{"id":208626,"date":"2009-01-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-12T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/rocky-fernandes-vs-james-lobo-on-13-january-2009"},"modified":"2016-09-26T05:50:09","modified_gmt":"2016-09-26T00:20:09","slug":"rocky-fernandes-vs-james-lobo-on-13-january-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/rocky-fernandes-vs-james-lobo-on-13-january-2009","title":{"rendered":"Rocky Fernandes vs James Lobo on 13 January, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Rocky Fernandes vs James Lobo on 13 January, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: Jawad Rahim<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT \n\nmrren THIS THE 133'\" DAY 0:: JANUARY, ::'o059;:._f    _\n\nBemaa   A\nTHE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAQVAE'   A \n\nCRi..R.P. N0..,='337 o3a2e*oa   \nBETWEEN:     %\n\n1 ROCKY FERNANDES ; _  \ns\/9 LATE KASHMIRMKNANGES. \n\n55 YEARS,R\/AT KU?iDAP{_JR;\u00bb mm;   k\n\nunupzazsmxcr.   % j  \n\n     PETITIONER\n\n{BY MR s.\u00a2*\u00a7HAG1AvAw, ADV.)   x \nAND: _   % *   %\n\n1 3Afv1ES ]fma6;s\u00a2o%SELci5zAakk:.<\u00a7ao\n   PAQU, GGVADI SCHOUL\nIN. _(a'04PAD_'r"' NDAPUR TALUK.\n\n2 SMT F'HVILOMI\ufb01A..V\u00a3G\ufb01\u00a73. 85 YEARS.\n.'\u00bb".'!Q BELCHAR LGBQ, RJAT "SONA SADANA",\n_~ ' EAR vMAHiiD.E\\fI. VSHAJANA MANDIRA,\n pA\u00a33EEi~L,A MANGALQRE. _\n\n   'V  L080. AGED 41 YEARS.\n\nA WW,\/Ci --.\u00a7AMTES LGBO,R\/AT PADUGOPADI HOUSE\n INv_'.\u20ac\u00a79V?ADYVILLAGE, KUNDAPUR TALUK,\n\n   4 IHESTATE or KARNATAKABY THE sus\n\nAA ' ._Ih\u00a3SPECTOR. OF POLICE, KUNDAPUR POLICE\n\n" -  _ STAT'ION,KUNDAPURA,UD%JPI msmcr.\n\n RESPGNDENTS\n(BY SR1 RNA SUBRAMANYA BHAT, HCGP FOR R4)\n\n***\n<\/pre>\n
\ufb01g,\u00bb<\/p>\n
P-.5!<\/p>\n
THIS PETITION 15 mm U\/5.397 RIW. SEC;I”–.401
\nc:R..P.c av me ADVOCATE ma ms we-nnoaeea ..!=’RA\u00a5Ib\u00a3G
\nTHAT mxs Horwae cczuar MAY BE pLeAsgo%m% seat<\/p>\n
ASIDE THE JUDGMENT 8: ORDER E>T.19.1Z.200_73PAS3E’\u00a33  <\/p>\n
THE 9.6., FTC, UDUPI IN S.C.N0.27\/95 AN9 ‘REMAHD <\/p>\n
MATTER BACK ‘re THE c:c;>um’ 8ELOW””‘FC>?.”‘-F1\u00a7\u00a3SH”‘ u<\/p>\n
CONSIDERATION, ETC.,<\/p>\n
‘ms PETITION ARE C;GMIN\u00a7  FoR%%Aams\u00e9zanak<\/p>\n
THIS DAY THIS couacr MADE”T}-:–\u00a7FOLL{)WIN$_;-
\nThis revision is dir\u00e9.E:’;edj.u’daement in S.C.
\nNe. 2712005 passed r;2.:\u00b0;’3.”::i’ae Judge, Fast
\nTrack Ccvurt   Nas. 1 tan 3
\nfor the S’\u00e9;:tian 304 and 306 IPC.\n<\/p>\n
2′.–,_ ._ The ‘i*:w.’;.-i;$:e\u00a7iT\u00bbi’$._\u00a7\u00a7sted for admi\ufb01sion.\n<\/p>\n
3.  ._T”ne ‘r1′:a i;”e%i:?:f’i.?s:.i’:\u00e9fi\u00e9\u00e9ations can the basis of which<\/p>\n
V the :fc;s:2andei2ts._._i ‘tb  w\u00e9re arra\u00e9aneci, tried and acquitted<\/p>\n
    cma9ragg.:n Jahn Lebe committed suicide on 22-31\u00bb-<\/p>\n
  _ 20\ufb01 5._at ,_as’t\u00aba,\u00a7\u00e9i  8~3\u00a3tPM by ccmsummq pctson. Death af Lobe<\/p>\n
 “””~.. $2vasL r\u00e9mzgted by the petitioner harem to the jurisdictienai<\/p>\n
 i::c;’\u00a3i\u00a2:e:,}” which was treated as FIR and the case was<\/p>\n
  m\ufb01istered. During inv\ufb01tiaatian thrcmch statement cf the<\/p>\n
aetitianer herein and other witnesses the Inves\u00a3}_’a\u00a7tE.uq<\/p>\n
Officer apirsed that the raspandents 1 tr: 3  <\/p>\n
causing mentai torture to Lobo with\u00bb..saig  u’sur:at’A <\/p>\n
the property left by cane Florida ah\ufb01iv ta <\/p>\n
ieeitimate share and thus ais’-2 t_}e’:’\u20ac.i.__s*\u00bbt.:i\u00a2’:Ai’r:’\u00a3\u00bb~.=;.:-_. VI_:jfn\u00b0 ‘of- <\/p>\n
that object they azapea\ufb01 tc i1a\u00a7f_e.VVi:erpat_ua\u00a3\u00e9\u20aci’\u00abmers\ufb01\u00e9l cruefty
\nand threat continuousm.V:7u.21a!:ie:.,’tn”‘\u00a325?-;g2s.if’::1;ch tertumus act
\nLobe consumed 11″z*.-“>ffer’:::\u00bb.a zaunishabie under Secticm<\/p>\n
  SeEtia–n—-\u00ab34 IPC. During triai the prosecution<\/p>\n
$e:V2 a:_htA the charge through the testimcmy of Puma<\/p>\n
F\u00e9i<n1\u00e9hde$.'\u00a7e_f\u00a7ii\u00e9ner herein as Pwl, Sar.Jaci<:!ine as Pwz,<\/p>\n
"Avfi'ei\u00ab\u00a7nVe Montheiro as W3 and other witnessw who<\/p>\n
V' " _'i:'QAA:\u00a2f5V( "1'~.'\u00a73i"iZ in the mvestieatien tike inquest, spot mahazar,<\/p>\n
W<\/p>\n
5. During mat the accused reited on4v..ais’\u00bb-{fetter<\/p>\n
addressed by PW2 – Sr.Ja<:kiir:e to Dr. Karamh;:"'\ufb01\u00a7ar\u00a7\u00a7\u00a7s _<\/p>\n
E:x.91, intlmatinu to tha docgpr reasr.\u00a7is2:j"A*~::mer\u00a7tsi*\u00ab<\/p>\n
disturbance of the deceased. Sf};\n<\/p>\n
speiied out that the deceased.___was”‘ <\/p>\n
\ufb01eiaility and was not In_ r’t is received as FIR and
\ncase vi\u00e9aisi .Nc..16\/2005. Weiahino the<\/p>\n
evid\u00e9nge i:if”ti’ie< pifcas\u00e9cimviiih against defence en' the accused,<\/p>\n
 :_oAurtAA"'fc+a::\u00abci it did not estabiish the charge,<\/p>\n
 L1'c\u00a7ij's'aqu.:\u00a7\ufb01ti'*y2:th.e accused have beer: acquitim.<\/p>\n
"  Th~\u00a73;"iearned csunsei far petitioner wouid contend<\/p>\n
H V' . tha\u00a3"'inv\u00e9$iia'$tian had revealed tarturcus act pernetuaim by<\/p>\n
'it'A"'lVti:eL._\u00a7cai1\u00a7ed compeiiing the deceased to\u00bb take extrema step-<\/p>\n
  's;u'i:r:ide to amid not oniy mental terture but the physical<\/p>\n
Vi  "'e3\ufb01siaueht by the accused. This, according to tha iearned<\/p>\n
gwib<\/p>\n
counsel it canstitutes abatement as it was the reason for the
\ndeceased to take the extreme step. To estaelhieh ill<\/p>\n
treatment meted out ta the deceased, it waseu;<\/p>\n
that accusae No.1 ta 3 had designed ta  <\/p>\n
cf the family and ta deprive the';\n<\/p>\n
share.\n<\/p>\n
9. Reference is made’e:’V”‘ta e’\u00a7’ld\u00abehce and’<\/p>\n
statement af the  ,_fEach.l’a”ne:_j’ef”tlje5nAl\ufb01aveeeaaken of<\/p>\n
several incidents in walla:-3 ,a_a’c\ufb01ueat3 are said to have<\/p>\n
treatec\u00a7’l”t\ufb01e-..eie;eaeed evidence of We —
\nDlneshae  fhe learned counsel reveals<\/p>\n
etherwieehezn”e3\u00a7Var\ufb01inai:i–an of the statement of PW4 –<\/p>\n
  isaee\u00e9i ‘thathe does net say that at any point of<\/p>\n
  had revealed to him the mental agony he<\/p>\n
fa’ce\u00a3i\u00abatv_l\u00e9aads ef accused er the manner in which the<\/p>\n
‘V._’ac:ueedv””had harassed him. I am unable ta accwt the<\/p>\n
VA “~ilfceat’eat\u00a5oa of the learned counsel that evidence of PW4 ~–<\/p>\n
A’   i\ufb01igneaha establishes the charge.\n<\/p>\n
(%,Q\/<\/p>\n
10; PW5— Mehammad, another witnas of the<\/p>\n
pmsecution, reveais of his visit to the misuse cfV.#\u00a7\u00a7:u$ed<\/p>\n
119.1 prior to the Incident seeking favaur _<\/p>\n
eiearicity supbiy ta cme Harrfeed. It onEy..sh\u00a7\u00a7\u00a72Vs  $.-\ufb01t\u00e9z-AnZ. <\/p>\n
visited the hausa of accused Na\u00e9\u00e9l, <\/p>\n
infarmed him that the a:cuse~.3.\u00a7.do.1A”?2_\u00a7d ‘treaVt\u00e9d!..iij_;\u00a7q ” .<\/p>\n
and thus had consumed poIs}6’n.;_V’?’ If that. 5:; It is not
\nexpiained why PW5 di\u00a2:.’i _:”i<:xt  'i'n.fonn\u00e9iio n pubiic or
\nto the dose reiatives.   made Is that<\/p>\n
he had informedg\u00e9\ufb01tas\u00e9xd   a'hd"'.'\u00a7:: i\ufb01at…\u00a2.\u00a7\u00a7\u00e9ceased — Lobe had<\/p>\n
cansurffed  t.i.:' V<t~.'-,'+?vv__:'e_i'::::_!’\u00e9~:.._:?1:f.i*s\u00ab’.a’-‘ir’s the deceased is said to have<\/p>\n
discitfsseezi ca’1ii9\u00a7\u00e9AAt:f.v”hi\u00a7- d\u00e9ath and It wauid have been the<\/p>\n
 ‘-\u00a2yVi\ufb01a :’d\u00e9\u00e9c!ara\u00a7!on iii\u00e9iihv his death. But, Investigating Of\ufb01cer<\/p>\n
 ms. ‘\ufb01\u00a2i. “af;c\u00e9\u00a7\u00a3:\u00e9;i that materiai as dvlna declaration of the<\/p>\n
det\u00e9iase\ufb01-‘ ‘   ‘
\n11_g’i- It is aiso difficuit to beiieve that PW5 having<\/p>\n
   that the deceased had ccmsumed pefson wcuid do<\/p>\n
V’   \ufb01\ufb01\u00e9thina ta safe guard his life. Except the evidence of the<\/p>\n
 .  witness\ufb01 referred to a-have there is no other independent<\/p>\n
332\/<\/p>\n
evidence aiaced by the prasecution to bring nexus between<\/p>\n
the act ef the accusw I to 3 and cansequent deati’s’j’c:vf:’i;\u00a7:\u00a3\u00a7aA4.<\/p>\n
12. In this ccmtext, this wauid be .\n<\/p>\n
the contents cf the E”x.D1, fetter
\nKaranth, which reads thus: A  ‘  A ‘ .’ V.\n<\/p>\n
“Ma ngatwe-6
\n22-1 1-2064<\/p>\n
Dear” Doctca’ i~(ai’a:”rt3\ufb01A.~…_.”:%’* _<\/p>\n
I am the :’efigrzEz3us matemai aunt bf Prr\u00a2..b’gfat?3er :23 his um\u00e9i-tfs. house: From June
\n2394 to .\ufb01\u00e9;1gt:\u00a7.t’\u00a72″?, “?ra’v_een stayed \ufb01n\ufb02iangaior-e.<\/p>\n
When  .4012. \ufb01sztaua 3.2″‘, he brought the
\nmedi\u20ac_:Et”.\u00a3% g\u00a3v\u00a2.\u00bb;’:. Gzanwh of Bangafore ‘Dian:-3.0′ was
\n medicine givan’T’by m Bangalore. He is
\nraguiar in taking’-th\u00a35’tat1@i before: going to bed.<\/p>\n
V Fram \ufb01.l3QL_tSt’13m, t\u00e9ii the above date (November 22″‘)
\n_ he was kepi as a paying guest to do a course at CGIHT
\n Vin; Hargalore. ‘H.–e—\u00abczampieted this cemputar hardware
\n” ccattrae  wi\ufb01 recatva the certificate a\ufb01aer two months<\/p>\n
  about him is that;\n<\/p>\n
 {1}”he.  not take 2.1;) the 0DtT&Cti9f\u00a7$ at once;<\/p>\n
2.}_A\u00a7’-ie ma to *\u00a3%3\u00a7\u00a7&i may times and takes {om} time<\/p>\n
 ~ ;  (onewtwa hours) In the tmbt;\n<\/p>\n
 5(3) in the maminas even though he is awakened he
\ngomons#m\u00a7ngtiu?AMaflateIm’ttohi:rma#,rua
\n\ufb01ieegm tiii 9 AM<\/p>\n
(4) ‘festentiav in the smmi\ufb01g withir\u00bb an hour he went 4<\/p>\n
times to the toast.\n<\/p>\n
My<\/p>\n
(5) He waiks about in the roam and doe’2$ not awfv ti?\u00bb-_
\nrevise the hssons to comptete one subjmt in which
\nhad fa\ufb01eci in the \ufb01nal exam. He has brought  L’ S ,
\nticket fmm Br. T.M.A. Pa: Pvz\ufb01ytechnic Schooi.   ..  <\/p>\n
(6) In the night, in his steep, he sucide\ufb01iv  <\/p>\n
(7) Fro:*:’: three dam’; he has covefad \u00e9fiiy  of   A
\nher guide book on 8 advanced comrnunicatiam.
\ndam not revi$e from the _V ‘   <\/p>\n
AH this makes me understand that the nm\ufb01:-ine’ that he
\nhas, is not effective and heipfui tov.hi:\u00a5::, some times.. he
\nsmikes to himsatf. V  he’ waikg about in his
\nroom. He  _to’~_hin%I3s\u00a7-3f.”‘–.\u00a7v’s’:;! ‘were mzrt able
\nto know what he taikzs. He sa+,ss”}7se cg\ufb01ngt. bear to hear
\ntha r~:ca=i:”se of the  his “ears are diffesamt
\nfmmothevsg’     –  ‘<\/p>\n
He   ai\u00e9ctriixtisf wo\ufb01fc ff\u00e9r weeks. ‘may<\/p>\n
said that ize.is”$:\u00e9z_y’ and ‘da\u00e9s not respond quicidy
\nand be\u00e9zgves  if he r;atf1_'{  <\/p>\n
\u00a2\u00a5;_3w,._; haii\u00e9’ ‘hi\u00bbr\ufb01”t-\u00e9’ ‘i<ur':d\u00e9pura to consuit you O\u00a5"'I\u20ac2\u00e9
\nagain as I f.S9i"tl1%t'}'\u00a3J.\u00a31"\u20ac;OL\u00a7id give him regt\ufb01ar dcsas of
\nmadigine, Tha \u00bb-zrcauid be 3 parmanmt cane: and
\nanabte~r;\u00a3n:.tc do  wgrk comfertabsy.\n<\/p>\n
. iiincszy hens  vPt”a~g\u00e9:en and his fatha’.<\/p>\n
A’  A *  <\/p>\n
  (Sr, 3 ‘r-\u00e9.’3Hj5–a1c5<ue1\u00a7ne A.C.\n<\/p>\n
 Ntatemai aunt of Praveen Eohrz Loba)”\n<\/p>\n
 The. trim court has rightiy runticed from the<\/p>\n
 *.._  ;\u00a7:1tends of Ex.D1, it astabiishm the deceased was not<\/p>\n
 meratafiv stable and was suffering from certain disorda,<\/p>\n
which affected his norrmai tivtna. The letter referrs ta<\/p>\n
severai epise\u00e9es during life of the deceased, whet hag: ‘\u00e9\ufb01\ufb01awn<\/p>\n
tack of interest In iife arad the fear msrtulred by<\/p>\n
about his abnormai behaviar. The tetter a!so..$:i\u00a7rt\u00e9\u00a7i\u00e9:sj:’\u00a7f  1’ <\/p>\n
fact that famiiv members were  ‘ta <\/p>\n
arx\ufb01aaed and had put him V5rz__eEec.”tri\u00a73! <\/p>\n
showed ieast interest. The do\u00a7i’tnned V<\/p>\n
that victim withdrew frcai\ufb01sjaclfi’i’\u00a7\u00a7$@jgr\u00a7\u00a7e.;1t antiwkei\u00e9t himself
\naioof. Consequent, medigatiaj\ufb01  to him under<\/p>\n
meditai advlse;is’.a\u00a7s:b fntiy <\/p>\n
14. “”” ‘n\u00e9t”_”i’mii;:ate am! disaute in the
\nfamtiy atgbithtts’at”5%\u00e9r\u00a7ss\u00a7f\ufb01e\u00a7\u00a7t._.’c\u00e9used to the deceased. The<\/p>\n
circumstantiezi\ufb01 VM.;i\u00a2i3_”th’\u00a5\u00e9 daceased died are reiatabie to<\/p>\n
 W5 \ufb01i\u00e9nta} “\u00a7ate?.” “‘Th.;e;,…accusec! have used cantents of Ex.D1<\/p>\n
V.’ti:.:.\u00e9bs9hi\u00a7:”the-\ufb01rseltes and to disown any act attributed to<\/p>\n
t\u00a5’e\u00e9t1.*i’;’t’<\/p>\n
 f\ufb01e {earned triai judge has rightly accepted this<\/p>\n
V’ “~ifa\u00a7vah”~\u00ab_impcrtant circumstancm painte\u00e9 cut by the accused<\/p>\n
 Basgibie cause of death of the deceased.<\/p>\n
‘V V  “‘v.’H\ufb01\u00a7\u00e9refora, the Q!”i&V3i’IC& of the pwticner that the accused<\/p>\n
(9\u00bbQ~.\/<\/p>\n
1]<\/p>\n
have been unjusti\ufb01ably acquitted, is dif\ufb01cuit te;v~.V.a\u00a7\u00a7.:{:&pt.<\/p>\n
Charge for the offence punishabie under
\ntherefare, was mt fuiiy estai3iEshe_;i…. _Si:’:1i_%’3i*i”\u00a7’.r”*,.::’i;!%:\u00a7=s:I*a.ara:\u00a7
\nieve\ufb02ed against the accused fof’*A:4th;\u00e9’t:}!T\u00e9n\u00a7:\u00e9~ j:t3u:\ufb01\u00a3Is’ h’aii:1-.\u00a7e<\/p>\n
under Section 304 IPC aiso\ufb01ngs ri\u00ab.’_:~ \u00a7..V\u00a7.u:3;)o\u00e9f\u00a7’A \u00e9ith%er ‘<\/p>\n
alieaatians or evidence can i’e<:e_zf__df"."-\u00bb.._ <\/p>\n
16. For the reas\u00e9\ufb01a’ I am satis\ufb01ed
\nthat the \ufb01rming; fgc;’\u00a2rd\u00e9\u00a7 .:t?1e\u00ab.i\\r\u00a7L\u00e9j\u00a7~.c\u00a7\u00a7r’iSis just and needs<\/p>\n
ma interfe:*ei~&’1&\u00e9_V,.”\u00ab~ . ” ” ”\n<\/p>\n
17. in \u00abma maision fans anti it is<\/p>\n
accardirsaiv dis7’rs1if3ss,=.d.” ._  ” . <\/p>\n
Sd\/-~
\nJudge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court Rocky Fernandes vs James Lobo on 13 January, 2009 Author: Jawad Rahim IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT mrren THIS THE 133′” DAY 0:: JANUARY, ::’o059;:._f _ Bemaa A THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JAQVAE’ A CRi..R.P. 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