{"id":184227,"date":"2008-04-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-16T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/raju-vs-state-of-karnataka-on-17-april-2008"},"modified":"2016-12-30T16:13:57","modified_gmt":"2016-12-30T10:43:57","slug":"raju-vs-state-of-karnataka-on-17-april-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/raju-vs-state-of-karnataka-on-17-april-2008","title":{"rendered":"Raju vs State Of Karnataka on 17 April, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Raju vs State Of Karnataka on 17 April, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: V.Jagannathan<\/div>\n
H'? Tfm ERGH EGURTA (Ii? K&%\ufb02TA.'x\u20ac.A AT BANGALDRE\n%t\ufb01':1: This the 177\" day mf\ufb01pr\ufb02 Q\ufb01l\ufb02\ufb01 .\nBEFGRE\n\nTam 1~1m**BLE MR.JUSTIC:E v.g1;a:mp.:4I1A'ITf1F\u00a7;i\u00e9'  i    \u00bb\n\nmmmmgz. APPEA_I;\u00a3I~Icr. mzgg 2oL\u00a7i%%[JLj%A%%A%%%L[  j  \n\nBETWEEN :\n\n$\u00a70.EiARASIw~IALU 'm.3K&-A. 1   \nA\ufb01\ufb01\ufb01 mam' 29 mam; V\u00a3\ufb02!Ti_':-QQQLE,'  \nma I{UI\u00a2CHA'WAR'\ufb01.Iy\u00a7g-- TQ: \u00a3:H1m:\u00a7{c3L:\n\n2 ISHWARAMMA   \n'WJO NAR.9tL.'?'*E@?I\u00a7\"lAX.E.3 , \"\n\nRS313  w;.ms3  ,\nR; A  f\u20acI3yHI5E\u00a5\ufb01HGLI\n\n %%%%     \nqsfsrmi %;'?sm::1.%% 3% REIZDDY, ADV.)\n\n:_\"' S'E'.$;';$g;--'f;jrF  '\n\n 1{'ar:a:Hm\u00a7\u00a3;RAM PQLICE\n\n RESPGNDEHT\n\n%% \ufb01.c.$mmmmmAmH, \u00a7-imp)\n\n% _ Q  \u00a7 \"'\u00a3:f\u00a7\ufb02S \"'CRL.A 13 mm Lars 3M2; <'.;'.R.P.C\n%  ammsr Tm. mmEm\u00bbm mxaxxwm mssmn av\n amnL.s.\u00a2, mmsmm\ufb01 my s.,mm.20<s.m1,\n\n '*..,_{;'-:1lHVI\u00a3',T1I'iG mm sammmrsm \ufb01rm am:.mms~\n\n  Amus\ufb01m ma 'Tim amawwa as STATED mmmgm.\n\n\n\n'\ufb01\ufb02\ufb01 APPE\ufb01L C\ufb01lv\ufb02\ufb01 OE FQR EEARMG TI'\ufb02S\nDEW, "\u00a7'HE- CKIXXRT BELI'v'ERE\ufb01 THE FQLLGWHIG:\n\nJET GMENT\n\n'Mm apwlknm ml} in qutastian the \ufb01af Z T\n\neanviatiam and mntenm paha\ufb01e\ufb01l  \n\nwbcl\ufb01 time \ufb01re': ayprallaut  '   V\n\no\ufb01enm pumiahablc: mam"   f\ufb01vr th\ufb02\no\ufb02*'eIma pmxishable  the  arm!\nsmnencm he 5 years. RI  \nin mspact: af   ta: undergo\n3.1. may  \u00e9sr Ra.15.00o;- in\nres\ufb02\ufb01r. cf  againat mm and\n\naka tiefauk  3.1 and 9 mnntha\n\n   smf twat a\ufb01\u00e9arxms and A2 i.\u00a2.,\n\n  hex-aim wag mnv\ufb01ctted for the\n\n undm: Swtimn 201 at the IPCI and\n\n .   1 ymr 3.1. and to pay a. \ufb01ne of\n\n-wand clex\ufb01ault sentensas af 3. mzmth was: aha\n\n   upan hm'.\n\n Tm case nzsf the prznsmtztiwn as per thus ecmplamt\n\nV. ladged by P,W,1 Lalayya '\ufb01rm mud father rxf the\n\n%\n\nnu\n\n\n\npamacutrm \u00a33 that Wham Em and him sen Iiaraaimhulu\n\na\ufb01 mhara were watci\ufb01ng 'RV. in \ufb01rm haume at \n\nms Mm, me prwmutrizat mm mm   _\n\nI*Iara.a?Tnm}mu{P.W.13} mm czryw in the   1\n\nfmnd blew! atairza an her we   \n\npetty cunt ma\ufb01 whw anquim\ufb01   \n\npmmwutm-. {P.W.t'3}a, ma pro-wcu\ufb01\u00e9g:a\u00a7$.'5%3  as;\nher that when the  house\nta amend naturwa ra\ufb01,  n-::igh}::nour\ncame mi':    her and\nme}: my   the aacuaeaal\nI'\u00a7c:.1 inn.' 'me vixztim by \n\n    the'v3.ct11:r1' ' n3m1g' 1:.-:3\n\n _:miat \u00a7;1i:,\u00a7:;a:'\u00a7t"uf\ufb011"st aemmd. Soon afbar tkm\n\n lhuma, \u00a311} the fam\ufb01y membem moi:\n\n tha   th\ufb01 mum \ufb01tatimn and thmvaa\ufb01nr tn\n\n_    mm\ufb01rmnt mz\ufb01, tim mmpla\ufb01m'. was lxzadgad\n\n  in ma abmre a\ufb01hc\ufb01 an the very same clay 51.5.,\n\n   i;'2.al.\u00a7C!\ufb021 at '\u00a7{1mx:\u00a7mwa% Pu\ufb01icae Station at 23\n\n Tha incidemt hapwna&)aa par the mmylamt\n\n  mm an mnzmz mam\n\n\u00b0*\/\n\n\n\nC'\nNew\n\n1.<\/pre>\n
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3,. Tm aai\ufb01 complaint was: lndgad by the pokiec: 14.61.<\/p>\n
in  the ma\ufb01a awwt the  I4-1123.1 $13123. <\/p>\n
agakm. aecmaaed Na\ufb01. rm ma\ufb02mr sf the \ufb01rst   _<\/p>\n
becauase she aka cmrmrnium\ufb02 the n\ufb01eryme uf  ‘4  <\/p>\n
d\ufb01sapgearazwe raf evidenms at’ time 3
\nexam the finar of the hnwsa
\nmama um mam
\nuf a . Tim  csf
\nthe atmammit at’    aemzring
\nthe madirzml    am :11? the
\n\ufb01at aa::c:1ags?sci._a\u00a7 %g1c?:\ufb01.im:1 tar: the. opinizzsn
\nfew the   “aim: pamtmnznam was
\nmrndumred   as per mm and
\n    that raf the. awusmcl No.1<\/p>\n
   E:x.P5. T’I:’1x=.z awed articles were:<\/p>\n
 am:\u00ab:\u00a7%%FaL’f\u00a2r “\u00e9zia mpk\ufb01an. Pmgz Pamura11g..I.C}.,<\/p>\n
  “V 4′ anasuring that $1 \ufb02w reiavam mm’tez*sa1′<\/p>\n
  ‘T  g\ufb01liwwd, \ufb01%_, mzibsmittwi tm chargwheat<\/p>\n
   the mzmmed pamnna.\n<\/p>\n
 .2′-“s.\u00a3, the trial tha acmxaed Wara chargwi with th\ufb01<\/p>\n
 mn surf the a::\ufb01’e:11c;e pm\ufb01mhabh under Sectinm<\/p>\n
$3<\/p>\n
m-mug ms thc mmiuair;-n with \ufb01ard he the charge<\/p>\n
levellmi a@\u00a5mt t}:1e appeiimztns be-ixg waved <\/p>\n
p&’mw’1,1tias}:’1 baycma all rmsamme dorubm.     _<\/p>\n
tbs: sa\ufb01 nuncluaion, the appe\ufb01anm ware  9<\/p>\n
seamnmc\ufb02 as. mmticsnad aarliear. It=.__v.ji.$  A <\/p>\n
mmvic\ufb01mm mad mentenw that  133*  V<\/p>\n
in this appeal.\n<\/p>\n
5.. I mm mm   Sh:-i
\nG.,M.&~:nsw-am Rmi3g;j;\u00a3ar   the lmrne\u00e9
\nHQGF sun   % \ufb02aw State and<\/p>\n
cazu\ufb01x\ufb01y \ufb02an mxmxd.\n<\/p>\n
‘F2 “%   \ufb01w appelianm fecuss\ufb01.<\/p>\n
   the wxztenm impoacd. by me<\/p>\n
 that \ufb01msitzion af 10 ymm<\/p>\n
   mmgiw’ ratmr mm am already me first<\/p>\n
 4acncx1wdi     in mmtndy fur mam than ‘7 years.<\/p>\n
  itwaa aubmmmz rm: mm mi mmtim, the trial<\/p>\n
  \u00abQuid mt have mind the madixzal evidezme of<\/p>\n
 The mm wi\ufb01ma: was mat the cioctor wituca<\/p>\n
  mmn\ufb01nad the victim” it was then \ufb01ued that thmre am<\/p>\n
4*?\n<\/p>\n
aka amar inftrmtma in we mwwutian mm in so \ufb01at as<\/p>\n
aanvizztrixm agairxst A2 is mnwrnad, bacauae, <\/p>\n
witnwasm \ufb01n mt. earrebvarata as to\u00bb M mam ta: egase.’   _<\/p>\n
 of o\ufb01mwe cf mpex ‘I’hen-efnm, the  3 j<\/p>\n
trial mu:-1; also requirm mwrfmmmaiiett   ‘\u00e9nf   —  <\/p>\n
caurt; aessimn an nmarda mrzsvic\ufb01uu     <\/p>\n
3, {En am mm hard?  me
\nevidcm mi ms mm  ham me
\nmmvizzsticm. far \u00a7f:.1*.s:\u00a7;;     \ufb0111″!:hm’ tba
\nmeama  of rm
\n  mamr girl, the
\nqimtizzrx  me’  the victim bmmm<\/p>\n
 . . :..t… _    m , i1 is cnoniaexlciml<\/p>\n
 agama’ 1: her and trim<\/p>\n
 .   in tiw fam: af A2 try1ng’ ta rastmnrve<\/p>\n
 c?e}’i;:1v6<\/p>\n
the farm at’ the pmamutm mim a mu\ufb01mr at thua timae of<\/p>\n
&w <\/p>\n
:2. me mam: haypensd an mazmz  <\/p>\n
}:%xns\u00a2amu,\ufb01nn anti the cnmp1aiz1t:~”iia’ss?mx’1.  <\/p>\n
 was: mizmd iwfaz\ufb01a  <\/p>\n
anti hem” agree at the \ufb01cmsa-. cf
\nat 11 ymm. Im    um
\ndacmr hm rmpemt vi’ the    pr:-odumd
\nat Ex”?-E\ufb01\ufb01 amd   in the: aaid
\nmadima\ufb01  ‘clues-e ev\ufb01esnce
\nmm a:.’~\u00ab::u\u00a7mi:\u00abv.i’?V..\u00e91}*\u00a3”Va\u00bbi”.:’a\u00bbV’\\;.*\u00a7.$:;’*.V5._V  in the: prcwmcutrix<\/p>\n
being *2\u00bb m2r’;.az;~    “Q-mumveti.<\/p>\n
  ‘the  W53 have to ho}: tau the<\/p>\n
   hesrscniil In hm’ evidenm<\/p>\n
  Wm. a:::m:r’m hag r\ufb01epmed in detail<\/p>\n
 vaiabout   having farc\ufb02bla intawwuraa with her<\/p>\n
A  \ufb01g it 3w in lwrr” av\ufb01eraxzraa that when aha went<\/p>\n
 _a\u00abutZAt=;”.\u00a7a’tt&m?.  :1atu3:*e”a m\ufb01 at abmrt 9.30 p.,m., \ufb01rl Raju,<\/p>\n
 her, pinleed her \ufb01amihly has his house by<\/p>\n
  e\u00e9mixm hem’ xmuth anti mm hem’ and, afam takixg km”<\/p>\n
if<\/p>\n
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ta his heznlsse, A-1 exam mm dcmm ear! the house and<\/p>\n
thmwafmrg he ramvad the nlothaa of the <\/p>\n
mu as his zzlntfhm and even thmxgh tlm  %  _<\/p>\n
get hmwalf re1%w \ufb01cam the grip aiitlm   4  <\/p>\n
amusxcsd d\ufb02 not 32% mt ‘tar: weapxe   <\/p>\n
act emf  by pxms\ufb01tg    V<\/p>\n
forcibiy which mi ta mwaim  at’
\nthe p’msm’:.ut1’\u00a7u:..  L.   by the
\npa-oawut1″m that thfg;—s5c~cus’aci:.i.;:\u00a3.\u00a7.,  hm” by
\n that    u  innident tn
\nawcsm    bmught km’ mat
\nand wmsw  %<\/p>\n
3,4.  Aiizafier imuse anti r%led the<\/p>\n
 tag’ ‘xm msatiaer 331$ ethmu. Tm<\/p>\n
 depcmeirl m we evi\u00e9erncas mm.-<\/p>\n
A  “‘*A-1 brags}:  kt\u00a7 ma mm and farcziiz\ufb02y mmmma<\/p>\n
 aha aha my-aafim ‘E0 the fact of A-Q<\/p>\n
  mm. \ufb02caor with water. In the mamas mi” her<\/p>\n
  ;::z-1Is;.\u00ab:\u00e9;~\u00ab\u00a3e::an1ix1\u00abati::I1, mtwng baa hem bmugliat (mt tr:<\/p>\n
 ”  her_t\u00abw$,im\u00ab:a1’xy with rward ta the entire epiaode<\/p>\n
of &-\u00a7. cm:m’m5t:t:i1:3ag rape an mm Tm prmecun\ufb01e: has<\/p>\n
.%<\/p>\n
II<\/p>\n
wvitmtwd. ths mms- \ufb01am without. any damge<\/p>\n
being amumszd tn hm: m\ufb01enm in mubsmxm. <\/p>\n
the trial mart hm rightiy apimd that that   .<\/p>\n
tha pwmsecmwh: Tm namrai, hmpixixug   = _  ‘4  <\/p>\n
15. mm: B\u00abr.Sb.i’mraj has  <\/p>\n
am  lady mm\ufb01iczal amaer f\u00a73v
\nRahamth Bagm Wm *:s\u00a7_:\u00a7a.a gags.
\nI-{with cenue, Knmhawagg,   and he
\nis ramwr with   am: has
\nsaid   in Ex.P~31 ia at
\nEx:.F-E    been qmestinned. 3114311<\/p>\n
in rwP’3*F?~’$mf    wh.1c\u00a72′ A.-1 had with the<\/p>\n
 tk\ufb01vv\u00e9i\u00e9\u00e9s\u00e9irtmr has cispwed be the a\ufb02wt<\/p>\n
 Exg\ufb01\ufb01l, he baa some to the<\/p>\n
V   pmaenczumnx Wm; mbjacted is mual<\/p>\n
 AA  she had m.:zam1ne’ d biing in the<\/p>\n
V   mm mpmm cf the hymm.\n<\/p>\n
 “Em mxtire emd’ mm ef P.W..”.21 }’3:r..Sh1’mr’ aj has<\/p>\n
  c\u00e9\ufb01mr\ufb01y brmught alwufz 131% that cf’ the gamaccxutrix having<\/p>\n
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12<\/span><\/p>\n
bccerxa. aub\ufb01tgm\/M; ta fom\ufb01ale: \ufb01atwmuma and thaw is<\/p>\n
mttum elimimcl in the ezvi\u00e9enue sf we dtmtor ta <\/p>\n
viw that me madical evidcnm \ufb02aw mt    _<\/p>\n
tmtimny af the pmvamu.!:r”m irmzxfmf  u\u00a3 ‘4  <\/p>\n
rape hedm bmn mmmiaad; ms:\n<\/p>\n
 . Em?-21 is the  <\/p>\n
mama mi am csvitzicrm-e  a~um%t5e;%  :2 is
\nmmhl\ufb01aha\ufb01 that he Fm igvnbax-mama.<\/p>\n
E\u00abx.P-1??! is ma  given and
\nas pm’ Elm     ‘ on
\n;2.1,m31mm   she was aulajecwci<\/p>\n
‘as: rape.\n<\/p>\n
33?’. “E’%y.3:.e.=1.,L  A.\u00a7:e’\u00a7fE:i.sen.c:a fully wnmbnratea tlmt<\/p>\n
 V’\u00a7;;\u00a7%ma?*:r5″c11″i:zf\u00a7:t  smrh, E am mi’ the v’s1c.w that it<\/p>\n
 irzbn the made” ram 0f the 91:11a-<\/p>\n
   waxim cs-1′ mat: viatim, Wm ham aha<\/p>\n
  tm2:n:1:m’ :13′ with \ufb02ax-*d ‘hi: the victim<\/p>\n
 and irzforsnitg hear gmndmfathar, who is<\/p>\n
  aw wall as the utlaar maembaem vi” the<\/p>\n
  \u00a311-\ufb01axwd to the asccuam\ufb02 mmm\ufb01mm rape -an hm’.<\/p>\n
V ‘lb ident armurrad on l\ufb01ln\ufb01l at: about 9,30 p.111.<\/p>\n
%<\/p>\n
1?\u00bb<\/p>\n
an {M mmgkamt was mdgad rm thm was same. day at<\/p>\n
33 houm. Ems, $113-re *3 ran \ufb01elay in Edging <\/p>\n
mmmint tam warn mmmtely dmximz tha pasa\ufb01aiiigr’   <\/p>\n
false nzrwsa beilg fiziimw aga\ufb01mt the aqguaed. ; ”  = – :’  ‘  ‘<\/p>\n
18. In time: \ufb01ght cat’ ‘aha awde\ufb01irg   <\/p>\n
gzarawezutian and the trial
\nmama dmiaiam   cz\u00e9m-4:,
\nkmw been m\ufb01femw to: by
\n2% \ufb01\ufb02tli cerrzwaraii\ufb01 9:’   hwitat$’.>n tn
\nmxmluda     f\ufb01zxmught hnme tim
\ngnxflt af 5.\u00bb;  it1:\u00a7\u00a7:v’a\u00a7fEfv’\u00a2nc%vV\u00e9\u00a7f’V:}:i\ufb01nappir1g and mm
\na\ufb01mwx: ggmm  him am there in<\/p>\n
     wage to mlm any other<\/p>\n
sf mam;  fmazfxg mi’ ms: ma; mun.<\/p>\n
  uphsalci.\n<\/p>\n
 1.2%.    A\u00bb? is  . \u00abF , cmugn am mm<\/p>\n
  the apw\ufb02zanta argued that there is no<\/p>\n
 in shun-W that aha has. smmmittml ma o\ufb01eatams<\/p>\n
H V    un\ufb02esr %tir::n 2%} r$ft3:1aI..P,{3.;  gone<\/p>\n
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$7<\/p>\n
‘W<\/p>\n
tlmt as: PAWJS, who 13 in feast. the famasr 0%’ ‘mt:
\nwzasez::u\ufb02*?tt::\u00a7 in  1Br, it ia clam” \ufb01mt \ufb01–~2 went tn the<\/p>\n
muse iznm\ufb01iataalv a\ufb01er tha kw\ufb01ient axm\ufb01 aha aiemmgl<\/p>\n
the flxmr with warm an aw in mam the <\/p>\n
bbocistaim mm fauna at ma amt.<\/p>\n
w. W xmma aw.’ jm\u00e9gm has <\/p>\n
exddmszze glamd. in this r%ar&\u00bba.1;;d h\u00a7\u00e9:3 a1ae5  V<\/p>\n
uf\ufb02zm magi, “exam csf F-‘LWA5   ‘ ,<\/p>\n
Wha ham aim apakm  wa a”fm:.nd%<\/p>\n
 ” ‘time flmr. {sf     Even the<\/p>\n
apot    “.”i*::acn’*;\u00a3x’}’be-an produced aim
\nmmmd ‘rm   \ufb01hm af omzurmename hat}<\/p>\n
been   ‘me bbnncismirm were<\/p>\n
  in haw bm\ufb02 washed and the<\/p>\n
 kun\ufb01i at mm plasma to the western<\/p>\n
 ma z;f :rm  am thaw W\ufb01f\ufb01 am fauna to rave
\n.  r’L1b7i:-,%\u00e9*i. aka awning the avi\ufb01enswe agairmt A-2 ia aka<\/p>\n
  am mmm;-my and; mm am: mutt. has,
\n%  mlrx\ufb01y ma that the meme agaim; P92 is<\/p>\n
   we mada amt in rwyaot af Sec\ufb01acan 291 cf the i.P.\u20ac1.. and<\/p>\n
11%;, mm mm has been mnvicte\ufb01 far the said o\ufb01enoe.<\/p>\n
if<\/p>\n
15<\/span><\/p>\n
ahm\ufb01 af Waand thc period mi aamtvmm sf mom tlmn
\n5e%aem1ymma1r%ym\ufb02mgqIrmby\ufb01–1hasah’aadyhad<\/p>\n
the e\ufb01mt osf rcfmrwm Awl mz\ufb02, t7:m:n.=.-zfam, thegm<\/p>\n
 mmm may he mmida\ufb02 and the <\/p>\n
impowecl wags rm ma; mm by mad\ufb01ad m ;m%  <\/p>\n
mazxk is-t tha perind orf :’.:1.m’t;o4iy al\ufb01dy    V<\/p>\n
23. \u00a33 far as A-*2 1’3 M<\/p>\n
is the mtmfhxer of\ufb01wl and am 1:0 w
\nfar a pexind ef tum    $$ii:’V’\u00e9iays  <\/p>\n
\ufb01gural tn: the o\ufb02enm a.\u00a71eg;=.%\u00a31  azaurt. um)’<\/p>\n
%.  far the: sme<\/p>\n
auhmittmi    \u00a7\u00e91f.s~v,\u00bb. ~7sen:m1r1;:;:e is C0 , no<\/p>\n
 \u00a33 0&\ufb01.}i\u00e9\u00e9:;I~f\u20ac?I?3*’ hut, hmrmrmr, hmfmg regard to<\/p>\n
  piam\ufb01 by the appelianta’ counsel,<\/p>\n
    km tha view wliiarh it dmma \ufb01t 713:1 rm<\/p>\n
_  nf the mam. it is also auhmittraad by him<\/p>\n
%  trial mm m aim imyzsaa\ufb02 \ufb01ne burn an A-1<\/p>\n
%   am the \ufb01ne amunz: impaaevci be mm; diam:-hm.<\/p>\n
}\/<\/p>\n
.-\n<\/p>\n
IT<\/p>\n
25. Hax\ufb01m thus heard mm sides an \ufb01w qumt\ufb01on of<\/p>\n
senmrznm in r\ufb01asrd ‘as: which the iw\ufb01 mumel for <\/p>\n
appellants has fncuaaed much at’ It\ufb01m  m,_  A’ <\/p>\n
the Vi.:=.vw itiwt as A-1 has akeac\ufb01y  T T<\/p>\n
pmiod inf aver swan yeara,  <\/p>\n
mm” nmmrm put &rward   <\/p>\n
counaex, mm of we view that  mfgug\ufb01\u00e9e Lcmm
\nbe $q:..1arehr met by  ” gmmnm of
\nimpriwnmrnt pasaa\ufb01  mn\ufb01rxing
\nmg mid  1 .w_ .  the already
\nmu. As  as  in additinn tn the<\/p>\n
partied.  by Emma, whizxh is said ts be<\/p>\n
j%%*tw\u00ab:  mid  tha find ammmt can in<\/p>\n
  aa\ufb01i azxmumt man be  153:: the<\/p>\n
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