,.-I IN THE HIGH caunm GE KERNAIAKA AT EANGALOREV_ QRTED maxs THE 3" DAY or APRIL 2a0& jf_ BEEDRE THE uuN'BLE MR JUSTICE R.B.FRIK cRim"1"L EE"i§IG' 9E:I:I*¥'wa 2§3f2flfi3 BETWEEN: . SR1 . F.'U'E!'E]CFs']'RRF\JU . $Jfl=LATE 531,PA3AflHA Assn 32 $3335 naxvaa gangs mn.545 ,w-_=.' III DEFDT uo.BTfi. = K(H.fiflflfl, aAfiaaLQ%EV56G $27 Va """W" RE3IDENT mF;Hm$eE?;§gamp$1»cfiQwK _% AMEKAL H " flnfgu BgE.EbT13g g fissficinmss Q ADVB.) Ann : x V z " THE swarm b§* AflEKRLiPUhIEE ETATIDE " ammxnL; §AmaALoRE"E:sT. munnanwnmun fl- Tma VfiMfiIflQfl#WJflH\U._$JU EuEL:u ?RQs3cuTan .. RESPDNHENT (ET $fia.aHfifi§ K}uAvALs1MAmH'- Hear: %H:fiy fifiL.RP FILED UfS.39T RfW.401 CR.P.C. -tfgrnavzms ma SET ASIDE THE SENTENCE AND CDNVICTION -.' PM33En'ArAIN3T THE PETITIUNER BY THE ADDL. C.J.H; * Ehfiaapuafi u:sT. BANGALUHE IN c.c.Ne.535!a9, §nAmgm,23.a.20oo nun manna nATEn.17.2.o3 PASSED av *_THE 1 an L. SESSIONS JUDGE, RURAL fiI3TRICT fifiwagauaa Ifi CRE.A.NQ.29!2flQQa Tfiifi ififiifiifihin fififilfilfif 9ETITIGW, Cflfiififi GN FUR. HEARING, THIS BAY, THE CDURT, MADE THE ?fiEEQW3N3: I53 "1'.'"'t*w p-at3'.tioner- accused who ata::cf.. in E .13 .NI:=. 535.' 89 for affencea; pmgi a1iéaV.}.":5l'%: Ssmtiuzums 279, 337, 304-A IE'<'.:7.wa:5"A423-::a1i*ir_:L'c':t§&::fiu :i§},;r " Nr.:1.'?.a'"1991. em» came to be a11am;«c1iV..1::;'""m%§&u:é:g;_" ;. é5,V,%':s7'.19sa1 by the II finial. Bangalore Rural Dish Eit?§;I1'§_3j+E?.j_:_L *;'-J:E_'V'.vV,¥_ &f1£i. §3h'B matta; wag ;:emiLt1_:d_ -I-.n. -5-'1n...§-. 4-=..-.-:.-.1 'n*-N_.-.-.u4- _.-_n'a--1.. ..-. ..-I-:..-.4...-.,4--: .--..u. 4-,. 4.3;... I,..I...I L..uJ_s-'.3 L'.J.,.-LG..L '..r....1l..i.J..l.. VW Lu. £3. §..J..J...J.¥:"o.....l....l.J.J.£ I...U .J.a:IDuU "V_a1z;tr}tr1r.*:'ma!_,f::;g witnealaeez whcs were nest examined 1:34-~.bVA't--1f:a'ficosszéééutiora examine: them and than -giiapciésns "":;«f t1'na case in accordance with law. t1i.érea.ft:er, the prosecution did not at-*-rage: e1~:5.m.in-as the wit aims.-ziy eamaznineci. Hcvwever, the trial Court by 1.
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aflder dated 29.8.2000 aonvicted and santenchd
the aacuaed petitioner herein for the 0fi£$fi§$% “.
punishable under Section 279, 337 gfid:3§é?é”
IE: rhe p,t;ti_ge; was aent,ac;d :9 pay figs
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ef six mmnths. Further, in default GE p§g$ént
of fina, he wan d£r§ctfifl ‘t§4:finderg§° éimple
impriwanment far a peri¢didf5un§”fi@fi£h for the
off%nme punishable finda$7Se§fii¢fi[279 IPC. He
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default tfi«uhd§fifiQ $fl@p@a imprisonmant for 15
days far tHe_§£fén¢e fifiniahable under Section
CV33T’fif Efifly. Hé is sentenced to undergo S.I.
ffif_@fi%_y@fif find to pay fine of R3.2,000F” in
‘¥a_aflfanwé_j§unis anlé
dafauit t§ fifiH vqo 5:1, for twg mnntbs far t
A’-ih§,a#batantive aantsncea were ordered to run
.”« fip@currant1y. Challenging this arder of
“~4f¢mnvigtiwn and sentence the petitioner–accused
gnafarrad Agpaal No.29r2DOU which apgeal came
%JALu£¢k
tn be-a uziiamiaaad by order’. dated 17.2.2051?
yaaa@fl by tha I maul. Seaaiona ‘JfiQfi§{ “.
Bangalore Rural District, Eangal9gé;.C;a@d ‘
thszehy tug ordar cf cwnvictian and aentgnee «
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passed by tha tnial Eou;t_on 2§;’
affirmed.
2. It 13 the easa’¢fLtfi§ pfibégfifition that
on 1-3 } 2 . 1989 at~; i’a1ma,u.: g 15% *ii§i;mg%_A:%.%he an-cuaed~
F%titifimfir1 wa3′.dfiivifi#. BEE Kbfis hfinvifi
e =w§a ffixiving .%he said baa an
Eangalara-Hnsux *§ofifl, and was going towards
Bangalmxa.4 Rfitat-étdééing Konappana Agrahara,
1 Hfima §éjiw *Eundi£hI who wag driving a. motor
‘-‘4«._h1..1.~3. “am pnatzitiunar fiiqfiallaa tic:
&y¢La flfiRL4ifi§ga0unded burn indicating to the
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§at1tianar that he lntendefl ta are: t h
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” §fikim§ him ta over taka the hue. After Rajiv
E”:@§&E twat the hua, the jpetitionar- accused
‘R’w:daahed hie bus against the meta: cycla of PW2
becauwa mi’ which. PW2~Rafiiv Pundith and the
p:i.3.1.:’L:::«n rider Gmpala Krishna fell down. ‘CX,’.1 1′-3
fJ:»::ant wheel of the bus driven
petitioner ran over Goyala Krishna T’
in the scan; :21′ e:>c-;rren¢e itself.
The prcaecution in “Taj up.port’~ :e::1.f_
ancamin-ad Pwfs 1 tea 1&2: and_g_:5:t._ma;:l:ad”«E:;As to
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r.:;~f:’ w11ir.:i1 vii “f;Vs1%EI_e {%_a’x.:,wfi5*.t’:.*. 3:3a::1:a§g’it!areci against
the 1:ues1::L t«:iV.on-aVr* ;fia»j_:je_§.I1. :&nw~”1O.2.1989 at about 10
pflml
__N.Pund:i.th what is the rider: of
he in his evidence has statad
-tV:1′;ra.t’.?i5,-s£§c’éé;ég’a$Ié;d and himself were proczeeding on a
He gave signal tn: the patitianer
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mrar 1:-:>o}: the said bus: and immediately af?;”n§”z:T
-c-mar taking, the-. bus dashed against
cycle due to wlmich himaalf and Ga-§>a;1′-éL3:.:;:i7s:hVIi;iT’
“e ‘T.l;n e*.z”.an
fell The ft-L-nt wheel. r:,sf’t
mvaar *iT-Rap-a1.é13crishnaa and he _tiiadt~ 3:5ecausa”‘.’,
injux-ira:-5 asuataine-:1 by
gmw E 3 5 ai.”€”*§he – 1»-hr: ‘-
tmva’i1,1ing in 4_”.::}’.L§I stated
that thaw ‘V over taking
the 1::.ua_..»an«;i;”‘~.,#iE1.§;?;” the bus, the
bus cm which Gopale.
;-g. x:=Li_’_11;1″ tgavelling front
A-m.;uCl ‘Inn.
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‘*;s1.mf ta.=,,2*.z1.!:’;e:’i«.Vix::%:’;’;*-“..1__z:’:i.-as .
the father of tha deceaaed. He
“»;=a_xja.lj_,V,é7 stated that he came 1:-:3 know at the
W19 is the mcat-:::r vehicle impeatcr. He
in his ervicisanea haa stated that he inspected
both the vahialea imrolv-9:21 in the accident
has further dapmsed that the accident wafi fi§%;
due tm any mechanical defect. Ex.§§kisftfi锑
3. It is pertinent “go hp#w._tfl&§~»th6
dafence an its aids ‘ha3_ ¢a:K9d .Ex4D1,} the
relawant pcrtion sf tfie.et$tefi駧 mi Pwl mama
in hifl aampiaigt_Ex,Pi; ;i$afii%g1gfigfistatament
of Fwfi i5,i$fiF$%§_”#§J\%3~fi2} Tbe acene of
mffenaa gafibfififiggg ;4§# fig; apot nmhazar 13
mfirkafl a3 Efl;§E fififl affitch is marked as Ex.P7.
Thssa two’@m¢ufiefit$ fig to ahaw that the road
‘K rh§”7mQt§£f cycle is indicated to have
%;a;1§n_a§ a distanca of about 100 ft. Exam the
W_”91&aa_mf impact an the extreme left side of
Cthfl rfiad flag;
toward: Bangalore side towards
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“g*hich 3i”a the bus was alga precasding. Tha
é width GE thm rmad in ahown to be 22 ft. and
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axzcathezr aide of the I.–:-ad there is a katcéiia
pmrtimn mmaauring 9 ft. The motor cycliiifiji.
facing tawarda Hosur. All these mgtériaiffiwi
ta %%’.:a.};%l:L$h that P912, :2;r”‘””v……e<'..'i.&+.:"%z-;_.'..:g*w__fi!:.ei" A
ofaert-main»; tha 15113 driven hyifitim pjat.i.i1'f.ir.3né*r."'
haraiw withflut proceeding fiuztnar maxing éay
far the petitioner écsuméa ti #6 in i éfirait
liner has suddenly ¢gma_Efiifihaifi;qfit pertian
of the bum and fificafisejoi th§ifiaifi fact, there
ia an imgsafit "r.-grale ridden by
PW? apfl thé; bfia ifigivan why the accused-
patitj¢ugr~due_tajwhi¢n PW? and fiillion rider
fall fiown.i"[ Tia piilion rider came tn the
=i fnant whael at thé bus, austained injuries and
fii&dfi'fiitné$fiée~PW'S 3 to ? travelling in the
baa fififlflflt fipaak ahsut the way and the manna:
.u*iin whiafi "the accident uccurred since the
x";ifipamf' wwuld not ha viaihla by them. while
E"V3ifitiwg in the bus. The trial Caurt as well
ifirst appellate Cmurt ezrnnemumly placing
ieiianca an the evidence of PW's 3 to 7 have
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héld that their avidance ia a aorraboratifa
piece of avidence to the evidence cfWi?Wfi};ig
Adittadly, PW? haa aver taken the buéifiriv§fi""
gy tie Ffititihflfir herein a.n;imme§iate1y after' "
avartaking, he Shae éaméi_tc fihfi; fran,ii"°
side at the bug and the£§ is impfiétihégééfin
the 1::wo vehicles. Vfi*:11his:e'ii'§;¢VéL#::;.i}§ie-..¢#of'Vacéidant
wuuld reveal that thigfigiifiihnfitigigne is not
rash or naq1igénti_whihhifiiéafiiiéd in the
amaiaentfl §iu%i¥;#fi#i5}i§pir@§ird weuld xsveg;
that the venicle
was rasfiaihd néfiiifiafifi in riding the vehicle.
as much. tfi£_ipatifii¢fi6r is entitlad to the
=fl hanefiit at dmubf} "Hanca, """
x" iiii firiminal Revisimn Petition ia allowed:
iiii Tha Petitioner accused is acquitted of the
charges lavallad against him. The bail bond
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furniahad by tha petiticnar standw dia5oxvefl;T
Tha fine amount. if any} paid. bym fifiéf ‘_
patitimnar ahall be refunded ta hum. _ g