{"id":144561,"date":"2009-05-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-26T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/manjunatha-vs-state-of-karnataka-by-chintamani-on-27-may-2009"},"modified":"2016-10-03T07:07:47","modified_gmt":"2016-10-03T01:37:47","slug":"manjunatha-vs-state-of-karnataka-by-chintamani-on-27-may-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/manjunatha-vs-state-of-karnataka-by-chintamani-on-27-may-2009","title":{"rendered":"Manjunatha vs State Of Karnataka By Chintamani … on 27 May, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Manjunatha vs State Of Karnataka By Chintamani … on 27 May, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: Jawad Rahim<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
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-1…<\/p>\n
IN THE HIGH COURT 03-‘ KARNATAKA AT BAf\u00a7_\u00a7’:P._\u00a7;Q\u00a7V?\u00a7_E”V\u00ab’ ” %<\/p>\n
DATED THIS THE 27″‘ DAY OF MAY,..2,\u00a7i\u00a7*3*.9V ‘ If _ 3 T<\/p>\n
asmae  j %
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\n1 MAMUNATHA     ;   <\/p>\n
\ns\/<3 aasaasemmpazg % \n39 YEAEES     %\n2 :=4:;:~\u00a2;*a:;\u00e9.;\u00e9::\u00ab %      \nS\/i}_VDi3E\u00a7i\u00a7.51-$f\u00a3ET}fiAVFPA \n6,: \u00a5EAa$v_V   "\n\n3 :vzuN:sv#A:v\u00a7Y'k%%     \nSi0V'9\u00a73DAS_EETHAf?VPA\n\n35: YEARS   %\n\n .  _ 5 }':\u00a7<\u00a3?J;SHNAPf5A"'     * '\n\n   Sg't}..LtC}'E=i3ASEE1'HAP?A\nA A 33\u00a7'%'5"5*W=7 \n\n<\/pre>\n
% ‘ ma&.%A\u00e9=;.:s3\u00a5=:\/0 KAIWARA VILLAGE
\n Ci=\u00a71N”i”‘AMANITALUK  AFPELLANTS<\/p>\n
   aims.srii~%.a.aaAt~:3uNDA csewwa, ADV.)<\/p>\n
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\n av CHINTAMANI Rum. macs  Rsspermerw<\/p>\n
{By Sfi RAJA SUBRAHMANYA BHAT, HCGP)<\/p>\n
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\nADVQCATE FOR THE APPEL\u00a3.AN’T$ AGAENST *
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\npmvgessrr :3? FE?s:E.,_m uswgase FURTHER 5.1. ms. mass
\n:'v'\u00a3<3NTH$ FQ_R'TH"\u00a3.Vi3FFENCfE'S. P\/uis. 324 ms: sec. 34 or
\n19\u00a2.  .   =  <\/p>\n
.."rH1s%camzaeAL*A. ,A?'\u00a7EAL comma ON FOR FINAL
\nHEA\ufb01;ING~ THIS.\u00a3}A'r',.. THE comm' aeuveaeo THE<\/p>\n
 is against the judgment in Spi.\n<\/p>\n
 L C.tZ;’%ia..Sv3.2’G\u00a7dated 25.6.2003 an the me of II A\ufb01di.<\/p>\n
 “”=. “i>.ist:ic\u00a3wiudae, Koiar ccmvictina them fer o\ufb01eirrc\ufb01<\/p>\n
V  :._\u00e9’p;i’r:\u00a7.’s\u00a7:abie imder secztiesn 324 8:. 565 Rfw sectiarz 34 cf IPC
\nV%   ..a:?\u00a7\u00e9 Lm\u00e9er Section 3(1)(x) af SCIST (PGA) Act, 1989.<\/p>\n
M\u00bb<\/p>\n
-3…\n<\/p>\n
2. Heard bath \u00a7\u00a7\u20ac5&\u00a7. The 21n—cantrovar*ted…f#\u00a2f\u00a7’ :\u00a7\u00ab%\u00e9~<\/p>\n
PW2 K.i~’xnjana\u00a7pAa iadge\u00e9 retmrt at the \u00a2:a:r:’:’;V:r_i_a”‘i’:ff{ai’v:’i.V’\u00a7T’\ufb01v\u00e9ri\u00e9t\ufb01\ufb01  <\/p>\n
staticm at Chiniamani Rum Pumice :\u00a7i\u00e9ti\u00e9h._Va’5i_eai:\ufb01A4\u00a7;_”<\/p>\n
his wife PW3-Van kataiakshmamr\ufb01,  .\u00a7A.a’uef’i:?t_v\u00ab:-,.i”A’ –  ” L<\/p>\n
Devamma izaeianq ta scheduie’c:%.}:.\u00a7:a.ste Vhanxji ar\u00e9= E\u00e9v\u00a7\u00a7Vi\u00e9\u00a7V by
\nprefessicn. They’ We in” K\u00a7iw3:’a”‘ _whi’1i\u00e9Vt’f:e”V:accused
\ncf the Same viiiage bei\u00e9\ufb01a’ At
\nahcut 10.0%   \u00e9ccompanie\ufb01 by
\nhis dauQhte?”f1’\u00e9_r\u00a7.\u00a7\u00e9’\u00e9\u00e9e t\u00e9.i’::;:ibii\u00e9 \ufb01\u00a7%Vrk.’ Hi5 wife prcceeded
\nfufth\u00e9fi~ffI'”Vf&g\u00e9i.fi.’.’V;\u00a7\u00a7;&f  \u00e9auahter. He had
\ngone e%v\u00a71&’i5\u20ac?ier\u00e9v:i\u00a7ra:’3f\u00a7{te:”s:df’A;:\u00a5\u00a7\u00a7ii\u00e9 work. He further aiiege\ufb01<\/p>\n
that the a?’-\u00a7*:r:~*.=,.2se’:dVV:Varv$sAie:.i,_J’\u00a7t\u00e9’\u00a7 his wife with a stick ‘white she<\/p>\n
 $9 f\u00e9i\u00e9i’i1—.:is:a:’\u00a3er anci when she questianeci the<\/p>\n
far:\u20ac:}\u00a7ed’v.v;\u00a7eh\u00a7r’-. assautted her dauashter, she was again<\/p>\n
a$:\u00e9a Gited\u00a7  v’V\u00a7:”\u00a7j\ufb02 ‘3’viV.i\u00a5”ti’Ie\u00a5” aiie\ufb01ed havin\ufb01 came ta kiww if the<\/p>\n
 i:’:ci\ufb01:\u00e9r;t \ufb01wher: he auesticzned than they assauitw him<\/p>\n
r?,\u00bb’z,e, 3&3\u00bb<\/p>\n
V’ i~fjains\u00e9L;’\u00ab–..ATii\u00e9 ether aiiegatians that there was i\ufb01wiil baween\n<\/p>\n
– = s f’\\<\/p>\n
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 V   Ed in fact abused them.\n<\/p>\n
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3. The femur: was reeistere\ufb01. aurina–.___the<\/p>\n
f\ufb01if\u00e9\ufb01ii\ufb01\u00e9ti\u00e9\ufb01 Felice Cifficer visited the piace af 0C\ufb01\ufb01’f\u00a7\u00a7\ufb01:ta<\/p>\n
an\u00e9 prepared 3:291: mahazar, \u00e9e\u00e9zed the mata\ufb01ais  <\/p>\n
the charge sheet. .\n<\/p>\n
mm.\n<\/p>\n
4. The 3\u00a3:\ufb01t.iS&d was subj\u00a7cteci*t_c:i”triai, v\u00a7\u00a7;1i\u00a3?a <\/p>\n
the iifes\u00e9cutien examined in a’ii.,j;a’\u00a7 _witr:’a:.s$_\u00e9s”ar:\ufb01 piamd<\/p>\n
reiiarsca can 19 docum\u00e9fits ariAc:’31 \u00a2:’Vi’;}’t-4.*.:4._V\u00a7’\ufb01\u00e9t.ariai  The
\naccused denied the char\u00a7 e 7 ivt\ufb01eir innoceme.
\nThe Triai ccz;::*Ej;;. i’\u00e9;ie\u00ab:;%_ieci}  ‘%h\u00e9w  and accepted
\nBf\u00e9\ufb01\u00e9\ufb01ii\ufb01\ufb01\ufb02 .A.\u00e9ir :&v:;~Vr:,_\u00a2;.:-i:eVtc’x\u00ab them guilty, which they have<\/p>\n
assaifed i i’iu._i\ufb01i$ \u00e9pzi\u00e9f.- i’A;\n<\/p>\n
5\u00a55.E_.;i;earned'”\u20ac:c;:.rss\u00e9i for the armeifants weui\u00e9 contend<\/p>\n
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t\ufb01a\ufb01s\ufb01h V\ufb01njanaaspa, PW3 Venicataiakshmamma and<\/p>\n
‘.V_Fw4″‘Ee\u00a7a_n\u00a7:;r1a. Their version in evidence is can\ufb01ictlna. In<\/p>\n
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 ‘   E\u00e9\u00e9niy an the basi\ufb01 of the statement given :0 him by his<\/p>\n
wife Venk\ufb01ataiakshmamma. He was mat a wit\ufb01ess ts any<\/p>\n
cf the i\ufb01cident in which Devamma er Ventakatalakshmama<\/p>\n
\u00a7{3\/<\/p>\n
-5-<\/span><\/p>\n
were assauited. As far as assauit to him i3 cencerr\u00e9\u00e9d; “\u00a73V\u00e9*<\/p>\n
mere-iv aiieraed attempt an him an\u00e9 did \ufb01at atieatjiedv <\/p>\n
a\ufb01sauii. R\u00e9feffi\ufb01\ufb01 is evi\u00e9ence cf \\f:-:er:’i<\u00bb::taia–I\u00a7\u00a7a1\u00a7\ufb01fi\u00a7:\u00a7i5:\u00a72\u00a7\ufb01a;'_fit '<\/p>\n
is uree\u00e9 she is not an eye witness  iE:'ci\u20acie:jt..i'p\u00a7 7f <\/p>\n
Devamma was \ufb01ti\ufb01aiiit\u00e9d #31" Arijiaaajijiapzzta 35:35 as$\u00e9;ii\u20ac\u00a2d*; 'She
\nhas eniy S\ufb01\ufb01k\u00e9\ufb01 far herseif whVic:!:VV:i\u00a7~.ai5\u00a7: n\u00e9t"s\u00ab:i.;}p9\u00a7'ted by
\nany irrdegzzers\u00e9ent witnesf._H\u00e9'~ti1\u00e9raf6%\u00a7 A.$ :EE\u00a7RS acquittai of<\/p>\n
the accused.\n<\/p>\n
6. Sri  ..’\u00a7i’}1’a\u00e9:?\u00a7:,”‘i’ear:1ed Government<\/p>\n
bieadertiisum:.<e:\u00abriS '::ifi\u00a7:=:L:it"nj\u00a7't:\u00a7\ufb01s:\ufb01 \u00e9rder.<\/p>\n
2'… Ke\u00e9f5in_:a: ire'.'mii2d 'i$\u00a2hat is timed, I have examined<\/p>\n
.1 "'evivd\u00e9%i;:a"vr:nri~..Arer:c\u00a7V:*ci""'\u00e9hd reasons assigned by the triai<\/p>\n
\u00a7.u'\u00e9.\u00a2;.\u00e9;ATA  "\n<\/p>\n
 5.  is no dispute that Pwz Anja\ufb01agoiaa is ‘net an<\/p>\n
 VV’ “_;\u00e9\u00a7r-.1:L..s(\u00a7:iti?iss tn the assauit an his wife er his dauahter<\/p>\n
–‘  \ufb01e\ufb01a\ufb01zma. As painted (mt by the iearrze\ufb01 ceunsei, reading<\/p>\n
T “\u00e9fj his statement stmws that he was away wher: his<\/p>\n
3 daughter Bevamma is aiieqed is have gene is fetch water.<\/p>\n
Therefare, evi\u00e9ence cf PW4 Bevarrzma is materiai. Her<\/p>\n
WL<\/p>\n
-5…\n<\/p>\n
versian reveais that rm 15.3.1991? she had qo:’f;’.e__”4:*.V:’c;’:’f”e’;’;.:V\ufb01’i*zV.<\/p>\n
water far ccmstruction wcrk. Whiie she was g\u00a7\u00a7_’$n;\u00a77’as\u00a7\u00e9;;\u00a7ited <\/p>\n
the ::he$i:. She sup\ufb01leme\ufb01t\u00e9\u00bb  s\u00a3”atV&:11$.\ufb01t_:\u00a7;:\u00e9\u00a7jVi’\ufb01c’V:the ‘V<\/p>\n
accused ?~\u00e9::2.1 had bee\u00a7;..\u00a7gliew\u00abi:yG \ufb01ne \ufb01ast aiv;-i.=.<:r. Due
\nte assauit she su\ufb01'ere\u00a7: if;ji.2\u00a7Ie\u00a7"V:\u00a7:n::f%f\u00ab\u00a7:;=.:.\u00a7ih\u00a7st and ether
\naccused ran av-fa\u00a7f\u00e9:from;;tf\u00e9 e;'   <\/p>\n
9.    accu\ufb01-ed No.1 anti
\n\ufb01\u00e9\ufb01\u00e9 e\u00a7%.e. ‘_v1’_9iixef’::*ea*VVi:\u00a7_i’s;:’c\u00a7’\u00e9.f_i:\u00e9\u00a7aticsr:HV’aaa\u00e9nst Accused Nc:.2,, 3
\nSim’ 4. \u20ac”i’:_e ‘gardsa\u00e9\u00e9ig\ufb01\u00e9\ufb01i’*%i\u00a7s”‘.breuaht in medics: evi\u00e9emre<\/p>\n
threuegh  -tQ_”‘5’5t\u00e9’%:ii\u00a7h PW4 ha\u00e9 suffered muitipie<\/p>\n
  “i’nj:,;i*i’a;S Et\ufb01v c%”*ze\u00a7.Ht .WA EXP}. is the medics! cer\ufb01ficate of<\/p>\n
 Pwl 92*. iavarrthi. The Better foam<\/p>\n
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 AA _ 1} :Tender2’zes3 over the ieft tempie region.<\/p>\n
V’    3(2) Scratch marks 8 in an. over the sternum scab<\/p>\n
farmatimi each measurirr\ufb01 ‘\/4 cm in ien\ufb01th.<\/p>\n
(3) Terzderrmss over the ieft hip region.”<\/p>\n
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3.0. The Doctevr has described the irzjuries a’$…Vs:\u00a7-:’;’fi::.i_e<\/p>\n
in nature, which dces net sugapart staternentiif”?\u00a5\ufb01i\u00a7?\u00a7__”.&\u00a7._”‘_<\/p>\n
in\u00e9iscriminate assauit by accuse\u00e9 nag: t\u00a2.\u00abcau1$ je_.:\ufb01*:\u00a7:it\u00a7pE\u00a7” ‘= <\/p>\n
injuries her chest. Ir: Ex.?2 th e  r:ja:9.:\u00a7;fl:*e \\\u00a7 <\/p>\n
\ufb01ascribed as superfiueus =3n.\u00a2\u00a3; s\u00a7*i’:ail” in  _}’\u00a3’h e <\/p>\n
measurement given and the sii\u00e9\u00ab.<,\u00a7f !r_1j1.t:;i.a'a's.. :i\u00e9 "1\/41"' cm in
\nmmth, er: the ci1es't;.. fj~ _\u00a7.}*i?:\u00e9r;3:,:\u00a7tec3'\u00a7 $f;~% her versian \u00a35
\nexagaeraticn cf the ingi\u00e9y-:\u00e9hi.  Ej\u00ab\u00a5gn' "if itV'–'ha'd occurred as<\/p>\n
aaseged and %M_;\u00a7_'g%1;,,,as%%us\u00a2-,dk%'ks;\u00a7%;:;:AVsisjm\u00e9s couid not have<\/p>\n
been c\u00a7.\u00a2'1}\u00a7\u00e9d. . }'S\u00a7 'tije P*\ufb01'3"v\u00e9ntakataiakshmamma is
\ncancer\ufb01\u00e9\ufb01; new  oniv with regard in assauit<\/p>\n
on heVr_ ;:e;r"s;&:-2': ur2$ts.pf3~::'ft\u20ac:15 by medicai evidence. Aii that<\/p>\n
di_sA;:3esh\u00e9'\u00e9vv——\u00a7–s\u00ab'havirza heard cf assauit on her<\/p>\n
 _'\u00e9aVii\ufb01ht\u00e9r:_:P'\u00a3fN-4:\ufb01g-:vamma, thmugh c:w13 Mahmhwara and<\/p>\n
C'W_1 J\u00abi  i_a.'i\u00a7\u00a7\u00a71i;f\u00a7\u00e95'a\u00a721ma, she ap\ufb01raac\ufb01ed accused 519.1, but<\/p>\n
K__he a'\u00e9.~sa :3{t\u00e9d her with stick on her right shouider. The<\/p>\n
VA " _ i'\u00a3'Af_&Vt\u00a7"i's\u00a3'_.ai \u00e9vi\u00e9eneie threuch PW1 \u00a7':rr.3ayar:thi shews injury;<\/p>\n
19(1) Ten\u00e9erraess ever the \ufb01ght scapuiar regicn".\n<\/p>\n
11. In crass~exan2inaticsn the d\u00e9ctar admits that na-<\/p>\n
, axtemai injuries were and his abservatian is an the<\/p>\n
i<\/p>\n
-9…\n<\/p>\n
by the victims were sirrmie in nature arm! mt  <\/p>\n
nature. Therefore, invakim Sectier: 324 aftvi\ufb01tt:  <\/p>\n
them W&S its\u00e9if imprwer.\n<\/p>\n
14. 53 that as it Vfney, \u00e9i\u00e9eii’ ‘|:\ufb01Oi.} \u00a7i’%.:._’v’\u00a3h&}’\u00e9 i s <\/p>\n
evi\u00e9erzce, it is mint bereft of;”:’r\u00a7:}as:;\u00bbraab\u00a3’e’~. The
\nbene\ufb01t un\u00e9aubte\u00e9iy a\u00e9a\u00a7f’io_ fhe2.j_a\u00a7{\u00a2:2s\u00a72.\ufb01f’.*%\n<\/p>\n
15. i\u00e9entaa-., I :fi~:2\u00ab4;\u00a7_jfthe.’f\u00a7;:d.ihvg }*:\u00e9\u00e9brded by the<\/p>\n
iearned triai jV1\u00a3.\u00a7:ia’\u00e9;’%h1\u00a2ridi:i:aitt\ufb01\u00e9t __%r;;;i$\u00e9\ufb01”‘\ufb01io.1 tr: 4 cuiity of<\/p>\n
charae   34 of the IPC, as
\naiss ui’i’:\u00a7_ef _ii5C nee\u00e9s interference and
\naccar\u00e9irsaijf LE–t. i5-s\u00e9t\u00ab~_3\u00a7:d’e;.. l”‘<\/p>\n
_f 5*.::\u00a7, ‘C\u00a7mi\ufb01\u00e9’tzxii\u00e9e charge under section 36) (X) cf<\/p>\n
th\u00e9”‘S\u00a7Zf the evi\u00e9errce which i have discussed<\/p>\n
r\u00e9’v e: a%s V1-.”v:\u00e9*\u00a7%’:j\u00e9*;”:V;:i=. brine aiieaed acts of accused within the<\/p>\n
‘.Vmi’5cfiir;fV”‘Vs:;f h\u00e9\u00e9ctibra 3 cf the Act. Hence, the theme itseif<\/p>\n
  .]f+~;l;s’~mi5\u00a7ar:ceived. It is strange that tried judge with:-at<\/p>\n
‘\u00ab\u00ab’–‘t\u00a7iL;\u00a7\u00a79\u00e9’AAbeina any eviden\ufb01\u00e9 an recor\u00e9 has prcrceeded ta<\/p>\n
A A ~. ” E\u00e9nvict them.\n<\/p>\n
$3<\/p>\n
W16-\n<\/p>\n
:7. In the razsit, aweat is aiiewed.\n<\/p>\n
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