High Court Karnataka High Court

Devanagouda S/O Chandragouda … vs The State By Ps I Navalgund Police … on 14 October, 2008

Karnataka High Court
Devanagouda S/O Chandragouda … vs The State By Ps I Navalgund Police … on 14 October, 2008
Author: Ram Mohan Reddy
iN THE HIGH COURT OF' KARNATAKA

CIRCUIT BENCH AT DHARWAD

DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY oF»AQcToBMEE:..A'2QO8%[jf   ' 1. 

BEFORE  Q .
THE H(}N'}3LE MR..sUs*1*1<:E._RAM"M'GHAN  
CRWIINAL   
BETWEEN:   _   

@ Basanagoudar, _

Aged about 28 3feai§s.,7 -. 2  " A -
Occ: Agzicuitugre,._R,{o'f--Séhas;é.di,   .
Til: Navalgufid.       ...Pet:itioner

Devanagouda, S / ow   '  1 ._ 

(By Sri i5.'N.:}!_atVi:i,.  ,éiE;.s0{}{) 1 . .. , Respondent

(By méomhmdi, HCGP)

_ –7’i’his criminal petition is filed under Section 439 of the
Code of Criminal Procedure by the advocate for the petitioner
_’ ..p:z’aying that this Horfbie Court may be pleased to enlarge
the petitioner 011 bail in Cr.No.30/ 2007 of Navalgund P.S.,

Navalgund, and new registered as C.C.No.66/20$? on the
EEC of the JMFC, Navalgund which is registered for the
ofihncc punishable under Section 302 of £130. ,

This criminal petition coming on for orders thiés’ .

the Court made the following:

This petition, under Scsztion = of <51' V

Cr.:311ma' ' i Procedure, is filed "the in
C.C.No.66/2007 on thefile Né1§é1gfind, to

enlarge him on bail.

2. ‘I’11e__ f; Miweilancous

Petition the Sessions Judge,
Dha1wadx,”v§§hich by order dated 10th August

2oo7m3ccang%m§: reiisf gr 5311.

A ‘ 2 , counsel for thc petitioner is abgcmt.

?V rd’i _ the learned State Public Prosecutor and

V’ T . ,_ L’ A W1-used pleadings.

‘ it is the case of the pmsccution that one Baiapa @

” Baiachandra Taiawar witnessed the crime of murder of one

” V Rudragouda with the use of weapons by the pefitioncr and

another Kalakappa of Shalavadi and Haiahadagaii villages.

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The Witness it is said was threatened with life,_ ” -fl’i;’co:1.e:v..

petitioner and another if the crime was disclosed”-tgfi H

The investigation and the arrest of tb.e”‘ipet§t:io1§er etiothertt’

ieading to interrogation was A’

statement and recovery of axe The
cause of death Show in,.tj:;e Wes as a
Iesuit of the extensive shock due to
extradurai, u ‘”ha.emorz*ehage

resuiting in to vital areas.

The weefioeet’ = exihfiiet V weze recovered at the
insta31ceE’~:)f’ the the docter opined that the

i11}’11I’is’;S_VIfO1II:3<a(;;' 91:1 zgglia bodyef the deceased could be caused

by »izeapotis." *** "Sufficient material is collected to

of the ofience under Section 302 of

mgA1naaa;;;%:#¢:1+~.: Code.

6: learned State Public Pmsecutor submits that

A “:ti3l.1A.atj’;’esheet was fiieci on 21.05.2007′ and that, at this stage

offproceedings if the petitioner is enlarged on bail, there is

u fikefihood of the sole eye witness ‘ey name Balapa @

Balachandra Talaiwar, being tampered With.
, id’ E

‘KM’?

7. Having regard to the facis and cixcums:e;:§;§¢s’wV5§f::i§e _

case the prosecution has made out a”Vpzima’I”aci¢j’ca;sc

their being no extraordinary circun:v}$ta.:;c~3:,:i’ A’

not entitled to the relief sought»i”o;*_.
Pefifion is acconrlingly rej§c£c*<£ ~ "~