{"id":137373,"date":"2008-05-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-28T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-state-of-karnataka-by-honavar-vs-narayan-subbayya-naik-on-29-may-2008"},"modified":"2016-11-10T13:11:38","modified_gmt":"2016-11-10T07:41:38","slug":"the-state-of-karnataka-by-honavar-vs-narayan-subbayya-naik-on-29-may-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-state-of-karnataka-by-honavar-vs-narayan-subbayya-naik-on-29-may-2008","title":{"rendered":"The State Of Karnataka By Honavar … vs Narayan Subbayya Naik on 29 May, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
The State Of Karnataka By Honavar … vs Narayan Subbayya Naik on 29 May, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: V.G.Sabhahit & Swamy<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH Comm' 0? KARNATAKA AT BANGA\u00a7;{.3_\u00a7\u00a7*.E'\u00bb\ufb01_vV\n\nDATED THIS THE zcrr\ufb01 DAY 05* MAY      \n\nPRESENT \n\n\"ms 1-xownnm ma. JH\u00a7'i-'ICE m;  .\n\nmm Hozrnu: an.'  \nCRIMINAL APPEAL 525.2321 \ufb01(\u00a7!f3jVL.'*V{A)\nBETWEEN:    \n1 THE \u00a3jJ>\u00e9*\"--:<A r\u00e9T\u00a7\u00a7tVA9g*\u00a3;;<.A\u00ab"g \n3Y%H_oh:AvAa_?<:1,tcE \u00ab \n.  H  Q ...ApPm,AN'r.\n(By sri\u00a7'%armm K;"\u00a7\u00a7&\u00a7R~!;iii\u00a3\u00a7:iATH. GOVERNMENT\n?LEADER'*a_     X 4 \n\nArm "\n\n ---\u00bb---\u00bb--'-.1-\n\n' ,1' "  Mate-M.A'I~:..s1IRRAwA NAIR"\n 'i~'.!A.;i{)'i2_,j'~.__..~\n "1.%'R\/;srm;<:rr." '\n\n6 MAI-{FISH MADHAV.A_NAIK  ' "\nRIO  V .      ._ \nMAHI.N\u00a3.'\u00a3:-<Ht3\u00a3Ja\u00a7VA1\u00a3...__    _  \n!_I1TA;?A-K&NNAEsA ms%jRicrr;;\n\n7 \u00a3IANLIh&.%;NT_H'lSUBI:%AVYY_A_--NAIK\nmm; 36 YES,-~ '   '-\nR\/-O IKANI, *     \nMAH'mE+VH0NAvAR._'..'%~\n_t_;1'rARA g<_A:s1NA:::A D!S'I'R!C'I'.\n\n" '~  3 - 'inrmnvgre s1Ir\u00a7'r;AvvA@s:mR:; NAIK\n AGE; 41"~YRS,\n _ '*.R;'Q E:A"LKUR,\n  %:10:\\i;ywA;fe"TALuK\n' _.  *  RESPONDENTS<\/pre>\n
%   7,_(By. ugzitths : ASHOK N NAYAK AND 81?! A. MAHESH,<\/p>\n
 e  .AT3Vs-,  I<\/p>\n
T.  ~C.RL.a. IS FILED U\/S. 373(1) .5; (3) r;R.P.\u00a2f:. \u00a321′ THE
\n“–__”*SPP FOR THE STATE PRAYING THAT THIS HUMBLE
\n  mzrm MAY are F’LEASF’J) To mezw’r uzmw: T0 FILFI AN
\nKAPPEAL AGAINST’ THE .JUI)GMEN’I’ mt 27.1o,2t)m
\n” PAS’-BEE} BY THE PRL. JMFCL, HONAVAR IN c:.c:.m.
\n301:3\/99, ACQUFITING THE RESPONDEN’i”S–AC!CUSED
\nFOR mp: OFF’F3N(‘2F\u00a3~3 PIINISHARLFZ ms.
\n143,147,341,323,3%,5o6 R\/W 149 IPC.<\/p>\n
‘V   the rank of the p:a_11:1r-‘_.s “hr.-.fo:n?. the-. trial<\/p>\n
” “C’x)ti_1_r9:. aI*r.=;”a\u00a7.\u00a7  –<\/p>\n
  H\ufb01n\ufb01\u00e9ppa Naik – PW-4 is :11 msitient of Mahjmt:-.,
\nVA    Honavar, and is mskiing with his wife amcl<\/p>\n
V’ childmng Nmam Hrmnappa Nail-is 3::m~in–iz-tw Manjxmath<\/p>\n
This Criminal Appeal having been beam
\nfor ordcxs avail coming on for pronouncement of__juu:1y;,*c:;i1::n1 ‘
\nthis day, SARHAH’f’T.I., deiiw-mi the rntknm.ng:~– ..  V.  4- <\/p>\n
This :.=:pp\u00a2:-.a1 by the  is ”\n<\/p>\n
judgement of acqtiittal _\u00bb   .,_i\u00a3M,F,C,,<\/p>\n
Honavar, in  No.3!)   VE.(),i3f.H)(1, wherein<\/p>\n
respondent Nest’ 133 8    befozt the trial
\nCouzi havvy   <1t':f.'ihe.E}:hargcs of having
\nV   under Sections 143,<\/p>\n
147, 3&1,  with Scm\ufb01on 149 mat.\n<\/p>\n
The; gisscntiai f’a<:_-.:t :\u00a7v'of Viifll\ufb01 case irxading up to this appeal<\/p>\n
'Eh " It is the case of the proscctation that: Namyan<\/p>\n
{PW9} is also awning land and Wail was being dug in the
\nland of his sonvirz-law: on ;??…'S.G2. I999. himself and his son-<\/p>\n
indaw, a\ufb02tr \ufb01nishing the work near that Well were<\/p>\n
accuscxi Nos.I to 8 of having committed the <\/p>\n
o\ufb02?:nces. in mspcct of which, chm'gc-sheet was   _<\/p>\n
the amused, AB the  pltaded net.  anti "  <\/p>\n
claimed to be t\ufb01ed. The: pmscmttioicg  at<::_ 1':$3i.  <\/p>\n
and got marked the-. doc1tmeni's'_Exs;VP1"'to   pAj;ci'.*%<\/p>\n
Nos. 1 to  Statement of the    313<\/p>\n
 was mooztled.  is one of
\ndenial,     evidence.\n<\/p>\n
The trial    contentions of the\n  and thee kaxned\n<\/pre>\n
“\u20ac*.\u00e9c1:sod and appreciating the<\/p>\n
oral    on rcmrd. by its judgement<\/p>\n
   that the pmsccution baa \u00a3w1kxl’ to<\/p>\n
   the ac-cuacd of having oommittcxi the<\/p>\n
  unezlctr Sec\ufb01ons 143, 147, 341, 323,<\/p>\n
 E’ai’_)6_ i-trad with  149 mcz, and accottlingly,<\/p>\n
 the aczetlaed of the said  Br.-sing aggrieved<\/p>\n
   the said juclgcment of acquittal, the State. has pmfcmxl<\/p>\n
‘4 u  this appeal.\n<\/p>\n
3. We have heard the k-.a1’m:-xi High Clmurt<\/p>\n
Crovmnmant Plcacicr appealing fer the. app:-.ikmt-State and<\/p>\n
\\:–><\/p>\n
  rsg;’1%,}w\u00e9:a_nsvmr point No.2 by holding that ax:<\/p>\n
A    us thxvmgh the  of PWs..1 to 5 and the
\n   Worzisntcnts of thc documents got mark:-.d by the proacmztution<\/p>\n
VV and 3-ubmittod that the: complainant and his son.-in-Law,<\/p>\n
the learned counsel apmring for the a,c4:’.11scar1H.H ‘
\nrrrgm\ufb01 to the contentions urged, the poixms ttr\u00e9t    <\/p>\n
our detczmjnation in this appeal   A <\/p>\n
1. Whether    <\/p>\n
pass:-d by the   or  for
\ninterfe,  _. in this \u00e9igiir-e:ttl?7′  W:\n<\/p>\n
2. =-\\Rhat.\u20acr1d-ai\u00a71j ?-\n<\/p>\n
We answer  ” \ufb02y:  as<\/p>\n
i?oin_t_V __ jtuigement of acquittal
\npassed by _\u00a7n\u00e9g~  is jusij\ufb01cd and am<\/p>\n
not \ufb01arrzmt  in this appeal.\n<\/p>\n
”  “‘:’I3*;3int~I\u00a7o.2   “”” ” ‘V In View of ml: \ufb01nding on poi\ufb02t<\/p>\n
_   to be: dismissed as per the. .5113}
\n‘  og\u00ab::m ‘;:;r the. foBowi11g:-\n<\/p>\n
 Z I…e.a13:1\u00a2:ad High Court Cnmmment Pkuadcr has<\/p>\n
both of whom are injmtd in the incident as  the<\/p>\n
cvidcnot: of PW5,  of the coszapzainam and 1=w3,% <\/p>\n
the compkainant would clearly bring home. the  .<\/p>\n
acsceuscxi. The evidence of m  lll\ufb01i?-‘ELI’  thai ‘4 ” = <\/p>\n
PW9 hmi sustained gicvotis  3   1ga;:1;; _ <\/p>\n
sustained silnple injtuy and the.._pm\u00a7\u00e9=c;iii-on 1:42.53  <\/p>\n
to hiring home. the  the trial Court<\/p>\n
was not justi\ufb01cd in  ”\n<\/p>\n
S. 0:; th\u00a2: ‘_nth\u00a7:r hand.  ampm\ufb01ng<\/p>\n
for the  that the jturlgemcnt
\nof zuquitt\u00e9i   is just1’\ufb01e::1 and the
\nevidencI:e_9\u00a3’t11e  and his son-in–law (PW9)<\/p>\n
and  ‘E incuynsilstcnt and not mgexlt<\/p>\n
 ~.    civil and cziminat cases pcnditlg<\/p>\n
 b\u00a7twecn,’V4fh\u00a2\u00ab. \u00a7t3mpkainant and the acwcrusx-1.1 and a \ufb02.-wise<\/p>\n
 foisted against the aC(’11S-(Ed and the<\/p>\n
‘V   witnesses is also inconsistent mgaxtling the<\/p>\n
x V’  of  and under the cixmtmstancxzs, the<\/p>\n
 j u@_i g\u00e9incnt of acquittal is jus\ufb01\ufb01ed and does not call for<\/p>\n
T ” “i’Iii’\u00a2:rfmt-.ncac in this appeal.<\/p>\n
\\;J~<\/p>\n
.    MO. N0:3.2 and 3 is 11:31: helpftxl to<\/p>\n
  the pmsacnt case as the mine has not<\/p>\n
  ‘-\u00bbcxam’nie;j;%:. mport if} not produced to show that then: were<\/p>\n
   stains on thc said clothes worn by the iajutui.<\/p>\n
-: 10:\u00bb<\/p>\n
pirzsmutiean ta pmvc sciztuaz 9f M.0. No.1  : <\/p>\n
v1rw’. ofthe facts elicited in his   \u00bb’   <\/p>\n
3. W3 :3 a was M Em
\nmganzling  of    –\n<\/p>\n
PW9 was waiting at   and he: has
\nstated aocoxdingly in   of MI).\n<\/p>\n
N-os,2 and 3    the suggesti-an in\nhis 011333-e\u00e9tam    Sign-rl. as pancha in\n<\/pre>\n
  5i’i*Vi:=s_VtA’1;z.1’ti:.-\u00bbi:;’1″‘e:li~r=it4.’:*x.i in his amass:-examination<\/p>\n
that    was p1\\’.’fp8.I’f_’.d at 11 gun.<\/p>\n
Though the cu?irid:;-\/not of smppo\ufb01s scizum of M0. 1103.2<\/p>\n
  to chcmjm axamination and chemical<\/p>\n
9. PW4 is the ccaaplainant in the case. PWS is
\nthe wife of the complainant and PWs.6 and 7 accmtiing to
\nthe prosecution. an: independent eye-witncames. However,<\/p>\n
13913.6 and 7 have not stlpported the  of the-.<\/p>\n
\\;~\/”\n<\/p>\n
“1, Abrasion 1 “x 5’2″onmrthe. right  A’<\/p>\n
2. Tcndcmcsas over the L)ac=k’;—-. A <\/p>\n
3. Tcndcmcss over the  of  <\/p>\n
She has further dcposgd    PW9-\n<\/p>\n
Ma13J1’13J.ath ‘I’h1:nm’   the followm g
\ni13jur’n.-.:s and zxx:on1ing3y.”‘h\u00a5i;;  ocrti\ufb01aite as<\/p>\n
per Ex,P’7:-  <\/p>\n
\n “””   ‘ “x 1″ x 952” over the
\nER Leg;   T A     %
\n  “2,  1″): ea” 3; aa” over the
\n ~.  A’
\n      wound #12″ x ‘ff’ 1: W’ ovrsr
\n‘V ‘A g   below the wound M.O.. No.1,
\n *   Upptzr 1\/3 of the left leg swollen;<\/p>\n
  Llppcr 113 ofthc am Leg swollen;\n<\/p>\n
  6. Lacrzmtcd wound 1 ” X I” x 9’4″ \u00abtum.-.r
\n ”  left leg; Bone! picccs have come: cm of the
\n7, Movcmcnf of the. left leg is painful,<\/p>\n
Upper end of the right leg bones \ufb01acttut P *’<\/p>\n
She has further deposed in last evident: that the injtuics
\nmentioned in Ex.P7 ootlld be caused by assault with<\/p>\n
hammer — MI). No.1 and zwmrdingly, she has \ufb01xmished<\/p>\n
‘\\\u00a2)=–\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
-: T31-\n<\/p>\n
opinicm as per Ex.P3. It is clictitcd in the  1 ”<\/p>\n
of mm that she made enquiry v:ith_m9″ ii\u00e9s\u00e91′..h’\u00a2;A,%A V’<\/p>\n
susta:inc:d. injury and the same   <\/p>\n
 Ex.P7. Thr:  mjtxid ” L’<\/p>\n
 93115::-.v;l if a p\u00a2:rI\\5u:m tljjlls  0.1.1′ :3  senricc.
\nand apart from the ‘Ex_.VP1. them war:\n<\/p>\n
no injurics on this    not obtain\nany     about\nthe period    wa\ufb01gamm Hospital, She\nhas n\ufb01t  to  \ufb01actttzt: as\n  \" elicited in her cross\u00bb\n\n<\/pre>\n
exaxnjiszatfivnn\u00e9atixafflic i\ufb01jjt\ufb01ies mentioned in Exs.P6 and P7′<\/p>\n
‘ V.  ‘oo1ii<:ia.n5:ii= ham: be\u00bbe.:V\ufb01m'<':4..=;11Ise2::! by 35881131 with a club. It is<\/p>\n
 1_~.m% g\ufb01zapxtxeki\ufb01on of cvitjencxz of PW10 and the<\/p>\n
  and P7, wvmnd mni\ufb01mtcs issued by<\/p>\n
 th;+\u00a2%"wm:n she examined PW4 on 2502,1999, $21:<\/p>\n
  "'L:f\u00a7;:111:\u00a7.ci"A_'t11e injtmlcs note-xi in Ex*P6 and aha fomxd injuries on<\/p>\n
  ..~h.;=. may of Manjunath-PW9 and am\u00bb. has opined as per<\/p>\n
'4 EXEPS that the injitrkzs could be csauscd by  iron<\/p>\n
hammer. It is clear from the wound certi\ufb01cates -\u00bb Efxs,P6
\nand P'? that history of injury is awn as assault. It is not<\/p>\n
mentioned as to who assautted PW6 or PW? and though<\/p>\n
\\,,:~.\n<\/p>\n
PWIO has stated in 111::  that she mafia  ‘<\/p>\n
with the injrntxi as to how they had. \u00bbzs11stain\u00e9.\u00a3i’  it’  V x<\/p>\n
is ckar fmm Exs.P’6 and F’? that  A-tit’ <\/p>\n
not zmtntioned in Ex:s.P6 <\/p>\n
12, PW4 \u00a33 tht3thj_s  He hm;\n<\/p>\n
dcposexl in his  {he date.-. of the
\nincidcnt,    after
\n\ufb01nishing   Vthey were returning
\nto   at about 6 13,311.,
\nwhen f;!:ii5Y”$’#?’\u20acI;t  one furirmg fmm the Well,<\/p>\n
all the   tht.-Am and mttsci No.4 –\n<\/p>\n
  Haztmmanth Stabbayya Nail: –\n<\/p>\n
  hjxn and fc\ufb02\u00a2_=:d him on the giotmci<\/p>\n
 “at  accruscd No.1 —- Naxagran Subbayya Nail:<\/p>\n
g aaszi\ufb01ltci\ufb01. the hammer on the legs of Manjuzmth WW9}<\/p>\n
K   and 0:: hearing his cry. Ananth Vasudema<\/p>\n
:    (Pw6), Ramachandra Nmayzma Naik (PW?) and<\/p>\n
T ”  (PW8), son of the complainant camt: to the spot<\/p>\n
A. and cm setixag them. .’F\u00a3(‘:(‘–lI8E5d ran away fmm the spot<\/p>\n
thmatening that they wrmki not it-ave. them. Inj1311:d—-PW9<\/p>\n
was shiiicd to the Hospital. He  to-:31; tmatment in<\/p>\n
\\Fx}>.\n<\/p>\n
” V. ‘”1115 V”  th\u20actV’m;*.Al11b and pushed him. Nmayan<\/p>\n
  No.4 caught hold of his neck and<\/p>\n
  and all the: M1131;-d assaultexl PWIO with
\n   Hmtunantha Subba Nail; ~ a<:=ct_1sex:E No.7 assatttted
\nV'  a0n.~i11-law – Manjunath with imn h:.'i.!I1]31\u20acI', Ha: czmnot<\/p>\n
'4 tell the number of timcs each of the acc.11scd assaulted his<\/p>\n
-:15\u00bb<\/p>\n
Hormvar hospitai. He has sustained injtuy
\nManjunath was shifted to    K 2
\nfor further tmatment mi he
\ninjmics. PW4 has further    ziaok ” T’
\ntreatment for one moqth    with
\nManjtmath at the I-Ir.vr.-‘;z’;.r.{tca.1…     lodged the
\ncomplaint as  No.1 as the
\nhammer    thg\ufb01otrm which PW9
\nwas wcag-glig    The other :..m<:r1.zscad
\n  I PW9. It is clitzitcd in his
\ncxtzss-cxA\u20ac\u00a51I\u00a7iili1ti\u00a2\u00a73:a.. actcrtlsaexi were holding clubs.<\/p>\n
.Acc11s_mi _No.–'-'ix  Ronnmwa Naik assmzltod him on<\/p>\n
his  mm: to his rescue. and all the M-cttasexi <\/p>\n
son~–in~kzw, It is further elicited that the other acmlacd<\/p>\n
have also assattltcxi him. There is paddy Land on the <\/p>\n
side of the mad, The mad is in the dilrxstion of East to
\n\\r5<<\/p>\n
-: I6 :-\n<\/p>\n
West and hens: of accused N0?’ is near     <\/p>\n
o\ufb02hucc and house of the. other ac’–C.’:’\u00a3Sv’~E1.–‘5 is :93: \u00a2 _tl,ci\u00e9: <\/p>\n
and the other accused are not  _ It. ‘is ._<\/p>\n
elicited in his cIoss~cxamiua3u7\u00a7n..\u00a7hatA’t’t    ”<\/p>\n
against him and PW thgy a\u00a7\u00e93au!tex;1i:1cx:11sczi
\nN\u00ab;s.5 and the smnc   and in that
\ncase. himself. mg   an: the
\n.-aoceuscxzi. H!-‘.–   {i\ufb01mpiaints \ufb01led by
\nthem aga’1’viI:\u00a7s.1:.V  ~ff1r1h4-.-.r elicited in his
\n dispute mgarciing \ufb02ow of
\nwater b\u00e9fg-qw\ufb01tn  and the accused have<\/p>\n
obtai_n-‘::r1_:.1 ‘vor\ufb01cr \ufb01tam the Cozm and it is irlit:<\/p>\n
.  ‘thfaf xa  of  have beam \ufb01led against the<\/p>\n
 a\u00e9;;1g\u00a7.ea. the said dispute.\n<\/p>\n
1″3,L’1L PVJ9–Manju.uath is the sozzvin-law of PW4. He<\/p>\n
   in his t11cr-in-<\/p>\n
 law wv:.I!: coming on Ikini road near the Well and all the<\/p>\n
amusmi restrained thcm and gacscusxnd No.6–Mahesh
\nMacihava N.-ai}; abtlsed 11$ fathc:r–iI1-law (PW4) and \u00ab:2-alight
\nhold of hm neck and pushed hiln to the gmmd and when<\/p>\n
\\,\u00bb\/”‘<\/p>\n
33..\n<\/p>\n
Accused No.1. He has denied the   <\/p>\n
doposing tlttlscly against the  to      <\/p>\n
14. PW5 is tho wife
\nshe has dopos-ed in hey: cx.tn1;i;1oi\ufb01<3:I4\u00bbi;;~cl.\u00a7i\u00e9fv\u00a3ha!:\u00a7 on the
\ndate of the incidcnt,   LPW4) and their
\nson-in-law (PW\u00a3'9_}*vef_e.e11c:    \ufb01rm mishing
\nthe work   all the accused
\nStxbma\ufb01m came and caught hold of the
\nneck of  him to the mound and<\/p>\n
her s\u00a7:a\ufb01–in-k\ufb01v was pusher! by ac-c1.1:su;-azl No.1-<\/p>\n
  Noik and he assaulted on the logs of<\/p>\n
  tho hammer. She: cnod. ' – and on hcam1' g<\/p>\n
 "cry,  Vamuicv Naik and her son – Lakeahman<\/p>\n
 (Ewe; \u00e9zmic to that spot and they snatched the ohlbs which<\/p>\n
V'   were holding. Ac-mtaexci thneatenod "them whik:<\/p>\n
    away from the spot. She. has idcnti\ufb01cui MI). No.1 as<\/p>\n
 the hammer which her son-in.-Jaw was hokiing and MI),<\/p>\n
N032 and 3 as the clothr.-.3 which her son-in-Law was
\nwcming at the time of the incident. She has \ufb01lrthcr<\/p>\n
dcposed that when Police coma:-., she showed the:  of<\/p>\n
K)\u00bb<\/p>\n
the evidence: of PWs.4 am} 9 and. hctr ~ 3<\/p>\n
furthezr SIIOW that ha: son – Lakshman (PW8)  jx  M<\/p>\n
spot after she cr’r.-d and wherefore. \ufb01zi\u00e9i t\ufb01zicxsgctt;  E31523  <\/p>\n
mic out the: possibility of PW8   VV <\/p>\n
incident, Further, it is clear
\ncross-cmammation thiiif  ‘\ufb01e:-..xj’, sci\ufb01ne-Aof’
\nwas shown by her ttzs\ufb02tgrl’   same is in
\n‘gzudhcbayaltt’,:.w’35;ic%\u00a71   of P’Ws.4
\nand 9 and the  1   <\/p>\n
 ‘  fhc. son of the complainant-\n<\/p>\n
PW4 and   ” stated in his cxam;inat1’on–in-<\/p>\n
 V. ‘_ chif:f3.:thz=\u00a7t on \ufb02\u00a7m\u00e9ng__\ufb02:;e cry. he went to the spot and saw<\/p>\n
 ‘t1V1.dt, __mother and bmtl1cr–in~lmv Le… “V3.4. S<\/p>\n
  asaauitbd by the acxztttstxi. Aeolian.-1:1 No.1<\/p>\n
-V –  \u00e9utnbtmygm Nazi]: asesat\ufb02tcsd his bmthcr-indm<\/p>\n
M’ ” ‘ (PW?) 5:; both Km legs. Acctlsed No.6-Mahcsh Madhava<\/p>\n
.’   %:.1lt\u00a2.-d his J\ufb01athcr. ‘The other accmscd <\/p>\n
T  “‘;:#d.{-zrwaultinxg his father. He: snatched the hammer which<\/p>\n
Namyan Subbayya Naik (accused No.8) was hokling and he
\npacified the quarrel, Accused thxtatcnai them and went<\/p>\n
away from the spot, It is  in his cmss-cxamination<\/p>\n
‘\\3,’\\<\/p>\n
 w-Q answer Point N01 by holding  <\/p>\n
judgement of a\ufb01quittal passed by the  izs” * _<\/p>\n
and does ncrt call for interfertncee in this  3 ‘\u00ab<\/p>\n
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