{"id":151960,"date":"2010-06-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-24T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/kuttan-vs-state-of-kerala-on-25-june-2010"},"modified":"2016-03-30T21:17:37","modified_gmt":"2016-03-30T15:47:37","slug":"kuttan-vs-state-of-kerala-on-25-june-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/kuttan-vs-state-of-kerala-on-25-june-2010","title":{"rendered":"Kuttan vs State Of Kerala on 25 June, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court<\/div>\n
Kuttan vs State Of Kerala on 25 June, 2010<\/div>\n
       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nCrl.Rev.Pet.No. 62 of 2003()\n\n\n1. KUTTAN, AGED 43, S\/O.KUNJUPENNU,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.V.N.ACHUTHA KURUP (SR.)\n\n                For Respondent  :PUBLIC PROSECUTOR\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR\n\n Dated :25\/06\/2010\n\n O R D E R\n          M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR,J.\n\n           ---------------------------------------------\n               CRL.R.P.NO.62 OF 2003\n           ---------------------------------------------\n               Dated      24th     June, 2010\n\n\n                          O R D E R\n<\/pre>\n
               Petitioner,                 the         accused in\n\nC.C.592\/1998     on the file of Judicial First\n\n<\/pre>\n
Class Magistrate-I, Kottayam was convicted<\/p>\n
and sentenced to simple imprisonment for<\/p>\n
six months for the offenceS under Section<\/p>\n
304 A of Indian Penal Code, for simple<\/p>\n
imprisonment for two months for the offence<\/p>\n
under Section 279 and simple                          imprisonment<\/p>\n
for one month for the offence under Section<\/p>\n
337  of   Indian             Penal           Code.        He   was<\/p>\n
disqualified to drive the vehicle for                         six<\/p>\n
months under Section 20 of Motor Vehicles<\/p>\n
Act. All the substantive sentences were<\/p>\n
directed to be run currently. Petitioner<\/p>\n
challenged   the         conviction                and    sentence<\/p>\n
CRRP 62\/03
\n                         2<\/span><\/p>\n
before Additional Sessions court, Kottayam in<\/p>\n
Crl.A.69\/2001.     Learned  Additional   Sessions<\/p>\n
Judge on re-appreciation of evidence confirmed<\/p>\n
the conviction and sentence and dismissed the<\/p>\n
appeal. It is challenged   in the revision.<\/p>\n
          2.  Learned   counsel appearing for the<\/p>\n
petitioner    and Learned  Public Prosecutor were<\/p>\n
heard.\n<\/p>\n
          3. Argument of the learned counsel is<\/p>\n
that identity of the petitioner as the driver<\/p>\n
of the lorry involved in the accident was not<\/p>\n
established.    Argument  is  that  none  of  the<\/p>\n
witnesses including PW11 who was examined      to<\/p>\n
prove     that he  is  the  owner of   the lorry,<\/p>\n
KL-13-A.16, involved in the incident     identify<\/p>\n
the    petitioner  as  the  driver  and  in  such<\/p>\n
circumstances, conviction of the petitioner is<\/p>\n
unsustainable.     Learned counsel appearing for<\/p>\n
CRRP 62\/03
\n                         3<\/span><\/p>\n
the     petitioner also argued that there is no<\/p>\n
evidence to prove that the lorry was    driven so<\/p>\n
as to endanger    human life or by such driving<\/p>\n
of the lorry hit on the jeep and caused     death<\/p>\n
of one of the passengers and injury to the<\/p>\n
driver of the jeep and in such circumstances,<\/p>\n
the conviction is not sustainable.<\/p>\n
          4. Learned Public Prosecutor  submitted<\/p>\n
that both the trial court and the appellate<\/p>\n
court considered the evidence in detail and it<\/p>\n
is established that the incident occurred 1.48<\/p>\n
meters     to the south of the northern road<\/p>\n
margin and road is lying east-west and lorry<\/p>\n
was proceeding from east to west    and jeep was<\/p>\n
driving from west to east and the proper side<\/p>\n
of the lorry    was on the southern side and fact<\/p>\n
that the lorry hit on the jeep 1.48 meters from<\/p>\n
the northern tarred end establishes that it was<\/p>\n
CRRP 62\/03
\n                          4<\/span><\/p>\n
proceeding along the wrong side. It is pointed<\/p>\n
out that evidence of PW3 the driver of the jeep<\/p>\n
establishes that the lorry       overtook   a bus<\/p>\n
negligently and thereafter hit on the jeep and<\/p>\n
in   such    circumstances,  it   is  conclusively<\/p>\n
proved that the incident occurred only due to<\/p>\n
the rash and negligent driving of the lorry.<\/p>\n
Learned     Public  Prosecutor  pointed  out  that<\/p>\n
though      witnesses  did    not   identify   the<\/p>\n
petitioner as the driver, PW.13 investigating<\/p>\n
officer has sent notice to PW11 owner of the<\/p>\n
lorry     to furnish details of the driver which<\/p>\n
he is bound to maintain        under Rule 350 of<\/p>\n
Kerala Motor Vehicles Rule, 1989 and Ext.P8<\/p>\n
reply     was sent  stating  that  petitioner  was<\/p>\n
driving the lorry and in such circumstances,<\/p>\n
his conviction is perfectly legal.<\/p>\n
          5. Ext.P2   scene   mahazar  establishes<\/p>\n
CRRP 62\/03
\n                         5<\/span><\/p>\n
that the road at the scene of occurrence is<\/p>\n
lying east-west and is having width of 6.48<\/p>\n
meters. The lorry hit on the jeep 1.48 meters<\/p>\n
to the south of the northern tarred end.    Lorry<\/p>\n
was     proceeding  from  east-west    and   jeep<\/p>\n
proceeding from west to east. It is thus clear<\/p>\n
that lorry hit on the jeep on the proper side<\/p>\n
of the jeep, which was proceeding from west to<\/p>\n
east but on the wrong side of the lorry. Though<\/p>\n
the evidence of PWs.1 and 2 do not establish<\/p>\n
that      cause of the incident is the negligent<\/p>\n
driving     of the  lorry, evidence  of  PW3  the<\/p>\n
driver of the jeep establishes that, at the<\/p>\n
scene of occurrence the lorry overtook a bus<\/p>\n
and thereafter    hit on the jeep causing   death<\/p>\n
of one of the      passengers and injury to PW3.<\/p>\n
On the evidence, courts below rightly       found<\/p>\n
that the lorry hit on the bus    only due to rash<\/p>\n
CRRP 62\/03
\n                        6<\/span><\/p>\n
and   negligent  driving  of  the  lorry  by  its<\/p>\n
driver.\n<\/p>\n
          6. Fact that one of the     passengers<\/p>\n
died due to injuries sustained is not disputed<\/p>\n
at   the   time of  evidence  Ext.P15  postmortem<\/p>\n
certificate    with the evidence    of PW14 the<\/p>\n
Assistant Professor of Forensic Medicine who<\/p>\n
conducted the autopsy establishes that fact.<\/p>\n
Evidence of PW8, with Exts.P4 and P5 wound<\/p>\n
certificates with the evidence of PWs.1 and 2<\/p>\n
establish that they sustained injuries    in the<\/p>\n
incident.    Therefore,  it is established that<\/p>\n
due to     the rash and negligent driving of the<\/p>\n
lorry by the petitioner it hit on the jeep and<\/p>\n
caused the death    of  one of the passengers of<\/p>\n
the jeep and also voluntarily caused     hurt to<\/p>\n
PWs.1 and 2.\n<\/p>\n
          7. Then the question is regarding the<\/p>\n
CRRP 62\/03
\n                        7<\/span><\/p>\n
identity    of  driver of the lorry. Argument of<\/p>\n
the learned counsel is that as none of the<\/p>\n
witnesses identified    petitioner as the driver<\/p>\n
of the lorry the    conviction is unsustainable.<\/p>\n
Learned Magistrate    and learned Sessions Judge<\/p>\n
relied    on Ext.P8,  the  details furnished  by<\/p>\n
PW11, in     answer  to Ext.P7 notice directing<\/p>\n
him to furnish    the  details of driver who was<\/p>\n
driving the lorry, on the date and time of the<\/p>\n
incident and also Ext.P12 GVR of the lorry<\/p>\n
seized under Ext.P11 mahazar. Evidence of PW13<\/p>\n
established that he sent Ext.P7 notice to the<\/p>\n
registered owner of the lorry.   PW11 on receipt<\/p>\n
of the notice, sent Ext.P8 reply disclosing the<\/p>\n
details of the driver. Ext.P11 mahazar, with<\/p>\n
the evidence of PW13 establishes that under<\/p>\n
Ext.P11, Ext.P12 GVR of the lorry was seized by<\/p>\n
the investigating officer. Exts.P8 and P12 show<\/p>\n
CRRP 62\/03
\n                         8<\/span><\/p>\n
that     the lorry was driven by Kutan. Though in<\/p>\n
Ext.P12 details of Kuttan is not mentioned,<\/p>\n
Ext.P8    reply  contained  the  entire  details.<\/p>\n
Argument of the learned counsel is that based<\/p>\n
on Ext.P8 alone identity cannot be fixed as<\/p>\n
Kuttan therein is shown as son of Sankaran and<\/p>\n
the    petitioner  is   the  son  of   Kunjupennu.<\/p>\n
Argument, at first     blush appears attractive.<\/p>\n
But   when   the    plea  of  the  petitioner  was<\/p>\n
recorded by the Magistrate, he has disclosed<\/p>\n
his profession as driver    and that he is son of<\/p>\n
Sankaran.    Therefore,  there  is  absolutely  no<\/p>\n
doubt with regard to identity of the petitioner<\/p>\n
for showing      the name of his mother in the<\/p>\n
final report and name of the father        in the<\/p>\n
other     records.    Kuttan shown in Ext.P12 as<\/p>\n
well as in Ext.P8 reply      furnished by PW11 is<\/p>\n
the petitioner. In such circumstances, I find<\/p>\n
CRRP 62\/03
\n                         9<\/span><\/p>\n
no    illegality or irregularity in the finding<\/p>\n
of   the   learned  Magistrate and  the   learned<\/p>\n
Sessions Judge that petitioner was driving the<\/p>\n
lorry at the relevant day and time. In such<\/p>\n
circumstances, conviction of the petitioner for<\/p>\n
the     offence  under Sections 304 A and 337 of<\/p>\n
Indian    Penal  Code  is  perfectly  legal   and<\/p>\n
warrants no interference.\n<\/p>\n
          8. Then the only question is regarding<\/p>\n
the sentence. Argument of the learned counsel<\/p>\n
is that considering the fact that petitioner<\/p>\n
was not involved in any other offence and the<\/p>\n
incident was in 1997, at this distant point of<\/p>\n
time, petitioner may not be sent to prison. It<\/p>\n
was submitted that threat of imprisonment was<\/p>\n
hanging over the head     of the petitioner   for<\/p>\n
more than     a decade and in such circumstances,<\/p>\n
leniency may be shown.\n<\/p>\n
CRRP 62\/03
\n                          10<\/span><\/p>\n
          9. Offence under Section 304A warrants<\/p>\n
a proper sentence. Fact that petitioner        was<\/p>\n
succeeded in protracting the trial, appeal and<\/p>\n
revision is not a ground to interfere with the<\/p>\n
sentence     on  the  ground  that  threat of  the<\/p>\n
sentence     was  hanging  over  the  head of  the<\/p>\n
accused. But considering the entire facts and<\/p>\n
circumstances of the case,     interest of justice<\/p>\n
will be met, if the sentence for the offence<\/p>\n
under     Section  304  of  Indian  Penal Code  is<\/p>\n
reduced to simple imprisonment for three months<\/p>\n
and maintaining      the sentence for the offence<\/p>\n
under Sections 279 and 337 of Indian Penal<\/p>\n
Code,     in  view  of  the   fact  that  all  the<\/p>\n
sentences are concurrent.\n<\/p>\n
          Revision is allowed in part. Conviction<\/p>\n
for the offence under Sections 304 A, 279 and<\/p>\n
337 of Indian Penal Code is confirmed. Sentence<\/p>\n
CRRP 62\/03
\n                      11<\/span><\/p>\n
for the offence under Section 337 and 279 of<\/p>\n
Indian Penal Code is   confirmed. Sentence for<\/p>\n
the offence under Section 304 A is modified to<\/p>\n
simple imprisonment for  three months.   He is<\/p>\n
entitled to set off under Section 428 of Code<\/p>\n
of Criminal Procedure . Petitioner is  directed<\/p>\n
to   appear before  the  Judicial  First  Class<\/p>\n
Magistrate-I, Kottayam on 28\/7\/2010. Judicial<\/p>\n
First Class Magistrate is  directed to execute<\/p>\n
the sentence.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
                          M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR,
\n                                     JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n
\nuj.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court Kuttan vs State Of Kerala on 25 June, 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 62 of 2003() 1. KUTTAN, AGED 43, S\/O.KUNJUPENNU, … Petitioner Vs 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE … Respondent For Petitioner :SRI.V.N.ACHUTHA KURUP (SR.) For Respondent :PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Hon’ble MR. 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