{"id":127748,"date":"2009-07-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-02T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-obalaiah-raju-rajkumar-vs-state-of-karnataka-reptd-by-on-3-july-2009"},"modified":"2014-10-15T12:26:55","modified_gmt":"2014-10-15T06:56:55","slug":"sri-obalaiah-raju-rajkumar-vs-state-of-karnataka-reptd-by-on-3-july-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-obalaiah-raju-rajkumar-vs-state-of-karnataka-reptd-by-on-3-july-2009","title":{"rendered":"Sri Obalaiah @ Raju @ Rajkumar vs State Of Karnataka Reptd By … on 3 July, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Sri Obalaiah @ Raju @ Rajkumar vs State Of Karnataka Reptd By … on 3 July, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: Arali Nagaraj<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKIA AT BANGALORE\n\nDATED THIS THE 3rd DAY OF JULY 2009 f  \n\nBEFORE\n\nTHE HONBLE MR. JUSTICE  rqmakggj     \n\nCRIMINAL REVISION P113)'1fI'I_'I()1\\fN(:*)-..335\/ 2..f}{\u00a7f;3 ' by  V\n\nBETWEEN:\n\nSr': Obalaiah   % *\n\n'.Raju@ Rajktn\ufb02ar'; 1'), _ -\nS \/ o. Nara.Si1iii1a.V fiowtia, \nAg\ufb01d ab0i1_t 40'Y\u00a2&37'5s.. \"  ._ --\nR\/at No.18-%,5t1.1 Main,   \n\nI cross, Kastu1fbanaga1*,  .--  \nBaI1ga10r*3~56O\"92 t3. _   \" . . PETITIONER\n\n V.  _ '  (By Sgfi Pf\u00e9z\ufb01\u00e9e\ufb01 Kumar Muguli, Adv.)\n\n: V'  . State' \n\nFfeptd.  \"by ~-Bya\u00e9amyanapura\n\n--  \u00ab.P'c3;ice, tlirough the\n.  . . RESPONDENT<\/pre>\n
(By Sri MG. Anjanamurthy, HCGP.)<\/p>\n
 VT  This Crl. R? is filed under Section 39? and 401
\n ..,__4(jT:r.PC3 praying to set aside the order in Cr1.A.
\n No.1′?\/1998 dateti 21.2.2004 passed by the Fast Track<\/p>\n
‘ <\/p>\n
(Sessions) Judge-III, Bangalore, and set_.A4″\u00a7;1s2’i.4(ie
\njudgment\/order dated 30.124997 in oceeNe,7o97e\/<23e _ <\/p>\n
pending on the file of the III ACMM;Ba;1g\u00a731o;*e;'e – L "<\/p>\n
This Cr1.RP coming on  <\/p>\n
Court passed the following:\n<\/p>\n
O  3′ _<\/p>\n
‘I’h1’s Revision is    I’\\io. 1 in CC
\nNo.7097\/ 1993 on the 1’1.:\u00abgq,+:  Add}. CMM,
\nBangalore   referred to as
\nthe    by the judgment
\nand or\u00e9er .of’1 sentence dated 30. 12.1997<\/p>\n
passed  V\ufb02gl\ufb01e  him along with other<\/p>\n
 accused therein the o\ufb01ences under Sections 498A<\/p>\n
tvmdyer, Sections 3 85 4 of the Dowry Prohibition<\/p>\n
 x T 2: ffhe Revision Petitioner has also challenged in<\/p>\n
   the Judwent and order dated 21.2.2004<\/p>\n
pgaesed in (mminai Apmal No.17\/1998 by the Fast<\/p>\n
 ‘ ” ‘I’rac;:k (Sessions) Judge–III, Bangalore City, (hereinafter<\/p>\n
referred to as the “Appellate Court” for short)<\/p>\n
Mr’<\/p>\n
dismissing the said appeal that was \ufb01led by   _<\/p>\n
petitioner — accused and confirming’ the   ”  <\/p>\n
oreer of conviction passed by  <\/p>\n
accused N032 to 5 in the  ‘case  <\/p>\n
convicted for the said e\ufb01’enees,: given
\nthe bene\ufb01t cf Section  theiefore, the
\nsaid accused Nvesg’ 2′   prefer any
\nappeal agai\u00a7;sc’~    of conviction<\/p>\n
passed gay %  <\/p>\n
3. Staiedv     of the prosecution as<\/p>\n
‘_.V.al1ege;3:’ by. the  Smt. Neeiambika (F’W– 1) in<\/p>\n
 is as under:\n<\/p>\n
   Complainant was given in marriage to<\/p>\n
 the ‘accused No.1 (hereinafter the parties are
\n‘  1:0 as per their ranks in the Trial Court).
\n‘V  Accused Ncs.i2 & 3 have been the parents,
\naccused No.4 is the brother and accused No.5 is<\/p>\n
the sister of A1.\n<\/p>\n
c*-‘”””””‘<\/p>\n
4<\/span><\/p>\n
(ii) At the time of the marriage of _4
\ncomplairlant with A}, her father gave the   A’
\ncash of I?s.50,000\/- and aleo one
\nweighing about 25 grams as 1-d'()’Wry.A     V<\/p>\n
marriage, the coa:ap1a1’nant stai’1;ed’_’_’st;ayi1g  1.1′<\/p>\n
matz\ufb01menial house. SiJ:1ee-.__;she L\u00bb-gas no?;”tJ}3af.ed_:\u00a7<\/p>\n
properly by her parents-in-i\u00e9rafajjd Othererelertgves
\nof her husband,  fatrier’ get a
\nseparate rented houee for Complainant
\nand her husha11d_ :.A’T}\u00a7erefe1\u00a7\u00a2_,_’ “i\ufb01e’:””ee\ufb011p1ajI1ant
\nstarted  11am?  ii} the said<\/p>\n
rentefrl   <\/p>\n
(iii) Atabcmi .1%\u00a7.%30:%:jm’xa on 4.8.1993 accused<\/p>\n
Neg\u00a7.’2 to 5  {:0 the house of accused No.1 and<\/p>\n
. \u00ab.   the  frem the said heuse<\/p>\n
   shouid bring from her parents
\nease of $1,000\/– failing Which, they would kill<\/p>\n
her  kerosene on her person and setting<\/p>\n
  her Oricfixe. Obeying the wards of his parents, A}.
\n  the complairiam from his house.\n<\/p>\n
  ‘.\u00a7,’he’refere, the complainant flied her said
\n ‘ ‘compIai11t on 13.8.1993 before the police of<\/p>\n
Byatarayanapura Police Station.
\nC-\u00ab-~\u00ab..l”‘*”–*””\u00b0\\..\/’<\/p>\n
5<\/span>\n<\/p>\n
4. On the basis of the said complaint, a case in<\/p>\n
Crime No.437\/ 1993 came to be registered against<\/p>\n
said accused Nos. 1 to 5 for the o\ufb02enees   <\/p>\n
498A IPC and under Sections 3 e} 4 qf”;j\u00a2m:;y ‘\/:”  <\/p>\n
Prollibition Act. All these accused were   <\/p>\n
said o\ufb02enees by the Trial ._Qz1 ”apj\u00a71eeieit\u00e9ie:;’ef.t.l\u00a3e %<\/p>\n
oral evidence of PWS. 1 t9 4 and.tlie..deeu1e.er1te_A(Ex;l1ibits<\/p>\n
W to P4), the Trial   the accused<\/p>\n
Noel toj 5  A’ and imposed various<\/p>\n
sentences fer the resj)eCtiifeeVlefTenees. However, the Trial<\/p>\n
‘V _;ae\u00a3;ing .i1rld,V;er”‘See’tion 4 of the 90. Act, released<\/p>\n
“w.Vaceuzsed 1\\sl’ee._2’t,e 5 on due–a::imenitior:.<\/p>\n
 ._   by the Judment and order of<\/p>\n
V eozxvietiorii  by the Trial Court, the Revision<\/p>\n
 V. — accused preferred Criminal Appeal<\/p>\n
 5998 before the Appellate Court. The Appellate<\/p>\n
“~ by it;s_i1:I1pug1ecl judment and order dated<\/p>\n
u?1.2.2004, dismissed the said appeal and thereby<\/p>\n
rv—..r””””\u00b0'”\n<\/p>\n
cenflrmed the judgment and order of conviction passed<\/p>\n
by the Trial Court. Therefore, the Revision Pet.itiex1er.V_<\/p>\n
has challenged the legality and een’ectnees?_:\u00ab”efp  <\/p>\n
judgnents and orders passed by     <\/p>\n
as the Appellate Court.\n<\/p>\n
6. I have heard the  ef “.”:’~'{.r’:i
\nKmnar Mugali, \u00ab_ j__  thevvl\u00e9evisien
\nPetitioner — accused aI1dH_Va1″.3′.(V>’   Murthy,<\/p>\n
leazned  :V\u20ac’~C\u00a7e1feIe13xI.e1’2tVWP1eader. Perused the<\/p>\n
entire mafexfial in.  obtained from the<\/p>\n
  Trial ewe; as.VWe11:V’a St.I:?1’e Appeuate Court.<\/p>\n
    Pfeveen Kumar Mugali, learned counsel for<\/p>\n
 :\u00a7\u00a7e*vieiei3–._Peti;:iener — accused strongly contended<\/p>\n
{that Eibeehzteiy there is no consistent and convincing<\/p>\n
‘  V’ ‘evi\u20ac:ie=:3.\u00a2;:evj_f)1eeeed en record by the preeecutien to prove<\/p>\n
 \u00bbeiA’\u00a3A’e13ees under Sections 3 & 4 of the Dowry<\/p>\n
 V   “”vVV;Pi’e11iI:)ition Act and also the one under Section 498A<\/p>\n
IPC, anti therefore, the Triai Court, as Well as the<\/p>\n
Q-\u00bb~\u00b0–.JPm”‘–“–‘\u00e9<\/p>\n
Appellate Court, without promrly appreciatigrigd:    <\/p>\n
evidence of PWS. 1 to 4 recorded   <\/p>\n
prosecution proved its case beyond  ie<\/p>\n
the said offences.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
8. Per contra, the
\nPleader smmgly
\nof the evidence     as well as
\nthe Appellate  held that the
\naccused   dowry’ from the
\nparents of  they treated her with
\ncmelty  cenn\u00e9eemd with  demand for additional<\/p>\n
  and accordingly, the ‘I’ria.1 Court<\/p>\n
 c\u00e9n\ufb01ietedgeli  for the said o\ufb01enoes and the<\/p>\n
 Appe\ufb02afe  rightly con\ufb01rmed the judgnent and<\/p>\n
 of eohvic\ufb01on and as such, the same do 110$<\/p>\n
,deee:”v:e ‘away interference in this revision petition.<\/p>\n
‘9. On carefu} reading of the averments in the<\/p>\n
 .V..ueompIa.int EXP} dated 13.8.1983 \ufb01led by the<\/p>\n
,…_.:’W—-~<\/p>\n
compiainant namely PW 1 Smt. N:-::e1a111bika,__  <\/p>\n
seen that there is no allegation mode theitsio\ufb01 ithero ” = ‘V<\/p>\n
was any demand from either  3<\/p>\n
complahmnt, or Accused N\u00ab\u00a7s.~2. to 5~,  <\/p>\n
brother and sister-iI1–1saW.    from
\nthe averments in    that the only
\nallegation mad\u00a7e.\ufb02f.1erei:’1  is that on
\n4.8.1983   \u00e9\u00e9\u00e9used Nos.2 to 5<\/span>
\nabused. “\ufb01zrr\ufb02\u00e9atened her that if she
\nwere riot”  to   h\ufb01i’ parents a sum of<\/p>\n
Rs.30,OO()V;\/”–\u00ab,AA  her by pouring kerosene<\/p>\n
” ‘~  oI1’f’1re.\n<\/p>\n
V   5.:is–:” pertixxent to note that there is no<\/p>\n
‘  _ aBega\ufb01o_\ufb01’i::r’the complaint that all or any of the accused<\/p>\n
.4 H   any amotmt from the parents of the<\/p>\n
  as dowry or additional dowry. Furthesr,<\/p>\n
VT gf though it is aliegod in the Complaint that the<\/p>\n
V 3 compiaixlam: was ii}-4:reated both physically and<\/p>\n
W<\/p>\n
mentally, there is no further allegation as to the nature<\/p>\n
of the said i11-treatment and as to when and by wif\ufb01eh<\/p>\n
of the accused, the said illmtreament was given ” <\/p>\n
T. 1. The prosecution has   <\/p>\n
to 4 in order to support the charges :11.<\/p>\n
the accused including the revieiee petitierxef
\noffences. Of these four wit11eeees;”–\u00bbPW4 “isv..epa:f1ch to<\/p>\n
EXP2, the scene of o\ufb01eiiee’  PW- 1 is the<\/p>\n
complement, 1 father and PW3 is her<\/p>\n
maternal  <\/p>\n
  being panch to seene of o\ufb02enee<\/p>\n
.4-v—“‘””‘-‘<\/p>\n
  ‘hot spoken anything as te ill-\n<\/p>\n
 On careful reading of the evidence<\/p>\n
 PW3  3s;’ams:mhajan, the maternal uncle of the<\/p>\n
‘   ee_;epiaj’A”A.:’nant, it eeuid be seen that he has stated in his<\/p>\n
  .\u00ab;efs{i(\u00a7enee that he was present while marriage talks were<\/p>\n
 place and in that talks it was ageed to pay<\/p>\n
Rs.30,00{)\/— to the woom by the parents of the bride,
\nr–J’-“m”‘”\n<\/p>\n
in
\nbut he did not attend the marriage of the complement<\/p>\n
with A1. It is pertinent to note that he has<\/p>\n
whispered in his evidence anything about   <\/p>\n
the accused demanding er receiving*’a:1y  th_e it<\/p>\n
parents of the cempiainatit.\n<\/p>\n
further that the said
\nby the parents of the at the time of
\nmarr1ag’ e or at any etheiri  .Ait2ie_~__\ufb021-txeatxnent
\nalleged    the accused to the<\/p>\n
eomplaiuaut,  this PW3 is only to the<\/p>\n
effect that tkie   wife lived happily for about<\/p>\n
  yeaes  tl\ufb02iereaid ‘titer; dispute arose and that he came<\/p>\n
  assaulted the complainant by<\/p>\n
it  _ demandi_;1g,*duddu kasn’ . This being the nature of the<\/p>\n
i it ” ‘: A”’—Vevideueee’f PW3, the Trial Court as well as the Appellate<\/p>\n
 -_Co:u’t’ce-mznitted serious error in accepting the same as<\/p>\n
T  ” sui\ufb01eient to base conviction ()1? the accused fer the said<\/p>\n
V ” offences.\n<\/p>\n
,..s’*—-~<\/p>\n
12<\/span><\/p>\n
started demanding another sum of Rs.40,000\/- <\/p>\n
her parents; as he wanted to purchase an auterie}{$I;e\u00a7_?’4″.j’ ” <\/p>\n
and that since she told him that her parents.  3<\/p>\n
pay the said amount, she was sent; I_ <\/p>\n
her parental house. Therefore,’ I_’the  <\/p>\n
opinion that the Trial Court ashewfjen has  TA5pp:e;11a.te
\nCourt committed seI’ieu_\u00a7f _e1′-‘rote  this<\/p>\n
evidence to base convictiQ:e\u00bb-vofeethe acciiisetiiv\ufb01ir the said<\/p>\n
offences.  _ V V V\n<\/p>\n
15. $\u00a7’:i3}.ce_t}1e__e\u00a7?idei1I\u00a7\u00a7”::sf P*Ws.2 & 3 is held quite<\/p>\n
insu\ufb01’ici\u00a7:.:1t_to base’ eenviction of the accused including<\/p>\n
 ~tI1e”re\u00a7i’;-=3~eioij’hfpeiit,i0ner A1, there remains the evidence of<\/p>\n
 She has stated in her evicienee that<\/p>\n
nwha: the t\u00a7.1’ne__’ ei’ – ei\u00e9x\ufb01age, a cash of I?s.25,000\/- and also<\/p>\n
~   ..the1zae’*’ef gold was \ufb01ver: to her husband as dowry.<\/p>\n
   ‘cit\ufb01te con\ufb01axy to the evidence of PW4 that 25<\/p>\n
T  was gven at the time 0:!’ marriage to the<\/p>\n
 ‘ eempiainant herself but not to the accused. She has<\/p>\n
.—.r~’~””‘<\/p>\n
further stated in her evidence that four yeareei\ufb01er\u00e9 ‘ <\/p>\n
marriage, the accused demanded :f1’*dn;\u00ab her   <\/p>\n
sum of Rs.-40,000\/~ saying that he :5″<\/p>\n
an autoriekshaw. As
\nevidence is quite cent1’ary~._\u00a7o t7E1\u00e9it’e.\u00a7iifJlVijer_Afat\u00e93’ie\u00a7;~Afiemely
\nPW2 Papaiah. Besides.   further
\nstated in her    her and
\nsent her to   end there was
\npanchayaj;Ii”ene.A:?75:;8  \u00ab1ia;s”\u00bb\ufb01o: stated in clear
\nterms as  erhen’ er the accused i1l-H’eated<\/p>\n
her by assallififigv er.  and the nature of the<\/p>\n
 iii”-etlieeftsnent. Beeides this no evidence whatsoever<\/p>\n
is’ ‘p1e\u00a7ee:ie::i :te(\u00a7e;e:1’.1with regard to the said panehayaths.<\/p>\n
 ..’I”he ebove being the nature 01′ evidence of<\/p>\n
  ‘B3 3;} have no alternative but to hold that the<\/p>\n
  as well as the Appellate Court, eemmitted<\/p>\n
 V   in recording their \ufb01ndings that the prosecution<\/p>\n
  proved beyend reasonable doubt the charges levelled<\/p>\n
t-*—-S-“.3-\\”‘-\u00bb_r””i<\/p>\n
against the accused including the present revision<\/p>\n
petitioner for the offences under Section 498A IPQE. <\/p>\n
under Sections 3 & 4 of the Dowry   <\/p>\n
Hence, the judment of the Trial   <\/p>\n
Appellate Court both deserve to  set iaside%it aimi <\/p>\n
revision petitioner \u00bb aocused:”‘~riesefvess  ordez’ of<\/p>\n
acquittal.\n<\/p>\n
17. For the reasons gforesei\ufb01,  j\u00e9tiesent revision<\/p>\n
petition  __   jtidment and order of<\/p>\n
conviction’    J passed by the Trial Court<\/p>\n
__i:1 CC; ji\u00a7o.’?O97\/ as: well as the judwent and order<\/p>\n
  passed by the Appeiiate Court<\/p>\n
 ijiitigment and order of conviction of the<\/p>\n
 “~i’rial  set aside. The Revision Petitioner who is<\/p>\n
[     in co No.709’7\/ 1993 on the \ufb01le of thewriax<\/p>\n
   hereby acquitted of the offences under Section<\/p>\n
 ‘    IFC and also under Sections 3 & 4 of the Dowry<\/p>\n
(________\u00a7f”””-\\..–\u00bb’*”\n<\/p>\n
E5<\/p>\n
Prohibition Act. The bail bonds, if any, execx\ufb01ed\u00e9. <\/p>\n
accused shall stands canceilcd.   <\/p>\n
 :-uaq’3<\/p>\n
131*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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