{"id":193969,"date":"2010-01-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-19T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/hameed-sarfan-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-20-january-2010"},"modified":"2015-07-12T00:12:42","modified_gmt":"2015-07-11T18:42:42","slug":"hameed-sarfan-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-20-january-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/hameed-sarfan-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-20-january-2010","title":{"rendered":"Hameed Sarfan vs The State Of Karnataka on 20 January, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Hameed Sarfan vs The State Of Karnataka on 20 January, 2010<\/div>\n
Author: A.S.Pachhapure<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNA'I'A.f\u00a3\/X AT BAN\n\nDATED THIS TI--1 E2 2%; DAY 09' JAN UARY_ 20 E fQ~   .\u00bb_. A' \n\nIBEFOREI\n\nTHE HONBLE MRJUSTICE}.s,f\u00e9Acr'iH_A1?L\u00a7:RE '  X  , T 1:'\n\nCRIMINAL PETITION No}'e.3'9v7\/20131  . v  2\nCRIMINAL PETITION N'os.'6,39s\/20O'9.  id?\/ 2:0 1 0\n\nIN CRIMINAL 1>ETITIoN\"NQ..5397f--\/zzddg ..  _\n\nI.  \u00e9 _  \nS\/0. SEA. E_;~i1112iiiL\"-. .  \"\nAg\u20ac= F31  %\n\n2. 1'.\/il3V11a\u00a7_\"z1I\"ri e' c3\".A;z\ufb01'mCid_iVi1;.__ -- f\nS\/C,' Moidinabba T'   \nAged 21 yeaw:'s.'\".  _ \n\n are R\u00bb,\/.0_.\"Pet\u00a31'H0L1s6.\n E':!e\u00abf1.;' E{;1sh.i.:11\u00e91'L~E2.a\u00ab; \"\n\n  \"'SL11':{Ll1ka,1._. Manga10:'e.  PETI'f'IONER\/S\n\nA 1'. Adv.)\n\nZ  AND'--.._.\n\n I 'V ' \" -- _ T'hne Staiiev .5? Karnataka\nA . f3y I\\7I%a.n'ga10re South Police Slsmon.  RESPORFDENT\/S\n\n   Subramanya Bhat, Ir-fCGP.}\n\nThis Cr1'1m'11aE Petmon  \ufb02ied z.mder S\u20ac',(Z1.iOI1 439 of\nCr.P.C. prayi1[1g 140 reiease {he peE1'1\".i<)11ez"s on baii in\n\n\n\nC.C.N0.4520\/2009 (C:':'me No.20]\/2009 of M21z1_g21I()1'\u00a7:--~-South\nPolice Station) now pending on {he file of the JME'C\u00a7}i.._C0fur1,.\nMaragalorc-3. D.K., for the offence P\/U\/S 302 :'\/w Sec.34'0fj :H.5CA4.\n\nIN CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 6398\/2009  M '\nBETWEEN\n\nMohammed Ashraf.\n\nS\/0. V.S. Abdullel.\n\nAged 27 years.\n\nR\/0. Krishnapur, .  r  _' V \n\nSurathkal. Mangalore.   _   g  .A.).\u00ab.PETI'\u00a3'IONIi3R\/S\n\n(S-rt. Sharanappa .T\\.\/Ie1'\u00a3'{,LlIf,"'r'1'-.'\u00a7\\f:.:} V\n\nAND\n\nThe State of  '_ . - _ \nBy Manga'16rcSbuth"f'{?t;}iCe.\u00a2S1a1io\ufb01}'"' '  RESPONDENT\/S<\/pre>\n
(Sn. Raga ‘S”L1.}’:z1’V\u00a3”tz1_}V\u00e911T1T.’:\\\/’JT\u00a3:1:  _,  ‘I-j}.CG P.)<\/p>\n
This C4i’*i;*1:!;:1a1..’*P\u00e9”\u00a3’it.i6T1 is filed under Section 439 of<\/p>\n
C1’.P.,C}..& praying ‘A10 release the petitioners on bail in<\/p>\n
A” ‘C..C.N.dj4i.3-20\/2009 (Ci*i\ufb011e No.20}\/2009 of Mzmgalore South
\n P0Ii’e.,e_ S1_a1;i()n} 13Qw pending on the file of the JMFOII Court.
\n fczr the offence P\/ U\/ S 302 1″\/w S\u20ac(‘..3-4 of1PC.\n<\/p>\n
 _  in CRIMINAL PETITION No.10?\/2010<\/p>\n
 __ “”A11′.1;ai’. S\/0. Aboobaker.\n<\/p>\n
 ‘vV.Agg–\u20acd: 19 years. Occ: Studem.\n<\/p>\n
‘KR\/0. 5. Basement Floor.\n<\/p>\n
” Classique I–Iome Apa1’tm(:m’,<\/p>\n
the assault in the night, at about 9.30 13.11″}. A C0n1pia1i1’a1___filed
\non these i’ae1.s \\\\-‘E-{S regi:-‘;t.e1’ed zmcl the i:”1ve5;tig,2.1tic.)n \\vt\u00bb.’421″;~:~:..:h–.t_21ti_.<\/p>\n
Latex’ on 29.05.2009. at about 3.45 ;1.m. the C.1C'(‘.(.’:’t”1′.~3t\u00bb(;’C1″:’C.\ufb01:’E{:e-tf1.’i-‘I<\/p>\n
Shetty succumbed to the injuries.   ._<\/p>\n
4. The pet.it.i()1’1e1′.<=.. Submit tha1t7
\nthat they have not eonmmted Vat'1=1\u00a7"'*231'i111e I11.LV1(\\hV 'V
\nalteged against them. It visshtso 1h'e"n.m11es of the
\npetitioners do not appear  the   is only during
\nthe ir1vestigation',.V   were recorded
\nand the 13et.itiQhei*e_ Iiiteneetmthey etaim that they
\nhave beeh    to the eon11em,.1n2;1l clash
\nbetween    <\/p>\n
 FL:1'th.e:jhao1fe–,  the-11. foul' Lmknown pe1'sc)n.s
\nxV'}";\u00bb:\u20ac1\\re  the a1eVe\u00e91'L'1'i'i"2i13(! that more than 10111' persons have
\n crime. They aiso state that during the<\/p>\n
ixlqtles-:.t.. the'Si:'&aUAe11'1e1'1i of the witnesses were rectorded and even<\/p>\n
  9,1. that time. the names of the E-1SS'di1.';1I11S were not reveaied. it<\/p>\n
 alse~\u00ab.s1.a1ted that Accused No.5 Musta\u00a3'}.1 was arrested on<\/p>\n
 .___"'28.06.2009 and tluat. he is 21 E\\\/iember of the E*{a1'I1z11z\u00bb.1l<a I-<'ru1n<\/p>\n
  u*.f’01’ Dig;-\u00a71’1it’y and that 211′. his i:’e1s1igz1Ii<)1'1. Aec'u.~iseC! Nos.1 to 4 went<\/p>\n
8. The learned I—–ligii Court Go\\~’ern1’nent Pleader has
\nopposed the pet.ii.ions and submits that there is prima faeie<\/p>\n
material against the petitioners For the oi”i’enee u1ider4.Se::_tio_n<\/p>\n
302 readwith 34 WC and in the (7OII1l]1t.1l]\u00a311 __t’h.e___<\/p>\n
petitioners took the advantage of the sit’t1ation_-at1′:\u00a3t…:\u00a7:;1tiseLi–the <\/p>\n
assault on the deceased with the 1{I]iV,\u00a73S ai13gij1’swords’;- He-._alsoi<\/p>\n
submits that there was idemii’ie.:1t.i-out para_c.te and”t.t:at._Aeet;seCi _ <\/p>\n
Nos} and 3 were identified by CWs:.i2 and 1’3_as’ the persons
\nwho caused the assault 011$}\/1e .’_C1eeease_ci\u00bb,_w;.th the knives and<\/p>\n
swords. So far as A_r:_e.used__  “t~h;_e petitioner in<\/p>\n
Ci’1.P.NO.107\/2010’ET ‘.’co.ri:;erit1e’E1.  ‘sti}3-miites that he is the<\/p>\n
instigggatoiiand.at’ii:s,_ii”1stane’e.,._the petitioners have eattsecl the<\/p>\n
assauii. ‘1’1*:eI’ei’ore;vv.11\u20ac7iA’s1,;b’i1iits that there are no g:'()t.1i’ids to<\/p>\n
grant t’he”1:\u00bb;1i1.\n<\/p>\n
  ‘ha\\r_e””h__ea1’d the learned (‘ot.1nse1 for the petitioners<\/p>\n
anc’.–Aa1.s’o ‘tit’e’j’~-._1earned High Court. Government” Pieader. The<\/p>\n
-point4s”i.ha’tarise for my consideration are:<\/p>\n
V   1. Whether the petitioners in
\n‘aj\u00ab..Crt.I>.Nos.e397\/2009 and 6398\/2009 are<\/p>\n
entitled to the bat} sought for’? A4<\/p>\n
2. Wh ethe 2′ t.he pet i’t.i0ner in
\nCri.P.N0.107\/2010 is entitled 1.0 the 21nt.ie.ipz1t0r_v   ‘<\/p>\n
bat} Sought for’?\n<\/p>\n
10. So far as Accused Nos.1 to 3 are (r0r1ee;:?1.e1’\u00e9?’d,. t*.P.1ey are<\/p>\n
the petit,i0ne:’s in Cri.P.N0s.6397\/20:99  <\/p>\n
t,h0ugh the statentent of CW.},2,_Gaz1e’S;h”;111 eVC’V’J\\g’., Ntgtitsh <\/p>\n
Kumar were reeorcled on 30.05.20_O9._ who-. state that. four
\nL1nkr10wn persons (:auSeCi.__the. 21:.3saV1:V1t’.’ -c)Vn,Vt’.h.e dC(‘,\u20ac’dSC(T1. in the
\nid\u20acH1,ifiC\u00a31U()!’1 parade heid b’_’yf .t’.1~1_\u20ac ‘tfaltzk:i’~.EXet?t.!-Vt,ive E\\\/iagist.ratc-3.<\/p>\n
these two wit;1’16SSe\u00a7g;h21ve:1-ide11tEt’ie’C\u00b0i .F5r1tV”A(\u00a7CL1sed N05,} and 3<\/p>\n
and not AeVetk:$’ed. .’Vj\u00a3’\u00bb.tO.’:2″.’:’.’:v”. ‘who  t.he petitioner in
\nCr;.t->.Not\u00e9sg\u00e9s’\/e2<\u00a7\u00bbQ9. "*2.\n<\/p>\n
11. “SQ4’the’pet”tteaI:_4’G.!f:”t’.}i’e stat.ement.s and the fact that<\/p>\n
the \\’Vit;ii\u20ac’.\u20ac?\u00a7_$\u20acS ixctc.-\u00bb:1AtVit’ieci the’petitioners in C:’1.{‘ZN0.6397\/2009.<\/p>\n
 re’w~sjg1I’t”t11ai’t’t’tttere are eye Wii1’1t’SSCS and the. stat.eme.1’1tss of those<\/p>\n
wtt1’1esse:’3.:'”~we1’e._}ree0rded an 30.05.2009. and in the<\/p>\n
(:i1’eumst.a1’1eesj;: t have to hold that there is p1’im.21 faeie maueriztl<\/p>\n
 “”–__t1’g2tir1st the:’petit.i01’1ers in CrI.P.\u00a7\\30.E5397\/2009.<\/p>\n
 ‘$2. ‘E’h0ug;{t1 the C0unse.1 for the petEt.io11ers sublnit thext:<\/p>\n
g tfhe1’e is delay of 3 c12’1_vs in recording; the .%tE’11’\u20act’I1C?!’}i of t.he.=.;e eye<\/p>\n
bi<\/p>\n
witnesses. it is relevant to note t.h.at there was at Cortmiurtzti
\nclash \u20ac1iT}()I1g.’5t. Hl1’ldL1S and lVIt1Slit’1″i-S and the injured \\VEi’S._i”1’i.’l.l1_\u20ac<\/p>\n
hospital for lI'(3’c11,Il’lt’:’!’1l of the ii’1_jL1ries and that he died4o’i–tly..:t):i’~1.._A<\/p>\n
29.05.2009 at 3.45 am. and it is _<)ri.iy__t.l1ei*e2it"t'er'i.tlhatTthevl <\/p>\n
statement of these witnesses were reii:0i'cied'al't;er"the ili:\u00a7p;e'si_'<\/p>\n
was held. The fact of delay and'the._Vreaso'i.1s a re h_tattei:sWw.t'1iCl1 , 0<\/p>\n
will have to be considered only dt11"i"I:l\u00a7:{..vI'.'{i'7'\u00a7_'l,i'i\u00a3il.' <\/p>\n
1.3. The fact that :,llEt\u00bb'!'\u00a7'. identified the
\npetitioners in the_i:cier1tifiesVtiort:  faeie the
\npetitioners hare  in  the assault. on the
\nde(te2ised:"tviti:*ttihie   ltheusword. there appeztrs prima
\nfaeie 111ate–ria*! ..tl1ese=.t5e–tit.ior1e1's. So far  the offence<\/p>\n
under Setitiott 302 Vt"r321L!A\\vit.h\u00b0*J34 {PC is corieerned. the injured
\nhad sttstztiiied sejvere. .i1'1jttrie's on the head. 21\u00a7Jdc)nier1 and other<\/p>\n
lVl'pv21i'tsv-iiotf' the body aiid""died immediately within a. day after the<\/p>\n
'i:fi(:i'dei"it,  petritioners have not made out any exceptionat<\/p>\n
grottndis for the jg-;1'e1r1t. of bail. Apart from this. the Goveriimeni<\/p>\n
'Pleader eohteitds t.he possibility of the tlireat. to the witnesses<\/p>\n
"'Cl,t',1E";.V~'t–f_,\u00a7' the course of the trial amd 1 do not think that the<\/p>\n
\ufb02appi'ehe1'1sioi1 is t.1iire.asoiiable. \u00a7"'t(;'t'1{'.t:?._ in my opinion. <\/p>\n
$0
\npet.itEe\u00bbners in C1*E.P.I\\E0.6397\/2009 are not entitied to the bail<\/p>\n
sought. for.\n<\/p>\n
1.4. So far as the petitioner in Cr}.P.No.639\u00a73_f’\u00e9C{59.t..is.<\/p>\n
Concerned. in the ident’ifieat.i(m parade by the Te11t.1’E{;i E$xe;\u00a7ut:.1\\m$_’e ‘<\/p>\n
Metgisttrate. CWs.12 and 13 have not iV:iei’1t;il7ited”,thi_s j;TJ’eiT;’:~:()V1e1kind’-.&<\/p>\n
therefore. at this stage. the facts dAi’i’t’et*-._T1}’o111htltiose\u00ab.<\/p>\n
et.it.i0ne1’s in the other Case. C’Q1iejde%1*i1i\u00a5._t.i:t: (;t_ire~1,.141uhst\u00e9V1r1Ce V<\/p>\n
that the name of the p,etit.i0ne:’***  n1eht.i’:vme.c\u00a7: in the
\ncomplaint and that he has T’nc\ufb01.,_Ee}s11″‘\ufb01\u00a7le.tit;it’ted during the<\/p>\n
.-E-.\n<\/p>\n
ident\ufb01ieatiort pa1’ad_eh__eId  t\u00a3th;tE~:a {‘3:$<e..f::V*.'t.ive Magist1'at1e. I<\/p>\n
think t.hat;'"it'"'is_\u00a7iI.l'it  hhu-f.1 1"ere h\u00e91'i'E" has to be g1'ant.ed to the<\/p>\n
petEti0ne1'.V'_ '<\/p>\n
., S0u"\u00a7':1f'a–1s:' aht.i("i;)at0ry bail to the pet.it.%011e1' in<\/p>\n
 "ri.P.t'-\u20ac.(\u00a7:L1\u00e9.}7\/2010 iSVV"'tiOh(:e:*r1ec1. it is the ciiscretion of the<\/p>\n
Ce_'u'rjt_..1'ia1.s":..to be exercised s1)21ringiy. particularly to<\/p>\n
pr0t.eI\u00a2:.__t the '1t'r:1V_tere'st. of im1eee1'1t.. who have been I}1Ese1y<\/p>\n
  i.'rnp1ieat,ed. The facts of the prosecution ease reveal that the<\/p>\n
  pteht\ufb02iorier is said to be the instigator like Aeeusecl No.5 and he<\/p>\n
 hot' taken any part' in Causing the z.tssat1Et. 0:: the deceased.<\/p>\n
 _ '4V31[~*"'LII'{f1\u20ac'I'I1'1()1'('.. the pet'it.\u00a7er1er has not been ide1'1t,i\ufb01ed by the eye<\/p>\n
M<\/p>\n
12<\/span>
\nexecuting .21 \u00a7)\u20ac’.I’SOI]d1 bond for 2;-1 sum of’ Rs;~3.25.000-O0 with two
\nsureties for the likesum 1.0 the sa’\u00a3.isfac’Li0I’1 of ihe arresting<\/p>\n
authority.\n<\/p>\n
Further. the petitioners in Cr}.P.Nos.6398}{2’OO\u00a7;’&:~..giArir;{.T.<\/p>\n
107\/2010 shall comply the foliowixug cQndi_1i01’1si””‘ <\/p>\n
i} The peLit.i0r1ers shall not \u00e97.;’1L.1s;’ee..2ir1yg1.}’1.1’eatf  <\/p>\n
force. coercion 0179 .4ini’1L1Ve-nee 0rj.~W.tVhe<\/p>\n
ii>rose.cution witnesses:\n<\/p>\n
ii) The pe1it.io1’1ers;__sha1]1 ._:itEee::1ci..\u00a7’he”~C0u1’1 ehnuall<\/p>\n
the dates of hearihgi’ ‘<\/p>\n
iii}  e.;\u00a7’};euti}\u00a7\u00a7;;;’er  crf.i?’.’rxEc3f 107\/20 1 0,  at
\nV’\u00a5,}ib–e’r1y  hail app}ie21’L1’on before
\n Com’! V  within the period of<\/p>\n
. A, a111E{e’i;) ai.o.rjf baiil ggfarlted. and he shall appear<\/p>\n
Ebefgre the ‘c:.:>.11e:’er1′:e(i poiice within ten days.<\/p>\n
SM’
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