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Shivarama @ Shivarama Achari vs State Of Karnataka Rep By … on 29 October, 2009

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Shivarama @ Shivarama Achari vs State Of Karnataka Rep By … on 29 October, 2009
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V VV _ ihé”i:0m.§3iaif:an€, has aiiagad in his said cgmplaimé: ihafs

3%” ‘.:3f;@ fifiuf parsans, “§’§’§’iG emterad mm big E61336? three

– §ss§e::9é§m;aIe perasns 311$ mm wm a giri, quite izzccnsistéizi.

” isfith ihis ailegatign, he has szatad in hm €Xa;’€fiif18${i0£E–

§:”;;~¢%1ir3f that. twa af’ them were maié persaag ami ‘£216

mw

other two were females. Bésidas {$113, {ha afiegations in

{$56 czemplaint. {EXP}; 3.115; file evidence cf PW .1

::;;uite cazzatmry :0 {ha charges Eevefled agains: ~

$333.2 :9 6 izzasmuch as? it ig st/3;_t@é.__§3″1 Ei: éK::”2*:%é3rg%:

the accused $633.2 :0 6 1.13. th:*eé14Am:§ie _*5£’*a;<§

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said night and <:oIm:1itt.§:d rQAb¥:–2€iij;., _'§'hus§;, * €.h{€::£*é»: afises

serioug cieubt as to %:E1'e1mzf;:fi:)¢é:r V§0f: aCc1,1S€d W119 am

aii€ged.~'E;{}"§;1a$Jef: Ciiizimiiied 1'»:ibE:@1§;' in 1:316 campiaixianifs
11913.33. "

£_:%. E’: j£%’:r:% «.:-3&3; ” ‘£3223 g;>r(3s€cu?:'{>:{‘: $2133 ?¥%5E

._{:{m”iL_’;}iaj:}.a:;_t ‘ic£€}:’1ii§;3;s3:*”i Aacusaci fies 2 {G {>3 if: %:h@ ‘E?

L_pai”:a€§§: E3}-7 ?W1% Tkizzka Executive yfiafistrate

‘§he_ ¢o1:1p§ég:¥ia11§., fiasides smtixzg Er: his gramfgéajfit

<.,Ex,,?§,'~ 3:33 3333 sigiied in his aviéssiisa aha: tiierfi wag §:<:=

s¥..1§}p§§: in hi3 hfliififi {Ewing {ha said Ezigizqii

: %3¥'§}€Il {ha égczcidant acctirréd, Ha Ems §'1€%7€h6i"' avsyred in

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iifllfi, '2§"ihe1"r:=i"o1's;. Ehfi identity of the a::cL1S¢{i..i:$;"~ 355.' "

me: '§'&I"}=" game pe:rs0:"::s, witm ei1_£t31fi%:£iA fii:'itQ" hig ";%'r;e:V)}:1s;€=, f

£im*i:1g the said night. 831i': -.{:.§:31":1'ii*xif '€t:<iV ézés
becefiae Sfiiifiufiif; »:im1b*§;'f"zfi i11z§.%{:3:n1V'3§i'<:?::_» t§i%;i:'$ was
1510 eiac:"£ri¢ity and ii":ef€i– §é; '%;<:§ the eifecf. tlrgai
!:her:*: was am; 33:9'-:1;'c@ $2:-ii' at ihéii tuna,
ihsye c0ui{_§_ _':€}§3%}§%§f:E1_%f}i§%f%; ijifif' V' to Qb$e1""s:'e L316:
p§'i:g'S}3;{3f'iiH A' '§§%:g~',;é:;:1s, £3£"E"3.fi aammiimd
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-_jb%:<::*:';»;:<;:fé;::;:;}:és:§_E:§;; the 'i"r§;a} €j';&:.;1r:,

34[""— B€%'$idé5S tiaig, Ehazzgh it is aiiegaii in the cs1:';p'§a1€§1t

:Ei:'i£§,_ i§i "'_%_S ah:-ass iiepagrm bf; €316 c”:11p}a}.ma:’:t iii E233

{:&:i{i3€An<::€ Eéiai: {X38 sf fiie ;'§3€"E'$Ci§3S '€.E3};'€:a:e:1€{% his

2 '"$1§:e:*:;, *;:s.: zfifiziz-531:3 $}:1a€t:ch&si5 35%: Kay sf E316 z3.§:§_:&ra§’; ffzgm

MS *é5%_%’€§ :’:€ii.h€r 33$ i’E:§{}§’i :13: hiss ‘£’«2§.§E’: §””:::;S Ejéiefl iif>§Z3§?(E§}”i€3{§

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as wijmsss for {he ;3r0s@<:u.'{,i0:';. "_E'}:1e§; cozzid ___'?jj.é*;:*éé..'_é::.fsfi:_a:§:33:_

E3€:tt.er persoms ta ifi€I1tif.3:~' the aCcu§e{E as-'e:.':'1=:::"

1115116 afici fiamaie gsersoras, I2;-*§1o'».._'£0{;s14:..–:'az*g2g:;fg. ii'1"r3:;s.t{f-LL._§E'":e:;~

almerah {ha gaid 33:16! sflvervt:1*1€3;aI:3em<s§ 3:adTV';}§1.~:«;;..<;gTs,3:: of

§§sf?,{)G('}/ ~– a3 afiegezti the 'file Triafi
{hurt has East sight e§"5f;';i$

15. it :3 n0t:_”‘ii§’jA:€i:it§p;:§£’e “{‘¥{)%§LE;1’I’€d rabberfg in
the 1:191:56: gt’ diher Ezonseg in {ha
viciziiizg;-f: in azrdfir ta {:0m1€<:i':

a£:CuSe<i'?§_§3 . E i'i_’ r3%)b:::’}? E21 {E26

E’§G’E,iS€ ” 3%” ¥}’§=£;§j “$11 V’ {E16 gaéé data amt? €:’£§£.§€$ 33$:

‘ §?.7§}1éiE*i3Z.§§{‘E1{}”{i1.A”,§}.3S piaged raiiamca an {$16 §T’€3e’:0V€f’§€S cf

LE;:?;;:§§1’§:1″‘3§f’i,§<:}.éj;::;;" gash 311$ 3330 3611115: '1i"1eI'i1?I1§;3;T:3Ei}§1g

ar§i€;£esv-..':!5e'§:3:1"1giz1g ta {ha resyeciivé campiaiztaazzts in 33

}:ii:<.;:..fSt3SSiQi1s iffiasss, iii 33 {ha Case of mosectztiezg éilat.

éxiéfifé {if :he ggid antci sihzer QE'§"i8ji}€I".i'£S that was mbbai

V' H§}' 3:6 acsagaé in the respective Eiéuses of_'€:31:1p1a.'1:1a;1%:s

in 2'2}: $26 Séfiifl 32:21:' $€S$§;G§"1 C3865 izicézidimg Si':

»:~"—-(""'v'-…,…__

3%'
30.255/1290? were melted and goid and siivcir ingets

wera prepareai by the accused and i:I*1e1*6f*o:j:*~:1:.._ t?:f;€

resp:e<:t.ive complainants could 11:): have 0pp{;éf1*t¥.1isI_if:3§'__"';af§__%_

identify' 3}} the geld and siiver frQ1n

{hair respcéctiva hausess. it is f'2_1f:i1ér <:;«f~

grasecution that MS Nos. 14'[13.11:j'i 16 ;c:f=:?s;33ect3*§.?:eé,i;g§=L'Vgiifirar 8; *

gold ingets are the _sa,m6 x1;.hieE1_ afére got

prepared by {he acéu_xs$z:<.i j. _3:naz'1j: f tha

0rI1a:11(:’fiifsi”i1:§at €é§éf:eI1″»*w:’ ‘r§é’bbe<§ 'fri:11": the: 21011333 af the
respective €:o::1§3ia'i%:;:«§;fi Ea: .. . 4' M

£6, ,1": is '{fi.<:._ $}:2«&Secu§i<}§; Iihat {ha

. ware §§%é§af€£i $5; ?¥L§.1 vishmz §"a;*;;fi 3125:,

I ":'~:Viji":.zé:' Eflgat has; 13351"; mcevered by 238, {E13

Foiiae E::$'p§3;:i0r fzmiz $1313 ;3€1'$Q:1 sf accugeé N34 flizzash

V "::.§1V;:if§r.. gazichanaina EXPS in {ha pffififififié 0? pane};

W29 Safiiish ?00_§az"i am: MG Eéa. 25 geid izlgai has

~~§'3é€::: §'€{i'®'JfiI'€§§ Eiiidei" E3X.?8 panciiazzama by {he same

iii} in iihfi §fES€f£C6 53%' {Egg Sama parzzth {?W€§}§ fffiiii E318

c:–~v-…§N""""'""""=-»*

ii?

peI’s<3n cf acczised $0.13 Vijay Eiumar aiangxvith M03. 1?

to 19 respectively cash of 12.3% 1(},<){3£}/~ and Ewe

phorzes and aise MG Nofil pawn. rahit. far i1aVi_I;'g"§;ig§§.géix:2 _

the goici chain

1:2. PW11 Vishnu ?atil is said ;§::ax:e

$308.14 and M016 irltogs, Bé_ i':§:s sifiafczi.3111;E;i$fle2r%<§.€;;{1<:e = L'

that accused 1510.1 Shivfaram §:;§]/)…§~'§:§fii1J&;i.7f¢§1II1Ei'C'l§,1<E¥IfAi gzive him
gmki chain, ear W€3I'S é;:;;d[ W1 'fisjeighiilg about,

6} gra§_;1s._ :mVéi'i'-".2:2–iifé:2:j .,..1:1″:er siiazéi” , e’%:1a%.::§e33fis_.”i{§$a11y aveigixizzg abaut :2 ii’)

gr3I1″;S,_ &E1{§’4f1i’§f I’£1ff3.§’§{.€€.i’. Efié saié G}fi’13iB€I1Z$ mid §1’€par€:{1

” E*%¢:3;$.. if: resapecstiméy the Sfivsr & gaid

_i:€:g{_:r”::3A ‘3.’:ji1′::i..”‘%g;3’-:s;*¢ $16 same ta amused Na 1, if this

e’§£éd7€191cs'<§.5§5E*"§?';5'V1 1 £5 ac*{:€§*i€«:i§ it gees ta 8};"1{}"J€ {hat it 1%-fig

–V 3cc:;i:::a¢:’£?* _§*4f?::»; L wha gave him the: staian t*31″”I18fi§€E1€S§ £35;

. mf:§§,i:1g'”‘i%zi:§;<:§1, MG §'§aS.f:4 3% E6 i}T}.g€}'ES ("£81335 ':0 E16

_ A' gfaggéregi Egja Ffififii 3216 21% gave the same {:3 Accussd

E. if Ehai; was $0, 331$ 333$ %ng<3'?{.s s§':e':_1}d have §'}€€§f1

¢,—E-=–..§""*"-~–»~

racovered from the p€I'S{)I1 01; Gr at Em: i11s3'i;a:j1g::§__%' l=.j:.:_f'_,"

accused N0. 3. aniy. But mt: case ef £I1e_§;2rt3Sc§:ii¥ii<3:1 is"

"mat the said ingots cazne '£0 be:=.':r€c9§jeré<i .:1:f§is–}_:iéc;€§§zVc5§§;T f

Rom the person of accused N'<;s.3 3:12: *

18, it is pertinent if,a:}~.,;r1ot€«;AV'1i1"1::i: éi"c&:j_L1Sed"§*$10;A'i4 is not
aflegéd to have a<:c0mpa;ji:¢c'i'v'v.§§;cCu:§;€c?§_ ~V?§?<;~s.2 to 6, who
are alieged t05~v}:*1z":3.f§e– the houses of

the respsciive Said flats and time.

Besides ~–.(__)f the: siiver and goid ingots
does :19?” of the Si}??? 331$ goid

0I’I}{5¥$Ii€fiT=S said vi-L} have been mbbed from: 131% izougeg Qf

_r@$§::=3c£if§?’e. fizcmpiainaxits. “1’he:°r5:fa:*e, bassci 011 {ha

‘§f’t2§i.(;xr’e:;iI€’i§”_”g::i”A[§§.d’§} N03. 14 and :6 raspectiveiy ths siiver

3:1dugs;}1éV fiiéats it could not be hem? that the Said ingcxts

VA ‘.. »r::aW:j:{“i:’%;»é {Q be p:*€pared by melting mam? 0f the; orrzantgeflts

‘ éiiégsa ta ham ‘been mbbed by accusefi $30.2 tc: é {mm

the Emuses 9f the resyectiva canizpiaints. ‘E’heref:*€, E 31::

@f the CQ§1sid@i’es:i View {hat an 1116: basis 0f fsrsoveréafi €31?

¢:~*-~–~§”fi’fl\”*-“”‘

ES?

there ingots from the p€1″S{)I”i (}fACCl1S€d fies. 3 & 4, it

ssouid not bfi held that, either ascused No.1 :}:f..fi_§{:2§}~:;:£”

.1-

accused Nasws and 4 conimittad mb’beI*y in iiéixisaéf .

the eompiainam; in this case.

19. Insofar as SC Hc.255f20(§7

aiiegsd; in the camplaint ti1é_f§”‘e::. pair’-di’ -awzétrs, = L’

one goid rirzg with rad storm, Vsilfihar Eeg c£ia:i1<1.:rs, fiiie silver

glasses, (ma goki (:¥1a§ifi: sf %~2s.'?,()0O,!-

were fabbed . f'iu"C¥i"i'1_ '€}iEi._:3E£)¥;ifS€ af conzpiaimajls. Tfze

<:8n2pi3;i:1a5124:}A%i1aé' Gui}; EKG Ha,25 a pair {Bf

§i§E?€:1"§«{_§€ig {::E'1aii1'*S-v;a_._$___A¥:ET3_€ same '€Js:h%.::th ware Lakan awajg"

Vhisv 'im':u}s7e it is {E16 ease cf the prssemitiszl ma:

of sihser Eeg chain is iéiaiztififié by PW}

'.Veompuiai§1aI;;V'§ as the 331116 mbbeci arzicla. 6:1 sarefui

V' 'V~:%:*:€Eafdii:1g Caf ihg avidséncfi 0f ?'W 1} it maid ha saen that

§':¥ii2;I1e 0f {ha accused in SC; N0.2$E3/238? has Qiaifized

MG N035 Eeg shaiizss. Furtimr, it. is pmvad h}; the

prosesxiiion €313: Evié} $30.25 avers E'€€OV€I'€& by ?%?sf2€} ii}

r"

in the presefice of PW9 paach under thfi p3;I3L{§i:{i:§;’i?}:1i;£:«;§”‘

EX.P8. from the possessien 5f accugefi said: u

She has 1:191; given any expianaticyn ..5:0731s3wV”-ahéf-Ls§;a;;A

feund gossesgeci af’ the samr::’J.

20. Since the pra$é(:1a1tio_if’:’W§iz§§§. Vé?$;3:,abiisf17?€£i'” beyond
raasenabie {$013 bi. that ti-1e: s:é” Fig Wars tabbed
from {E16 house’ j;::i§-.1′ ‘£>fi;5J1i<:f=af1’1§,r»Téxj_3}a:;a,i:ia11 by accusad $330.6 as :9

hmv §s}”;e”‘aga11z::a ‘ f1:ti:,«::«~ ;§’§ss€s3i0I1 ef ‘aha Said stolen

_ i3FGp¥%§I’é;ji€fS§ it jig bf; half} Ehat she must flaws rczaaivad

.,;sa:;;§1s:a ‘fikagajmg that {hay were stcfian properties’

‘§’§é:*»€;f§re;.”;.: 0? the Qansidered View that. though the

p}:*3sé::Lifi0fi has :10: ‘men abizst to place an rmord an};

A C_’ *::1i:it::§i1i:1g evidence fer sannecthig accused N032 E0 6 1:0

‘ tige mmmitfing of mbbery in the hausfi ef PW} riuring

the said night, thfi I”€C{}’§F€I’j§ af M0 E’=&’o.2.3 ieg chains fmm

‘aim pGSS€SSiOE1 Q1’ agcugeé $9.6 An1’bii{a gieariy gsaes ta

g°”‘~—«(q””””*==~.._..»-..

3%

s§1e:}w thaf. sshe committed an cififencfiz u:z’3.{ie:’ section 411

cf IPG. This bezirzg SQ, accuséid $103.} to 6 ci€s:i’I*%._»”5_ 3:1

ardfir, acquittifig {ham 31E, of ithuii {)f3’€éI1C€~”:$’ i;:;£”i{‘a:£:éI’;4

Sefrciiergs 395 and $48 :93, but. a{:i'”‘{fz’1«~:-?: &’fiT<%:j:r:é"*;::_,'$41

EEPC,

Far the reasons aforesai&L«, }t':r}.A .N0s .:22_vi'3I fiied V

133-' 3::::u$€:ci N03,'; :3 'agiéi fiiaii H%?}j§?"Vve:::<:1:s<:¢:1

E358, E. riifizl' £-':§é'$?s:';v{:$:} {'§§,S€:_ §€§§f}2;3:3_:}'Vi2'€i}G'? are hereby afiewefi.
The i1z;§§%:§.*3em?i<_':'Eim1. am':

senmzscae as§;£e;d§' 2:2.;1.29fii§§ gasseé Ea sg §€o.25§f2%§'? %:sf§

°fijati"Ei?a’1~.,.§gaE;;’»a; .§§1 1’e$§:§.’E:.€$ Ea ceiawisiizgiz Qf accuseszji E’€@$,§ Ea E}

{Sf {$216 v_{3§i?é.;f:?€A§es HEEQEE” Saciicma 12%; 395 and 443 §?€

“a:’1:% E335… éaié aacussd am hemby acquittefi 3:” %:é1::=: gaié

_ ?:;§§%::°é;€i€$.

VA §?’2;:ri§”:er, 621$ !§o.S4§23$9 ffisd $35; aizeizusfiéi. §*€s3′{‘;

V§:’§§ZE”€’….g%i’i1§3§§{fl $3 aiiaswefi in part, T216: aim §;%..1.g:r:fi:’§

C””°-=«<.€m°'\"'"'*\,®.-.-

Judgmant and Grder {If eonvictioza and 3611:3306 insofar

as it i”€ia{€S to her cariszictian for the <3fii3n0e$:;'~.§i11Cie:'

Sectiona I208, 395 and 4-48 IPC is hemby ~

she £3 acquitted 6f the said ofi?eni: <:s.. __I~:{o1x.%'c:'i% e'1*,'AT %5f;ir:£':'.<~:%, sh<:_ V'

is feamd guilty of an Qifemse undé: §3;é_CVi:iOIiTT

is canvicted for the same. Eafing réga1;fd~:Q'hei'i.;ég€ find
Qther facts sf U15 sage, S113?—1-Si"Sf3.i}3;€I1C€a"ii? Lizaderge

figarous irnp:isanm€nt :1:ar'tw'9V f§y§5:ar's'–v tixxee months.

As on fhiéviiaigaf if ' t1N*:_ijS;*.,é_,'c:c*;1,.a<§Vd? V§=§.6 Smtfiznbika has
aireadj; <:.:1:§3Ee£r%;;cVif’ of isnprismninerit far two

years ;1?;1§f §§Ti2f’i”$ rxmnfiés ézzfi, if sht: is 119?: rfiquiraé is 3:6

‘ “‘:.i*,..é:«t,a”E.%1éée:i-.”*;f,r: ‘é:Qz1n{=;cti53§1 with 3:1}? athsr case, $316 shafl be

u’:%:…€’i ai fkirrihgzifil.

_ giii; “”_¥’he;: i,fi:’j§u§1eé ardezr izisofar as it rélates £0 thfi

. “;ii;i$;;g:.$ai%f’ Material éjfibjecia: is left madisturbéé. if my

.’_éTé’;€i£;««% afi1@:1r3t has hem: {iegogiiiaé by any 3?’ {ha aceugcfi

” 1 :0 5 ihemizl, in cempiiance with {he iznpugzed

arder Sf Sfiiiifififlfi gassed by $216 Triaji {imam the Saiflfi

Shag bfi refunéad ti: tbs respeéttiva ascused.

.««—»….C”\”~r’\______’_”I”

5?} A (:91); Qf thig Qrcier Shafl ha Sent f9:”ti:tx%:i€§i”‘ _

Trial (;’§{)”€3.:”€. 311$ aim to the SL;p€1fiflt€$i§€I}£;” »§jZ::::t:ra.§_

Prisca, Baiigalore fer iI1f1.é_z3.;3b:;:T,T f

Grigina} 0:” this judgmerii: p£a(:§:tc_i A fizz” L
;’?€0.257/2899 and 9; cap}; tiieféaf in” €§1fE.3%,_’E§§<37$} 874' 'V

$28 of 2{){L}9£

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