{"id":130419,"date":"2010-03-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-02T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/y-m-ramachandra-murthy-vs-state-of-karnataka-on-3-march-2010"},"modified":"2015-03-26T17:44:40","modified_gmt":"2015-03-26T12:14:40","slug":"y-m-ramachandra-murthy-vs-state-of-karnataka-on-3-march-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/y-m-ramachandra-murthy-vs-state-of-karnataka-on-3-march-2010","title":{"rendered":"Y M Ramachandra Murthy vs State Of Karnataka on 3 March, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Y M Ramachandra Murthy vs State Of Karnataka on 3 March, 2010<\/div>\n
Author: N.Ananda<\/div>\n

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1<\/span>
\nIN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE<\/p>\n
DI’\\’I’Eif) ‘I’I”iIS TI*”Ii’\u00a3 03″” DAY OF MARCH 2010
\nBEFORE
\nTPIEC HONBLE MRJUSTICF. N. ANANIDA<\/p>\n
CRIMINAL PE’I’ITION NII5592 or 2009 <\/p>\n
BETWEEN:<\/p>\n
\nY. M. RAMACHANDRA MURIiI\u00bbIy,_<\/p>\n
s\/0. MUNISONNAPPA. ‘ ‘*
\nAGE: 56 YEARS.    .. =
\nR\/O. No.41 1, 7m MAIN, 2ND E51.0’CK.\n<\/p>\n
HRBR LAYOUT. BANGIKLORPI-43.\n<\/p>\n
(By spa. RAVI. B. NAIK,_ADvoc_AT-Isj} <\/p>\n
AND<\/p>\n
V  BANGALOREWOE.\n<\/p>\n
::5TA*I*E’  KAiRNA”l’A_I<ZA. .\n<\/p>\n
OFFICE o;\u00ab”j*I?I;IE:_I;QI<AY'I;II.\n<\/p>\n
M.  I_B”LrII,I’;I_NCI, “\u00a53A_N GALORE\u00a3~O I .<\/p>\n
 SR1 D.  SRINIVIISA.\n<\/p>\n
” S.U.PERIN’FE3N1)’EN’1′ OF POLICE.\n<\/p>\n
E?OI,IC,E–..WING. KARNATAKA.\n<\/p>\n
_  I. L0.KAYIIIKjIIA. M. 8. BUILDING.\n<\/p>\n
” .  BAN<_3_A;I,'O'RI: DIVISION . BANGALORE.<\/p>\n
A=IjD'I"1*I0NAI, DIRECTOR GEZNERAL OF I-'OLICEC..
\n~~I?0:.:,I(:E WING, KARNA'I'AKA,
\nLOKAYUKTHA, M. 5. BUILDING.\n<\/p>\n
.. . REC-SPON D EE\\3″I’S<\/p>\n
~7(f:3y Sri. S. G. RAJENDRA REIDEJY. ADVOCATE}<\/p>\n
    I5I:’\ufb01’ITI\u20ac)NI:I2″\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
4. The ieamed senior ctounscl for the petil\u00e9otter has<\/p>\n
made the i’oIEr)\\vi11g submissions:\n<\/p>\n
The PI'{;’I,38I’lf’i(}f’t of Corm.pf.ion Act.  _<\/p>\n
contained Act. The invcstigal.io1’1 of (3ffenc.e:s”t.–irie1.ei”~.t.}1\u00abr3 \u00a3\\,ct 2.<\/p>\n
are governed by S\u20ac(:1.iO1’1 E7 oi’ the (X91. whjeltlreads-.l.}tsis;  .’<\/p>\n
“17. Persons aut~hor*i(sed .to..i.nvest\u00a7gat\u00e9.’\u00e9~:4
\nNotwithstanding a)n.ytVlfiing’gcontained_in_f?the
\nCode ofvrfliri\u00e9minal E’roced.ure.,(‘i973 (2 of
\n1974), no police:oftlcerVVbe.l~oiN .tifj.e_r’_ani<,~
\nH   ca_s"e'xotth\u00e9i'f)e\u00bbE–h.l.:Special Police
\n""" H  at::E'stab.l,ls*hment;'Wof an Inspector of
\nV "=._Po|_lce;)
\n" _( ').['inV.tlte.(:::friret'ropolltan areas of Bombay.
\n*  Madras and Ahmedabad and
\n " any other metropolitan area notified
\n such under subsection (1) of
\nSection 8 of Code of Criminal
\nProcedure, 1973 (2 of 1974). of an
\nAssistant Commissioner of Police;\n<\/p>\n
(c) Elsewhere. of a Deputy Superintendent
\nof Police or a police officer of eqaivalent<\/p>\n
rank; ‘J
\nix: . 51;?\u00bb ~ (3:\n<\/p>\n
shall investigate any offence punishable
\nunder this Act without the order of  .\n<\/p>\n
Metropolitan Magistrate or a Magistrate of
\nfirst class, as the case may be, or matte  i”<\/p>\n
arrest therefor withoutawarrant:\n<\/p>\n
Provided that if a police :joi:.ioer*h_ot. o’eIot%.r[[*~r,r,,.
\nthe rank of an’ _lnspe’Ctor’ of Podlice: is
\nauthorised by the”State Gohve-r.nn’i~ecnt:  it
\nbehalf by general:r.orV:gspeci.a_l ordet;..he’g..may
\nafso investi’gaie_’a’r}y such’-roffelrrce without the
\norder of amHlvletropolitanuZlyli\/t\u00e9\u00a33lSt.i’ate or a
\nMa-gistrateiziof  the case may<\/p>\n
 be, \u20ac7A\u00a7:r_’V_r!_1aite:’arre,st th-erfefor viriltwhout a warrant:<\/p>\n
 —-  _1’35’.Pror.ry:id_ed-jftgrther’triat offence referred to
\nAVVin’–“r.:l-arise(etjof.__stib’–section (E) of Section 13<\/p>\n
— %shallnotifie’~E.n\u00a7\/testigated without the order of a
\nxl”–\u00ab..dp’oliVcev._  not below the rank of a<\/p>\n
\u00e9ueerintegrrdent of Police.”\n<\/p>\n
  ‘;’i3_;V’l’::ee”‘Seamed counsel. I”\u20ac.f{i1’E’iI”1g to the pmvisions of<\/p>\n
fI~ec’t.ions rid: Cr.P.C. would submit; that. in i.r1vestiga\u00a3.ion of<\/p>\n
0ffe1’1Q\u20acS.VL1V1’1der a special etaactrnent. provisions <"fOI1t\u00a31i.I1\u20acd in<\/p>\n
 sf3i3.g\u00e9faE er1a.Ct.mcnt shall ;)1'evai1 over by prr;)visit)r1s ('omiained<\/p>\n
"in C–I'.P.(T..\n<\/p>\n
T\\’=  –\n<\/p>\n
 The lezlmecl Se1’1i<.)r' em111sel rei'e1*rin;_\u00a7 1.0 1.1m':
\nprovisiorm of Kamataka. Lokayukla Act. 3984 would submit.
\nthat the ufferlees uncier the said An. will l'1\u00a3\u00a7\\-'\u20acT so be<\/p>\n
i1'1ves1.igatecl in t.erms of Section 7 of the said A(.'.E.<\/p>\n
7. The learned senior e0u1’1sel for the ;)c2i.i’:..ie.sr1’er. ‘_{al\u00a7i.1V1″;.}j&<\/p>\n
me to 1.119 p1*ovi..=5i0ns of 13{l][e} of the Pf’\u20acUeI1l.lV'(_’)VI.1u’\u00e93g[”CfJi”!’ltpli():l_’ ”<\/p>\n
AC1 . 1988 would submit. Lhat. the p1E9seeLi’L.i\u00abQl’1_<)f'1.h.e 'p_e1_,viv{'l'O1'1ei?
\nfor an offence punishable ur1de_1' Se(.iu'0ri– ._13(l}(e3; <\/p>\n
been preceded by an e11quir3f"'9\u00ablV9r. salisfyi_ngA91.hai\u00b09peli1.i0ner<\/p>\n
was in possession of.\u00e9isselsrelisj9)i<r\u00a7pQi'1i()na\u00a3e "1"0"his known<\/p>\n
source of income.\n<\/p>\n
u “fliel .9Vle\u00a2a;1’i1eCi..\u00a2_’Se-riior c0ur1sel has relied cm a<\/p>\n
jL1dg_;r:\u00e91e11t.e’ft1\ufb01isVe.ou19i- E-{\u00a7;$(;r:_ed in 1999 (4) Kar.L.J. 500 [M<\/p>\n
l  1 &Mt1i’leS\u00bb–l1ar1″l’i[\/S. Sl.Ciie”l{aI’I’1c1I_.aka and mflers].<\/p>\n
 ‘\u00ab_”Tl_1e[;;.lea1″ned counsel for the Loliayuktha 1’elying on<\/p>\n
a ‘j4i;dg_>,’–rV1:rA1.e’r’1is reported in 1996 Supreme Court Cases {Cri}<\/p>\n
” [;S’ia1.e of Maharashtra 15\/ Ishwar Pircy’1′. Kaipazri and-<\/p>\n
“-oi’i1fers} would sslbmil. that it is not nec*essa1*y to alT()rd an<\/p>\n
‘”loppo1’u1niE;y to delinquent: official to sat.i:3fy that assels held<\/p>\n
    ‘<\/p>\n
by him are p1’0p0rti0n.att’-: to his known E-30t11’t’t.’ of i1]t'()l’E]E’.
\nbefore .registrat.i()n and investigation 01′ the cause z3r’:c1.5t1:,\u00a7h~.a11<\/p>\n
c)pp()riunity must” be given dtmrtg 1I’i.’;1E.<\/p>\n
10. The 1ea1’m:(.1 trotgnsek for IrO’1r{1-\\.yL1k1’h&l C)’f’lA[~Vt.1″it:’ V<\/p>\n
judgment reported in (1998) 6 Sugireni\u00e9tat Cotim:  :V’E_36 :[tC:.<\/p>\n
Rangastuamaiaft and others  ‘\/ Kart:-aI.a5ca K’I’.,.()i(“:5.I’uV’t’)i’i-.!}(Vt’.Gt: andr, <\/p>\n
others] wouid submit. that. theA()i.;t;f:\u00a7:\u00bb\u00a7?_rsVvg)I’ tlt\u00e9  who
\nare sent on cieputatiort  as officers
\nof the State andti.-hvtsy   i1’west’.igati.0n
\nin exercise.’0.t’\u00a7’–.t}pttf\u00a7f\u00a75  the Act: HOWEVGII if
\nthe   $u(:h proposal for good
\nree1s()1iis,  insists on conferring the<\/p>\n
extra \\voi*1<._._' 'L{)k'c't5{LiV}i1\u00a3I.{T:\u00e9'\u00a7_.t'11 direct the d('.pLl1a[i()I1iS-its not to<\/p>\n
take; up'~z1ny sutrth ' extra work.\n<\/p>\n
 ;I’h..’V_t.i:\u00e9~a{t2restat.eci judgnmnt it is also held that once<\/p>\n
t}i.\u00a7’)VLOk{;1)'[t”i”}.V<.'t7?:t does not object, to such \u20acI'il.E"t1S1EI'1CI1t. of work'<\/p>\n
 L0kaj:tJR~t.21 shoukd not raise ob_jeeticm when the<\/p>\n
 d_\u20ac;it_\u00ab1t.:1tti()nsist.s are h.a}fway txhrottgh the extra work. But. in<\/p>\n
any (:a_se the public s@:*vant.s aga:'nSt whom the iI1vt\u00e9sl'igat.i():':<\/p>\n
  attmu A<\/p>\n
 going on under the Preven.!,1'on of Corruption. Act <.:am1ot<\/p>\n
raise such ob;'ect.ion.\n<\/p>\n
I 1. On goillg through the p1″()vis:+io1’1s of ‘.S_\u00e9C\u00a3;io: 1V1’\u00a7’m:Vi’c}i H
\n5 C1’.P.C.. I find than the provisEL,iss.. ‘E\u00a3\u00bb.f)’L’_.(‘:i”\u20acJ.<\/p>\n
enac:t.mer1t shaii prevail over ‘b}f”~~;)1*o\\ri:f\u00e9i<)_;15s .p()'r1t2ui~E::ViVe'('i' in t-4\u00a7-}(4u):VV<\/p>\n
Cr.P.C.\n<\/p>\n
12. Under sectioV_r1_ 22V  Firez~5e:jr.’\u00a3’fL’;ii”g Corruption Act.
\n1988. the pro{ri?:;:j\u00a7\u00abr3t;sa   :\u00a7i.1″\u00e9”‘ma.{ie applicabie to {he<\/p>\n
p1’octeedir1gs_s f:_L’iVI.3C1\u20ac1:”PJ’Gi)\u20acIi\u00bb{‘iO’Il of Corruption Act.<\/p>\n
“l”11erc;io:”e. AtT}’;\u20acr_e isfno .cfo\u00ab:.1_’iiic:t. bi-ztiween Seclions 4 <31 5 C1'.P.C
\nand S\u00e9tztion 1'7 of'I?reo'e~r3f.'i.o11~*'Qi' Corrup!.icm Ad. I988.<\/p>\n
  VI:'1-ox\/Vi'(%x'V of H16? jucigme111' of 1:110 Supreme.' Court<\/p>\n
   Supreme Court Cases 66. {supra}<\/p>\n
 pE!'lif10-1'i"'C.f]aC'C.U'S\u20acC1 cannot' be pem1iLt.ed to raise objection<\/p>\n
re-g\u00a7a1'dingVi'"~hc jurisdict.io1'1 of Lokayuk1,a 1'7'()1ice to i1'1\\resEiga1.e<\/p>\n
 AA into  offences L1nde1* Section i.3[}){e] of the Prevention of<\/p>\n
"  "C_c)_r}*up\u00a3'io:1 Act.\n<\/p>\n
 ;\n<\/p>\n
F0 M  “MA;\/1\u00bb: ,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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