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Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Venkataram S\/O Venkateshappa vs State Of Karnataka By Indiranagar … on 23 July, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: Arali Nagaraj<\/div>\n
\u00a3&\ufb02; \nAND:\n\nSTATE OF KARNATAK8\n\nBY INDIRANAGAR POLICE STATION ..REsPor;;3.*s::\u00a7jr'__'__%'  \" \n\n{BY SEE A.V.RAMAKRISHNA, H.C..G.P.}\n\nTHIS CRLA. IS PREFERRED f:'s Y\"\"mTHE\u00ab_ APB:ai;L;\u00a7r~2TS\/7\u00ab'  .\nACCUSED N031 'PO 5 THROUGH C-EN\ufb02'.'RA,L A..1r>r2:s'r:--:4.7.2oe5 PASSEl!_;)'~., '\n\nBY THE 34TH ADDL. QC Es s.,zT;,.4_AND\".I?.CL, SPL;-<:'t.QUR*r;,\nCENTRAL PRISON PREMISES, --E_3A=N_GALORE,' _1N._ \nam\/2002, cowvxcrmca THE APPE';L.LAN'\u00a3'S\/ACCUSESD 15:03.1\nT0 6 FOR THE OFFENSE P\/U\/S. 3_-__96~RfW s.34*oF_ IPC3 AND\nSENTENCJNG THEM TO UNDERGC2 R.'i.L1.\u00a7?' UNDERGG RI.\nFORZYEARS.   _.  =\n\nTHIS APpEA1,.tio.M1Ngf.i5j%~:  Hia:AR2Nc; \ufb01mls DAY, THE\ncomm DELIVERED  yr-fc1.;,LQwINc;:.V_  'V \n\nf\ufb01\ufb01g\ufb01\ufb01mxw'\n\nAcC%use(:1\"'  6;  Sessions Case\n\nNo.37o\/200:2\" an %:1i%e%~Ikfi:\u00a7 learned 34\u00a2 Additional\n\nCity cgivn &  Sesf\u00a7ic$ns J\ufb01dge and Presiding Clfficer,\n\n   P1115013. Premises, Bangalore\n\n to as the \"Trial Court\" for short)\n\nV VV _have'ChaZi\u00e9i1g\u00a7%:d the judment and order of conviction\n\n_, , U  $z\u00a7nt\u00e9i1;:e dated 14.07.2005 passed in the said case\n\n\u00a7;0i;~.'VeVriCti;I1g them ali fer the o\ufb01enee under Section 396\n\n with Section 34 of LP. C. and sentencing each of\n\n<7\u00bb--"I."---""""\n\n\n\nQ\u00a31LAJYQL \n\nthem to undergo rigortms imprisonment for ten years\n\nand aiso to pay \ufb01ne of Rs.iZ,()00\/-.\n\n2. Stated in brief the case of the prosg\u00a21 \u00a7t:\u00a7eeL_,:'~ee' T' \n\neou3d be gathered fmm the  _ \n\n03.05.1999<\/pre>\n
 \ufb01led by P.w.g-eMoh%a”emjg-.ed  V<\/p>\n
resident of ‘Wilson Garden, “V”Be;x1ga1ofe,.   0\ufb02f1\u20acI’
\nmaterials on record, is “und.er:\u00a7.   :\u00ab  ‘ V<\/p>\n
011 dated O2.05.}99H9?V.Vat._al)ou~t  123.111., the
\nyounger bmther”~\u00abT:.ef the  eamely, the
\ndeceased   Vi”-la\ufb02fiiatlllla. I\ufb01\ufb01 his<\/p>\n
residence”e13–.1\ufb01};  saying that he
\nwas going 2 to. V  from the bakeries.
\nUsually, idome before 11.00 p.m.
\nEven g\ufb01ezj zate.  en  day, he did not retmn<\/p>\n
‘V “i2Qme..:5\u00b0~T\u00a71erefere,”\ufb011e”*eempIainant went to the Wilsen<\/p>\n
 ‘f__:’:a1;fdenT Felice Station and ezxquired with the Police<\/p>\n
amqime \u00e9zeereabouts of his said brother. The Police<\/p>\n
2  told him fj1afif1ey had information that a dead body 01″<\/p>\n
jV\u00bb-V’44___a;-\u00bb.ma1e  was lying on the third main road at<\/p>\n
‘   fiefeijee Celony, Indiranw, in Bangalere City. ‘Then<\/p>\n
_  _ Eceiiiplainant went to the said place and fauna that
\n T –\u00ab’_4:tE1e$T said dead body was of his brother Wahid @
\n  \u00abMohammed Barkatulla. It appeared to him that the<\/p>\n
deeease\u00e9 was murdered by strangulatien. He<\/p>\n
,_.._r”*v—-~\u00ab’<\/p>\n
\u00a3\u00a3LAJ5′.Q, <\/p>\n
respectively as accused Nos. 1 ts 6 for the offerieee<\/p>\n
Imder Section 396 read with Section 34 0f I.P.C,j……J4′ ” .<\/p>\n
4. The Trial Court framed charge   T’ <\/p>\n
accused-appellants for the said :1′ J <\/p>\n
substan\ufb01ate the said charge’ ‘$4., the_  1 gd;  V<\/p>\n
examined P.Ws. I to 14 and
\nat Exs.I>.1 to R24     0?\u00a7vj%\u20ac\u00a2;*-S at
\nM.O.N0s.1 to 10, Th\u00a2..sa\u00a2cus\u00a7sf.:L% lead any
\nevidence as  ‘  denial. On
\napprecia\ufb01bn    A’ ‘}and documentary
\nevide11ee ;*_\u00ab tiie ‘  held all the accused-<\/p>\n
appe\ufb02ants  .915  offence and convicted<\/p>\n
 ‘t31em-‘:s__\u00e9ieeQrciiz1gly  sentence on them as<\/p>\n
_   5, ”  ]?,tf;\u00a7;5:\u00a7..–Venugopa1, the learned Advocate, who<\/p>\n
~  beef1.sf;)pointed as Amicus Curiae in this appea} to<\/p>\n
  es.si~st\u00a7i1e Couzt, remained absent though the case was<\/p>\n
   twice. Since this is one of the old a,ppeals_<\/p>\n
   {against eonvietien wherein the appellants-accused are<\/p>\n
WW<\/p>\n
CA .4 0<\/p>\n
in prison 1_1.’f1id(i’:I’gOiI1g imprisonment, the arguments of<\/p>\n
Sri A.V.Ramakrishna, the learned High <\/p>\n
Government Pieacler, are heard and the  ” <\/p>\n
Amieus Curiae are taken as heard.  3 T<\/p>\n
impugned judgment and order   4′   _V i <\/p>\n
sentence and also the entire fOl1′{1V( i”.t11#_3 ‘<\/p>\n
original records obtained \ufb01nm    <\/p>\n
6. It is not in dispttte_’   no direct
\nevidence of any eyex\u00a7ritness’:ti1;r0bbeI’y or
\nto the incideilt    tiiheii\u00e9eceased by the
\naccused ‘tiny  ‘Ex.P.7 is the photestat<\/p>\n
copy of ;iesxt\u00a511:<)Vi'te_i:t:_ it  ation report. This<\/p>\n
 has "bee:'1..,….'1narked through P.W.4, the<\/p>\n
.';1;'ziv'estig;a'i:iifig:V'x';3::\ufb01'ieer, it has not been challenged by the<\/p>\n
  aeeiiseti.  that, in the opinion of the Doctor<\/p>\n
 .u_'wiho eonciiieted the post-mortem examination on the<\/p>\n
   of the deceased, the death of the deceased<\/p>\n
' it  due to asphyxia as a result of compression of<\/p>\n
 faeek. Thus, it is clear that the deceased met with<\/p>\n
homicidal death on the said date, time and piaee.<\/p>\n
c..\u00ab(\\"""s…-\n<\/p>\n
‘3’. Further, there is no direct evidence of any<\/p>\n
eyewitness nor is there any circumstantial evidence of<\/p>\n
any of the prosecution witnesses except recoveriee<\/p>\n
1Vi.O.i-Wrist watch belonging to the deeeaeee; 4′  ~<\/p>\n
1\\\/1.0.10-biack thread, alleged to have’   <\/p>\n
strangulating the deceased, te   7<\/p>\n
with the causing of death  “the
\neourse of daeeity. The pest\u00bb e3{em.i1r:e\ufb01on
\nreport reveals that the  ef   was due<\/p>\n
to ‘compressing;    ef thev prosecution<\/p>\n
is that  Vwas: cAf{1ieVte_Vv’3″atrei_i\u00a7;1at\u00a7on’ by using the black<\/p>\n
thread at   to have been recovered<\/p>\n
_ on the; ‘basie ef’  vehmtary statement (Ex.P.12) of<\/p>\n
   Even if it is held that the recovery ef<\/p>\n
tliis  __ ad under Ex.P.13-panehanama in the<\/p>\n
V –preeef1<:e  F; W's.7 83 8-panehas pursuant to E'.x.P. 12,<\/p>\n
 alleged voluntary statement of accused No.1, is<\/p>\n
 –..pre\u00a7re'<:i by the prosecution beyond reasonable doubt,<\/p>\n
" would net in any way help the prosecution to<\/p>\n
_\/''**~—\n<\/p>\n
_ 19 ..\n<\/p>\n
Section 114 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, <\/p>\n
aecuse\u00e9 No.2 must have been either a thief or the<\/p>\n
receiver of the said stolen property. Therefore, .,<\/p>\n
the considered opinion that the Trial Court  ‘ M<\/p>\n
serious error and illegality in eoI1Vieiiir11g\u00abaeas;uee::1″;\\ios;  <\/p>\n
to 6 for the offence under jVSect:ien “3f96  <\/p>\n
Seetjen 34 of I.P.C. Since  ‘;\\1\u00a7;2e %’eh\u00e9eg%%%k\ufb01\u00a2:
\nclaimed M111 as belon\ufb01xzxg tc_:.~””th.e ot’i9ier 1V1and,
\nit is identi\ufb01ed by P.W.2  0f:Tetin:ez(ieeeased, as
\nbelengng to the   Section
\n379 of C. ‘   Grit only against accused<\/p>\n
No.2 beeau\u00a7e,_”t31eVrc.’  to show that other<\/p>\n
_~ ,accuse~i:;1 sh:-1red’eerg1;;1’en intention with accused No.2<\/p>\n
 fespeetv\u00e9ef  ef the said wrist watch.<\/p>\n
  9.  _i?”e:*: \ufb01I;1e1’j_re\u00e9asens aforesaid, the present appeai is<\/p>\n
 ‘aiyiowed  The irngaugled judment and order of<\/p>\n
  ceevie\ufb01on and se11t:en,ee’C011vicf:i11g all accused Noel<\/p>\n
‘  fie  (respectively appeiiant: Nee. 1 to 6 herein) for the<\/p>\n
  faffence under Section 396 read with Section 34 of<\/p>\n
I.P.C. is hereby set-aside. Accused N0s.i to 6 are<\/p>\n
\u00a2:m~–~<\/"\\"w'"'*-"'<\/p>\n
_ 11 _
\nCrl.A.No.45Q,_2_006
\nhereby aequitteci of the offence under Section 396 <\/p>\n
with Section 34 of I.P.C. The \ufb01ne amount, if any
\nshall be refundeci to the respec\ufb01ve accused.  4'  VA
\nHowever, accused No.2 Itgamelye
\nhereby convicted for the o\ufb01enee
\nI.P.C. and is Sentenceci  . \ufb01I:de1'gej'\u00bb_;
\nimprisonment for a  of ' a 'Sineei this
\naccused has already  for more
\nthan one year,   if not<\/p>\n
required to    with any other<\/p>\n
C380.\n<\/p>\n
   Advocde, who was<\/p>\n
__VV.appoinf\u00a7edee.as   in this appeal, did not<\/p>\n
W_aeSi;~:t   is not entitled ta any fees.<\/p>\n
Sd\/-n
\nJudge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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