{"id":121145,"date":"2008-04-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-08T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-by-mahila-police-station-vs-hari-marigowda-so-late-on-9-april-2008"},"modified":"2016-05-02T10:41:01","modified_gmt":"2016-05-02T05:11:01","slug":"state-by-mahila-police-station-vs-hari-marigowda-so-late-on-9-april-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-by-mahila-police-station-vs-hari-marigowda-so-late-on-9-april-2008","title":{"rendered":"State By Mahila Police Station … vs Hari @ Marigowda S\/O Late … on 9 April, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
State By Mahila Police Station … vs Hari @ Marigowda S\/O Late … on 9 April, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: V.G.Sabhahit & Swamy<\/div>\n
\n\n1\n\nIN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT \n\nD3'; 11 Lhits the 9th day of A1) '.1. 2008__  \"\n\nPRESENT mm  \nTHE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE_V r30SA%B;H\"AH01T0v  \u00e9 \nTHE HON'BLE MR.JUsT1r:.E_1, NARAYAN\u00a3'-;_ sw.-Tuygvj\n\nCRIMINAL APPEAL 1T\u00a7;':1003009r 20'01T_(A) \n\nBetween:\nS'I'A'I'E BY    \nMAHILA  \" '\n\nAND'.\n\nHARI @ M;ARIGOWD'A Ts;\/'o LATE NINGEGOWDA\n\n    _____ \n\nEgo 3\u00ab;0K:~:,.A.I42EHuzx:D1 VII.-AGE\n\nARKERE' HQBLI  .0 '\n\nSRiR':'xI~i\u20acSiAPixTf\u20ac.\u00a3\\ 'I.iALUK  RESPONDENT'<\/pre>\n
 (B? 31%; .:Y. S SI-IIVAPRASAD — ADVOCATE)<\/p>\n
 WVIVIRLQAA. man U\/S. 3’78(1)&.(3) CR.P.C. BY THE spp FOR THE<\/p>\n
A “j &\u00a7TATE\u00a7 PRAYING THAT THIS HON’BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO
\n  ..0i\u00a7ANT LEAVE TO FILE AN APPEAL AGAINST THE JUDGMENT DT.
\n  13.10.2000 PASSED BY THE 11 ADDL. S.J.. MYSORE IN so NO.73\/99<\/p>\n
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ACQUITFING THE RESPONDENT’\/ACCUSED FOR THEV.’o41:*i:jsNcE
\nPUNISHABLE U\/S.376(F). ”\n<\/p>\n
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This appeal eorrurig on for pronouncement ~_G1~.jULCI.”‘1T1C?1L <\/p>\n
after hearing and reserved before  Co’u.,._,goc ;{:\\,I?_’\u00bb’1,YA}NA\u00a74.__ <\/p>\n
SWAMY, J., delivered the following:
\nJUDGMENT i
\nThis is a State appeal   of acquittal dated
\n13\/10\/2000 in sVcj:e1′-19.73\/”disses LpaV1jssed’  the II Additional<\/p>\n
Sessions J11dge,~ “I\u00bb1’\u00a7;?.sore’;’–_Voi’   punishable under Section<\/p>\n
375(1) ofI P   <\/p>\n
 ‘  1998 at about 1 13.111. Manja @ Shashikumar,<\/p>\n
 V(P’W–?l)’  (\ufb01arvasllarigala) came and informed PW–1, that<\/p>\n
_ie.’A.o4n’eHari reeiovecl the clothes of Nandini, the victim. lied down<\/p>\n
i ‘VV.a1i-zkdoing somethmg. The eomplainan PW-1 i_or1;n.s PW–4 1:…at<\/p>\n
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\n~..NandL11 13 staid a smau gm, u\ufb01u<\/p>\n
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:5′ _y ::n.LL;1.1 .\n<\/p>\n
 V   her back. When, the victim was brought back she was<\/p>\n
 crying. her frock was bloodstained. there were injuries on the chest<\/p>\n
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\nand bleeding in her private part. P’W–1 informed to her husbaiid.<\/p>\n
Husband Went in Search of accused. Thereafter viejtim taken<\/p>\n
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her for treatment. It is stated inthe Corripiaint  oT;ne”H:a’1*,it
\nS\/O Ramanna Galagala Hundi has comrr1ittedaeeaL11’t on her
\ndaughter and prayed for  ac-tio1j1.zigai,w1:St. him.<\/p>\n
the aforesaid compiaiiqit Em at 22 p.111. recovered the<\/p>\n
frock (Mod) A’ (:a;3ei11 Crime N0.192\/1998 and
\nsubmitted the FLIR.  has sent Nandini alongwith PW-
\n}. for Medical   Cheluvamba Hospital. Since the
\n. it E?he1::1v_ A V<\/p>\n
mba Hosptial were on strike, she was sent to<\/p>\n
P” – go-wu~-. ‘iiomital. PW–}–r ‘v’1S}.t6d the spot on the very same<\/p>\n
 She\u00ab..co1f1dL1cted spot Mahazar Ex.P2. Recorded the statenilent<\/p>\n
 Chinhaswamy (husband of the complairiant) and his son<\/p>\n
  Thereafter on 25\/ 12\/ 1998 she again visited the spot<\/p>\n
 i incident and recorded the statement of PW–5 Thayamma, PW–10<\/p>\n
On 26\/12\/1998 at 8-30 pm.<\/p>\n
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1.11 the Government Hospital, lodge the 5.:;om:p1a._i11ut-oiaiid*thc11..r _’_’L’vv<)Cl3p1".;1'l1g"—<\/p>\n
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arrested. PW-4 was called to Police station, who ident\ufb02ied_:”}}\u00a71~i as<\/p>\n
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the one who has committed the offence thereby further’<\/p>\n
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not be medically examined. The accused”!5fee prod’n’ced_.be_i\u00a7ore
\nCourt. On. 16\/ 1\/ 1999 she obtainedvhwound  Ex.P4 issued
\nby Dr.Sudha. Dr.Sudha W\u00ab’\u00a7:E.;.’.5T1:}.0t {\u00e9:1va:g’i1Aaib!e\u00bbto’.give clari\ufb01cation and<\/p>\n
therefore Dr.Ravi.chandra (PWH-3:}_wa\u20ac.%_requestedgto give clmri\ufb01cation.<\/p>\n
PW–3 osnre hi.” opiniori  r=.er’ EXP5′. 30,’3\/1999 an r<\/p>\n
co”‘:p1″”on of investigation,’   charge sheet before the<\/p>\n
4. The T_’1*ia1uuCourt”fraimcd charge against the accused for the<\/p>\n
oir\u00e9nca Vpu1:1i$ha.b1e’_u_\/s 376m IPC. T11e accused pleaded not guilty<\/p>\n
9 d C1-“iL_.-_\u00bbf.’-Ci toewbe triceii.<\/p>\n
”   5. p In iorder to prove the guilt of the accused, the prosecution<\/p>\n
 PW-1 to PW-14 and also got marked 13 documents<\/p>\n
  to P13 and produced MO–1 frock of Nandini. The Trial<\/p>\n
Court on appreciation of the materials on record was p1_a_eed_ L<\/p>\n
‘cal examination. S”‘”ce the doctors were on” str–\u00a3keT’he could <\/p>\n
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acquit the accused of the charges leveled against <\/p>\n
bene\ufb01t of doubt.\n<\/p>\n
6. We have heard the learned,’ High  ‘fircxiernmenti<\/p>\n
Pleader for the State and the learned counsel   <\/p>\n
accused and perused the records. Vidiwde were ‘-taken through the
\ndeposition of the witnesses and}-cori_tents’ ofrthe. documents.<\/p>\n
are:\n<\/p>\n
i) Whether theiT1erosecution__ has proved beyond all reasonable
\ndoubt that victim  :g4’i1?,1′:”xi7.as sexually assaulted by the<\/p>\n
accused? ‘and,’<\/p>\n
2 as per the  order for the foilowing reasons.<\/p>\n
  -1 is the mother of the victim. She has reiterated the<\/p>\n
 averments in her deposition. Thereafter she has stated<\/p>\n
 that she does not knew anvthim: abo,,t the accused before the<\/p>\n
hum.-5 a. .p. – – .- —-V ——_-.-3<\/p>\n
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there is any link between the incideilt and the accused before the<\/p>\n
the witness. It is eiicited in her crosS=gexami;natio’n.’bytheIearr1ed*-_ I<\/p>\n
Public Prosecutor that it is true  ihereelf    barrd
\nsearched for accused Haiti and  coiild  trtgce him after<\/p>\n
two days they lodged the to “the”po1ice. It is elicited in<\/p>\n
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Shamanna of _Iiasj;committed the offence. She<\/p>\n
did not know  Vth\u00e9it.eper:\u00e9or1_. _<\/p>\n
9.  -L2 Chimv1_ia’siWaii1y. is father of the victim. He was not<\/p>\n
Viibefore the c;:m~,t;* He was informed when he returned to the house<\/p>\n
 ;.t’h.eV\/eniglitiat 8 p.m that her daughter Nandini was sexually<\/p>\n
e_1e.ea1Vi1tcd’i by Harish. He did not notice any injuries on the body of<\/p>\n
 He did not take her to doctor on that day. He did not<\/p>\n
.4:-areli _or I-Iar1s1_ At t.mi._ ._t__g_., 1–ariied PLb11(‘ ProsecL1;or
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\ncross–examine. But nothing could be elicited from hi1I1vv.ii1_4\u00a7”S1;pp0Tt<\/p>\n
of the prosecution case.\n<\/p>\n
10. PW–3 is I)r.r.avichandr”‘ who has ;giVen.Acia.1*ificati\/on in<\/p>\n
reshect of inju”–“es fzia’ to ‘2(‘c) noted in’ the wo1;nd’Ac4ertif:cate.Vof
\nvictim to the effect that the victim i’va_s’ handled \ufb01xover her chest by<\/p>\n
the alleged accused with an ‘interitio:n. <\/p>\n
tiinetilatixlg or satisfying
\nhis sexual desire. The said i11jjn”1’iesvc0″i,1ld}”‘be”eaused on account of<\/p>\n
nails of the a1Ieged;acc;1s’er1 :a11<j:i, a'1so"d_u"e' i;o~~"inc11i11" with ingers.<\/p>\n
PW-3 has -drther  thrt  eoiigestioll n1e.1.1'rJ'on.ed in Ex.P4
\nindicates sortie iiiaxirfi\ufb01izig  introd11_ction of some object and it does
\nnot rule out 1r.a1e– organ' of.a"~per'son and partial insertion of male<\/p>\n
organ into vagina 'cant causeivagiiial congestion.<\/p>\n
 __1I.V _I5V.' iaJ_ready inentioned is ..he son of PW-1 65 P'"'-2.<\/p>\n
 was 9 years if-cad when hie 'Vi(i\u20acIlCe was taken. Therefore,<\/p>\n
,1.\n<\/p>\n
-. Withoi\ufb01t oath oeing administered, his deposition was recorded. He<\/p>\n
  :if1r1at on the date of incident his sister the victim was<\/p>\n
t  the heap of sand in front of Ramamandira Temple and<\/p>\n
 time accused offered Rs.5\/- to his sister  took her to a<\/p>\n
it Iearby building under contt1*uction, reraoved his dress, inted the<\/p>\n
8<\/span><\/p>\n
\u00a30<\/p>\n
frock of Nandini and sexually assaulted her. It is e1ic:V.1’Vtv.~\u00a7l’ei;t1 hi
\nc1″oss–exan1i11at1’or1 that date 22\/ 12\/ 1998 is writtag; :.g~_gg13L<\/p>\n
palm… 1;-y a woman police. Wheii 11″ went tr<\/p>\n
there were 20 people who were talking  ‘Hart  <\/p>\n
assaulted his sister.\n<\/p>\n
12. PW -5 — Thayamma.._l$~ grand:;.*:.o’tS!1’e-rpthe victim Nanclini.<\/p>\n
She is not an eye \\1l7.i_1;Il\u20ac!SS’,.T_O.,’.?Q:_.-,.’ ..i,_.tcir;l\u00a7e’rI.tf”~S..e was a.so not
\nidentiued tue aecused:;1ih’6fore.u;_ “Coil.  She has noticed irrjttries
\non the body of the V:i.Ctim and ts’ep\u00a2.sed to the e\ufb02ect that her frock<\/p>\n
was bloodstained A’  was also treated as hostile and
\npermitted to  the learned Public Prosecutor.
\nIt is stated; in tl1e’l4e1ess\u00a5exaa1iaation that wife of the accused fell to
\n   her husband and therefore herself,<\/p>\n
her senaad  dee”ded tr i”erg”ve him and not to depose<\/p>\n
‘  A”agaiI1st the accused.\n<\/p>\n
 PW-6 is H C No.8 who took the victim to medical<\/p>\n
“e:'{am.i.nation. PW-7 is H C No.18? who was deputed to trace the<\/p>\n
accused. It is elicited. 1– his eross~examinatiea tuat Investigatia”<\/p>\n
‘E3.\n<\/p>\n
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orally informed him that accused was doing masonry worlpeisguire<\/p>\n
at his work place and to bring  He coul_. not 1″e1iiet*.\u00e9hea?_,ere<\/p>\n
iviahazar Ex.P’2. They have not supported thee 1;ivrosecutioi1″ gahd ‘<\/p>\n
treated as hostile. PW\u00ab1O is one Raniaialiwho is  tojlbeh
\nco-worker has not supported the caseof the  and he is
\ntreated as a hostile witness.’ ;eo’u1d’be~te1ieited in his cross-<\/p>\n
‘ “”1. I-\n<\/p>\n
examinatioii in suooort of ,f.1..e,_p-ose\u00ab3t..;ion  L J -11 is an<\/p>\n
.1 <\/p>\n
?\u00ab11\u20ac”\u20acd  “”‘t..ness3.t” ii’:’1′”_.it1Cid\u00e9;i’t.  *os”a’iso not supported the<\/p>\n
case of the proseetitioixosand  <\/p>\n
14. PW-1.2″ is who examined the victim on<\/p>\n
24\/12\/19s;sa at 6215 ‘who was brought by H (3 No.8. The<\/p>\n
doctor  _on,’:1d”abrasi— main. o.re: righ. mammary, contusion<\/p>\n
– _ 1<\/p>\n
or:.i’1\u00e9”ft-.13aa1a?:ii.ai”y. SCTELCLI mam over e”t supra scapuiar,<\/p>\n
T’ ghliiyinen iiitact,.__’ congested. She has deposed that congestion<\/p>\n
‘”‘ofiv\u00a31iEi3Z1a%is aaabnornial feature. Such congestion is possible on<\/p>\n
  ofjnartial penetration of male organ into vagina.<\/p>\n
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15. PW–13 is also alleged to be an eye Witness to the incaident.<\/p>\n
He has also not supported the prosecution ease an(1;”‘t1″eate’d1’as~.a<\/p>\n
1-\u00abxvi<\/p>\n
16. rw-14 is an investigation o’fi’1cer..pi11 the .’ease..’vv…pAW.110ise ‘<\/p>\n
deposition is already narrated.\n<\/p>\n
1’7. On considering the   witnesses,
\nnamely PW-1_. PW–3,    as narrated
\nabme, it W dear    has been sexually
\nassauited. Ttiereforehthei  been able to prove that
\nthe victim   as otherwise such injuries
\nfound on the Abodypof  not have been. found. But
\nwhat is   13516 ixmosecution is to prove that it is the
\n  such an offence. There is a very thin<\/p>\n
…,.+..a:,.’:. 4…’ ;._.,..;~._..–\u00a7,.+’i;11.\u00bb_. _….m…,.,3 11-r-:+1-s +1.”. ,..n’..n,._,. ,.n,.,..,..a nnr 1 …..1
\n1LI.\u00a2T-[L 13.611′-L V \\.alJ.vIl.J.’:’,C\\zL. L.i.!;Lz CU.\/\\\/L.lDUlJ. \\N.lL.I.1 L11 U115 1 C 111.1 551.1: 1 VI’ ‘1. t’.1JJ.Ll<\/p>\n
 who a1j_e’th’ei parents of the victim have not identi\ufb01ed the<\/p>\n
it”‘:aoCused;befo1’e;tl1e Court. PW-4 is a boy aged about 9 years when.<\/p>\n
..deposition was recorded. His evidence was recorded without;<\/p>\n
iariiministering oath. He has stated that by the time when he went<\/p>\n
1”!’ ‘ – ..l.. L ‘I4.\n<\/p>\n
were taming it  marl W110 nas assarurd Lu v”etr”u: S621 tarry. It is<\/p>\n
M’<\/p>\n
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found on his right palm the date of incident which he ‘stated<\/p>\n
that it is Written by a woman police. He is a tutored  <\/p>\n
5:\n<\/p>\n
Officer (PW-14) has stated that he was Iict giiverji t1a1iie’aIid’add1jess<\/p>\n
71’1r\\ 11l’_Il.’_I +1VI]l1\u00a3Ll’] 1′-J”‘I\u00a3I f)l’If1’I1(IlT!l’] I311 -r|1~r\\rl11I’nnr1 karnrn.V{f__1a.’~~T1nt’:n:h\\f;rvr,\\f-:;-u.n 2
\nL1′) L.l.cI.D lmI.CI.\\.\/’g\/LII. L118} Cl’.\/\\..ILrI.I:’\\JLL (.vI.].J.LrI. lJ1\\JKrI.LrI.\\..~”.I\\.l L}\\.dJ.\\J1\\.4 L-.’l\\,’l 1!.1V’c’JVa\\.J. CL’-J11;<\/p>\n
of the accused. He was asked to ,asc_ertaih_ _i”fo111 *.\u00a5Jc’ri;;15:1acei_T;oi”<\/p>\n
accused and trace the accused. He t;iiC1:\u00bb11QVt  Iiame of the
\naccused was written as Hari i.@:”jMa1\u00a7igc;~.arda._”the FIR, He does not<\/p>\n
know from which places of   the detais of the
\naccused. Th” V A A
\nsupported the   iriierefore, it is not safe to
\nact upon  connect the accused with
\nthe offence alleged.  has failed to establish that it
\nis the accused, cohiliiitted the o\ufb01ence. The evidence of<\/p>\n
La n:a;a;;~; mi \\i7it.r1esses a d_ coiiduct. cf  PW–2_ and PW-<\/p>\n
01<\/span><\/p>\n
4+ .’.-._ +1-H. .-…-V,-.-…_n.-1 “at-.n
\nL .l.\\’.’.| l-llC i1\\.z1.4Ll\u00a7’.!CLJ. W11<\/p>\n
 committed  Aoifence alleged. The Trial Court has properly<\/p>\n
it iia\ufb01ipijeciated the materials available on record and has reached to<\/p>\n
V”\u00ab.VicofrectVccriclusions, which do not call for interference in this<\/p>\n
   iVa;’rip’ea1.– Hence we answer point No.1 in the negative.<\/p>\n
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18. In the result, this appeal is dismissed. Tlf1;aV9′.J;f’L’1nf12gn1ent
\ndated 18\/10\/2000 in. SC. No.73 of 1999 passed<\/p>\n
. .\n<\/p>\n
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