High Court Karnataka High Court

Thilak Shetty vs The State Of Karnataka on 21 October, 2010

Karnataka High Court
Thilak Shetty vs The State Of Karnataka on 21 October, 2010
Author: N.Ananda

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the juémmt datefl Q4.§6.2(30*¥ pmmd by the
.« Judge, Eialaizina , Mamalcre in

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* satmtczmim rm to undarge RI, far 5 Years and
pay fine 9? Rs.1§G{IQf~, ix: defauit m sufiér 33. £02′ 1
“mzznth fur an afiéme punishable undm secfisn 36′? IFS:

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an urzzierga imparfisonwt far’ aifisf *
nfiiaxm undw: Swtian 307′ he: has
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2. Hm:-;£ $:tfi Ccrtmsai far
aypeiinnt .: Mazage’ , leanm

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3, grsawutmn £9 as faflaws:

_ is tin crwzwr cum driver nf an

he was runrmg 11.7% aum rielmhaw in

L» an 3.6.2863: ciurim the afierzzmn
parkm his amt: réxzimhaw may Urva

% Q City. The ammzz mgaged hfis mm
arid asked PW»: ta take him ta Tanmm Bhavi
2:3 nwr the seashnrse. As smmctaa by accxlsed,
[PW-I {mic accuscd is Tazznimzbiiavi. After reaching
Tanrzimabhavi, acctzsafi wanted Fwd. in take him in

7x}. x..-£w~~:-taamh Kuadar am: the

j am an izmpatient fill iQ.fi,2{}¥fi, The Sub
. V flxvaispaetar sf Reiice cam azfi rmardad. {Em statemerzt cf
PW»-1 anfi Iwkmrfi a cage againat amusfi fir” the

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afcrmtaizaci esfihnm. ‘Ike awmd was ariwtml an
the gnfm-manna valuramemd by him, the
efihnm was rmmw a hawk rm:

abuttfiag Tamiimlbhavi. The K 2
xwrdim the statemrsnt ef
isamzinzea nf z’rzvmtigatis1*:’V-grzfi k %
simt. Tim accused ‘ F”G£’a’.:§i is 13

ware marked, — long and
Mag – ehifi: % eqmam’ wry wnson

sf Siatfifififi’ V1.2′ $8 Ex,$~ 1.

‘ESE an appraaefiaticn of

V the lsaarnad {lcsuxzsei fir

‘agarzcuagd guilty esf eficzim punishable
Eifié and 313’? sf WC, hawever, senhenoed

_him”%:¢ Lzxéfifific impriaarzment far 3 perimi af 5 yeara

Sm af Rs.1,,om/-, in max: in mxdergc

far a Mimi cf em went}: far an G§E%1’1£1§€é

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4: Tltercsfara, feikwim pcifits afise fa; my
deteiwifisn: T’ »[

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3.a.2::m at afinut 2.95 §.m;,~~ V’

abumhg scashere, amused

Kama: w::th’ a long am iévith

auch iz1$3nt:£9n ané §;1f:.¢§f§1v”1eci;g&,}.§u¢;IAi ?a:%;-mi he haei
cause& the :;{mth of been held
guilty of an Smtiz::r: 3&2 sf
m tfwI*eb3′ an meme under
A. ,’
%u~2*a: Judge has mperzy
ramré?

fmpwwci judgment calla far

– AV ‘ ~ _

.’ A erder?

A. an the abom poinas axmé the zmmm

are ag ffifiewst

5. PW»). Uciay Klimt ww fltw injured witrzess. He
haé IE gzége III’ enmity agaixfmt gamma. £5 33213 be

fi\_§.fl.J\

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3% fl-‘am the evidanm cef PW-2, thaw was an figgjdcnt

abmzt 8 days prixzr he the date af mm

mm and thrm pmana, That

accused at the fifi uf ccaurmnm

aargusai Wanmd ta teach a les.so£i.taé:’. P’°€i’5-

qua:-mi that hafi taken the V

date cf’ ingzident,

In fact WEI}-.1 of amzruseai
the same from
tile paasarség, incident and am
% % mimn him. from phase m

piazza in they rzeacfmd am piacc <31'
LPWQVI that amused dealt blrxm on

was a sctzmss betwean Ffi?'-3.

mnlé mi aver pewer aszrcusafi tr:

_ pram 1: £315 {mm assatzltjzwg him.

A PW-:2 Mafxan was 3 past ewczirrazm Wifilfififi.

mt wimaesaeé amzzal assauit. PW–2 has depssfi

when he wag trawilim mar the-: piazza;-2 of

o § he saw a parsan a.Ft&* asaa:2.:?.ti1g

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P@~1 with a swerfl. Frem ma avidmma :33′ PW-21,_ it 1%

ckar that he was mat a. wimms m the ccc;:mfi;§:é’;’–«.:’Ei§

has reasaiwci the flaw of flflfillfffififié,
huamzdczyafffiu?-1. 4′ AV

P’§S-2 hag depamvd
injuriea an him haadg at a
&§3ataz1m cf 13% PW.

2 has cleciared $33 h9s£fl=e that has
had again at the time am
piace cans:’atent, with the’
$353 iené corrabarafinn 33:: the
tzvtidezncfizzf Emnaiamntp wish tkm €.’:&$€% of
the ggggsemaim At:§:;:f%’:i1isLV:13n1§ted mam.

: Ksfiarz was also 3. post
V He had amen PW-3. it} Wanlmk
has :1-apased abuut tiw 3 sf blond

% ammas af mi-1. W g R. mfg.”

% ‘ ffium cm W»: amzki be causm wifil rm

Iwmpazz amt in him,

8’ PW”? Dmfiamh Kundaf mam;-.t.”1sd Pwgl at

ahaxt 3.3% pm”; 931 3*§,2%3 at G0 flt

z-1ospz:t.a2a: Mamalore am: foam} fclkowmg
L 3 charge wvmfi aver .

m.aa;s:1r1r1g’ ‘? cm x 2 tzm

mm mmfiy cigar};

2; Sbliqzze plamd m.a:§f’*t§é;a thtfi

Iefi: side cf the,§calp 12 it 0.5 cm
X bang: éecp iiglfiiariyizg bane.

3. Imiawt _wom1§:.. .::}w:r ‘ ‘iéflv ” “V’£$h1mre-parietal
scaipgaif’ sixvse X scalp deaep.
basis: of right hand

(‘Er cm 3: 6.5 amt; x

skit:

w:–4%%1Lm that mjmtm were fiwh in

. , &_nat§1r-£1 ééaa; as an §n-pat.ierz%: and ha was

A tha Izwtlzgatirxg Gficer had sent tm

‘ ” =::£?z9fi’¢nce far his fi9a and apinigxz PW-
£23371 of the wmpmx had czpirzed that

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{Fm «$.95 ,

[Buying crews t£§n, PE’-4 has adwttsé
that injuraw 339125 had cams to the hospital’
dazxiezd rim fiugastian that izzjurima fozmci

not he causaad by a swardg

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fiam F’.S,L Baxwzm. He: 1 stajm
fi3ur:r1 an the arfi?éAz1r:.-as anfi
mnzishea apiziign and the
weapan af Hcrwever, he

has mt

VEj,a.n had ar.::cem@n&T the
cf the piaw and. hat!

grad by the Immstigating

Raraymm Nail: has givm asridezzszxc

Imxaezzy of weapxzan af o§en£::e~ :13. 451%

wiunteaem by amusad 311$ at the instance

‘ A The evidezwe gem: PWs.8, P’§’i–1€3_z~&3a.’c:m

in iriawtigazicn «sf tha mass.-

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12. The ciafarm hw searght to dimzmfiiz wifienae
sf ?§i~–1 an the g-‘aunt! that axxzznsaci was
PW’-1 anti rm Test Identmcatian Paradae Wag
eviximzazze sf iéaantifixzatian {If ac;-c:t.zged..gi=m.§1.V K 2
weak piew af asrixzlcnasz. PW-=1 1
ezsaailanii wiwn ha had ‘V %?

bafora PW-4    not

xastabiishad mm far      %

13. A;    in state that
 driven by

PW’-3. fiiffr ‘ ?’;mt:2:’ during bmad day light.
W2-1 1:23 aimcrm t%m physical

mi” tharwe was 2123 need to

Igiezztifmafian Parade aafi am avicianm ef

by PW-«1 xmzxxat m sussgxztaad, F’???—1

V fiwaa Witmsa. Bsirg film injum& witnsssaa

K be laast éisposed ta impfisate the accusad

aaiée: the rm} awafiant. W}-E was subjwtcxzl ta

while ma bfifl elicited ta dmrre-flit his cavidemce.

épmmntlyg PW11 did mt imam any nmtive or _}8I1I.’IZ{iT.y

ml

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aging: amzssad ta faficly implimtfi Thfi anigiazma
af mm finds aumtanfiaai mrramratinn
cements at’ firs: fifibrmatsbn given by him,
ir3z::ifie3;’.z3;¢ The amaezm ms w;u2y£ma!s&k%
mrramrafisn frem tha mwicai
maanmh Kunciar. ‘be ‘ L’
dfivard evidmztsc sf I’E:e;i.§aéf’-»9gefi£fs:w&V§Witnms
$13? PW-2 lfiolmu was faund
ma: $113 plaag his hwd.

statemfizzt and pumuant
has his and at thz: z’:’1ata;n4:3.e af

_ am1.”14s_;§§$d,u.theV Cificer rmwrfl waapon af

__frc:m caaurixza grower near thc Islam of

ii1ai£¥afix€§’ rapsrt would reveal that the shirt ntf

H V P’W- af efihnas was stainw with human

Véflzfiefisreg the evfienszza adfiuceé by the

éa-w mt sufier Ram fiiacremmcim ctr

” T312 abaanm af mzzsfive is .3. c:1r2:<:.3.' mstance

in {await sf pragmatism anfi it ésmsnatraim that Pfifwl

did 2291: had ammity m faisely imgiicate acastugeaé. Tim

rm ._ .§\,..1£_'

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cozmuct sf PW-1 after flaw asmurrcm is csnsiatnnég with
his esvidaam. Tfmrefnre, 1 hofi that the pz”aaa:2.z:i;::::f1..’_1iz#V,§

pravefi. that an 3.6.2903 at alwut gm pm.

gramme near Tazirfiruhhavi ‘

Mmware, aacuaed assaulted

3. award and amassed ‘I”he

amused haé taken Wt: ‘i_ia¥:$1a§ed’ if he
was 5. bnnafie assaflmd
F9?-1 W13: 5: gwizffii which
Ems takzfin other pemerm
abcut PW-4 has depcsed
um 33 Pm: were aangmus hut

Ear woulfi fwve causseé death

‘Q1’ f;I’I3ae::'”,z§§’m:–‘2:’:.,A«’tI1as 3.31:3 wmmftwfi by amused

an afiexm Lztzder Suazctinztz 3637 af

‘ H A. 4i4.””I:.’I*ie finfi h-1a1′ éudge an pmpaw appe:mc:1a’ tiam

hm bask} awuseczi g1,u’kj,? of an afibma unéar

VT 33′? cf IPC. I dc mt find any rmmm has

n u U interfare with thc Empwm wdment cf m Kristian,

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The triai Juéige has smtcnaafi awuafié ta; myderge
irnprimziamezzt far a perisd af fim ywm arlé
R3,i,O€Q,’~, ix: default smwxmd far 8.

martzth fer an cfiemze ufiez: kchkazn 3.3′?

3.5. The learrzed Qt:u1§:sei “v§§1:}é
accuseci was agmi abmzt ” ltim vvfgtime sf
a . He difi ” antmmenta.

Ha has athanms Ate *

16. Thié fieader wmfid submit
that iselam paam am
has amt: L gr mm wiflz a may
weapgn. zen’ £3; in mm far in tim

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" ~_ -.__}';'?;' £:::$rzsidem.'£;im1 sf the above szxhmsfissizzzm

H V an reward, E fmci tkmt the: oacurranme

grmam by 5. scufle batween P314 axfi

Hewwar, aecusad haé; avg: pewmw amfi dealt

' _ an the hmd cf PW-l with a award' 'fine 5mde.rn:e'

an ramrd does not i:1c¥.ica.ts any ymsitivvs metive fer

accused tn ammmit tim mmrde? cf ¥'W~I. thmzgh

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praswufien is mt raqaircfi is grew the. nmtsiw £21 wzrasc
bsa@ upon dimct evfignzme. Tm ammseé
about 20 years at the aim cf
charm tn refurm hiwelf.

above mifigatim anal ”

:3f the opizziazz that

by the trial Cauft is rather rmuee
the sentence of cf five yeam
ta faur yaars by the ma’ 1

ilourt.

the iamwng murder:

in part. Tim mnvigflen of
fin’ unéer 3m1::inn 30′? is mnfixmed.
af hfiptéasszmnt is redueati 28mm 3:.
2 ta a partied of four yaam. The fine
T % ar1d’ &::£ai;§.it”‘$antcnee impsaad by the triai gem are

“m311f;rm§d. I/T

L11’1darg=:2mae by &wu.se& during the cmgm cjf

aetafiaa provided; under Sectian 42fiV{i3;PEf;i y.V”\” ‘4 V’ ‘

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” ‘it’ Time mm ef

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