IN THE HIGH ceum' OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE Dated this the sow day 9:' JULY, 2003 PRESENT "* THE HON'BLE MRJUSTICE K. . AND THE HONELE MRJUSTICE B. _' CZRIIVHNAL APPEAL Nd'.'.19€>§é/2(§fj;?! . «. ' " CRIMINAL APPEAL__}§Q,_ 19553/.2902. _ E Between: State of Mahila Police. . . " .. Appellant ' -' Conxmon in both appeals. (By SIti.G.BhaVaI)i for appellant - State.) And: %%¢mumnappa,«&,% S-1 '0.» Easap b ' ' W 2-;at;D;;:or No.Lim?36/1s(A), .;- "£3 Croés, _ "--« . »_ . _S&_1vajaI1ika;. Hostel Road, ., .. . ,Vi§13:aVr§-1ny}ap1H*a1x:, 'V " .._M«ysQreL*_. . . . Raspondent in Crl.A.Nc}.1962/2002. __ (By Sri. A.K.Joshi, Adv. for respondent. )
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Shivaprakash, 4
S / 0. Basappadcvaru,
3 1 yrs.,
Gowramma,
W/0. Basappadevaru,
58 yrs.,
Basappadcvaru,
S 1’ <3. Nanjaiah,
69 yrs.,
all are R/at. D0-or No.
1036/ 18(A),
{I Cross,
Sarvajanjka Hostel; fx:-ad, V.
Vidyaranyapuram, *
Mysore.
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Rcspendcnts
in Gr1.A.No. 1963/2002.
(By Adv. for respondents.)
Tf1’esc Criminal Appeals (taming on for
HAR RAO. J, delivered the following:
_ V’ cfiminal apwals are filed 11.5. 378(1) and (3)
C5r’.P. Tb§<.»_t}3e» ASPP fer the State praying that this H01:1'bie
C(iL1r%t;'.3_3;a'*'y bx: pigaased to grant leave to file an appeai against
V the j11dVgi31t2Iit ?C_1'L.' 28-8-2002 passed by the Prl. S.J., Mysore,
E51 SC' N€;!.249}'2{}00 and SC N0. 129/ 2000 acquitting the
— -. rt:-gponcicmts — accused fer the eifencx: punishable under Secs.
< ?49 8~A.:,,302"'r.w. 34 IPC and 11.5. 3 and 4 of D.P.Act.
hearing this
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room was wet with kerosene. When deceased went izzgidwc, A3
iit match stick and threw an the: fioer, flames the
deceased. Some persons came. and shrouded V a 4_
mg and later on, she is taken to has;-ital’. ; n
deciamtians the: deceased states A4
prcsent in the houm: and for hét
death. However, the dyfitxg dt)té$”‘ ziéit precisely
state as to the nature % A2 and A4 in
causing the mcmly state
presence of state about the
OV{f”:I’1Z act:,;VV(‘§f ctmsideration of the
cvidencfi’ 1.i’g_ 55 that the dying declarations
categoxficafly A3 as the culprit. The main
A3, A2′ A4 cannot be cansidcred as active:
of common intention with A3 at the
givcIi”‘poiI:t’of7~tiinc. Whatsocver, their animus is against the
” “5-::ariicr to the: incident In the absence of specific
to prove their participafion. or sharing of 00111111011
‘:’_4:i11tt:;:”1tion, it cannot be said that Al, A2 and A4 are guilty of
bffencc under Sec. 302 IPC.
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8. Far the reasons and diszzussions made abofée, “A3 is
convictad for cffence under Sec. 302 IPC
life. A: to A-4 are convicted fcnzr ofiergcp _1fmé§;’r’ rififi .
with Sec. 34 1:90 ané sentenced ta 3. ::’.’_(3r. :3 51*
and to pay fine of Rs.1(},0{}O/
for a period of 3 montlm. ‘The €1″1t;ifgic<§ to Iwnc-:-fit
of set off under Sec. 428 is partly aléowed
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'''' Judge Sd/-~ Judge ME-*1/'4~7_ n