{"id":11833,"date":"2009-08-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-23T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/raja-so-rangadasappa-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-24-august-2009"},"modified":"2016-02-28T09:28:22","modified_gmt":"2016-02-28T03:58:22","slug":"raja-so-rangadasappa-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-24-august-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/raja-so-rangadasappa-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-24-august-2009","title":{"rendered":"Raja S\/O Rangadasappa vs The State Of Karnataka on 24 August, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Raja S\/O Rangadasappa vs The State Of Karnataka on 24 August, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: Arali Nagaraj<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARMA TAKA AT BANGALORE\n\nDATED TI-IES THE 24TH DAY 01+' AUGUST. 2009   \n\nBEFORE\n\nTHE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AHALI NA G;4sAJ.s ii \" 3\"  \n\nCriminal Appeal No. ~1s8Ao2%\"   \n\nBetween\n\n1 Raja S \/ O Rangadasappa\nAged About 37 Years, E' u  '   . .--\nR\/O.Meson,Qua_rters Of.Tiles 'F_,acto:y\",\u00ab \nR\/ O. Turnkur, Native Of Sl'1i\u20acl'.ti}{v.'6I'C,\nC.N.Halli Taluk\ufb01r  _ I  =   = .,\n\n   --    I    Appellant\n[By Sri: DinesE1.._K1;:mar K Rao ;..A'dVo.cate )\n\nAnd:\n\n1 Thel'St=ate of1.Karnataka .\n'By. New E5\u00a7tension__Po1ice,\nTumkur'._ \" 4' \"  \n\n... Respondent\n\n  Satish ii; Giiji HCGP }\n\n   T  _ \"owl is filed U\/8.374(2) Cr.P.C by the advocate\n\" ._for:_ the .appellant against the Judgment dated 18.4.2005 in\nS,C.No._19-9\/A03 on the file of the S.J, Turnkur, - convicting\n\nthe ap_pei.a\"nt\/accused for the offence P\/U\/8.376(2) [F] and\nSec.:?s06;_ Of {PC and further sentencing him to undergo RI\n\n  .. for a period of ten years and to pay a fine of Rs.10,000\/-- for\n Vanaoffence P\/U\/S. 376[2}[F} IPC and 1.1) of payment of fine,\n he-shall undergo imprisonment for another period of one\n   'year. and further sentenced to undergo R1 for a period of six\n' = ..--months for an offence P\/U\/S. 506 IPC. both the offences\n\nshall run concurrently.\n\nM\n\n\n\ng.\n\nThis Crl.A. coming on for Hearing this day, the Court\ndelivered the Following:\nJUDGMENT:\n<\/pre>\n
The appellant herein who was the accused in Sessions<\/p>\n
Case No. 199\/2003 on the file of the learnted’ <\/p>\n
Sessions Judge, Tumkur [hereinafter referred: tofas l’Ti~lila3l’ <\/p>\n
Court” for short), has challengedilrlile’ ‘7<\/p>\n
conviction and sentence dated  <\/p>\n
said case convicting him for offences. under 3’76<\/p>\n
{2)(f) and 506 of I.P.C., therebyilpsentencing lhirnito undergo
\nRI for a period of   to pay \ufb01ne of<\/p>\n
Rs. 10,000\/–   of ‘iinprisonment for a<\/p>\n
further  of  to undergo R1 for six
\nmonths for  er section 506 IPC.\n<\/p>\n
 _ 2.  the argufnents of Sri. Dinesh Kurnar, learned<\/p>\n
  for the”app’ellant–accused and Sn’. Satish R. Giiji,<\/p>\n
  [Court Government Pleader for respondent-<\/p>\n
Eltate.  the impugned judgment and order of<\/p>\n
 conviction and sentence and also the entire material found<\/p>\n
“ll” original records obtained from the Trial Court.<\/p>\n
3. Stated in brief, the case of the prosecution as<\/p>\n
alleged in EXP} complaint \ufb01led by PW1, victim girl, namely,<\/p>\n
(……(“”””I—\n<\/p>\n
PW} Kumar\u00e9 Surna aged about 10 years cl\/o PWS 3 and 4<\/p>\n
respectively, Smt. Jayalakshrni and Sri. Shivaliumar,<\/p>\n
residing at Upparahalli in Tumkur town is as under’   ~<\/p>\n
(21)<\/span><\/p>\n
{-bl<\/p>\n
Complainant has been residing   it<\/p>\n
at the said address. On 7L~2..3..o.2oo3isst\u00a7.sb5ut;.9.teoo it<\/p>\n
a.m., the complainant wasgrcasding sitting Zosutside<\/p>\n
her house. At that_4_time’,* mother”.\n<\/p>\n
Jayalakshmi was ‘prepa1’ing ufood.  housed<\/p>\n
PW2 Ravi is\/o SAperu’Vor._ ‘materna}…Aau.nt of the
\ncomplainant. his ;siste.r”.C”W4- Bagya were also
\nin the house.  _ L” V i h l h<\/p>\n
At.  tiIr_1e,\u20ac   (husband of<\/p>\n
–  s_ister=of complainant’s father) came to the<\/p>\n
__ hou:;g)..v_tal.ked_lltothe complainants mother. While<\/p>\n
 returnir;gsfro*:n”‘tl’re complainants house. the said<\/p>\n
xP..aja talked to… the complainant and asked her to<\/p>\n
acclomparayhim, saying that he would take her to<\/p>\n
jher grand– mother’s house and she could also<\/p>\n
 ‘l’_.to her friends. Believing his words the<\/p>\n
‘ *V–V’cor.r1plainant accompanied him;<\/p>\n
,, {oi}<\/p>\n
The accused, instead of taking her to the house of<\/p>\n
her grand mother, took her towards Sapthagiri
\nTalkies. When the complainant asked him as to
\nwhy he was taking her towards the said Talkies,<\/p>\n
he told her that some of his friends were there and<\/p>\n
\u00a2——(\u00a2*””-‘\\–\u00b0<\/p>\n
he would talk to them and then take her to her
\nThen he tool: the<\/p>\n
complainant to an old vacant residential”\u00abho~use.<\/p>\n
grand~mother’s house.\n<\/p>\n
When he took her there, she beca_rr’1’e”‘frig.h’te:ied<\/p>\n
and cried. But the accused forciljly velosled ‘her’<\/p>\n
mouth and said that  ‘is. ‘were  Vsilentlheu ‘ j it<\/p>\n
would get her chocolate, andr1:>-iscuits o’ther:W.isi2ier1ie<\/p>\n
would kill her if she \u00abcries. Sinee: a’\u00a3;cused’g<\/p>\n
threatened her. sheahept quiet.._V  <\/p>\n
Then the   langag’ removed her
\nunderganneants’andV .:\u00e91I::so jtookudclit his pant, felled
\nher to the ground and  forcible sexual<\/p>\n
in?’tere:o.urse:3-.orip her  “inserting his private part<\/p>\n
into Corisequently, she sustained<\/p>\n
_ .severe._ pain,  — also severe bleeding from her<\/p>\n
‘private’ A..jpart._f”‘~After completion of his forcible<\/p>\n
L”-sexualintercourse on her. the accused threatened<\/p>\n
her sayingpzhat if she discloses the said incident to<\/p>\n
anyone, he would kill her. He further told her that<\/p>\n
id  she were not to disclose, he would give her<\/p>\n
i *  money.\n<\/p>\n
Thereafter. the complainant returned to her house
\nrunning and informed her mother about the said
\nincident. Thereafter, she was taken to hospital
\nand admitted in the hospital as inpatient. While
\nshe was in the hospital, police came there and<\/p>\n
recorded her complaint statement as per EX.P1.<\/p>\n
‘____f’\\.—e–=~\\,..\u00bb-=~<\/p>\n
4. On appreciation of the oral evidence of PWs 1 to
\n13, the documents at Exs.P1 to 12, the Trial Court, by its
\nimpugned judgment and order of conviction and sentence,<\/p>\n
convicted the accused–appe11ant for the said offence’sg:”‘and<\/p>\n
sentenced him to under go imprisonment and1t”o  4’<\/p>\n
aforesaid. The defence of the accused ‘one.-VI\/ofddthetotaluY. <\/p>\n
denial. Therefore, he has not chosen to get daily Witnesses
\nexamined nor as he chosen to produce any_docum’ents’.\n<\/p>\n
5. Of the 13 u7i_tI1esses_.,e\u00a7\u00a7a1nined forthe prosecution,<\/p>\n
PW1 is the victim giri;*\ufb02P–W2._  }  saw the accused<\/p>\n
taking the girland be.for’e-i\ufb01tholnf\ufb02\ufb01edvgirf iinfonned about the<\/p>\n
Said    respectively, mother and
\nfather7of*the’  and 6 are the Doctors who<\/p>\n
examined\u00e9ddthev girl’- and also the accused; PW7 is the ASI who<\/p>\n
  recorded the complaint statement of PW1 complainant and<\/p>\n
‘V’registered’uthiehucase against the accused and PW10 is the<\/p>\n
 who has given the Ex.P11,the date of birth<\/p>\n
 Certi\ufb01cate in respect of age of the girl.<\/p>\n
6. PW5 Dr. Dwarakanath, the Honorary Medical<\/p>\n
vdgof\ufb01cer at District Hospital, Tumkur, has stated in his<\/p>\n
evidence that on 12.10.2003 at about 2.30 p.m., he<\/p>\n
JR<\/p>\n
-5-<\/span><\/p>\n
examined PW} Kumari Suma who was admitted in the said
\nhospital with a history of rape committed on her on the same
\nday by one Raja. He has further deposed that on his clinical<\/p>\n
examination of the said girl under general Anaesth.esi:a..Ahe<\/p>\n
found that there was second degree perenn:ial.:Agteari <\/p>\n
vaginal laceration at right latera1..Wail,4extending; <\/p>\n
to vault and there Was bleedingthVat:lhe”‘ tlfie<\/p>\n
said laceration and repaireLi._tii.e pelvic \ufb02our a\u00abnd;~.s1ie was ‘<\/p>\n
treated as inpatient in the sai.d\ufb02h.ospital i”rorr:.i_12,flO.2003 to
\n18.10.2003. He has   entire case sheet,<\/p>\n
consisting of totally six”sheets;’ .i1’1_respectv”of the admission<\/p>\n
of the said  antiithetreattnentgiven to her as inpatient in
\nthe said hiospital; A:_ijp’H:le”~1t1:as.f’urther deposed that the girl was<\/p>\n
aged _abo1it”  3′.ears”vas\u00ab”on the said date and the injuries on<\/p>\n
 V’  _ tiieliperineiim whichhe noticed on the person of the said girl<\/p>\n
  “wasa.p’cssi1:5ie, if a person of the age of the accused in this<\/p>\n
  rape on that girl and that on his clinical<\/p>\n
examination, he found that the said girl was raped on that<\/p>\n
A if _c:1.%iy;.\n<\/p>\n
‘7. PW6 Dr. Shivaram, the Senior Specialist District<\/p>\n
Hospital, Tumkur, has stated in his evidence that on
\n(…,__\u00ab{”-””””*’\\.’-w<\/p>\n
12.10.2003 at about 1.15 p.m.. the girl was produced before
\nhim by her parents with a history of rape on her and then he
\nsecured PW5 Dr. Dwarakanath, Gynecologist and reqiiested<\/p>\n
him to examine the said girl. He has further that<\/p>\n
he issued EXP4, certificate to that effect.   4_<\/p>\n
deposed that after he admitted..the._’saidH  <\/p>\n
hospital. he sent intimation to the  per<\/p>\n
Ex.P5 and thereafter, the police-..came”there aiidhreceorded the it<\/p>\n
complaint statement of the girl: “.H\u20ac.._haS.f1;117t.hCI:_\u00e91tatCd that
\naccording to him, the pwas aged -9_ years.<\/p>\n
8. PWIO smt. Meera iBai”M’..,.._i\ufb01ch;\u00a7:\u00a5ge’ Headmistress of<\/p>\n
Govezvhnmentw\ufb01vigherl P:rimary_Sehool at Tumkur, has stated in
\nher etfidence tnatfjvo\ufb01i’3:.l”1\u00bb:2.~2o03 the police of Thilak Park<\/p>\n
  v.a.pproac’hed her and requested her to issue<\/p>\n
  theadate of birthvveertti\ufb01cate in respect of PW} complainant,<\/p>\n
  ‘V’Si_i1’na”‘and’Vt’therefore, she issued the Ex.Pl1 date of birth<\/p>\n
Certificate;’lbVased on the records maintained in the said<\/p>\n
school”; She has further deposed that as per the records<\/p>\n
“id .ma’intained in the said school and as mentioned in Ex.P11<\/p>\n
Vbieertificate, the date of birth of PW} Suma was 1.7.1993.<\/p>\n
(–….\u00bb.x\/”‘-“—-=~<\/p>\n
9. Though PWS 5, 6 and 10 are cross\u00bb examined on
\nbehalf of accused at length, nothing is brought on record to
\ndisbeiieve their above evidence. Therefore, the TI’i\u20acIJ___Court<\/p>\n
has rightly believed the evidence of these urit1iesvs_”esg:”‘and<\/p>\n
rightly recorded its finding that the PW1   ‘<\/p>\n
about 10 years as on the date of  the said  that ‘ . <\/p>\n
forcible sexual intercourse was committed’ on <\/p>\n
12.10.2003 at about 10.00″a,,:m.V_ as aiiegedg ii1_Ath_;e\u00ab~._goInp1airrtit<\/p>\n
Ex.P1.\n<\/p>\n
10. PW1   stated in her evidence<\/p>\n
in clear terms that on ‘the’sa1′.d’ date  “time, while she was<\/p>\n
sitting reading outsideher house, the accused came to the
\nhouse; met herVn;ot11er._yvho’ was preparing food in the house<\/p>\n
 .whi1e”‘going.haxyaydhe took her with him saying that he<\/p>\n
  g  ‘h’ei-‘to the house of her grandmother. She<\/p>\n
S  udeposed that after she accompanied the accused,<\/p>\n
Shetookdheriiztowards Sapthagiri Talkies and then to an old<\/p>\n
Vacant’:.house. She has further deposed that when she asked<\/p>\n
it ,  as to why he took her to the said place, he said that he<\/p>\n
 was to pay some money to Mason and therefore, he took her<\/p>\n
there. She has further deposed that after the accused took<\/p>\n
 \u00a2~<\/p>\n
-9-<\/span><\/p>\n
her into the said house, he removed her clothes, he
\nremoved his clothes also, laid her on the ground and
\ncommitted forcible sexual intercourse despite her resistance<\/p>\n
and, when she cried, he threatened her sa3n’rig~,t_’hat.,Ahe<\/p>\n
would murder her. She has further depose\u00a7i;—-that;.v:atf <\/p>\n
time, he forcibly inserted his private’ partmiritofv  r e, <\/p>\n
part and thereby committed forc;:ib1e’_’_’seXual_ i’nterco:u;g.\u00e9i1.iQn<\/p>\n
her and consequently, she” sustained severe. pa_irr..anid also’<\/p>\n
bleeding from her private par_tslland’Vwhi1elI1e_vvasvvigoing away
\nfrom the said place, hellpthreatened–Vjheri that if she were to<\/p>\n
disclose the said inciderit.loefo’re’=her.rnother or anyone else,<\/p>\n
police  inthat event, he would kill her.\n<\/p>\n
She has further”  that, after the accused left the<\/p>\n
place, she” _retur–‘ned  her house and informed the said<\/p>\n
  iiicident to her\ufb02mother [PW3 Smt. Jayalakshmi], her cousin<\/p>\n
S  Ravi’fVag:id_:.,thereafter, she was taken to the Government<\/p>\n
lit{ospita1l’a}_.”3Fumkur and got her admitted there. She has<\/p>\n
furtZt:er’:.deposed that the Medical Officer of the said hospital<\/p>\n
 .,tel’e\u00abphohed to the police and, in response thereto, the police<\/p>\n
came there and recorded her complaint statement as per<\/p>\n
EXP} as narrated by her and after the complaint was<\/p>\n
c_________,{“1..-\u00bb-\\,,…,,<\/p>\n
written, its contents were read–over and explained to her.<\/p>\n
She has further deposed that she showed the _4poIic\u00bbe~..the<\/p>\n
scene of offence which was situate in an oid.\u00ab\u00a7(acant’=h0\u00a7use,<\/p>\n
behind Sapthagiri Talkies and the  <\/p>\n
panchanama Ex.P2 in respect of the
\nher signature on it. A it t t 1 it u l<\/p>\n
11. The above evidenced\u00e9llat   iv\ufb01consistent
\nwith the allegations’  it PW13 ASI
\nDoddarachappag has “hi.\u00a7~.’,:’,_’exridence that on
\n12.10.2003    received written
\nintimation. V.  tOfficer of Government
\n PW1 complainant was
\nadmitted!’ inlthei Immediateiy thereafter, he<\/p>\n
rushed to ‘\ufb021\u20acV3_VvSE1.i,C.\u00a7; hossbital and recorded her statement as<\/p>\n
  ;lEx;-P1 and obtained her signature on it as per Ex.P1(a}<\/p>\n
 _ an.d’th’en.; registered crime against accused on the basis<\/p>\n
of saidgcomplaint for the said offences and issued FIR<\/p>\n
‘  accordingly.\n<\/p>\n
I  12. PW 2 Ravi, the cousin of prosecutrix has stated in<\/p>\n
his evidence that on the date of incident, white he was in the<\/p>\n
house of the complainant at about 9.30 a.m., he saw the<\/p>\n
(\u00a5__’f”~=–\\_.\u00bb\\<\/p>\n
accused taking the prosecutrix Surna with him and he also
\nsaw the prosecutrix returning home by about 10.15 or 10.20
\na.rn., crying. He has also deposed that she told him that she
\nwas subjected to forcible sexual intercourse by <\/p>\n
\u00a2—“””””‘<\/p>\n
behind-\u00ab\ufb01e Sapthagiri Talkies.\n<\/p>\n
13. PWS 3 and 4 respectively,-Smt.’_’davaiai~:s1*irni. andu’<\/p>\n
Sri. Shivanna @ Shivakurnar, the  <\/p>\n
consistently stated in theirf._eVidenee that on day of’<\/p>\n
incident, at about 10.00 am, had gone
\nalong with the accused from othaeiir uresiidetiice returned to the<\/p>\n
house and 1nfof.’.’1ed,m= ci\u00a2ra11.,.fthe “hf forcible sexual<\/p>\n
intercoursfe’  her bfv\ufb02accused. They have further
\ndeposedthat the’\u00a7:1’rl,fbtook\u00ab.ti1em to the scene of offence that<\/p>\n
was situatedV_:Vin_a–nfold” vacant house in the Nilagiri grove<\/p>\n
  behind-3,Sapthagiri'”‘Talkies in Turnkur Town and thereafter,<\/p>\n
  iadmitted in the Government Hospital, Tumkur.<\/p>\n
 the above evidence of PW1 prosecutrix, PWs<\/p>\n
3 an_d”[.4 her parents, PW2 Ravi her cousin, clearly<\/p>\n
 .establishes that it was this accused, who subjected her to<\/p>\n
fforcible sexual intercourse on the said date, time and place.<\/p>\n
c____”_’\/”M”-z,–~\u00bb<\/p>\n
-12-<\/span><\/p>\n
15. Further Ex.P11, the date of birth certificate issued
\nby PW 10, I”-Ieadmistress and her evidence which has
\nremained totally unchallenged clearly establishes that, as<\/p>\n
on the date of the incident, the girl was aged less’<\/p>\n
years. Besides this, the oral evidence of  <\/p>\n
that of PW9 Investigating Officer ciearly  the’ <\/p>\n
scene of offence was situated inVan:_A_old vacant resi_dential<\/p>\n
house situated in the Nilgirigrove behind  ‘*ij’alkie’s 0′<\/p>\n
in Turnkur City and the saidp_I..0’vdrewup.the_Ex,li52 scene of
\noffence panchanama  the..::of. _PW8 Jayaram as<\/p>\n
panch. Ex.P3′,– the  VCaS\u20ac__ is.heet”.v”pertaining to the<\/p>\n
treat:d1entl’f’g\u00bbi’ven 71\u00a2  prosecutrix in District Hospital,
\nTumkur, for the’ inJiut=ies~\u00ab.sustained by her as a result of<\/p>\n
forcible se;\u00a7;’ual int’erconr’se on her on the said date and time,<\/p>\n
‘ V’  __ ciearly-eestablishesthat, as a result of sexual assault on her,<\/p>\n
“she a.su\u00abstaine_d’*severe injuries on her private parts and she<\/p>\n
 treatedas inpatient from the date of incident i.e. from<\/p>\n
12.103003 to 18.10.2003 as deposed by PW5, Dr.<\/p>\n
A ”   .I\u00a7iv’arakanath.\n<\/p>\n
16. From my above discussion, it is quite clear that<\/p>\n
the prosecution has proved the above case against the<\/p>\n
r~f”‘”‘-“””-\n<\/p>\n
appellantwaccused beyond reasonable doubt for the offences
\nunder section 376 (mm and 506 of iPC. Therefore, E do not
\n\ufb01nd any reasons to interfere with the impugned judgment<\/p>\n
and order of conviction. As to the sentence imposed’ onthe<\/p>\n
accused, the learned counsel appearing for’?.__him,suhmits ”<\/p>\n
that in View of the fact that the  has_:4ton”support  f<\/p>\n
family consisting of his wife and minor.chi1dren,..Vfthenn<\/p>\n
sentence of imprisonment  years’ imposede” on the<\/p>\n
accused for the said effence,ha_rsh and..therefore, the
\nsame deserves to be  against”‘this. learned High<\/p>\n
Court Government  contends that the Trial<\/p>\n
Court, after” faet and also other submissions
\nmade on behalf nof,jaecu.sfe’d. and also following the judgments<\/p>\n
of the Sup1~e_me..C2ourtfr.eported in 11.12 2004 Kamataka<\/p>\n
  A1’-a\u00a737;,._—{ista,;e of\ufb01tmjab Vs. Ramdev Singh and (2000) 4<\/p>\n
V  Journal page 3673 (Birendra Sah Vs.<\/p>\n
‘State  \ufb01ihar) has rightly imposed the said sentence and<\/p>\n
as such, it does not call for interference in this appeal. The<\/p>\n
 . acc’1_\u00ab1sed- appeliant has not made out any adequate and<\/p>\n
special reasons for reducing the sentence of imprisonment<\/p>\n
from ten years to any lesser period and imprisonment for<\/p>\n
-…….pt'(m’~'”‘\u00b0”\n<\/p>\n
l V’  . tsn..*{‘<\/p>\n
ten years is minimum sentence to be imposed on a person
\nwho commits an offence under section 376 [2}[\ufb02 of IPC. It is<\/p>\n
pertinent to note that the punishment for this offen_pCe_p\u00bbl*may<\/p>\n
also be imprisonment for life also. Therefore_,_$iHdo <\/p>\n
any special and adequate reasons to reduce”therse’ntence_ Of”. <\/p>\n
imprisonment from the minimunipof
\nperiod’ .._ _ _ ._ .\n<\/p>\n
17'. For the reasons    appeal is\ndismissed as being'    Thel impugned\n<\/pre>\n
judgment and order  ‘\u00bb*sen’tence passed by<\/p>\n
the Trial Cc;’urEj::jp.iagair\u00e9stHtiie llappelianbaccused is hereby<\/p>\n
coniiirned ir1-toto.\n<\/p>\n
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Karnataka High Court Raja S\/O Rangadasappa vs The State Of Karnataka on 24 August, 2009 Author: Arali Nagaraj IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARMA TAKA AT BANGALORE DATED TI-IES THE 24TH DAY 01+’ AUGUST. 2009 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. 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