{"id":199264,"date":"2008-07-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-16T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-of-karnataka-represented-by-vs-k-mohan-rao-on-17-july-2008"},"modified":"2017-01-05T02:53:51","modified_gmt":"2017-01-04T21:23:51","slug":"state-of-karnataka-represented-by-vs-k-mohan-rao-on-17-july-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-of-karnataka-represented-by-vs-k-mohan-rao-on-17-july-2008","title":{"rendered":"State Of Karnataka Represented By … vs K Mohan Rao on 17 July, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
State Of Karnataka Represented By … vs K Mohan Rao on 17 July, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: N.Ananda<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNAT\/'\u00bb\u00a7;i1'\u00bb?\":\\Q.:'E    _\nCIRCUIT BENCH AT C}m1MJLBA_R\u00a33A':::.V,  '.\n\nDATED: THIS THE 17TH DAY QEEJULY *2oaE3 %'k\n\nBEFORE\n\nTHE HOIWBLE MR.J{iS'I;}CE} N..5;}%\u00a3AE\ufb02I\\\u00a5}5A \n\nCRIMINAL AE1\u00a7E;A_;;   2002\nBETWEEN:    i    \"\n   \nRepresented b:'.\"---V  ' '    '\n\nWest Police  '  \nRaiChU'.1\"'.\"'\" .  \" 31:; V' \u00bb .. APPELLANT\n(By  Plcadcr)\n\nAm; \" % V' 4' \n\n1-    ..... .' _\n\n. .  _ K.S\u00a51bBaI'ao\n A Aged about' \u00ab#1 yeasts\n\n2.  Rae,\n\n S\/o.K..E1;bbmao,\n.,  about 5 1 years\n'  R] q.,Sha111:ina.gar Camp,\n\n  K.Subba Rae,\n\nS] o.Cha:1.\u00bb~=U~\n\n\n\n2. The law is well settled that appellate  A4 \n\nhave substantial and compeliing reasons to   \"  \n\njudgment of acquittal.\n\n3. The case of pmsecution ie'V\u00e9e\ufb01fol1ewei'   \n\nThe complainant 'examieedAes PW-1\nwas married to   PW-1 -\nSmt. Lakshmi is ages:   and a doctor by\nprofession.   \"Rec home a Master's\nDegree Within few days of\nmarriage;  the couple and they fell\n\napart, _vThe1a*e \u00a7:\u20acre:'esev_ei';22lLV Iitiga\ufb01ons between the parties.\n\n .,   their i\ufb01amage was dissolved by decree of divorce\n\nVepa\u00e9sed 1993 on the \ufb01le of Family Court at\n\nRaggh\ufb01r. _' vt\u00e9ixmii MC No.7 \/ 1998 was pending, PW~--1 Lakshmi\n\n  W.P.No.31368\/1998 before this Court for\n\n  tre\ufb01sfer of MC No.7[1998 alkeging that she had no\n\n feith in the Presiding (mom; on 7.12.1993, Buring\n\n pen.dency of W.P.No.31368\/ 1998 the learned Judge of this\n\nN C,LMc.L.\n\n\n\nCourt held reconciliation proceedings. The \nlearned counsel for parties had been taken to the  _\nof the learned Judge. The learned Jnclge  innrtjegi \"  9 \nto live together for a period of one  \nreconcile di\ufb01erencee and  V\nHowever, accused No.1  apprehension  PW-\n\n1 is likely to \ufb01le a false  an\nevent he would be in tro}1_3;:>'le,V   Judge told\n\ntum' , in such an e\ufb01gent    report: the same\n\nto this cr:_ourt.'_A xtlhe. of the learned Judge of this\nCourt, the.Vl**eaee1;seziA'--to:;=ig\"E\"i3il--1 to Raichur and stayed in\n\nRoom 5 l'Jo.1 316  Slfv  Hotel at Raichur. Thereafter\n\n. V. \ufb02ase\ufb01eed No.1' took  -- PW-I to the house ofhis relative\n\n    at Hospet. The couple stayed in\n\n  for few days, later on they stayed in the\n\n  V house ofvtlie brother of Laecused at Bellaxy.\n\n\n\n3. It is the ease of proeecution:- that  \n\nPW~1 with 13* accused, he was subjecting he:i.te_A4_'zz;ere{.:al  _  \n\nphysical tortule and he was forcinggher:  11_i;:;V:L \n\nhis second Wife] accused No.1' is   of.iprcseeut;iei;.; \n\nwhen PW~1 was hvm' ' g with eiecused; ehe \nseveral letters to her  'him efvineetal and\n\nphysical tortuxe meted out  \n\n4.  igrstead of reporting the\n\nmatter   W;-P..Nd.31368\/1998 lodged a\n\ncomplaint  \"t-:)'\u00a7 alleging that dtming\nperiod. between 2.998.  accused No.1 had\n her.'-.  No.3. had also threatened\n\nher' ecnseeg\ufb01ecces to her life. Accused Nos. 1 to 9\n\n had eeejee:eecee1~eegceeuelty and demanded her to bring\n\n \"eeddieeee1\"i\"'dee{ry.'e  It is also alleged that during the\n\n'i  ofinarriage of accused No.1 with PW-1, accuseci\n\n *'Vf'e1\u00a7o...1A*_.1i}:-e1\"'1iixdergone second marriage with accused No.7 -\n\n\n\nSmtlfsha who also knew that accused No.1 was  to\n\ncomplainant and their marriage was subsisting.  s   \n\n5. The jurisdictionai   came?  V '\n\nsubmitted charge sheet against   9'\n\naforesaid o\ufb01ences. During\u00bb   'of_   = L'\n\nexamined as many as  wimessesv  Qexcuments\nmarked as exhibits PI   }   of accused,\n\nexhibits D1 to  produced\n\nby  as\ufb02ies. 1 and 2.\n\n6. Tee  en:_\".5appIeci.ation of evidence, has held\n\n  th$a1~\u00a7'...p:g?)seeuti e1iVfaiied to prove the charges \ufb02amed\n\n' aecxgsed and acquitted accused 1 to 9 of o\ufb02ences\n\nH piinis1\u00a7abie:%:ued;$r Sec\ufb01ons 342, 506(2), 498~A and 494 me.\n\n .. , L' 7; : Before adverting to evidence on record, it is\n\nfiemesary to state that charges relating to o\ufb01ences\n\n  ....--;;unishab1e under Section 342 and 506(2) [PC were framed\n\nagainst accused No.1. Charge No.3 for an o\ufb01cnce\n\nN. \n\n\n\npunishable under Section 498---A SPC was \naccused Nos. 1 to 6' and charge for an offence.  _\nunder Section 494 was framed againgt acc11_sx:a'.v-  to  \n\nTherefore, it is necessary to determige 1Z}l\u00a7i'A.\ufb01)1E1O\u00a7\u00a7iI\u00a7'lg-_I:\u00a7GiI}i_VS2'v:. ;  .'\n\n(:1) Whether the pmsecution has  provedj, Y_A:']:\u00a7at \"  \nperiod between 8.12.1998:\"'and 1ag112.T:%99aa*i \u00e9\u00e9cusea A\nNo.1 had wmngiuzgy  ' .}ej;\u00a3 'PX,\u00a7[-1 i}f.'L31\u00a7shm1' in\n\nRoom No.31O of   Raichur and\n\n 12.i\u00e998 to 13.1.1999 accused\n  PW--- in the house of\n \"Cw\u00a7\u00a7vi\u00ab\u00a31i:a;ij;aa \u00e9at Hospet and thezehy committed\n\nV   offtznce  under Section 342 iPC?\n\n    --  prosecution has provcti that in the\n\n cQ*;.ifs \u00a7; \"lzof same tmnsaction accused int\ufb01ntionally\n\"1}izT:::ate11ed on the life of PW-12 and thereby\n\nH committed an offence punishable under Section\n\nX 506(2) rpm N.al~\u00bb0W*\"\"'\n\n\n\n(iii) Whether the prosecution has proved that \nperiod between 13.12.1998 and 13.1.199g_:\"aeei;ee\u00a7i .\n\u00a30 6 subjected PW-1 to cruelty by    \nbring aeiditionai dowry of  \ncommitted an o\ufb01ence punjsha\u00ab\u00a55i*:f.\"tindereV 4T\u00a7;}i\u00a7'.;;\u00a3V  e,\nWC? . .. ._\n\n(iv) Whether pmmcu\u00a7\u00a7n that  Nos. 1\nto 7 committed    under Section\n\n494     marriage of\n\n No.77 on 25.1.1995 at\n  \n\n(V) 1. -  Trial Judge appreciated evidence\n\n\"  I  and arrived at right\n\" - eeggeig\ufb01eesv\n\n  the impuyxed judment calls. for\n\n\"interference?\n\nV' ~  I \"8, At: the outset it is necessary 13:) state that the\n\n  ijsgcg\ufb01\ufb01cution has reiicd on the evidence of PW-\u00abI to prove\n\nm.&-w~\u00b0\"*'\n\n\n\no\ufb01ences punishable under Sections 342 and \n\nall\ufb01ged against accused No.1.  d 9\n\nPW-I has deposed that she had been \n\ncon\ufb01ned by I--aceused in Room No\u00a23'1\"0\"of \u00ab_S'LV  V\n\nduring the per1od' between s.V12.19i9e ido;1d2e;19A9e.d;d'e:{\u00a2i:._\n\nshe had been was Wrongfullyd  by   the d' V\n\nhouse of brother oi'--_.I-accused'. item \"I3.-1l2..--i998 to\n\n13.01.1999<\/pre>\n
. From the  dde\u00e9ixie\ufb01ee, in particuiar,<\/p>\n
the   “it is clear that marma’ ge
\nbetsveed\ufb01fst -1 was performed on 1.2.1991<\/p>\n
and di\ufb01ereiicee the marriage and the parties<\/p>\n
 V’   V._’IA’he  exchanged legal notices. During<\/p>\n
ee  aw accused had \ufb01led MC No.7\/1998 for<\/p>\n
 an-iage by a decree of divome makm’ g certzam<\/p>\n
 anegatiees against PW–1. 111 MC No.7\/1998, PW–1 had \ufb01led<\/p>\n
A f_”  claim seeking divorce making aliegations against 1″<\/p>\n
  when the matter was pending before this Court in<\/p>\n
V .’V’W.P.No.31368\/1998, during reconciliation pmceedings, the<\/p>\n
N, ahmowdw<\/p>\n
learned Judge of this Court had advised 13′ accused Vta live<\/p>\n
A with P”W–1 for a period of one month and <\/p>\n
parties to appear before ‘this Court on 19. 1. 199Q;”A3 ”\n<\/p>\n
by the learned Judge of this    ‘
\n1a: accused took F’W~1 to Raichuf’-gui\u00a7i%T
\nRoom No.31(} of sw Tomst”H\u00a7e_1.  wge:,’:’ee;’k1te:ition
\non the part of 1″ accused to    He
\nhad followed the adviee'”_ of this Court.<\/p>\n
Otherwise, W ar_:en_se<;i :wd'u1d."'ndt._I;zaveV've:;ii:i11ed to take P'W~<\/p>\n
1 to     Hotel, much less to any
\nother p}aee;' %  record would disciose when<\/p>\n
P'W–1.–Was 14iVLt;:VgwithA'aceiised No.1 in Room No.31(} of SLV<\/p>\n
 V.  .ffoi;1{$t:,.}\u00a70te\u00a7, she\u00abh\u00e91'd'Veontacted her parents over phone for<\/p>\n
    If PW -1 had been wrongfully con\ufb01ned,<\/p>\n
a\u00e9 Fiber there was no impediment for her to infers}<\/p>\n
 the sa'n_1e':.to her parents. Therefore, considering background<\/p>\n
'e. af i3Ef\u00abTCi\u20acS and circumstances in which accused No. 1 had<\/p>\n
  t :-gken PW–1 to Ream No.310 of sex: Tomtist Hotel at Raiehur,<\/p>\n
evidence of PW-1 that I–ac-cased had Wrrmgfully con\ufb01ned<\/p>\n
PW'~1 Em Room 930.310 of SLV Tourist EiotelV.\u00abp\u00a7\u00a71V:ij1e\u00a7:i\u00bb…Vbe<\/p>\n
accepted.\n<\/p>\n
9. PW~1 has deposed that she had :i3e<:;–\u00a7:'_tsri*(} 13.
\nshe had faith\ufb01llly followed  !s\u00a3p.1V”to* ho i1se of cw
\n19 — Govindappa at   :a1_’d.is_taI1ce  I K} Kms
\n{mm Raichur. _1r PWf.1._Ti_ad   con\ufb01neci by<\/p>\n
accusgiii’ \u00a7IT6.e1\u00ab;5$he\u00ab meg fo\ufb02owed him to the house
\nof CW;*1.’\u00a7 \u00abat The evidence of P’W~1 is seif<\/p>\n
contxa6.ictoE’y.  ‘i{.iVs’;.inA1isiVs.tent with her conduct. PW~ 1 has<\/p>\n
ape\ufb01 ffOm*’*aecused and F’W~1 them were family<\/p>\n
   I Govicinappa. She was taken care of by<\/p>\n
  PW–1 has: not deposed that her<\/p>\n
 moeemexgte had been restricted by accused No.1. In the<\/p>\n
A C_” eifduazastances, evidence of HIV-1 that she had been<\/p>\n
 Aix\u00a71t31′;A}.g\ufb011ily con\ufb01ned by accused No.1 cannot be accepted.<\/p>\n
, ,~,’fherefore, I answer 13051211 No. 1 in the negative. OAWOMJW
\n{U .\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
10. PW=~1 has deposed that accuse\u00e9 No.1 <\/p>\n
with dim consequences to her life when she  with _\u00ab b <\/p>\n
him in Room No.31() of SLV ‘}’o2:::;i’iLsA’;Vtb:’}’i’o.vt(?;1._ as <\/p>\n
house of CW-10 Govindappa.  _<\/p>\n
11. ?\\V-1 is a doctor b3V(___if):n’:::_t’c:s;\u00bb_sio1i.’   not a
\nhelpless Woman.   contacting her
\nparents over phone. If:  her life at the<\/p>\n
‘Ego.  tg\u00e9re’ ‘-\u00e9was crimina} intimidauon
\nby ac<\u00a7i;:s<53d_ Ru.i;:'.'$ii\u00e9'  fact have failcci to inform the<\/p>\n
same to }ie'r.. %1:Ja1*cz;%,s.A'~–._i'i"af:cuscd No.1 had threatened PW-1<\/p>\n
    cons\u00e9q 'sages to her life, she wouid not have<\/p>\n
 ' .:.1.{\u00e9ek1y*v_f\u00a7311\u00a7):s{\u00e9\u00a7d–_him from Raichur to Hospet.<\/p>\n
kl  prosecution has relied upon ccnain letters said<\/p>\n
 \u00bb Atdhgavewbccn written by PW\u00bb: to her parents and bmthers<\/p>\n
AA(\u00a71i'1:'ii1A;1g the period between 39.12.1993 and 25.12.1993. PW-<\/p>\n
  "1 has admitted that these letters were posted at once. when<\/p>\n
N.\n<\/p>\n
14<\/span><\/p>\n
PW–1 had Wnitten as many as 4 post cards and <\/p>\n
ietters to her parents, it looks rather ridiculous  _<\/p>\n
thought of posting them at once on 1}}31e  daf}~..   <\/p>\n
post cards marked as exhibits P8 fag <\/p>\n
dated 5.12.1993 and iniand ie\ufb01ers  as\u00bb*’\u00e9s;2;\u00a7\u00a7its’_ic;Pi2 if.<\/p>\n
to P1′? bear postal stamp date\u00e9f’  iegobvious,
\nthese letters were    to make
\nit appear that PW\u00ab1  parents \ufb01tvm
\ntime to time ts}   izxtimidation by<\/p>\n
1″ acc’f1se_d._’ 1 A’i5t- to notice that even after
\nletters   baxents of PW-1 they did not<\/p>\n
 –.t1;1e  of the 1″ accused to this cotlrt in<\/p>\n
_ . ,_\u00a2jAwv,\u00a5*’.”I’\u20acl’o.5\u00bb–.”3’13Et3A\/  was still pending. They did not<\/p>\n
  %  Thezefore, evidence of PW~1 that accused<\/p>\n
 ‘cut threats to life of PW-1 cannot be accepted.<\/p>\n
 ‘-.113  (gfthis, i answer point No.2 in negative.
\n AA  Even in proof of point No.3 prosecution has relied<\/p>\n
e  \u00a75–;; t1i\u00a2 evidence ofPW-1 and letters marked as exhibits P8 to<\/p>\n
P11 and P12 to P17. The parents of PW~–1 have given<\/p>\n
evidence in proof of point No.3.\n<\/p>\n
14. At this juncture, it is relevant to state  <\/p>\n
days a\ufb01er their marriage PW~–1 and I~acx;11sr:u(I:’w.f\u00a21:1::apa1fvt;’  1 <\/p>\n
They ha\u00e9 exchangc\u00e9. iegal no\ufb01ce\ufb01.\n<\/p>\n
complaint against i\u00ab-accused: and “mine ofV.’v}:i\u00e9f\u00a7V” <\/p>\n
alleging offences punishable “Vi11:1\u00e9:i3r S\u00e9c\u00e9ibfx\u00e9v-I  and<\/p>\n
Section 4 and 5 of Dowr\u00a7:~~?xo273i$i:;c5;g  Acc\ufb01\u00e9ed’ Nos. 1 to<\/p>\n
9 hemiii    \ufb02ied for said o\ufb01hnccs in
\nC.C.iVIo1:49’3!199{“\u00a7’1$i\u00a73t1V\ufb021{%_:1’\ufb011a\u00a7V,..of 1:1 JMFC oeurt at Raichur.<\/p>\n
On 22f.10.:”0()o Q.’c.\u00e99S;\u00a2–i995 ended in acquittal. Thus,<\/p>\n
 pcI;i6::i-v—–between 10.12.1998 and 30.12.1998<\/p>\n
 1  was pending trial.\n<\/p>\n
A 15,’ ‘T11f:\u00a7eA1fati1cr of PW–1 had aiso \ufb01led a complaint in<\/p>\n
 110.33] 1997 against accused Nos. 1 to 9 and others
\n  o\ufb01bnces punishable under Sections 498-9., 109,<\/p>\n
   __114, 494, 11?’, 506 I’\/W. Section 34 {PG These accused had<\/p>\n
\ufb01led Cr1.Petiton No.2765\/1998 before this court and the<\/p>\n
N, o11-“\u00b0”‘<\/p>\n
OL-‘<\/p>\n
complaint \ufb01led in PCR No.93\/1997 registered <\/p>\n
No.153\/1997 was quashed. by this court ‘V  <\/p>\n
3.1.2007. When these pIeeeeding’s”‘We17e”
\nimpmbabie that accused No. 1Vwho;bA:i1;f1\u00a2:i.–A.A1Vii}ed
\nperiod ef one month as adi\u00e9iee\ufb02by
\nW.P.No.31368\/1998 wojeld  demand Qiddi\ufb01onal
\ndowxy of rupees eight     Tile parties had
\ndeeide\u00e9 to pufI:_a1’1.__end:” accused No.1<\/p>\n
had \ufb01led rue’  e\ufb01ssole\ufb01on of marriage by a<\/p>\n
decree: of (‘iAi\u20acIt:\u00a7 1?;36.;  H’ aiso \ufb01led counter claim for
\ndiSSOiI1AtiQ}:L1″Of  decree of divorce on di\ufb01erent<\/p>\n
g1’e13;;d.su. 1g”t1\u00a7ese.vcn=;sux\ufb01\u00a7a:ances, it looks highly improbable<\/p>\n
;1..\u00a7{accusec: Nos;”‘i to 6 had demanded PW–1 to bring<\/p>\n
    of Rs.8.00 lakhs. when the Ielationship<\/p>\n
–A    fvviirviv\ufb01lwf
\nbetween.  parties had  broken and I-accused<\/p>\n
 hand  to live with PW-I for a penbd of one month as per<\/p>\n
 of the learned Judge of this Ceurt_\u00a7 when the<\/p>\n
\u00abL,–\u00ab<\/p>\n
   had been (iirected to report back to this com on<\/p>\n
19.1.1999, it Looks highly improbable that accused Nos. 1 to<\/p>\n
N.\n<\/p>\n
7 had subjected PW-1 to cruelty and had demanded her to<\/p>\n
bring additional dowry of Rs.8.00 lakhs. The <\/p>\n
testimonies of PW-1 and her parents in p1′(.~{c’)i* of *<\/p>\n
dowry demand and crueity meted~\u00bbVto_  Ru<\/p>\n
cannot be accepted. Therefore, I :’ans*a$s?er’dVpoi_nt”  <\/p>\n
negative.\n<\/p>\n
16. In order to hp:\u00bb\u00a7?;rgc a\ufb01gsggdd’ marriage of<\/p>\n
accused No.1 with    has mainiy<\/p>\n
Ielied    Rao. It is evidence
\nof  maid  ‘PW-S, one Nageshwaraxao 2-and<\/p>\n
Ramesh    Vd\u00e9idangavathi to purchase spraying<\/p>\n
 V’  . mechiues.  A. As  machines were not available at<\/p>\n
   went to Devasamudra camp. They stayed<\/p>\n
  Rangarao. On the next day mornm g they<\/p>\n
 went *~  the house of one Venkateshwararao situate at<\/p>\n
A “id Ch\u00e9:_1chayya (lamp. They came to know that said<\/p>\n
ifenkatesharao had gone to attend a marriage. ‘Therefore,<\/p>\n
‘ they went to the house of one Gandhi There they saw the<\/p>\n
N.\n<\/p>\n
marriage of accused No.1 with accused No.7 <\/p>\n
marriage PW-5 and others took meais.  <\/p>\n
5 months thereafter he had been  ‘the \u00a2’n\u00b0n’   f0i1′”‘ ‘V<\/p>\n
txeatment of his daughter. At
\n1 about the second marriagc\u00e9uf No.
\nN03′. PW”-I did not \ufb01le any   against
\naccused Nos. 1 and    oifcnces
\npunishable unde;-.1_” Scctiu1u4$4  uthcr hanci, PW-
\n1 lodged a   ::t\u00e9;i’f’ allegeei bigamous marriage.<\/p>\n
The :.evic1enee    he had informed the bigamous<\/p>\n
% A”   g1\u00e9;”1:iageA we .p4w–1’15ek’s highly improbable. Apart from this,<\/p>\n
     as Witness in PCR No.93\/1997 \ufb01led by<\/p>\n
t’1\u00a7e_ui\u00e91the:”‘–%~1. ?W–5 has admitted that he was working<\/p>\n
 with P’$A{\u00a53 -\u00bb father of PW\u00bb-1. In View of highly discrepant and<\/p>\n
ineeuhsistent evidence, it is not possible to hold that<\/p>\n
V’  f\u00e9msecution has proved that on 26.1.1996 accused No. 1 had<\/p>\n
N.aA\u00abv~W’\u00b0”‘<\/p>\n
20<\/span><\/p>\n
mamied accused No.7 and other accuseci attended4vt};m.<_:'said<\/p>\n
n1arrza' ge. Therefore, I answer point No.4 in 3:1eg_.'-a\u00a7i.\\}e."\u00bbV:'  -1- <\/p>\n
1?. The leaxned Trial Judge on  xaf' <\/p>\n
evidence has held that prosecutic\u00a7'i:r;\u00bbAA\u00bbVIi:es   '<\/p>\n
case and acquitted accuseci, _  en <\/p>\n
I\/V', 1<\/p>\n
evidence, I do not \ufb01nd any 'i*eeiSons to'  the VV<\/p>\n
impugned judgment.  {pass t}\u00a7e"foiieWing:<\/p>\n
The Crizzainal appeaiis   <\/p>\n
 A' . . . . .\n<\/p>\n
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Karnataka High Court State Of Karnataka Represented By … vs K Mohan Rao on 17 July, 2008 Author: N.Ananda IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNAT\/’\u00bb\u00a7;i1’\u00bb?”:\\Q.:’E _ CIRCUIT BENCH AT C}m1MJLBA_R\u00a33A’:::.V, ‘. 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