{"id":11513,"date":"2008-03-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-23T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-by-krishnaraja-police-vs-devaraju-on-24-march-2008"},"modified":"2015-07-13T14:32:38","modified_gmt":"2015-07-13T09:02:38","slug":"state-by-krishnaraja-police-vs-devaraju-on-24-march-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-by-krishnaraja-police-vs-devaraju-on-24-march-2008","title":{"rendered":"State By Krishnaraja Police vs Devaraju on 24 March, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
State By Krishnaraja Police vs Devaraju on 24 March, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: V.Jagannathan<\/div>\n
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     on record with uun_n:x::1n’ ‘ I1 and<\/p>\n
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io\ufb02\ufb01enne punimable under Section: \u00ab+93-A,<\/p>\n
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the cumplaint. As per the FIR, the place cf <\/p>\n
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  as per EILP1 that we after 20 duyn n\ufb01er<\/p>\n
 anaideuit. Thus promuuon has also examined P.W.8<\/p>\n
 who did conduct the initial iI1vm1:Tgatinn.]ikB<\/p>\n
~ the “ma; ae:.’~.\u00a2.ii.:.’=.,-gr, FIR tn; t.11_.a. f_’.m.1_rt 13.4 ,t.n::r ELF?<\/p>\n
anti mncimzt\ufb01rng spot umhamr as per Em\ufb01 on .-‘3-.1″‘&.1\u00a7”‘-.-:-‘r<\/p>\n
and thin witnma. in the czourae of his gross-axan\ufb02na\ufb01nn<\/p>\n
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rim ::m.1ae for the daisy in imaging the complaint <\/p>\n
ha dams mt know as m where and how the <\/p>\n
typed and by whom. Thus, the wrplanaticn  K <\/p>\n
mt um’-\u00bb._; aatia\ufb01m:’I:o:-y and it is   <\/p>\n
“JR \ufb01i want 1.! \ufb01e nu:-my w1u;u.;u. en. mum <\/p>\n
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paint ant” time. ‘I’h’a  about
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1.11.: . .g’_.pl.si1′:a,n_i:’a  $.19:-avmpa\ufb02e amp: to an<\/p>\n
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mmpia.h1t  ii.  in the etricieusnee of F.’\\ii.1<\/p>\n
   imkient, she went to the police<\/p>\n
    ledge: any complaint and says that the<\/p>\n
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 tn cn11::e on 18.11.1994. P.W.2<\/p>\n
plum-un.aa…n.-3 Eu-I. ‘ AMI\n<\/p>\n
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   ” , he so.-nmpanm’ d by ‘P.W.1, 1=’.w.4 anti F’.T\u00a37.5,<\/p>\n
”   um um po\ufb02co station and mgr also found All Devaraj<\/p>\n
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the wmplaint from P.W.1 and tlwrx amt the <\/p>\n
hnapital for tceatlnant. P.W.-4 Hagarqj says in <\/p>\n
that won a1’tm’ the \u00a31′:-aiatleant, his bmthuar   _ <\/p>\n
Han  g__1_*1rl Han\u00bb ‘I’ 5|}<\/p>\n
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10. Thus, we: we   on<\/p>\n
3.11. 11994, P.W.J1.\u00e9’L11d othmu:    station and<\/p>\n
lodged the   is not \ufb01arth<\/p>\n
 f:’u’::’:’.t1L   praamutian and no
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said mmpmxg mm-arm. it is cli\ufb01icult to view the<\/p>\n
,f V’c::pm1;i1i\u00a3i:h1;T,:Ex:F1AA fimt complaint lodged with 1:11:<\/p>\n
 a\ufb01nr the im-idtmt. The fact that injured<\/p>\n
L: th\u00e9\u00e9 a.1nt._n;._.I.:r_I:1.. an t1_IL.: 3352::-tr mama d_n_13r is 44159<\/p>\n
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‘    Razifmlcrm. ‘ hna. Suit who has stated in his evade’ nae<\/p>\n
%   um :m1.1=.=:94 PC1472 brought somaaheldur, Ganevah<\/p>\n
  \u00e9  Raga:-aaj far traaunent with. the history of assault.<\/p>\n
1:933. Ti\ufb01ii\ufb02 1:|.-ran, Fln\ufb02 1” 11′!’ him All 1:: A ff ,
\n‘III I-LI-‘Milo! ulul\ufb02-I-‘IA 1′ V’ -I ‘In<\/p>\n
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A 1 an-In. 4-In Malina.\n<\/p>\n
Liam -*’1HLl. M43  LU l..l.’.r1l.~ .i.lJI.\ufb02.-Md  J.’uvUl.\\uI. a|.|.u.-I. who<\/p>\n
5′<\/p>\n
mad’ A tau: be the mmpin\ufb01lt aurfa\ufb01 aim. the daisy afahnou  it<\/p>\n
243* days and though \ufb02il\ufb01 said complaint in   <\/p>\n
Wm’ ‘ all the \u00abmm right  “L by <\/p>\n
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ludgingthcsoomplaint.   %<\/p>\n
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__ J.\n<\/p>\n
17′. Tm sttapicign   Ixidiring \ufb01f
\nby was    by the prosecution<\/p>\n
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  that the accused pa:-non:\n<\/p>\n
Ra.45,0D0l-. Therefore, the testimony<\/p>\n
uf  the Court w1th’ yd to demand of<\/p>\n
  ‘:1._ya-wrgru :_:f:’ti:1g:sv    in that oannwtion, aoaumed<\/p>\n
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1:: am\u00bb m1nplain.a11t.’a family to par\ufb01arm the <\/p>\n
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II-up!!!-‘Una-I’ll’ –\n<\/p>\n
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amuam dc-mamiing    by
\nthe p1-n1ae\u00a2:m1tin11 i.g.,  the dowry
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accused   haraelf says in 1191- avidence<\/p>\n
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V.  —1.1  @I’4V\u00a7Iia\u00a2.’-\u00bbs::1.;Ltic::-11 witnnwe.-3 who are the close relatives of P.W.1<\/p>\n
  not speak anything about A2 and A3. Axxxarding to<\/p>\n
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I3. ‘B3131. I32’<\/p>\n
mid wimmsw barting.I-‘.1?_i.l’.~~di5  ‘ T in
\nth:a1r’ mm, ‘ with regard’ ‘  f1*;\u00a3a’V:’   f long delay
\nin lndging the  jun:  has aha found<\/p>\n
1:11 f 11% m-Ii   gt.-rI.a.n <\/p>\n
noun a-n\u00a2un-s–u . rv -I~IIIn.nIrw–u—t<\/p>\n
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    spot mahazar whiz’-h amcrrdim to P.W.8 was<\/p>\n
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ir1bareat.ad tastnuu” 113; :1? PIN. 1 aJ:1d her brothers’ <\/p>\n
and anutlmr relative P.W.5. Thea: wilrnesa-aw dd: <\/p>\n
tzaxmiratxan\ufb02y avail with regard to   6:: ‘V<\/p>\n
” ” “‘\u00bb-n’<\/p>\n
w ml: pt\ufb02mtsn wag aamultgd <\/p>\n
 hr by accused ‘1’~\u00a2’o.i.”‘-\u00ab,I’1′;~,is  (if \ufb01\ufb01h V<\/p>\n
midmm-. can reward. th\u00abafnfi_a1 ._r1n1:t aa\ufb01: to<\/p>\n
W   ?.”_  If’:   but i;”:ua complaint
\nwrsixm   \ufb01gyby\ufb02 by the mmpla1nan’ t<\/p>\n
 the Court. It is there\ufb01oro.\n<\/p>\n
\u00abtnnv _’ 1 (:.mu~r. fbund it unsafe to accept<\/p>\n
. ‘V’ V’ N’ 2 >V ‘V7 . . I
\n  n vna+-ma-ca’ txnfannaaea an my 3%? <\/p>\n
‘   ‘  =   the. case: beta” re the Court when’<\/p>\n
 ,,__  Ltn their statnment hefura the polioe but than<\/p>\n
 and her people took aui\ufb01xzient time in order to<\/p>\n
‘T  to the taaneand it is also mrident from the very<\/p>\n
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‘u. \ufb01\ufb01z FINAL uI:u..I. |..n:u.u.<\/p>\n
21. In t.1:1..l% m”:…;.-I.:_I..n. it I; t mamjnngd m 1:119<\/p>\n
delay in lodging the -rxzrnpiaint   poiice ia a–.f'”‘r5a1<\/p>\n
in\ufb01rmityr in the pcmaecutian case ar1d <\/p>\n
oaxrzpkauitmmt. and her family rnmmubere went  <\/p>\n
utatinxi an the vary warm: day and     V<\/p>\n
-nan ‘I”IuHI.1.’lI” H5131} 3&1!’ in  m\ufb02\ufb02nnnn  ‘I’  9&5!’   <\/p>\n
xiv; l..I\\.I’.M’.l..|. “J .I.I.-I. vluuvnnvvp vvg.a,_1-  <\/p>\n
lodged’ ‘ on 3.11.1994 is ‘awn:   nat <\/p>\n
eatplaixieci by the proaeo\ufb01\ufb02gn.   to be
\nmuntiaruarl rm-. the aa1ayL is an
\namount of  and he give a
\nre\ufb01zzr tut:  of \ufb01ajan Vs. State of<\/p>\n
‘I’an111’ \ufb01a: iu,  CRIMES 756, and the said<\/p>\n
   Lb: Law   anon
\n   is uf ;_:ua1’an1nLu1t i3:nportaJ:1x:e
\n  case. It will be a vital and<\/p>\n
.V  piano: of evidence to corroborate the.
\n x :._!I_’JI”aV1 .E%iP1d\u00a2i\ufb02\u00a2& to be adduced during the trial.
\n”   subject of insisting upon a prompt lodging of
\nthe mport in to obtain early information not<\/p>\n
::nr11y Iwdingtimaanaaiianbs irutaino about the
\npartp1ayedbj.rth:aaccunaci,ti1anatL1reofihe<\/p>\n
ir’1c:i::ixmi:  th\ufb01 at-‘ai’n\ufb01’n”i1i'”‘ \ufb01f “rv’i’::ri?ua\ufb01. 1?’<\/p>\n
Q.\n<\/p>\n
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\u00a31,133′ i_11 lodug,i.mg t_h_a=_: .fi_rg1.:
\n_u1txa- acrftaan rmulta in confabulatinn and danger
\nzxrmgna in \ufb02ue possibility of a coloured <\/p>\n
after dnlibe.-raticn and eonaulation. It will
\nu1’bL:rly uma\ufb01a to base a camnbtion upoati.  M<\/p>\n
ewicimxce, when the law was .m:t._\u00a7:t
\nswan after the im:id\u00bber1t, ‘uut.__wgBT ..   AA<\/p>\n
cnaar 14 -days, though  am  <\/p>\n
2:. Wm laarnnd   also<\/p>\n
…… .,……….   a_n_d<\/p>\n
they am   w m\ufb02naij<\/p>\n
291.  183. AIR 1975 so<\/p>\n
19529  2435 and AIR 1933
\nSCAM” . ‘.   ‘ ,   <\/p>\n
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\nI.-uuIL=ugu1_m=1_’L’,;1u 1 ‘\ufb01\ufb01\ufb02u 3.” $314 una V91: aaawn<\/p>\n
1|-‘mg; tnmunnz nnnaaia  <\/p>\n
‘  cam itself is I}  in carious doubt not ar\ufb02y<\/p>\n
  -:31′ long delay in lodging this complaint. but<\/p>\n
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\nT  ‘ an-“xztpluaaint version also being not adhere}: by P.W.1 111 the<\/p>\n
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analymg the tnaatimnny ufamh at’ the
\nhas u::a:>mi-siecmd an impact cf the dalay in   <\/p>\n
oumlcrlairxt cm. the ‘humanity of   .of<\/p>\n
:n~i’~lna,m,saAn m.–nu-‘l nu: n11:-u.
\n“I.IIC-\u00a7.QTF-FKQW ‘NJ-sl\ufb02\ufb02o URI! I-IIHn”In’&C’ I-Alli! VHFEIJJ-Nu”<\/p>\n
if:-aurt with the uantzirwa    V<\/p>\n
raiacs a reaaonable sus;\u00a7iaion_~’a’Ey\u00a7iit  case,
\nam it :’:.a.nr1z:It bu mid   _   ‘ , but on
\nma c-th-er ma, mgma%  the trial Ca-urt<\/p>\n
ii. a  1t}”**a’,  \ufb01”a   \u20acu  an r-“mm-5.. uk-<\/p>\n
such , memigr  _V-w\ufb01avoaaibio to mice” another<\/p>\n
mew” af   ‘   “‘::’1” that Itself’ will not give scope<\/p>\n
for Couft.  with the ardent of auqu1t:t.a1′<\/p>\n
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……_. _………’l …- -1…<\/p>\n
    nn ..;’-:3 ‘Br… …I… .. __ .._.E .n._ …..
\n 111  (73.55 FUICHTQKI L0 515 H.FK3VUu<\/p>\n
 reauon\u00e9, the appeal is liable to he<\/p>\n
%  it is dismiaacad.\n<\/p>\n
01:10!-\n<\/p>\n
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