High Court Karnataka High Court

Raju vs State Of Karnataka on 17 April, 2008

Karnataka High Court
Raju vs State Of Karnataka on 17 April, 2008
Author: V.Jagannathan
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'Mm apwlknm ml} in qutastian the fiaf Z T

eanviatiam and mntenm pahafiefil  

wbclfi time fire': ayprallaut  '   V

ofienm pumiahablc: mam"   ffivr thfl
ofl*'eIma pmxishable  the  arm!
smnencm he 5 years. RI  
in mspact: af   ta: undergo
3.1. may  ésr Ra.15.00o;- in
resflfir. cf  againat mm and

aka tiefauk  3.1 and 9 mnntha

   smf twat afiéarxms and A2 i.¢.,

  hex-aim wag mnvfictted for the

 undm: Swtimn 201 at the IPCI and

 .   1 ymr 3.1. and to pay a. fine of

-wand clexfiault sentensas af 3. mzmth was: aha

   upan hm'.

 Tm case nzsf the prznsmtztiwn as per thus ecmplamt

V. ladged by P,W,1 Lalayya 'firm mud father rxf the

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pamacutrm £3 that Wham Em and him sen Iiaraaimhulu

afi mhara were watcifing 'RV. in firm haume at 

ms Mm, me prwmutrizat mm mm   _

I*Iara.a?Tnm}mu{P.W.13} mm czryw in the   1

fmnd blew! atairza an her we   

petty cunt mafi whw anquimfi   

pmmwutm-. {P.W.t'3}a, ma pro-wcufiég:a§$.'5%3  as;
her that when the  house
ta amend naturwa rafi,  n-::igh}::nour
came mi':    her and
me}: my   the aacuaeaal
I'§c:.1 inn.' 'me vixztim by 

    the'v3.ct11:r1' ' n3m1g' 1:.-:3

 _:miat §;1i:,§:;a:'§t"uffi1"st aemmd. Soon afbar tkm

 lhuma, £11} the famfiy membem moi:

 tha   thfi mum fitatimn and thmvaafinr tn

_    mmfirmnt mzfi, tim mmplafim'. was lxzadgad

  in ma abmre afihcfi an the very same clay 51.5.,

   i;'2.al.§C!fl1 at '§{1mx:§mwa% Pufiicae Station at 23

 Tha incidemt hapwna&)aa par the mmylamt

  mm an mnzmz mam

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3,. Tm aaifi complaint was: lndgad by the pokiec: 14.61.

in the mafia awwt the I4-1123.1 $13123.

agakm. aecmaaed Nafi. rm maflmr sf the first _

becauase she aka cmrmrniumfl the nfieryme uf ‘4

dfisapgearazwe raf evidenms at’ time 3
exam the finar of the hnwsa
mama um mam
uf a . Tim csf
the atmammit at’ aemzring
the madirzml am :11? the
fiat aa::c:1ags?sci._a§ %g1c?:fi.im:1 tar: the. opinizzsn
few the “aim: pamtmnznam was
mrndumred as per mm and
that raf the. awusmcl No.1

E:x.P5. T’I:’1x=.z awed articles were:

am:«:§%%FaL’f¢r “ézia mpkfian. Pmgz Pamura11g..I.C}.,

“V 4′ anasuring that $1 flw reiavam mm’tez*sa1′

‘T gfiliwwd, fi%_, mzibsmittwi tm chargwheat

the mzmmed pamnna.

.2′-“s.£, the trial tha acmxaed Wara chargwi with thfi

mn surf the a::fi’e:11c;e pmfimhabh under Sectinm

$3

m-mug ms thc mmiuair;-n with fiard he the charge

levellmi a@¥mt t}:1e appeiimztns be-ixg waved

p&’mw’1,1tias}:’1 baycma all rmsamme dorubm. _

tbs: safi nuncluaion, the appefianm ware 9

seamnmcfl as. mmticsnad aarliear. It=.__v.ji.$ A

mmvicfimm mad mentenw that 133* V

in this appeal.

5.. I mm mm Sh:-i
G.,M.&~:nsw-am Rmi3g;j;£ar the lmrneé
HQGF sun % flaw State and

cazufixfiy flan mxmxd.

‘F2 “% fiw appelianm fecussfi.

the wxztenm impoacd. by me

that fimsitzion af 10 ymm

mmgiw’ ratmr mm am already me first

4acncx1wdi in mmtndy fur mam than ‘7 years.

itwaa aubmmmz rm: mm mi mmtim, the trial

«Quid mt have mind the madixzal evidezme of

The mm wifima: was mat the cioctor wituca

mmnfinad the victim” it was then fiued that thmre am

4*?

aka amar inftrmtma in we mwwutian mm in so fiat as

aanvizztrixm agairxst A2 is mnwrnad, bacauae,

witnwasm fin mt. earrebvarata as to» M mam ta: egase.’ _

of ofimwe cf mpex ‘I’hen-efnm, the 3 j

trial mu:-1; also requirm mwrfmmmaiiett ‘énf —

caurt; aessimn an nmarda mrzsvicfiuu

3, {En am mm hard? me
evidcm mi ms mm ham me
mmvizzsticm. far §f:.1*.s:§;; fi11″!:hm’ tba
meama of rm
mamr girl, the
qimtizzrx me’ the victim bmmm

. . :..t… _ m , i1 is cnoniaexlciml

agama’ 1: her and trim

. in tiw fam: af A2 try1ng’ ta rastmnrve

c?e}’i;:1v6

the farm at’ the pmamutm mim a mufimr at thua timae of

&w

:2. me mam: haypensd an mazmz

}:%xns¢amu,finn anti the cnmp1aiz1t:~”iia’ss?mx’1.

was: mizmd iwfazfia

anti hem” agree at the ficmsa-. cf
at 11 ymm. Im um
dacmr hm rmpemt vi’ the pr:-odumd
at Ex”?-Efifi amd in the: aaid
madimafi ‘clues-e evfiesnce
mm a:.’~«::u§mi:«v.i’?V..é1}*£”Va»i”.:’a»V’\;.*§.$:;’*.V5._V in the: prcwmcutrix

being *2» m2r’;.az;~ “Q-mumveti.

‘the W53 have to ho}: tau the

hesrscniil In hm’ evidenm

Wm. a:::m:r’m hag rfiepmed in detail

vaiabout having farcflbla intawwuraa with her

A fig it 3w in lwrr” avfieraxzraa that when aha went

_a«utZAt=;”.§a’tt&m?. :1atu3:*e”a mfi at abmrt 9.30 p.,m., firl Raju,

her, pinleed her fiamihly has his house by

eémixm hem’ xmuth anti mm hem’ and, afam takixg km”

if

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ta his heznlsse, A-1 exam mm dcmm ear! the house and

thmwafmrg he ramvad the nlothaa of the

mu as his zzlntfhm and even thmxgh tlm % _

get hmwalf re1%w ficam the grip aiitlm 4

amusxcsd dfl not 32% mt ‘tar: weapxe

act emf by pxmsfitg V

forcibiy which mi ta mwaim at’
the p’msm’:.ut1’§u:.. L. by the
pa-oawut1″m that thfg;—s5c~cus’aci:.i.;:£.§., hm” by
that u innident tn
awcsm bmught km’ mat
and wmsw %

3,4. Aiizafier imuse anti r%led the

tag’ ‘xm msatiaer 331$ ethmu. Tm

depcmeirl m we eviéerncas mm.-

A “‘*A-1 brags}: kt§ ma mm and farcziizfly mmmma

aha aha my-aafim ‘E0 the fact of A-Q

mm. flcaor with water. In the mamas mi” her

;::z-1Is;.«:é;~«£e::an1ix1«ati::I1, mtwng baa hem bmugliat (mt tr:

” her_t«w$,im«:a1’xy with rward ta the entire epiaode

of &-§. cm:m’m5t:t:i1:3ag rape an mm Tm prmecunfie: has

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wvitmtwd. ths mms- fiam without. any damge

being amumszd tn hm: mfienm in mubsmxm.

the trial mart hm rightiy apimd that that .

tha pwmsecmwh: Tm namrai, hmpixixug = _ ‘4

15. mm: B«r.Sb.i’mraj has

am lady mmfiiczal amaer f§3v
Rahamth Bagm Wm *:s§_:§a.a gags.
I-{with cenue, Knmhawagg, and he
is ramwr with am: has
said in Ex.P~31 ia at
Ex:.F-E been qmestinned. 3114311

in rwP’3*F?~’$mf wh.1c§2′ A.-1 had with the

tkfivvéiééséirtmr has cispwed be the aflwt

Exgfifil, he baa some to the

V pmaenczumnx Wm; mbjacted is mual

AA she had m.:zam1ne’ d biing in the

V mm mpmm cf the hymm.

“Em mxtire emd’ mm ef P.W..”.21 }’3:r..Sh1’mr’ aj has

céfimrfiy brmught alwufz 131% that cf’ the gamaccxutrix having

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bccerxa. aubfitgm/M; ta fomfiale: fiatwmuma and thaw is

mttum elimimcl in the ezviéenue sf we dtmtor ta

viw that me madical evidcnm flaw mt _

tmtimny af the pmvamu.!:r”m irmzxfmf u£ ‘4

rape hedm bmn mmmiaad; ms:

. Em?-21 is the

mama mi am csvitzicrm-e a~um%t5e;% :2 is
mmhlfiahafi that he Fm igvnbax-mama.

E«x.P-1??! is ma given and
as pm’ Elm ‘ on
;2.1,m31mm she was aulajecwci

‘as: rape.

33?’. “E’%y.3:.e.=1.,L A.§:e’§fE:i.sen.c:a fully wnmbnratea tlmt

V’§;;§%ma?*:r5″c11″i:zf§:t smrh, E am mi’ the v’s1c.w that it

irzbn the made” ram 0f the 91:11a-

waxim cs-1′ mat: viatim, Wm ham aha

tm2:n:1:m’ :13′ with flax-*d ‘hi: the victim

and irzforsnitg hear gmndmfathar, who is

aw wall as the utlaar maembaem vi” the

£11-fiaxwd to the asccuamfl mmmfimm rape -an hm’.

V ‘lb ident armurrad on lfilnfil at: about 9,30 p.111.

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an {M mmgkamt was mdgad rm thm was same. day at

33 houm. Ems, $113-re *3 ran fielay in Edging

mmmint tam warn mmmtely dmximz tha pasafiaiiigr’

false nzrwsa beilg fiziimw agafimt the aqguaed. ; ” = – :’ ‘ ‘

18. In time: fight cat’ ‘aha awdefiirg

gzarawezutian and the trial
mama dmiaiam czém-4:,
kmw been mfifemw to: by
2% fifltli cerrzwaraiifi 9:’ hwitat$’.>n tn
mxmluda ffizxmught hnme tim
gnxflt af 5.»; it1:§§:v’a§fEfv’¢nc%vVé§f’V:}:ifinappir1g and mm
afimwx: ggmm him am there in

wage to mlm any other

sf mam; fmazfxg mi’ ms: ma; mun.

uphsalci.

1.2%. A»? is . «F , cmugn am mm

the apwflzanta argued that there is no

in shun-W that aha has. smmmittml ma ofieatams

H V unflesr %tir::n 2%} r$ft3:1aI..P,{3.; gone

tlzraughtlm asrfiflerme mftlm pammm afthmavictixn and

$7

‘W

tlmt as: PAWJS, who 13 in feast. the famasr 0%’ ‘mt:
wzasez::ufl*?tt::§ in 1Br, it ia clam” fimt fi–~2 went tn the

muse iznmfiiataalv afier tha kwfiient axmfi aha aiemmgl

the flxmr with warm an aw in mam the

bbocistaim mm fauna at ma amt.

w. W xmma aw.’ jmégm has

exddmszze glamd. in this r%ar&»a.1;;d h§é:3 a1ae5 V

ufflzm magi, “exam csf F-‘LWA5 ‘ ,

Wha ham aim apakm wa a”fm:.nd%

” ‘time flmr. {sf Even the

apot “.”i*::acn’*;£x’}’be-an produced aim
mmmd ‘rm fihm af omzurmename hat}

been ‘me bbnncismirm were

in haw bmfl washed and the

kunfii at mm plasma to the western

ma z;f :rm am thaw Wfiffi am fauna to rave
. r’L1b7i:-,%é*i. aka awning the avifienswe agairmt A-2 ia aka

am mmm;-my and; mm am: mutt. has,
% mlrxfiy ma that the meme agaim; P92 is

we mada amt in rwyaot af Secfiacan 291 cf the i.P.€1.. and

11%;, mm mm has been mnvictefi far the said ofienoe.

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ahmfi af Waand thc period mi aamtvmm sf mom tlmn
5e%aem1ymma1r%ymflmgqIrmbyfi–1hasah’aadyhad

the efimt osf rcfmrwm Awl mzfl, t7:m:n.=.-zfam, thegm

mmm may he mmidafl and the

impowecl wags rm ma; mm by madfiad m ;m%

mazxk is-t tha perind orf :’.:1.m’t;o4iy alfidy V

23. £3 far as A-*2 1’3 M

is the mtmfhxer offiwl and am 1:0 w
far a pexind ef tum $$ii:’V’éiays

figural tn: the oflenm a.§1eg;=.%£1 azaurt. um)’

%. far the: sme

auhmittmi §é1f.s~v,». ~7sen:m1r1;:;:e is C0 , no

£3 0&fi.}iéé:;I~f€?I?3*’ hut, hmrmrmr, hmfmg regard to

piamfi by the appelianta’ counsel,

km tha view wliiarh it dmma fit 713:1 rm

_ nf the mam. it is also auhmittraad by him

% trial mm m aim imyzsaafl fine burn an A-1

% am the fine amunz: impaaevci be mm; diam:-hm.

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25. Haxfim thus heard mm sides an fiw qumtfion of

senmrznm in rfiasrd ‘as: which the iwfi mumel for

appellants has fncuaaed much at’ Itfim m,_ A’

the Vi.:=.vw itiwt as A-1 has akeacfiy T T

pmiod inf aver swan yeara,

mm” nmmrm put &rward

counaex, mm of we view that mfgugfiée Lcmm
be $q:..1arehr met by ” gmmnm of
impriwnmrnt pasaafi mnfirxing
mg mid 1 .w_ . the already
mu. As as in additinn tn the

partied. by Emma, whizxh is said ts be

j%%*tw«: mid tha find ammmt can in

aafii azxmumt man be 153:: the

mm mm’ , in arrrmxrz” ‘ g at this

— am aim mxiscrizzws cf the: law laid dszxwn by

Court tlmt tkmrel ahould mt be flaw bita

H whmr:h’ wuulfi sand an wmng s1§’1a}’ tn the society

fémmfam. it is nrzvzmaary ta enhance: tba fine

3 ammnt in reapumt af Arfi.

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2?. In rwult, I procemfi 11:2 paw tha follaowing erdcr:

‘Wm wnvicfiaon cf ¥:3::3£h thus apyellanm by

muff: 3% fitmmmed.

Am 5&1′ as the swtariw J]m:%

afimws: af raps ia

im}:rJ;’§m:£::z:3.. wait, the xsaama 7% am: ” jcwimczf
mm ymm, mm mwfifim

undmam by A-:1, is

‘ no 30 also with
@ard 122:: the 3%.~1..

5% far -» gasafifi a.g.a1na’ 1: A-1 in

rwpmnfi uf under Secficun 366 of

,._.._._:r”m ammc3.%$§:nn is mquirad.

gaélig’ §:e.: .~~mt at Lim-my in mew 01′ flnis oaurt

13 perwé” af $E:;t’1’tvE.1’K:&: 1% e& awzxxfi 1:

‘ ‘ €1ra:h*aa:3y undmgmle by him. But’ if ma firm

A mt hem damaitedg Em shall must be released

V fwithaixzt than Mum being zziewaitaad wt deamlxlt sumtenaa
” V ‘ ‘mnflmfiam by him.

3%

M regmda A-:3, in piacae mi’ om y-mar imprisorzxcncnt

impoa@. by the mial mutt, far’ the mfiaxmm proved a@.i.cn;t

hm: micier Sactixon, 2%} emf the I.?.C,, than pa:-iQ:%.V_V:a>;f_’
sm1’ee:r:t.:”::e Emyoaaé as ahovae is mt ofl’
mmtmflial mind of two magma V

by hm’ mfi, in add?1t.1’nn,.. fim

mm Rs”1,mO!- tn m.5,0@W-‘é.;§;r;£..Vgflm§;ie;fa111t’¥i:te11c¢;,
hnwewmr, shafl mwixtz

shall Fswalaapoaittd by (me um-nth

fiom the tinte uf arfifii.

‘Wm iéalisrawcgd anly insofar
ma awmflaaeil agafimt fr 3.

and 99:2 murfia dz’:-ecfim to pay

[£345 shall aha: atanfi madified

x “cbc,.r.

aralmxmmmt mi’ fins amum in

L % mp¥w%LAnffi’*§.%

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