Farook Ahmed vs The State Of Karnataka By Its State … on 4 April, 2008

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IN THE HIGH ooum OF KARNATAKA, BANGHLQRE
DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF APRIL..w2{v)V:(I8"'sj"wVs. 0 h

 

Famo"" 'ii Fthmed,
S/o Ameer Ahamed, '
Aged about 42 years; «_

Driver of Bus Be.-aring-- ~

No.KA.o2/9225, _    .
Behind Basaves-ii1waI'£i'I*a1'i;ies,j]__ 1 .0 "
Horapet,    
Chitradu.__rga';  "     :Pet.itioner

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T116 State~oi' K.l:'iJ".Tl.l:l.l.-".'-i.i'h1'..~,-"iv

By its State  Prosecutor,

'_  Qoutrt ofA'Kama'taka,
 .Béi1.2éL!.ore-*~5_60 001; : -.e-spondent
  Addifionai S'.P.P.,)

 Revision Petition is filed under Section

397 as 401 Cr.P.C-. praying to set aside the Judment and

 usenteiice of conviction passed by the Additional, Sessions
 Judge, Fast Track Court--i,. Chitradurga in
"._Cri;A.No. 16/2005 dated 11-10-2005 and the judgeH1_11_

and sentence passed by the C.J.M., Chitradurga, in

V   102/2903 dated 02606-2965.



This petition coming on for hearing, this edgy the

Cuurt, made the fellewfingz V _

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Petitioner-accused is convicted t'0f' 'it1:.e' .01TeI1¢ese. 

punishable 11/8. 279, 337, 3303 0003045  

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f 6 1:11 d {O ;-ffji fie' '--'.fR§;e,1.,GG5i'~--..1ui*E an rifle 1
punishable UIS. '%  R1. for three
months and pay     default to undergo

simple    days for an oifence

I-2.1. its: six  pay fine of Rs. 1,000;- in

defatflt,  jtxndergb  for one month for an offence

 V'  - &pttI':1iS:;1'xa'l3lt:&  IPC. To undergo R.I for a period of

  "Q_ne" pay fine of Rs.3,000_l-,. in default to pay

42,..- ..V--_.'... .. ..
1-~1__c, _.tu_ ,uuuc1' u 3.1. for 3 months for an efienee

 AApuI1ishACable U/S. 304(A) IPC, by the Judgment of

 cozevicflon and sentence passed by the Chief Judicial

 A .----§MagistI'ate, Chitradurga dated 02.06.2005 in C.C.No.

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102/ 2003, which is confirmed by Judgment}--.i dated

11.10.2005 passed by the Additional Sessions.§l;1id_fié:.;_:Fast

Track Court, and Chitradurga in Cr1.A. No, 0.   0 

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iufi ufifli lasts 01 u.._u.: PL'Ua§;U'VV LL 1._U':¢:: H,!L_ A 6:15 

follows: . h A V
That on 06.10.2002'lV'Vi'l":.'?1t _VVahout,.4': 'Dam, on

Davanagere -  Matadakare area,

the acct_1_,d_-_ -,ti   driver of

.... .;\.-u 1-an-;-nu

Thpppeswafiiy  __ 'KIA-U2-9220 drove the
same     and negligent manner,
dashed to fan __autorickshaw bearing No.KA-

16/75"? i~-    Jtirinivasa, due to impact, the

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  _Hfl'|1f.l"\'ly'il"1kQl"Il1II'r 1'1f1'I"l'I£I1Il' g'l')IvI'v7I'I1'Il'a all';

.A  died on their way to hospital and one

  the hospital While taking treatment and

 other  viz., Srlnivasa (driver of auto--PW.4),

  Roopafll and RT. Savitha a1__,lt__in_._ inim'ies= .A...,...r

'V; ' Q 'Lani-ru-r-I u-u-nan as-931-1 _ _ ' '-
CGHeCt.'IIig '£336 1'61 vmit uiutci , tn ui:l.Lu run I:

 "Chitradurga filed charge sheet against the accused-

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petitioner for the offences punishable U/ S. 279,Vi33p7, 338

63 304-A IPC.

3. The prosecution in support it-éfci.é_1se 

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P. 15. No evidence Was: let on , 
petitioner. On appreciafioxntof the  tiocumentary
evidence, the    A tile accused-

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sentenced"  A  ibefore.

 ._  bpwitnesses examined P.W.1 is the

cleaner meant,

 not supported the case of the

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» ere ._the  Witnesses for scene of occurrence

  but he have not supported the case of

 fliepactaident, PWA is :1 xx. -i'a_t-1ic__shnw and

ptosecuticn. PW.3 is the complainant and eyewitness to

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H evidence have stated that autorickshaw was proceeding on

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the extreme left side of the road and it was goitjogein the

West-East direction, at that time, the bus east

corn side, entered its extreme right s§id.e'v_A4_j;I:I._rt;.r; of 

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extreme left side of the roa.d,_ becanse of 
3 & 4 and other sustaj11e'i.l_V'?grievot1's  and two

persons died on waist the.hh~ospita1 and another

'___é!'S()!1 died in vhgspie,-.;!.c  .....u....M...

Not'run' g coritragiigis evidence to disbelicve or
discard    Ixiaterial on record further
revedl__s that'tii1ere"is"a:"divid.er at the scene of occurrence

as depicted   the spot sketch. Petition _.r--

 1:a'*~.crossed the {Md dmuer auu uau g 1

  -edfttxeme right side of the road and caused

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L' xi1'1G--t1e.t r_r_m'n 7 r . .122 & 5. mm I=w.9 & 10 are

as
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A r1cac1 bodies of deceased N.G. Vasanthalakshmi, Kum:

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fiiau./\ ault 1/9-»-

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Savitha 85 G. Soumya and issued post mortem reports as
per Ex.P.6, 7 & 8 respectively. PW.11 85  the
doctors who treated the injured 

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6. PW. 12 is the; Motor e  i svhs
inspected the bus as  the   in the

accident. He in    depesed that the

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accordingly;-.he;issue.Ci.as perex.p. 10. W. 13 is the

owner ct   accident, she has been
  ....¢1id-' not support the case of the
prosecntieI1,vv'  are the investigating officers,
V   "accused.

 it .1'  careful scrutiny of the material on record
 the ocular evidence of injured eyewitnesses

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it  it PWs=3 «J; 4 ..eupL. wit
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;u1c same would reveai the' [.11 ace-U

H being the driver of the bus drove the same in a h'gh speed,

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in rash and negligent manner, took the bus tejextrelne

right side of the road and dashed against 

which was proceedings on the   of 

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negligent in driving the as .__''and  was no
contributory negligence on partaoi'  anmnckshaw

driver. There is   on record to

eyewitness.   triaiicourt as"vrei1"'as the first appeiiate
court. on agapretgiatioli  t.'1e: m_ateria1'on record in proper

._ at 5 right conclusion that the

pctitioner4_'_here'ii1_ham committed the ofl'ences

ptrsnsruable U}... '. 1"" On re-

»A Vjaplpieciiation. of the material on record, I do not find any

   in the Judgments and order of conviction

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A7  the trial Court as well as the first appellate

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at n w v r, as garos tn" "entence. it is

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'Harguecl by the learned counsel for the petitioner that



petitioner herein is sole bread earner in the famiiy~.,and he

has got responsibility to maintain his 

who are solely depending upon the H  

family to look after his   
put behind bars, peflfionerantihis  will be
put to untold   sentence imposed
upon petitioner  is too harsh,
excessive   ' ac taxen While
    
 __  it no the hardship pleaded by the
petitionee   the totality of the facts and

.;rfc{:I1'fnAst 11  Ls, this . "rt i... of .he csnside. W *..e=.'.* that

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.A  senizenee imposed upon the petitioner for the proved

   harsh and excessive and the same is

liable  modified. Hence, I pass the following:

ORDER

it it “Judgment of conviction and sentence passed by the court

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below convicting the petitioner for the oifenees pufxishable
U/S. 279, 337, 333 & 304-A IPC is :_ The

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napfence _f ‘I1’|’I’I”I 3

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petitioner the offences pur1ihi;”1e…u[S;.33b’279–, 43. Vc’§:,s3cJu8″‘-..

IPC., remains un-a]Iered.Huoweve,1_?’,”‘in the

sentence of imprisonment 1 1etitioner for

an offence punishabiefll he is sentenced to I

u.I.1uu.1 5.. “,5… ‘fef_ u. inn. u.um..m
for the sail? ifihe of 1?s.3,000/-. in
defaq1t__of jeisentenced to sufi’er S.I. for
furtlier It is ordered that the

.1rren V, II the

3 ;trial, to set 011’ as provided under Section 428