{"id":194482,"date":"2008-04-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-08T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-kotrappa-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-rep-by-its-on-9-april-2008"},"modified":"2015-12-15T11:59:31","modified_gmt":"2015-12-15T06:29:31","slug":"k-kotrappa-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-rep-by-its-on-9-april-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-kotrappa-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-rep-by-its-on-9-april-2008","title":{"rendered":"K Kotrappa vs The State Of Karnataka Rep By Its &#8230; on 9 April, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">K Kotrappa vs The State Of Karnataka Rep By Its &#8230; on 9 April, 2008<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: R.B.Naik<\/div>\n<pre>1\n\nIN THE HIGH (301312? OF KARNATAKA, \n\nDATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF APR1L_ j2@QS'F%%  T ' \n\nBE}3'{3RE~~~ \n\nTHE HONBLE MR. JUSTIQE. 7R. B..  1~m:&lt;;&quot; \n\nCRIMENAL REVISION 15E&#039;f{\u00a7fFIOI\u00a7$&quot;bIO;9}%E38u&quot;\u20ac\u00a7F&quot; 2505\n\nBETWEEN\n\nK. Kotrappa S\/0 Basa{:pa,&#039;*\u00bb. &#039;\nAged about 46. years,  &quot;1\n\nOcc: Drivel&#039;,  &#039;V  _    \nR\/0 631 {3r::}&#039;ss&#039;,_&quot;--\u00a7E~1\u20ac)S::1ct  &quot; _ \nBeilary Di.s*\u00a3;fic~t.:&quot;&amp;;__   ~ \n\n: 13\u00a33titiO1&#039;1\u20ac2I&#039;\n\n(By S1*i. J2$asva:m?a;&quot;.\u00e9{\u00a7V e5a &#039;f&#039;3..ii&#039;Q1iand1&#039;ashek11a1&#039;, Advocates)\n\n   \n\n._ . &#039;IV&quot;he_ Si&quot;,;\u00a71t:%:% E+Laf1*11ata1{a,\n _.F3r;\u00a7;:re$z\u00a2&#039;31\\h:d  its\n\n-V Ba11g.&#039;gltxfe.V\n\n  : .(Ey \u00e9sri. Anand K. NaValg&#039;1nat1&quot;1, ECG-P.,)\n\n Puhiic i?ft}s\u20ac;cut01*,\nHigh C\ufb02llff\ufb01lf Kaznataka,\n\n: Respandcnt\n\n9\u00bb; \\J~J--bE3;L__,,\n\n\n\nThis Cximinal Revision P\u20ac:titio11 is \ufb01led \n39&#039;? and 401 (3r.P.C. praying to $612 asidaftile_Ju\u20acI*ms11t\n\nand sentence passed by the: District: _&amp;;..S\u00a2&#039;s\u00a7i::i:js_&amp;11dgg,&quot;.,__\nFast Track C0uI&#039;t~I1I, Hespet iI1~*Cr1,A.No.V5 I\ufb012OC3_. .d\u00e91t\u20acdj &quot;\n14-104005 and Judgment  S-::1:1tc:11i:.c&quot; pas-3::*d.L_ by thc: \n\nFri, C.J.(Jr.D11.) 35 JMFc., HGs;j:\u00a2t&#039;1._ii1 C.r:;;&amp;1o.4eQ;i999\ndated 3-11-2001.  .&#039;    1 % \n\nThis petition coming oVfi.f0r_ he\ufb011&quot;\ufb01ig; tiiis day the\nCourt, made the follcwizlg:  --.    \n\nThe &#039;_j_cg\u00a7j\u00a7ji%$ted for an o\ufb01&#039;er1ce\n  is sent::111* 1 % months\nand     offence punishable undex'\n\nSectiqn 304  IPC3  SCI1tf:1'1C\u20acd to undergo 23.1. for six\n\n\" V\" . 1I1O1\".it11sV.byA.an &lt;:21*v;i\u00a5&#039;;&#039;(%:i*&#039;Vcaf (zonviction and sentence passed by\n\n  ti\ufb01&#039; Judge (Jr.D1&quot;1) JMFC, Hospet, Dated:\n\n3;z.%4L1-2o9L1 L%.m C.C.No.460\/1999. The said order of\n\n gonvibi\u00e9g\u00e9n and S\u20acI&quot;1t\u20acI1CC is coll\ufb01rmed by jndgnent dated\n\n14.\u00bb :1 O-2005 passed by the Fast &#039;I&#039;1&#039;ack Court III Hospet in\n\n   &lt;\u00e9r1.A.No,5 1\/2001. Q.;2_%\u00bb..mZ\u00bb~--\n\n\n\n2. It is 12116 case of the prosecution \n\nat about 7-80 am. the accused   1x&#039;(3*\u00ab1f&#039;i&quot;3}f \n\nbearing NOKA 32\/2016 011 &#039;TB \nproceeding towards    1&#039;eau1\ufb01\nB.H. Circle he hit a  % \u00a31_\u00a2ad\u00e9&#039; \u00e9f)f&quot;I&quot;1i&#039;IV:11 who was\ngoing on the lfight 31:1? to the mlpact\nthe cyclist fail:   over the cyclist\n and died at the\n\nscenejof 6Cc:_.:f1f;&quot;\u00e9:I\u00a7?;\u00a3\u00e9 i.tsa1f. . \n\n3.&#039;i&#039;}1_\u00a2&quot; p1&#039;d&#039;:;c\u00e9t11ti\u00a3\ufb01?1 in Suppart of its case examined\n\n  P.W:  got 1:11a1&quot;&#039;ked EX.P.2 to P. 10 and also\n\n \u00bb  to 6. M.Os.3 to 6 are the: Clothes of the\n\nacct:-:ased--.7&quot;uj;  V\n\n AA  10f the Witnesses examined P.W.l is an eye:\n\n&#039; &#039;Wimess to the incident in question. He in his evidellce\n\n%   -\u00abiias stated that he was standing in 1:115: petrol bunk and he\n\nsaw the cyclist going towards a cinema talkies. The Early\n\nbcmg driver} by the pe&#039;titio11er\/he1&quot;\u20aci11 caxne from behind\n\n \u00a7&quot;*\n\n\n\nand dashed against the ctyclist. The peo}\u00a7:Ie \n\nama 3tart.\u20acd shouting. The 10I&#039;1fy&#039;ivc4nt i)ve.rtIi\u20ac _\u00e9:y Wh\u00e9i'-3:17~m\u00e91e1\".\"-ittti\u00e9 noted that the brain was intact.\n\n. V.  * If  \"313 statv\u00e9\u00e9ittthe lorry had gone over the head, the\n\n    have come out and the head would\n\nh\ufb02if\ufb01 crusiii\u00e9tti. M.O.1 cycle would have cxmishad . It is also\n\n  : pQiI1teti\"V1'3\".'\\:'.7,.V.  -3  fact 7.\n\nremains that the co1\"1te11t_. of  CoIi.if;r\u00a71diCtiI1:g\u00b0'~%V{}1\u00e9:\n\nCVidE\ufb02C(ii of P.W.1 (if he h\u00e9isfiizg 366:1 \"ti-1}%: \u00e9iccidailt in\nq{1(:\":StiOI1 311?} aa SuC1'1;:\u00a2\u00a3i\"C1011\"{3t _a::*iS\u00a7:s3\"w11ei;13c19A P.W.1 in fact\nwas present at the sQs:\"11\u00a2 vijf :0&lt;:&#039;&lt;:1:\u00a3;E&#039;1i\u00e9:_31\u00e9:a=: and saw the\n\nirxcideilt in q{i1 eQti0:1..  \u00e9&lt;;C\u00e9Gfdi_i1\u00a7&#039;te---&#039;E91131 the long&#039; wheels\n\nhad gone:&#039; \u00a3.}11ii._i:5g&#039;\u00a7.,e   the brain would not\nhave &#039;@6611   n\ufb01t\u00e9d dowrx in tlm post mortem report\nEx.P.5.&#039;  &quot; .\n\n, -- 5.  &quot;Je1&quot;11%iap\u00a7:ta is a1&#039;3.otl1e1* eye witness, he has;\n\n &quot;2T10&quot;t&quot; Su3;ipoi*tr:;d t11e f}ase of the prosecution and as such he\n\n 1.53:3&#039;  1103315. In the Cross examinatian by the\n\n\u00a31(2&#039;.{\ufb01*!_1S\u20acf\u00a31 ES suggeste\u00e9 that after heaving the sound of the\n\n  .&#039;Li.CfCid\u20ac1}&#039;t: he went to the scam: of occ1.11&#039;1*e11c&amp;. I~&#039;.W.3\n\n&#039;\ufb01\u00e9aaatxxxxail\ufb02aappa is exanaiiittd as eye witlless he has not\n\n &quot; ~~-sfqupported the Case of the presecutioll and he is treated\n\nhostile. P.W.4- Shoban Babu is a panch witnrass for the\n9L(Qgg._,\u00bb.,LS:;.U-.__...\n\n\n\nspot panchailanla Ex.P.4. P.W.8 Shyanl \n\nwitness for Ex.P.4. Both 11:16~-witj:1esS\u00e9$\u00bb&#039;4_&#039;riaVe  f:3.Dtf A&#039;\n\nS11p}ZIIOI&#039;t\u20actd 111::-: case: of t1&quot;1{-V:  \ntrraated 1&quot;1OStil\u20aci. P.W.6  \ufb01lja\ufb01\u00e9t \nthat he coI1d1:1ci:e:d t;t1\u20ac..\u00a7;xaJ:fzii1atit;11 and has\nissued post I1101&#039;t\u20ac.&#039;.1&quot;11  P.W.7 Maradi\nManj unatha 3 .13 i   \u00a72\ufb01tn\u20acA\u00a7\u00a7%\u00a7&#039;.j_f0;%_&#039;_ii1&lt;\u00e9uest panchananla\nE:-\u00ab:.P.2.  V..\u00a7&#039;%\u00a7;;;3.$-:,3\u00a3*\u00a2(\u00a71*kir1g as AS} who on\nreceixg\u00e9iif &quot;.vei&quot;}._f&quot;&#039;t\u20ac; the hospital received 3.\nco111p1L\u00e9\ufb011&quot;;i: :35 a;#\u00a7{i?;d.1&#039;egistcrc:d a Case against the\n\npetiti.Qner\/&#039;\u00e9mgivuscd ht3i&#039;\u00e9\u00e9i11. He conducted the inquest:\n\n V&#039;  -.pr(\u00a7\u20ac\u00a7&#039;\u00e9e:iir1g$\u00e9 0v$i?&quot;f\u00a3*1A\u00e9 dead bad}? and drew a sketch of\n\n \u00e9cgxie .,\u00a3:\u00a7f._&#039;OC\u00a7&#039;v&#039;:i1Iff7\u20acI1C\u20ac and znahazar of place of Uccurrence.\n\n v_S\u00a3&#039;i.\u00a7f1\u00a7;vAasappa is the IMV I11sp&lt;:--uxC.LE_LLW**'\n\n\n\nthe woman police constable who has earried::1i1\"1ej\u00a7I\u00a7A1;e. i:Iie.__\n\njurisdietio11a1 Court. P.W.12 Me:g'\ufb01aIn1ai1avaf \u00a3\u00a7T;;eieerii\ufb01ngf'. AV \n\nas CPI. After completing the  \neharge sheet against the 13Vet';i$':ij{e13.e:\u00b0..V.  of tee\npmeecutien, to p1*0ve:ilj1e '  hinges on\nthe evidence of PJW.   .1 of he having\n\nbeen present. scerie ef:\"eee1,i1ffef1ee appears to be\ndoubtful.   %\u00a7\u00a2\u00a2iaent Jambaiah 32;! \"am.\nBut   1-eweetaelish the guilt of the\naccused  doubt. As euggeelfedg\/fP.W. 1)\n\nJambaiah  from the cycle and having fallen\n\n.' V.  - dgwi:  ruled out. Except P.W.1 there are no\n\nI  ii:Aie.te1i%ii\u00abV..\u00a7x;*i?;\"1:e$ses thrmgh the aeciderlt has occurred in\n\n he31't.efT the city. As the prosecution has failed to\n\n  beyond reasonable doubt the gu\ufb02t ef the\n\n' '-eeezised, the petitiorser\/accused is; entitled for an order of\n\n%    eeqmttal. I~Ienee, the fellewirlgz \/U\"L\"'\u00b0L'*L\u00a3\ufb02\n\n\n\nORDER\n<\/pre>\n<p>_.u.nu-m_.&#8211;.&#8212;&#8211;\n<\/p>\n<p>The Crin1i11al petition is allowed.  &#8220;of<\/p>\n<p>conviction and ssntexace passrad agai.11st~ &#8216;*t1*:\u00ab=:.1:&#8217;;3c:ti1::io1f1&lt;:*1:&quot; by <\/p>\n<p>the Courts below is set aside. T135 prgtitio\ufb02zzf  of <\/p>\n<p>the charges levelied agai11s&quot;\u20ac V;1&quot;h\u00a7\u00a7 hai1&quot;ftjiisi;d.\/.f1;a,;:1i?.\u00a7h\u00e9\u00a7\u00a7&#039;3;<\/p>\n<p>2.<\/p>\n<p>shall stand diss01ved.__ The ;, by the<br \/>\npetitioner shall be r\u20ac:i&#8217;i:a9ided&#8211;.\u00a7o{.\u00bbhi_1i1: fj  <\/p>\n<p> *   M ~  &#8216; Judge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court K Kotrappa vs The State Of Karnataka Rep By Its &#8230; on 9 April, 2008 Author: R.B.Naik 1 IN THE HIGH (301312? OF KARNATAKA, DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF APR1L_ j2@QS&#8217;F%% T &#8216; BE}3&#8242;{3RE~~~ THE HONBLE MR. JUSTIQE. 7R. B.. 1~m:&lt;;&quot; CRIMENAL REVISION 15E&#039;f{\u00a7fFIOI\u00a7$&quot;bIO;9}%E38u&quot;\u20ac\u00a7F&quot; 2505 BETWEEN K. 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