{"id":116872,"date":"2008-09-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-22T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/r-b-chidananda-so-byrappa-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-23-september-2008"},"modified":"2019-03-24T03:35:00","modified_gmt":"2019-03-23T22:05:00","slug":"r-b-chidananda-so-byrappa-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-23-september-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/r-b-chidananda-so-byrappa-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-23-september-2008","title":{"rendered":"R B Chidananda S\/O Byrappa vs The State Of Karnataka on 23 September, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
R B Chidananda S\/O Byrappa vs The State Of Karnataka on 23 September, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: Mohan Shantanagoudar<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH coam OF KARNATAKA Mj \u00e9}at~}\u00e9AL?3;ar\u00e9' \n\nones THIS me 23\"' aA:vMo:=%   A x   \n\n\u00a7>3E%:c\u00a7:2E *% %%%%{\nTHE HUMBLE :.a\\s2.Ju s\ufb01C\u00e9fgioH;;N\"'\n\u00a7_j___RI_M_]_;N-AL  m.%33%1;2o0s\nBETWEEN:     'V   \"\n\n1. R.B.g:h.1aa;i:ras;x:i.a\"-.  f   \n    .\n<\/pre>\n
Aged .29i._y’t;*;a1*s’ ‘ V _ \u00a2_
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\nS’,’Q.1”332’1appa. f. ”\n<\/p>\n
Ag\u00e9\u00e9.._422VVye\u00e9;_rs’. ” & s<\/p>\n
— ,(}c<::: 2\u00a7g_::\u00e9e'L13.t11r\u00e9. "<\/p>\n
 RL;.B.Vcera'\u00a73ha\u20acirappa<\/p>\n
.5\/\u00abO-Byrappa<\/p>\n
3  T.  24. gfgam, Dec: Agriculttmc<\/p>\n
All  1:] (3.R11{11\u20ac'&p"I3J.'<\/p>\n
 — ‘\u00a7.’ipt’ui~ Taiuk, Tumkur Dist. .. :>>r2:’rI’rI01~:ERs<\/p>\n
 .. ,_(13y”s;~; “<1.T'.Rayareddy, Adv.,)<\/p>\n
The. Statt: of Kanzataka
\nRepby its State Public Presmcutor
\nAdvocate Generafs O\ufb01ce<\/p>\n
High Court Buildings  _V
\nI\ufb01angaiorexl .. RESPQ.N_I\u00a7}EN"F  3<\/p>\n
(By Sri B.BaiakIi:.~:4::na, HCGP)<\/p>\n
This Crl.RP. is fxied unc1t:;*',S\u00e93&)n 49.1 ~;cj’.’~,x\u00a73;%’ the A<\/p>\n
advocate far the petitionefsprayiizg ihat \u00a7’.\u00a7_QI}’i)3.6 C~:3.1i.:”1.
\nmay be pieascd to set aaidc\u00e9 the <::.rcit:.r 23.7.2005
\npassed by the II Ad(i1,\u00a7:'i\u20ac;S'siQns Judg\u00e9, Tumkur, in
\nCrl.A.No.1?'{20m c;:311\ufb011111;i11g.VL'th\u00e9'-~_erder"dated 28.3.2600
\npassed by the Civil Judge i\u00a7)_n.._)"'and JMF'C., Tigtur, in
\nCC.No.493\/ 1998 and 'acquit i:~}:::=.'=; pfititignsrs.<\/p>\n
This C1f"1'.RP.  tx\u00e9m\ufb01g, this day the Court
\nmade the     ,  <\/p>\n
4K \u00a7RnER<\/p>\n
'1'h_Vi s. r{\u00e9vi'.\u00a7i\u00bb:;1*1'\u00ab.:_;\u00a7}\u20acti*ei0nT is \ufb01led by th\ufb01 convicted<\/p>\n
   accused are tried for th\ufb01 effences
\nA  \u00a711;IiiSha\u00a7.\u00a7ie.._under Sections 3:23, 324 r\/W. Sectien 34 of<\/p>\n
" . . IPC; A  Cour: a\ufb01ar recording the evidence and<\/p>\n
$i'te i\u00a7_1ieaI'ir1g the parties, comricted the accused ti)<\/p>\n
"  VT Lunciergo imprisnnmemt fer six manths arid to pay a \ufb01ne<\/p>\n
'of Rs.1,0{)(}\/~ each. 'I'he said orderr of cazmviction is<\/p>\n
canfirmed by the Sessians Caurt in (31*}.A,N0.17;"2GQO.<\/p>\n
\u00a7-I"\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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\n‘2. The case of the prcsecu\ufb01en in brief<\/p>\n
accused 1 to 3 were abusing the c0n1p1a3.;1axi\ufb01  A13″;<\/p>\n
\ufb01ithy Language en 6.3.1998 at ?.4OG_”j\u00a7’;:ii.: .’;:1iVi\u20aci  1 <\/p>\n
poi\ufb01t Qf time, P’\u00abEv’.;2, the broth\u00e9r Gf\ufb01i\u00e9 i\ufb01r\u00e9iit ”<\/p>\n
and asked the accu5ed’pa $’~V..:Q 1;x%hy__
\nthem. Being eziragg\u00e9, $3}- r;).if .a”-\u00bbsj_1d;:\u00a7\u00e9i:,V.,.a{3:::us\u20acd N’G.3
\nassaulted PWK2  \u00bb:j;i:;1\u00a7:2._  sicie of tha bad}?
\nand aCCL1$ff3{\u00a7::’:?*\u00a7\u20ac3. 1;;  an 131$ chest
\npezfiici\ufb01   if time, ?Ve’s.3 arid 4
\nilit\u00e9\ufb01iz\u00e9f\u00e9\ufb01\ufb01.  ,#2’\u00e9~s paci\ufb01ad. it is the f\ufb02fth\ufb01f<\/p>\n
case oft\ufb01\u00e9 .}:;}i*{}St:-\u00a7:i;’i,’\ufb013;>I1 that accused Na} assaulted<\/p>\n
‘-}?W.a_},o11 his left”‘<:h\u20acek.\n<\/p>\n
V’     ta substantiate its case, the prosacution<\/p>\n
A   all 8 Witzmsses and got marked 4 exhibits<\/p>\n
 .A ; \u00a33~’11Wi&i ‘t..’\\:.\u00a7a’yG materiai Gbjects. PWs.1 arid 2 are the injured<\/p>\n
V’ ‘\u00ab:’:f;e wi1:11esses, whereas PWs..’3 and 4 are irndependent<\/p>\n
 ey\ufb01 witri\u00e9zsses. PW6 is the doctor who treated the<\/p>\n
\\f7<\/p>\n
,4-\n<\/p>\n
injured, Fws\ufb01 and ‘? are \ufb02m witnesses’…<\/p>\n
mahazar, PW28 is the Investigating  <\/p>\n
ixavestigation, has iaid the c:hg1:fge__ sh\u00a7t\u00e9\u20ac’.’ ‘ ~ 4. <\/p>\n
are the wound ce\ufb02ifwates osf        \"\n\n3. PWJ being   \ndeposed that the   in filthy\nlanguage at about   and at that\npoint sf     the: accused why\nthey W\u00e9rg   enraged, ail of 3.\n Z   PWZ2 with stones,\n<\/pre>\n
1*esuifing ix:  Lika-Wise accused No.3<\/p>\n
gxggssaulteci   stones and ciub. When the<\/p>\n
   interssaned, he was assauited by accused<\/p>\n
 ._  1″.’  point {if time, PWs.3 and 4 i11te1*vei1ed<\/p>\n
\ufb01ac\ufb02i\u00e9dv  quarrel. Nothing Wcsrthwhiis is eliciteci in<\/p>\n
‘ * .\u00a23;1eVti1’0s$\u00ab<\u00a7xa1\u00a73i11ati0x1 of F'W.2 ta: discartil his evidence.<\/p>\n
 "'i'}ie evideznca <31' PW.1 is supported by the evidence of<\/p>\n
PW2, who is amathex' eye witness. PW2 is norm other<\/p>\n
V'<\/p>\n
than the brother cf PW. 3. The evidence pf these,<\/p>\n
witness\u00e9ts is goiasistent and fully supports  of<\/p>\n
the jZ3I'0S\u20acC1JI\u00a7.GI"3.. PWs.3 and 4 are the 6:5,'-*5-:'<\/p>\n
witnesses, who intervened   <\/p>\n
they are irxdependent eye    "\n<\/p>\n
have believed the  iegard “\u00a36
\ntheir consistent argd re13abi\u00a7:- {%viden\u00e9\u00e9.~v~.. Eizen an F6-
\nappreciaiion of the’%  _\u00a7i>1\u00e9 “\u00bb:f\u00e9cord, there is 110<\/p>\n
gonad to   and 4.\n<\/p>\n
   0f  the lady Medical O\ufb01ioer,
\nWhi\ufb01-.t\u00a7’eai;edVVV   2, d\u20acpi)$\u20aci’-d that these injured<\/p>\n
$11stairi4\u00e9dV_Vce;ft:ai1i’v_SiIIiVp1e injuries. PW .1 sustained only<\/p>\n
“~\u00a73.\u00a7l3I’i\u00a2’::Si{‘}\ufb02 on th6″‘Ih<t;e and whereas PW2 has S1}.StEiiI1\u20ac:d<\/p>\n
 _?.t31*1\u00e9:"'\u00bb.:3gE'}:;*ex':3i\u20ac;;:"1 and swelling over back porticm of the<\/p>\n
 (ioctor has capined that these injuries are<\/p>\n
si\ufb01ggiisa in naturez. On over all appre<:iat.i<}11 0f the<\/p>\n
V * .._\u00ab=.\u00a7;ridsnce, this Court \ufb01nds that the conciusian reached<\/p>\n
by th\u00e9 Caurt-:5 below is just an\u00e9 proper.<\/p>\n
W<\/p>\n
35.<\/p>\n
5. Sri ‘V.T.Rayaraddi, learned co1333s\u00a3:’1:22fi}:t\u00a7:a1ing<\/p>\n
on behalf of the petitianers submits Quad<\/p>\n
accused art: cousins izlter-\u00bb$;e….a11d   <;:.~{ ti1e <<\/p>\n
same viilage. Shame the i:1<:ie\u00a7:\u00a7.\u00a7,=0f}3I\u00e9\u00ab.\u00a7\ufb01’uri11g agriculturai opemtiuns. H3<\/p>\n
 p0iiii:s;….g:.3t that the petitieners were already in<\/p>\n
‘   10 to 12 days in this matter: In this<\/p>\n
.7 Virietv 03′} f9;._’1\u20ac: matter, he prays for ieniezlcy in the mattar.<\/p>\n
 :5. As aforemen\ufb01ongid, this Cuurt does not find 813.3?<\/p>\n
V’  afror ii} the order of conviction cf {I16 Courts below. Thf:<\/p>\n
Courts beiaw haw rightly (3{}{1ViCb\u20ac{Ii the accused far the<\/p>\n
\\\\2?\n<\/p>\n
.3.\n<\/p>\n
It is made clear that since tha . hVav<=.:<\/p>\n
already undergone ixnprisonment,   " <\/p>\n
undergo imprisonment any fL?Lrth\u00e91'.\u00ab \u00e9_ <\/p>\n
With the aforesaid'_Vmod1;\ufb01m2*:ioITi,  m\u00ab3\u00a3'imi1'1al<\/p>\n
revisirzsn petition is  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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