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V V’ EUTSGEFEVENT DT. 31.1.2002 PAS’:-SE3 8? “WE SISTRICT SESSIGNS
1UD'{§E, BAGALKOT IN $5.6. N037’/91 CONVICTING THE ACCUSEB
‘ _ ” -,,N'{?).,2»’f APPELLANT FOR THE OFFERCE UNGER SECTION 38? OF
“affifi {PC AND SENTENCING HEM T0 UNQERGO R.Z. FOR A PERICES
THREE YEARS AND PAY FINE QF RS.3Q,098/’– ETC. ETC.
IN THE HEGH comm” OF KARNATAKA AT 3Am;:»::,.fc:*s’§§’EV4
DATE9 724:5 THE 25″‘ mv or 3uNE,ji%”o70if’8f ¥Tj =
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~~CR£_..A FILED U/S. 374(2) <:R.?.c. A5A:;x§sT '"52-«£5
This appeai coming on far hearing this day, the Ccart
deiévered the fcfiewing:
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reiterating the averments in the compiaéet vs.%i*1=§–éfi*s’._”%’;’;_4 at
E:-LP}, has further depoeed that he ané t%”;e.–A4″a7′:.*cv¢.4zEsfe£:”£;”‘_
in the same vifiage but there was »;3<:».§§§:§ce'§ rE'§} a%r%y' aéi; ag_re":::.L23Vt' ;
of whim there were differences. 1.:T'T'he"~a_eci§sed"{_L:'a.i_§i}eys
interfered with ?'§iS eo3%£Eca§ .x_§Eer_k arid Vjt§:va§'»2-eAa'e 'i;eV~q:eae*e§~.
He specificaiiy aflegegthat gi&22}».§«Eo2;an.'(éi»*v:3.ei§Aa:nt) and A3
Basavaraj are cousine""ef A4 —- Laxmer: 35
father cf Ven3§at_esh5'ehe:'::i<e:ep:i.ne 'fie:feséeé their peiitéceé
differences,' in haraseéng him.
He refers on 14.1196 whee
\!enE<:2s,§es_§':* can his 33nd and when the
cemS¥a'iAr:a:et Jsbeceme vieéentw The sesame
in;i_§§e"nt. at is the main incident in wfiich ee
'a2i§'e§e:é.L:A_ih_e"t-..'the accused went te his iaeé and caesee
.§;';:_-4;':;.§;¢Ee'$7'1'_:=:3i__ iiirii whiie he was returning after perchaséeg
ci<j'eret.t:es=§rom a shop and was assaeétee. it skews that
they has ere«pEan:*:ed the attack aed we{e thus armed with
"".§$¥3je'<:ts. However, it is {eateries is were that ii: 22%;
" ~-ecampieint, he oeiy aiieges that $2 ~– feehae was armee with
a knife which fie used to stab er: ¥':§s stoezace we as he was
32%»
.'..—injuries suffered by Nara',/aria Laxmappa Katti anfi he finds
trying ta tender the sectmfi Maw, fie extended %_§:.§sV_V"-;".f::'_;3s*';§é to
Wm eff the mow but the knife ms at his
weeding éngiury. He has afieged a$§Va;'s%t by"e§éé;f$§'A"§§E§:&z§:§3§vé§";
tine éearreed Triai Judge considerfiyg t?fié %3f4¥d§%:¢}e- iE5r'é*§j:2_'§é%i:%";V_«V:5:'s "
record threugh i3W~1 and V5_t§'3§r agiétséiéa-$es.'v§§a$
ma accusation agaimst %;:fa s c%}:a!Eeaged it
and therefare, there "'Le;3_'L .§fi5 §:'.~:ar'.:_:L;ss {Ah<i§se asgzects.
Suffice it to say thatA…aré$;a.&£s%.i.4–.VVAf:¥3{' ',§L2_ kmfe §s c%ear¥y
spelt out ';:a§1;a§Eé;§§i$r3_.t:" f;:§ ;i:§é%';3p£iaé and his statement
fincis Er? Subhash the mediate;
office? j The depositiers of Subhash
reveaifi’ Z53: Examineé by him at 8.35 am.
a Q ‘n”%:i cecéfi ft:!.i:_Q’§~:?i 3 zfiu ties:
_ “‘*.4:{§):V” §’tab injury an ieft side of abdomen 3322″ X
‘ V5}’2;””.”_¥:1 and deep into the abodmen;
A,,.”(‘2i3’>L “”<fiean iacerated wound an Eaft thumb 3." x
" skin deep. "
A 12. However, the doctor has aiso referred :0 the
the feiiowing injuries:
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“‘ (i) wt iecereted ezeund er: {fight ring finger
paimaf aseect 2″ x V2”; j
(ii) abrasien en right thumb 152 cmsL’–V..f§’;2_ “._
diameter. ”
13. He aise speaks Mmof %3–aax§~r§”g}~’..:”‘~exe2″r:§e:r§ed» V-_V
Ramachandra Laxmappa Katti epd fem;fed’aidE~!e’eé%h§f-Lifijwigvriées ‘
on his perscn:
” (i) abrasion of ieft peL4¥’:n 1’*VVx */;:””‘3.ViV~::T§;;*2’: éeep;
(ié) scratch Enju~ries_en _;§e§;m e”f.«{ight henki. ”
14. weare neé;s:V:T’c9r{:f_er§}1ed~~.\}«.#i£.hv..Ehe finding cf the
dectef S0 éis’ft.f:ie ,¢eerfr§~!.ainent is concerned and it :’evee§s
that the;o%mvpEVain.’é%it»– fact suffered a stab ingary on
th,ef §efi:. side E>f».teh:e afiwdcmen of the size W2″ x V2″ and deep
jfefe tv§1e.%a:b7d.r;men. The docter has not eescribed the depth
._df.j:§ie”§§ijv_:j_;’3é~.,’a%ic¥ it appears he has not measured the eeme.
He” haze aiec found hacerated weund or; the ieft thumb
nmeaas£j’r§.ng 1″ X ‘/4″. if as stated by the victim knife was
‘.Vu’s’e’5 to cause two mjuries on his persen, but it is diffécuit ts
*’:accept that the keife womd have caused the §acere?.:ee
wound on the ieft: thumb % sf incise injury. But as far
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as injury on stomach is goncerned, E2: is seen that irsjury an
the ieft siée ef the abdomen is 11/2″ x V2″. TheV;d’i§§t9Vr has
described bath the injuries as simpie in natu;fa3′;”‘«E.*;’_~i.;$: é§_,$G.;n
evidence that run zsther injury was CaEjSEdA4_:’:b}?:’A–§.2._
except the injuries refgrred to :ab;«Gfvé–T, .:’.’.”?h’é’\V”$%k§£§:&§;逮’~~.
tendered by compiainargt ._and ‘ éfé
examined in the case as agad 3;’-.’:’o.’=,:*~};s:-;é§s.’:’§azV’V”V:3e set Q2?
facts about the aV§$aH£V3§% by othar
accused upen fihem. they reachefi
the sgot at t%3e”fin:c”ici:ét§Vf”:c*:.:*§’dose readirig af theér
evédénce’sfifiéreg’-..§ha£”‘%t§§’ey ‘réached the 3:30’: 0:133; after the
<:cmplaiha n"t_iraé'd_é'é.§fe:?é.s:1éifsjurées. Therefore, it is Gear that
cc:§nup£ainantV"whAo was amne was attacked by fans? aersons
a.ri;d if '%.!}ei;f'*%n_ter3tion was to dc away with his fife, Ceriainiy,
~. AE'{.__y¢a"§ §_a'§z.\t 'V;'T;§§r1<'§ossii3ie for them. Yhey restfictecf is causérig
czfiéy E–£1ji:':'§'és speaks foa" §tseEf that éntentécn tmiifi rest %;a%:'&
* t;g'en t"ef cemmit his murder. flpfiertunéty and wiiiéngness are
7 t°w'é important aafiects in any crime and in the éristant casa,
it is noticed that compiaénarxt was aione and amafmad whéée
the accused were four. A2 was armed with a knife arid he
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circamstances sf the case and the ceniantisn sf tfia Eeamed
cozmsei fer the appafiant, E am irzciined to reduce §%3é_ -;;;:i€:1~:§ed
cf Emprisenmeret from three years to a serioai :;i’f”.é?:’é.’Vjs*r’2;é:;:–‘=r.€:{t”z’
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beers in detention during trial jfi'd 'gé:s§fifintVVf§§erio§ as
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