed judge eetieee fievamme
*VVwfie.44"e;}f'e§ei:f.V she iest the ereeerty, had net furnished
'A ':f.d"efe-i.§e ef the items test, in the cerepleint submittee by her
— er: the basis of which investieatier: was taker: en.
T lfwes eise neticzed eurine investieetierz that the 1.0. had
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net saecificaiiy fauna that articia vecaverm during
irwmtieaticn frcm varieus perscms and rriaca wese
preaerfieé beionaina ta the appeiiant. Conseque:j;tijf;j:§’§}a§ V V.
iearned juéaa hr:-aid £6.05. its 28 cansistina of a:’;?-:i_:§,
and ather valuaizaies, were Roi discl::éééd’*a$”–.bei;e’sifi’i’n§ té«’
the compiamant, and there was rm ;’f2a£é.fl a§ t:o9’V%1%z::iAa:a
such Ei’O’r)EFtEéS beicma ts her
noticed that Wis-3, 4 and ::iai:fi”c§§nér3i§ip ifi’ri”rv1«s;}éct cf
certain items, but since thé V§_r’oée~29§;iés were mat
subject matter <::f.tE$;:ej'::ares:;éfi:t;' #:§:§er11§i'3:f§;f;V!:,V vvitfiiés heifi that it
was f5ifi'i¢:§3'iffa"fif;3htfi5§iStfidj:"f¢ tfi_é"a;$peiiant.
6. hie: f”‘a.uil1:..cduiVdi ‘!5e _fei§i*:-ciiwith the said order cf the
iearfied Vtruiai j’u’dge*. the mandate of Sectian 452,
,j'”€:.”r,?.C§ }i:a;::A§1ctAbe ifir:–::–:*éé. The Saw provision requiras
Mar? :&i?_ifiqiJi:’?”i’r’ §r1.tfia! in any criminai court is concluded,
the :jé.é§?’i_V_r)%3ke such order as it thinks fit far the
_¢£is;posa2, ~~ éestruction, confiscaticm at’ defivery ta afzy
‘ciaiming is be entitled ta Ofl thereof Di’
‘ .__” o:thé;?wise, of any pfaperty ctr dacument fifcdcmed before it
if? its custcvdy, G!’ reaardifia which any offence appears
£y”E«1,/
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tr: have been ciammitfed, er which has flee-:2 used fosfftse
cammission of any afience. S11 b-section (2) of S-.=g;t§ oV.:?1′:”A« V.
reauires that an order may be made under sub+:§c£i¢:§’Vj’
far deiivezjr cf 33?)’ praparty tr: anyhiétsai; ‘éiaimféfi.
entitiea’ ta the fifiésfiéfiiéi? tfierafof, énffigéfifiizéahgérbvv
arr canditicrr that he w.;ban.$, safitbj j’v:9E”‘;§g§?fh¢§ut
mreties, :6 the satisfasrijon cf” é:::3§_.3:’i’, ” ‘éngajgffna ta
resfare such prafierty to made under
szib-section (1)_ ‘en appeai cf
re-visim. ui:f_e:’.-i; éflcszurt cf sessions may,
ifrstead cf’itséff .ffié§;§ng’-j§§¢: a£er’V«efhder subsection (1),
direct tiéaa {> éjf’w.:::;ff§ss{;§iréred to the Chief Judiciai
Magistrate, “i»:a£:{é sfiéif fhéfafibon deaf with it if? the manner
..:;>rc3vig:iééa+; sectféfss :52′, 458 arid 459..
‘V§1’fii%gi.t’i{é.~s:§fiheme of Section #52, Cr.P.C., it is dear
V ‘!ii’!3’fA’%1.i4’f’_:VEi’$.~§~’!’:av§= £5 be iaroper adjudication cf the ciaim j3¥.it
‘ ” Q ‘ ~ . __fi:2»r”§va rd ” as-« T
— In that, the triai cmm may
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such eviderzte with regard to cwnershépa sf
. “‘– g§_:f;};i:ez*ties’ and then pass the Currier. It is net necessary
“»»…’ .ihat the csrder be passafi simuitanecusiy with the finai
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eréer. The triai court can aofidutt saaarate proceedings
far the rmrpose sf passing tiwe orrder under Section 452,
C::P.€. either ‘aw itself er direct that the same be deaivuvith
by the Chief Judiciai fviaaistrate as required
sectiér; (3). Since it is ncticed that M.0s.1 t::;:–%2s’l éz?é
vaiuabie prafiverties, an order direfitim.4:enf¥§§éti§:rf: fo _thé.
state fifiéfi net appear to be just.
8. In the circumstances;’T.tha_% order,__i:*r:g;r’is§:i’é§&””is”:s§et ” L’
asiée. Hawever, the iearfieci :s.e§ic~_r1s».._juda’é’E:._dir§écted to
errtefizairz the 3p;::iicati62:’ _Jfiié.-:_£ vf{–.t§.y “‘5%ie,AV ;:ersan ciairnim
cwners£:ip,__ .ir:c2uirv and éeterrrine
awnersh%éipésses7s.i6:$ ‘*aféit’! ]i:5:§ss apprcpriam aréers as
reauifed unciér’-3Ae_V€ti’on ‘#15é(3), €:r.P.€:. ‘ma mpeai sands
. ‘ iiis,i§6:§éd5’7bf ifithese vféms.
Sd/-v
Iudge
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