High Court Karnataka High Court

Ramesh @ Srirama vs State Of Karnataka on 27 March, 2008

Karnataka High Court
Ramesh @ Srirama vs State Of Karnataka on 27 March, 2008
Author: R.B.Naik
are THE 1"" CCU"? OF' A NATAKA, BANGALORE
DATED THIS THE 2"'-"r= 3"!" OF' MARCH "

   

B.angalore-560 05'}?  L _:_ie  :Petitioner
(By Sri. A.N.   t

 : Respondent

(By Sri.

,,.’£’li*.s~ Re-f-vision Petition is under Section

“397 r/’W:-4~.0 .Cr.P.C;””by the Advocate for pctitietier, praying
set asicie -the Judgment of conviction and sentence dated

by the by the or-.1,-.=..:’
Bang’alorc’R_uI’a1 district, in C. O. NO. 867/ 2002 confirmed by
the A Co-art-i’v’, Bangalore Rural district,

eBangaiore.56/2003 Dated 10.12.2004.
” ~ A This. petition coming on for hearing, this day the Court,
« 4′ mafia renewing:

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V. ._ The petitioner-accused is for a.-1. et’!’e.-aw

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X 1juI1isl1a_b1e LI,/s. 32- 1. \.J, he is we-:–t–d to undergo simple

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1 III 4;: nrnina

irnpfisonmcfit for a wfi of fnoflths. 00 pe3t_ a fine

of Rs.500/ -, in default of payment of fine, to ..for-

one month by the Judgment of

sentence dated 03.09.2003 -; I

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‘ appeal, the District

Bangalore. rural man-ict. Juagnaent dated .

10.12.2004 passed in appeal-

fil-_ ~y the 0;: ..Im,;,_mc_=I;L

follows:

o%n0.05.01.:a001 at. about. 8.30 .111, when

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luI.r’|« 5″,”! .8. vvluln.-I J’-ovwtollulal-Ila

at Jakkasandra viiiage. there was

.disr1ipfl0r§’of”:iéiecuicity in the street and lights had. gone ofi’,

0 W H K also joined PW.1 they. were discussing about

Subet lights. At that point. of time-_, accused-petitioner

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i-n I-I-us run-u: I-nn.’Ia-II rt turning

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P’v’v’.1 on his back, when P’v’v’s. ‘2 8: 3 went -to

rescue PW. 1, petitioner assaulted them

caused bleeding injuries. On the same

the jurisdictional police, lodged c:oiopLsxi; al1smn:- 1

a dim”: 1- lnnhnqnu ‘1’:’~:.’u-I

accused with regard to a
assaulted him. After’ 1.

police filed sheet for the offence
punisiiable Lus; ziiisos so A

3. oi’: its case, examined
P.W.1 l as 2 and also got marked

M.O.1 O1iie’iopprcciaoon of the oral and

V docuixientaiy it the Courts below the

Mm _ and s.*;Iit.e:1.cm’d ..i.’11 stated herein bsfom.

_ witnesses examined. P.W.1 is the

V it . He in. his evidence has stated that on-

:z_iate”‘ of incident, after completing wo:-rk, he was

to his house; as thorns was no electricity, he mid

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on his back, on. hearing his cry, P013. 2 8; his

rescue and the accused assaulted them .

complaint as per Ex. P. 1, on the méithdaar, he

the I*lel9.:%% ..eap.tal A ” ~ He ‘

deposed that there –was 1
with regard to site the sisters
of PW.l and injured the

cvidchcc of 1’;f;f cf EH3, 1 1:9 3

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panch of and eyewitness to

the _ pm’-Ich witness. for scene of

V oocutfmmc, ‘ié as Ex.P.2. For the reason best-

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“,’1’;h¢ pmfl”e(‘l,IHn. n fnilg fn nvnminfi {-

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iii tile case i.c., investigation oificcr,

_ doctbr the injured persons and it has to

W H K wound certificate.’

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5. Admittedly, there is.an.enmity.between P’W.l and
“Inn;

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s by the viz,

I-‘Ws-. 2 to 4 are closely related..to PW.1,t as

sisters and mother of PW.1 and as such,

witnesses. The oral testimony ozfs. 1

f.!f_lI’!’£.!l’J£=.5…!*.l;9!.! by any ind.e,rz-ex-…ri|.mt;.!.Iarit;,:1.ee-n.es.

of non-examma-‘ t tion of V’
and non-marking of «wotgifii 6f°tl1e injtmed
witnesses,-. the prosecutjpnt the

PWs=.

. …-. 31 .;.;. -…..’x..” 1.. .._- .. … ._..____
are ass’ -tea; fer .e;T’1{:-‘i’i*€”:.’-iu1n;is;n=”ta%x1u’:; i’ t: = itneasca,

the All these aspects

of the éonaidered by the-Courts below-

and arrived at a wrong conclusion

cf t.h.e«efl’eI1%

ti’ir”:.,v’5r*f_”==”*”mu1er1y cf wiiznesses.

_is ex§§Iae§é.tion for the delay in lodging the

The incident has on 05-0-1–2001 but

euinptamt is. lodged on 06-01,2001. The. material on

~ may 1-=-…….t=d to 9. seem eusp*n*m=- M’ *’=– -W”–“‘ be-.1:-g

lllolllll W-Jul» Ialnlld Q1!’-II-4|1.¢I.I

(Q: Q’~\./\,aI_,I\t_{,L__.,

guilty of offence, but meme. suspicion

would not by itself be suflicient to -hold. the

The prosecution should prove its case

doubt. Thus, the order of oonv1c;i1e:i 7. V

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by usfi Ceurt” ~ 1e1,i-L .w’*im in”vth1-‘Eta:

revision Hence, the
The 1se%a11ewede. The
judgment; e ] ooxavicmen L .§§’:fntenee dated

10. 12.:;oe:1«k *Di£1*ict Judge, Fast
Rural district,
Appeal No.56] 2003 and
t11c”Juudg1ner_1tAIedet:e:§”»»03.03-.3003 passed by the
Chief “Judieie1A’~«._Nian’giatrate» Bangalore Rural

flaistfiet, i’11″‘~.x’.”,;v.§;,_.1″t’:. 130 -zwz are set aside.
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by the shall. sit.-a..r1r1
The fine amounts if any paid by the
~*.pct1 t”ioI1er shall be refunded. to him.

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