{"id":106143,"date":"2008-12-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-04T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ramachandrappa-so-narayanappa-vs-state-of-karnataka-on-5-december-2008"},"modified":"2014-03-04T07:40:20","modified_gmt":"2014-03-04T02:10:20","slug":"ramachandrappa-so-narayanappa-vs-state-of-karnataka-on-5-december-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ramachandrappa-so-narayanappa-vs-state-of-karnataka-on-5-december-2008","title":{"rendered":"Ramachandrappa S\/O Narayanappa … vs State Of Karnataka on 5 December, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Ramachandrappa S\/O Narayanappa … vs State Of Karnataka on 5 December, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: N.Ananda<\/div>\n
: 1 :\n{N THE I-\u00a7\u00a7GH COURT OF KARNATAKA\n\nCIRCUIT BENCH AT 'DHARWAD\n\nDATES THIS THE 05TH DAY OF DEcEM1\u00a93E_fA\"'- 4'  V\nCRIMINAL APPg;;g_;{_No.S':?5'i2003\u00bb\"\"'%A    \"\n\nBETWEEN:\n\nRamachandrappa .  , L . .,_\nS\/0. Narayanappa Masta\ufb01:--ma--\ufb01ava:' \"  \nAge:::'S2 years  - 2  .  . '\nOcc: Coolie\n\nR\/0. Sc,<Jx:a;z1.2:\u00a7g.\u00a7,h'  \n\nTa111k=*$31iI'8h&'-'ii1i     . _'\n\nlf)istrict::._{3'r'z1'ciag,' '     _ ...Ap\u00a7e3}ant\n{By Sri  ; Sbmaii ;A\u00e9w\u00a7catc)\n\n- -  .,Stsitt3 '0i:.';:arnataka  """ " 'V\n ~R_ep._V Vbjfvii\ufb01x $.\u00a7atc_ Pubiic Prosecutor\n' ._.I4\u00a7:a'g.'\u00a31 \u20ac'o_u1t'0f=K\u00e9_1;"natai{a\n\nHig':a_co'u:%z;\u00bb;':3u;:1c:iz1g\nBanugalom. L'  ' ...Re:sponc1e11t\n\n (By s1Ti,,VI\u00a7;1~i.c;ot1<!;1ir1di, HCGP)\n\n "';'I'?a.is appeal is \ufb01led under section 374(2) Cr. 13.3.,\n\n  Zag\u00e9i\ufb02st the judgmeni date\u00e9 04.01.2008, passed by the\n\nPresiding Oit\ufb01ccr, \u00a7'ast Track Court, Gadag, in\n\n"  '"':'5.C.No.113\/2000, convicting the appe\ufb01ant\/accuseci for an\n\noffence punishable under scction 304 Par*.:----Ii IPC 8:. etc.\n\nThis appcai coming on for \ufb01na} heaxing this tiny, the\nCourt delivere\u00e9 the foiiowing:\n\n\n\nJUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n
The appellant (hereinafter refe I:rsd_ ‘to 2:15 ”\u00e9ic\u00e9\u00a7i;;.s’\u00e9{:1’\u00a2)’wa:;v’ ” ”
\ntried, convicted and sentenced foijaxi T:.*:\u00a7’r\u00a7\u20ac\ufb02’<\/p>\n
of the Fast Track Court at  <\/p>\n
2. It is the case %   the year
\n1999, accusegi   \u00ab’j\u00e93.;joyment of land
\nbearing sm*\u00a7\u00e9j;:.”N;$L2’i\ufb011?9;:\/ Sooranagi Village and
\nhe   in order to i3’I’otcct
\nmaize   }\u00e9a.\ufb01\u00e9, had erecte\u00e9 poles around<\/p>\n
the Said V’1za1:AlAti’~  barbed Wire. The accused had<\/p>\n
    fenced around the Ian\u00e9 to yrnttzct<\/p>\n
‘ maize  animals.\n<\/p>\n
Q11 :20\u00a7i)8.19%, at abcmt 6 13.33., deceased Umesh<\/p>\n
  who had ge\ufb01e to gaze a cow, accidentally came<\/p>\n
  \u00e9cutact with electrocutcd wire. fenced around the laind sf<\/p>\n
  _ __\u00e9:cc1:sed. Deceased Umcsh Katsnahalli s’:1\ufb01’ered burn injuxics<\/p>\n
chm to electrocuticn and died as a resuit of injuries. The<\/p>\n
bt\ufb01thftf of deceased lodged a complaint with jurisdictional<\/p>\n
N’ <\/p>\n
police, who afier investigation submitted c11garg:;:;si:i:.:};t~:c:t.T,’:-V;a:g;’;.1′;it1T$=V_’t “T <\/p>\n
accused for aforesaid o\ufb01\u00e9nce.\n<\/p>\n
3. The leazned sessions ;J:;\u00a71gc’\u00a7a \u00a7’ held  L.
\ntime, accused was in posses;.;’Vi\u00a7;;%1.V”a1:1d of; land
\nbearing survey No.2{)9;’ 0f  order ta
\nprotect maize crops,  around said
\nland and clectro\ufb01nggfrzd   standing maize
\ncr0P \ufb01om  Judge has held that
\naccusegi” Ii\u00e9d ‘ ‘.C]Z}L.\u00a2’:?4~;1’i.”‘V(‘V:ii’3V{:V)itI'{}C11’\u00a73.(}I1 of wire fenced
\naround   death of human beings<\/p>\n
and   in Contact with elcctrocuteci<\/p>\n
 V.   t!;ere1iy” \u00abtbs. vatxcuscd committed an offence of<\/p>\n
 {‘;1I’,1:p”\u20aclbI\u20acv. IiO:I\ufb02g’i%\u00a7i\u20ac1’6 not amounting to murder, punishable<\/p>\n
\u00a7\u00a7nr_i;e;<%'sex{:ti\u00a75e:_;  Part 11 Im.<\/p>\n
4'.v.i__A}1avc heard Sri B.V.SomapuI, l\ufb01arned Counsel for<\/p>\n
   \u00a31_;\u20ac:V a\u00e9gused and Sri P.H.C\u00a7oti<h1'ncIi, leamxzd HCGP fer State.<\/p>\n
5. This is an agpeai against juzzigment of convictien.<\/p>\n
A. This Court; While dealing with an appca}. against jud meat of<\/p>\n
m “mc=~*~ -<1\u00bb\ufb01~–'<\/p>\n
8. It is not in dispute that land  <\/p>\n
140.209\/23 of Sooranagi  mongg\u00a2%  kk<\/p>\n
Hozmappa. Though CW1′? was   2; x\u00e9iti\u00e9s\ufb01,  ,_<\/p>\n
before he could be czxamine\u00e9 %\u00a2swim$ bggsm ‘1:”A:3a”””:’ can;-t. * A<\/p>\n
The brother of c\u00a7v17, .7-‘~\u00a5faki1.9’ppa.’A faingappa
\nMastammanavar was   a  _ However, PW :7<\/p>\n
did not supyort the cast;-caf 1 .V 1’ ” ‘<\/p>\n
9. ‘\u00a7’he3 v1r.{;f’1z’1i1{\u00a3%:iii’3V’–.sC’-;ca=i3.1:\u00a7;\u00e9i-  ‘;-Lgcusea would submit in
\nthe ab.-se:1c-s:_ :  }\u00a7x;:i.*ie1:;;\u00a2.’ i\ufb01  ref possession and
\nenjoym\u00e9nt  “:;:.’111;vey No.209\/ QB, situate at<\/p>\n
Sooranagi Vilalagc  bj;V Ath\u00a3e’\u00ab.:\u00e9iccuse{i, trial Court should not<\/p>\n
 _ havg\u00e9grxiircd at ‘ai”co1;1pA1usicn that accused had electrocuted<\/p>\n
  fz:\ufb02c%\u00e9d___amu\ufb02d said Land and the accused was<\/p>\n
 death of Umesh Katenahalli.\n<\/p>\n
}L\u20ac), 3~In order to appreciate this submission, it is<\/p>\n
 to staff: thai the case of grosectztion cannot be<\/p>\n
  merely because the aztrcused was not the ewncr of<\/p>\n
 ‘ 13.13.91. The prosacution. has miied on the evidence of the<\/p>\n
brother of decreased Umesh Katcuahalli and side \u00a7 of thft
\n,5 ,
\nN’ cE-W”‘*<\/p>\n
village to prove tha: accused was in posg\u00e9ssicjfl =
\nenjoymcnt of said land and accusedchad    u ‘
\nThe accused to protect maize crop, :”3.ad::’crc’ctc1ci_f\u00e9I\u00a7cc <\/p>\n
said ma and electrocate\u00e9 the b&bed  .<\/p>\n
1 1. PW15-Sidda\ufb01fxgappei\ufb02 ‘ VVS313;\u00e9\u00a3tar, the
\nthan Assistant Execzltivc VA  Electricity
\nBoard, who  occurrence has
\ndeposed; plf;-cc’v~:cf.-occuxxtnce and found
\nthat  ” A’  land bearing survey
\nNo.20\u00a7;’.T.2″8.’_   PWT25 has denied the<\/p>\n
suggcsti01ViL”*\ufb011ercxj;ra;s.v p’g’ncLu11di11g of gay win: \ufb01xed to an<\/p>\n
 ‘   Q01; neaf”i:h\u20ac:…piace of occurxcncc.<\/p>\n
V   z\ufb01iadical evidence and contents of post mortcm<\/p>\n
  reveal that Umesh, Katenaha\ufb02i died due to<\/p>\n
  : clcctrcczi\ufb01on. There is no con\ufb01\ufb01vczsy mla\ufb01ng to this aspect.<\/p>\n
A 13. The: crucial poizzrt that would arise for<\/p>\n
u  determma\ufb01on is; \u00ab ‘Y\\) <\/p>\n
“Whether the accused had electrocuted
\naround land bearing survey No.2G9;’ 2B,.  V<\/p>\n
Village?”\n<\/p>\n
14. In order to prove faet,V”~.p\u00a7\u00a7csec1it;ion has
\nexamined as many as  ‘wj_it11e\u00abSee_s\u00a7, as  to PW19
\nand got marked E3X.P.I  Seized Materiai<\/p>\n
Objects as per:M.'{js:; .1   u <\/p>\n
:5. Tbg; pi:*nV2%ect1 {:%cI2Vf$>\u00a7tneeees::\u00a7viz ?Ws.}., 2, 5, 9, 10 5.3
\n,'{1 hafe ‘c’A\u20ac:\u00a71E\u00a3\u00e9\u00a7i\u20ac\u00a7te;:V1;’telj\u00a7r ‘\u00ab.L\u00e9’\u00a2::,g)c-set} that accused was in
\npossessieiag\ufb01xed  bearing smvey 910.209\/28<\/p>\n
of Socgranagti  10 85 1 1 are the owners cf lands<\/p>\n
”  “adjaee;1t?i:e me hem; survey M209\/23. PWs.1, 2, 9, 10<\/p>\n
    ” at the relevant time, accused was<\/p>\n
eui\ufb01sge\ufb01ng  hearing survey No.209\/2B on lease basis<\/p>\n
 accueeti had raised maize crop. PW1 has deposed that<\/p>\n
  ” had erected fence around the said ian\u00e9 and<\/p>\n
 …_ elect1~ocnted the barbed wire by cormectisrxg the same to main<\/p>\n
 fIine by a book. These fats are also men\u00e9oned in the First<\/p>\n
Information lodged by PW} at about 1  ~<\/p>\n
imtervenitig night of20\/21.08. 1999,  <\/p>\n
16. The learned Ceunse1.for  eecesed
\nthat prosecution has not pmdzieeei.doce1me\u00a7ataijr  to ‘
\nprove that land bea\ufb01j:,.g  Sieuate at
\nSooranagi Village was    enjoyment of
\naccused for {lee   not persuaded
\nto accept:–     L’ H V<\/p>\n
   Mr\ufb01vwas Working as Village
\nAcceu1e’ta:,n\u00a7t<" of  1=*w:4 has {iep\ufb01sed that<\/p>\n
during theegear i99\u00a7,_  had cultivated land beam'ng<\/p>\n
 \u00ab_ suxfaey V No.20?'\/"EBVV___Qn. lease basis. PW14 had submitted<\/p>\n
 1_ V 1:je1;*r0,Ift_a$' ';1c:~::: Ex_. P. 10.<\/p>\n
"  [V\u00a7'i\ufb01;j':j1gV'T:=ei;oss~exam1I1' a\ufb01on, PW14 has denied the<\/p>\n
~V sug\u00a7e$\ufb01e\ufb01"' {hat he had issued a false certi\ufb01cate as per<\/p>\n
   2:5."\n<\/p>\n
  17. PWs.1, 3, 5, 9 to 11 have deposed; the accused<\/p>\n
   euitivated lead beazing survey No.20′)\/28 of Sooran agi<\/p>\n
N 5.; ,.. g;v.i;….:\n<\/p>\n
:9:<\/span><\/p>\n
Village. CW1′? had ieased the said land to  .
\naccused had raised maize crop in   ”   ‘ <\/p>\n
From cross-exan::i11at;ion of 3;; 2,:
\nthey did not have any mofrjieee. tow’ “fedse1y * tide  ;
\naccused. I-“Ws.1, 2, 5? 9  viliagers of
\nSooranagi, had ditect  Asaid land
\nby the accused.    d  ‘V<\/p>\n
18.    is the elder
\nbrother of   the complaint soon
\nafter the   complaint, it is narrated as to
\nhow occd\ufb01meneed  has deposed; and bearing<\/p>\n
 \u00a7ef
\nUmesh Katenahalli due to e1ee\u00a3feeuti.gu  bearing
\nsurvey 510.209\/2B of   has not been
\nCGnUDv\u20acrted’ V  \u00bb~ ;   .\n<\/p>\n
39.  \u00e9    iI'.*=:1,s given evidence\nrelating\"     seizure of Material\nobjecg   Veim ahlminium wire, 16\n<\/pre>\n
neelagixeie\ufb01eks,’  along with wire, hoider as<\/p>\n
etc. 31163::  zirticles were use\u00e9 to eleetrocute the<\/p>\n
 “fe;e\u00e9e. said  They were seized fmm the place of<\/p>\n
‘ — :3c2c:1r1*e::iee\u00a7<\/p>\n
   ‘i;he Zeamed Counsel for the accused has<\/p>\n
 .. \u00e9enteneied that allege\u00e9 eye-Wimesses had not seen the<\/p>\n
 electrocu\ufb01ng the barbed Wire asrounci said land.<\/p>\n
 “”‘”IT’}:1ere:fc;I’e, their evidence is full ef surmises and<\/p>\n
cozajunctures, which I am not persuade\u00e9 tea accept.<\/p>\n
‘f\\_;? – -‘x.,.\u00a3’\\\u00bb\\4\u00a3[.f>…:\n<\/p>\n
: 11: <\/span><\/p>\n
21. PWs.1, 2, 5, 9 to 11 had seen the
\ncultiva\ufb01ng land bearing survey No. 209\/28.  .
\nmaize crop grown by the accusegd, _Thej,_–*’   ” ”
\naccused erecting poles around
\n<:0n:;.mitted by the accused a*\u00a3'T a\u00ab–..poiIzV1;.'0f2 tixneeV_V:J;;o:3 \u00absee:  1
\nhad anticipated the occuzrence::VV;r1ot{' 51'  where
\nthe accused had   The acts
\nwere committed  a  \u00e9\ufb01;fi"e1ent poinysff
\ntime. The  3.    '11; is direct as we}! as<\/p>\n
 _. _f1'}:1c:V;<*-ctt–v 1$_et3. zecord to suggest that these
\nwitnesses   Vhdsfalsely implicate the accu-sad.<\/p>\n
There' was ;1\u00e9c~., emility between these witnesses and the<\/p>\n
  ":E1(:(5i1S.t3Ci.."L'eT1l\u20ac:I'C a1'e'Wizo reasons to disbelieve evidence of<\/p>\n
 -..PVW_esu,  1.2,\u00bb. ‘\u00e9>\u00abt;;7 _j .1 3..<\/p>\n
A  22;  Aaccused has examined DWS. 1 8:. 2 as defence<\/p>\n
” ” -T L ‘ ~ . __ “‘\u00bbwitne$$e”:_=s:;\n<\/p>\n
V’ ”  23. DW1*Fakkirayya \ufb01zidramayya Hiremat}:1 has<\/p>\n
 Wdepos\ufb01dg that land in question ha\u00e9 not been fenced. There<\/p>\n
 was quamhrtl between Erappa Quxagada and the accused.<\/p>\n
rue \u00a2.:1!5\u00bbxe-~\u00a3-<~~<\/p>\n
Therefore, entire cast: is cooked up by the afQI'3_$aid
\nwitnesses against the accused. V.\n<\/p>\n
During croswexamination, DW} has  V’
\nsimilar incident had taken place  the  &”\n<\/p>\n
and DWI had taksa initiative     .'\n\nRs.80,800\/=~.\n\n24.  the  time,\n<\/pre>\n
said Ian\u00e9 was not fenced.   the owner<\/p>\n
of said    the 381116. There was
\nsome    and one Erappa Durgada.\n<\/p>\n
Th\u20acf\u20acf0I’C,V;’:iC\u00a7”J’\u00a7ivSE\u00a31 $333  implicated.<\/p>\n
  crosn\u00e9.4\u00a3-xa;;_:_;\u00a7I2.a\ufb010n, DW2 has admitted that<\/p>\n
  had Su\ufb01’:-zre\u00e9 burn injuries to his han\u00e9s.<\/p>\n
 ‘D\\&i2,\u00abh.\u00e9;is that he had not informed the occurrence<\/p>\n
to p\ufb01iic\u00e9, % ”\n<\/p>\n
   From the evidence cf DW2, f \ufb01nd that DW2 has<\/p>\n
‘  f\u00e9glseiy deposed that death of Umesh was due to grounding of<\/p>\n
u gay Wire \ufb01xed to electric pole erected near the place of<\/p>\n
N-c_,\u00a3’V*-?7W”‘3″L'”‘<\/p>\n
:i3:\n<\/p>\n
occurrence. The evidence of DWI 52; DW2 is   <\/p>\n
They have given false evidence  sa-‘av’e”‘\u00a3he&     <\/p>\n
26. The learned Cozlnsei far  es;ccuse\u00a7:%;’-  V111:  L.
\nevidence of PW15, would  that Vevic’3\u00a7e11v’ce  ?:::+f PW15
\nwould suggest that deat’l\u00a7~of ‘due tov\u00a7rcA\u00a3v111cii11g of<\/p>\n
gay ‘Wire \ufb01xed to elecaic pole occzxrrence.<\/p>\n
27. :1; 4\\i$i.\u20ac, f:    accused had\nerected    iand and accused\nhad   _ 2-Vite. The deceased came in\n<\/pre>\n
Contact  the  Wire and died. The defence<\/p>\n
thecrjg’ ‘vtigat  ’13\u00a7ras’V’ respo:usibIe for the death of the<\/p>\n
  after\ufb02iiiought. There is nothing on record to<\/p>\n
 esI::1V\u00a2:2y1?u  \ufb01rm: the viiiage had infomled KEI3 that<\/p>\n
there was  of gay wire near the place of<\/p>\n
V   The learneci Counsel for the accused would submit<\/p>\n
T  “that occmrence was not reported to KEB.
\n We (:1  x..\ufb01\\–v~\u20ac\u00a31.~-\n<\/p>\n
:14:<\/span><\/p>\n
This submission cannot be accepted in
\nevidence of PW15, who at the relevant time was  _
\nAssistant Executive Engineer of I,aI<s1xmesh:sr'-;:;if::'.\u00a7$i:l\u00a7'HB:  -\u00ab
\nDivision.   A. ' .   V <\/p>\n
29. The coraplainant,V\u00bbPS2_\\fs.2g”;*
\naccused are from the same    on
\nrecord to indicate that  PW  9 to 11<\/p>\n
haci  motives to    accused. The<\/p>\n
defence. has  ti:a.j.”;91\u00bbt\u00ab._vt’:I3Lti1’eV..vi’:Vl1agers were against the
\naccusefi arid -ggf\u00e9ie falsely implicated.\n<\/p>\n
30.  Gouskhan Tadakod, the then<\/p>\n
Police Iu1:1cspec*\u00a3oV’r,” Vhae given evidence relating to investigation<\/p>\n
 ._   sessions Judge or: pmper appreciation<\/p>\n
of 5191  ‘edoeumentary evidence has held that at the<\/p>\n
V’  _ reieS(an.t””t:sime the accused had raised maize crap in land<\/p>\n
  survey N0209\/2B, situate at Sooranagi Village. He<\/p>\n
  ..h.\u00a7d takec the saici iand on lease from CW17–Hcax1appa; the<\/p>\n
V accused had erected poles and \ufb01xed aluminium wire. The<\/p>\n
accused had connected the fenced Wire to electric main line<\/p>\n
N C$\\’,4L_,_,\u00a7.\/\\..\/’\\.\u00bb—\u00ab\u00a3’fL\u00a7K-*’,<\/p>\n
rm<\/p>\n
2 1:) :\n<\/p>\n
by a hook and elec\ufb01ocuied the fence to protect ma\u00a7.;e c1″cp.
\nThe deceased, who was grazing a cow,
\ncontact with clectzocutcd wires and      –
\nelectrocution.  AT b V A <\/p>\n
On Ive-aypreciation of \u00bbeVider’i\u00a3:;eA, ‘–I_A. do  and
\nreasons to di\ufb01er with the View  by<\/p>\n
Judge. Therefore, I ho}ii~.__1;ha.\u00a5:’  that<\/p>\n
accused has eiectrocuted the   the said<\/p>\n
died dim 1:0\n<\/p>\n
32.’ The\u00e9 would arise for cietermination
\ni.s:- .\n<\/p>\n
VVV”.1}\u00a7ihetIA1ce’i’Wi’\u00a3vi1e o\ufb01ence committed by the<\/p>\n
V *   ea{:c_iis:\u00a7e’::\u00a5.eV:i:s–punishable under section 304 Part II<\/p>\n
 35; ‘i.c\u00ab:\u00a7a decision ieporied in AIR 1964 so 205 (in the<\/p>\n
 j “\u20ac32ZT,.f’\u00a2\u00a7,* of Cherubin Gregory Vs. State of Bihar), the Supreme<\/p>\n
   has held:-\u00bb<\/p>\n
“Penal Code (1860), S.3()4A \u00ab- Owner f.xi:s:1g
\nlive naked electzic wire of high voltage across
\npassage to his latrine to dissuade trespassers ~–<\/p>\n
No Warning that Wire was \ufb01ve one —- Trespasser<\/p>\n
N .c:: 2 \/*~\u00ab1?*vv~*’=1-*'”””\n<\/p>\n
:16:<\/span><\/p>\n
getting shock and some time after dying
\nOccupier is guilty of offence under S.3\u20ac)4A_..~..-_
\nbecome crime act need not be actionable  –
\nLaying of trap, ifto:’t– Tort.”   ‘V
\nIn the case on hand, the accigvsed-.ha%1 ‘\u00a21\u00a2d;\u00a7:ro\u00a2:1:e;1_’<\/p>\n
wire fenced around the _    a.\n<\/p>\n
‘crop. In the circumstances, VV..eaa1;ot the lethat the
\naccused had knowledgei_’_i:3:1at dis.  death. The<\/p>\n
accused had acted in  manner by<\/p>\n
e1eet1t3{:iii\ufb01i\ufb01\u00a31geA…i;?1e  jddteiiced  the said iand. The
\ndeath {if deceasee’V’d’:was.. to rash and negligence act\/C;
\ncommitted by the_’acc\u00a71sed. Therefore, I hold the accused<\/p>\n
 V’   .Q\ufb01enee’ y,-=3-.—nishable under seetion 304A IPC.<\/p>\n
 _V  from the judgment of trial Court, the<\/p>\n
 sentenced to pay a fi\ufb02\ufb01 of Rs.6(},{)00[ –. En<\/p>\n
vieidtyf  “feeding that oifence committed by the accused is<\/p>\n
V.  ,.:{1i1:}\u00abi$h&f[)i\u20ac under section 304A WC, I am of the opinion<\/p>\n
E<\/p>\n
_’  Se\ufb01te\ufb01ce requires modi\ufb01cation. Hi I :”‘\/.,_,.\u00bbL_\u00a7’v’\\*’*~’3{“*<\/p>\n
:1’?:\n<\/p>\n
34. In the result, I pass the followingz\u00bb
\nORDER<\/p>\n
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