{"id":208746,"date":"2008-04-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-16T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/arasaiah-ct-no-14168-so-late-vs-state-of-karnataka-by-kikkeri-on-17-april-2008"},"modified":"2015-11-25T01:37:05","modified_gmt":"2015-11-24T20:07:05","slug":"arasaiah-ct-no-14168-so-late-vs-state-of-karnataka-by-kikkeri-on-17-april-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/arasaiah-ct-no-14168-so-late-vs-state-of-karnataka-by-kikkeri-on-17-april-2008","title":{"rendered":"Arasaiah Ct No 14168 S\/O Late &#8230; vs State Of Karnataka By Kikkeri &#8230; on 17 April, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Arasaiah Ct No 14168 S\/O Late &#8230; vs State Of Karnataka By Kikkeri &#8230; on 17 April, 2008<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: K.Sreedhar Rao Rahim<\/div>\n<pre>IN THE HIGH cone: or KARNATAKA AT BANGALQRE\nDATED THIS THE 17\"' um' OF APRIL, 20.93:  T\nPRESENT    \n\nTHE H\u20ac)N'B\u00bbLE MR. 3usncEK;sREs2uHAa \nTHE HONBLE MRJUSTICE JAWAD RAM\u00bb: =  <\/pre>\n<p>BETWEEN:\n<\/p>\n<p>1 ARASAII&#8217;\u00a75*\u00a74C&#8217;-{N0 141633\/0 LATETV HQNNAIAH<br \/>\nBLGCKEP3 if  T  &#8216;~  1: V<br \/>\nCENTF!AL_PRI$ON ,    :\n<\/p>\n<p>3ANGA;V_ gR\u00a7;&#8217;;_ &#8216;   ..\n<\/p>\n<p>  L _  % _  T APPELLANT<br \/>\n(av sax.   spraasu\u00e9iwz  Aw. AS AMICUS wane)<\/p>\n<p> AND\u00ab.\u00a7   <\/p>\n<p>] 1.  sT\u00e9TE:\u00abGE KARNATAKA BY mxem \u00a5&#8217;OLICE<\/p>\n<p>L  L     aespomam<br \/>\n(av~sa1.G. TTa}&#8211;tAvAN1s1NsH,spP )<br \/>\ncm\u00a7.A PREFERRED BY THE APPELLANT\/co:mcT\/Accuses<\/p>\n<p>  ;*..THRQUGH SUPRDT., CENTRAL mxsou, BANGALORE, AGAINST<br \/>\n &#8216;ma JUDGMENT DT. 22.02.05 PASSED av THE P.O., F.T.C-II,<br \/>\n~  MANDYA. IN s.c.No.159\/2003 ~ CONVICTING TBE<\/p>\n<p>APPELLANT\/CONVICT\/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENSE PIU\/S. 498-A,<\/p>\n<p> 3:32 AND 201 or IPC Am sewmacxaa FOR oH=mce P\/UIS.<br \/>\n= 4934; or we To uuosaeo IMPRISONEMNT ma 3 YEARS mo<\/p>\n<p>TO PAY FINE OF RS. 5000\/&#8217; A?\\!D 1.0.. T0 UHDERGO<br \/>\nIMPRISONMENT FOR A FURTHER PERIOD OF THREE MONTHS<\/p>\n<p>ETC. ETC.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00e9&#8217;*&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>This appeal coming on for hearing this <\/p>\n<p>RAHIM 3., delivered the foliowingw<\/p>\n<p>Convicted accused is In appezelvattese\ufb01ttti\ufb01\u00e9 <\/p>\n<p>in Sessions Case No.159\/03&#8211;\u00a7re.V_the&#8221;\ufb01ie&#8217;  &#8216;\u00b0FI&#8217;C,&#8221;t&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Mandya passed on 24.295. 3 _\n<\/p>\n<p>2. The centext\ufb01effacte    _V<br \/>\nMahadevanfme (s:i1c.e&#8211;   tn the<br \/>\naccused    begotten three<br \/>\nchildren  rt-Vltace \ufb01tteen years prior<br \/>\nto 24.4393,  batman the accused and the<\/p>\n<p>deceased west set  the accused was persistently<\/p>\n<p>_ derawegdding: her&#8221;&#8216;tc\u00a7 ti1&#8217;anefe1.&#8217; the site aiven by her varents ta<\/p>\n<p> &#8216;there metriaae. Unable ta bear the contimaous<\/p>\n<p>I t&#8217;o:t*t:i_re and mental, perpetrated upon her and the-<\/p>\n<p>:  _ dettberateeee\ufb01tect by the accused to maintain her Efid her<\/p>\n<p>Ache managed to secure a job in a bank In<\/p>\n<p>A  : !&#8217;~&#8217;:e&#8217;z&#8217;:z&#8217;.i&#8217;\u00e9a&#8217;g;ere Viifeae. Upon securing the job she Item <\/p>\n<p>t   .chtidren with her parents for their upkeep as the accused<\/p>\n<p> &#8216;  had rdused to malatatn them. Perforce, she had to hire a<\/p>\n<p>\ufb01e<\/p>\n<p>so as to sort out the differancas and if he was d\u00a25\u00a3i;a:i;3$.V_ef<\/p>\n<p>divorce that would also be sorted out. The  <\/p>\n<p>house of Mahadevamnafs parent&#8217;s house v <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;nothing doing, I wili teach her a  &#8220;In:<\/p>\n<p>the visit ended.\n<\/p>\n<p>5.. Mahad-evammxa ret;2r&#8211;:&#8221;n\u00e9&#8217;\u00a2_3.to~-.MandA\u00e9\u00a7oro~ond lived<br \/>\nin than said room. 0ne&#8217; oAa\u00a7_}rA  the accused<br \/>\nvisited the bui\u00a7o\u00a7ne.,_  &#8212; Mohamed<br \/>\nZakariwa and {his  The aocum ism<br \/>\nseen In _the of&#8217;.&#8217;:\u00a7Ioh&#8217;aoovan1ma even In the night<br \/>\nwhen Paw-3. &#8216;tho &#8216;oon.teen run by him at the<\/p>\n<p>raliway s\u00a3ati_on_   and the deceased were<\/p>\n<p> _ therefg\u00a7ro,s&#8217;~!ast   company of each otha:<\/p>\n<p>V &#8220;Gk  next morning i.e., 24.4.03, at around<\/p>\n<p> PW-3 Mohamed Zakariyya was doing<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;basin-ess_ i&#8217;n his canteen at ra\ufb02way station, the crowd<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;    around the platform aftor noticing the dead body<\/p>\n<p>  .._ o.of  woman. Pws 2 and 3 went to the spot and Edmtl\ufb01eo<\/p>\n<p>  ;&#8217;the dead bodv as that of Mahadevarnma. He immediatefv<\/p>\n<p>K\/&#8217;Q[L<\/p>\n<p>\u20ac__,&#8221;&#8216;\\<\/p>\n<p>Informed the Station Master ef the Railway &#8216;fr.<\/p>\n<p>turn communicated the message to the   <\/p>\n<p>Station at Mandaaere in rapanfz\u00e9geh te <\/p>\n<p>Inspector of Police Srikanta <\/p>\n<p>message at 11.25 am. on 24.4&#8211;.&#8217;\u00a73.andv.  eiace <\/p>\n<p>where the body was f\u00a3&#8217;3,l.:&#8217;z&#8221;t&#8217;i\u00a3\u00a7\ufb02. g  woman<br \/>\nlying on the platform  Station and<br \/>\nregistered the  in  report to the<br \/>\nSub-DIvIsIor&#8217;.-.561  The s-ab-Divlsiaersa\u00e9<br \/>\nMagistrate&#8221;wee;v:.\u00a7ti.i%?\u00a7mo&#8217;eet\u00a3:v&#8217;e&#8217;z\u00a7r3*:r;&#8221;\u00a7his pr\ufb01e\ufb01ter the b0dY<br \/>\nwas fufthet  CW-1 the breather of the<br \/>\ndeceased \u00e9ireiaisyei   3. on the stout, the favor:<\/p>\n<p> \u00ab_QlVe:\u00a7t&#8217;;&#8217;\u00ab:.  i3.an;ae&#8221;&#8221; \u00abwasv rmistered as a complaint we<\/p>\n<p>\u00b0._I:a$;&#8217;eet,Igatie:j&#8217;\u00ab9}es_ taken up. Inquest was coneuctw on the<\/p>\n<p> victim and statement of witnem was<\/p>\n<p>*VVrece&#8217;t\u00a7&#8217;:ied&#8221;vreia&#8217;tina to the case of death.<\/p>\n<p>AA  Mohamed Zakarlvya PW-3 has In his version,<\/p>\n<p>f\ufb01eetiened about the presence cf the accused with the<\/p>\n<p>VT Ii&#8221; -deeeased an the night prior to the discovery of the dead<\/p>\n<p>W<\/p>\n<p>body and also revealed discovery of the deed <\/p>\n<p>piatform.\n<\/p>\n<p>8. The body was therea\ufb02fzer&#8217; fto41&#8217;e&#8217;uto9\u00a7&#8217;:t <\/p>\n<p>and It revealed that death of MahatE4evetr1&#8243;eha&#8217;ttwes..oue<\/p>\n<p>Injury at the neck by use&#8217;\u00bbto_ff-V.e% s\ufb01atp was&#8217;-L&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>therefore, declared as a  death,  Further<br \/>\nInvestigation led to   &#8216;earn and taii from<br \/>\nthe i\ufb01remlse-5 wtgere :&#8217;73ae also mat and<br \/>\ncotton bed git-\u00a7&#8217;it:j_1    From the dead<br \/>\nbody,  ear-studs, enklet and<br \/>\ntoe ri\ufb02es  vvdocomented. Since the offence<\/p>\n<p>was comtmttedv  tt\u00a7&#8217;e:..e.&#8221;ji3Nrisd!c\ufb01ona! Poitce Station, the<\/p>\n<p>_ SH\u20ac}._\u00a7f&#8217; Rellw\ufb01  v\ufb01wsore, forwarded the report to the<\/p>\n<p> 1VjAu&#8217;rieoiz:tii&#8217;or;evS&#8221;police officer who re-registered the sane and<\/p>\n<p>Atooi&lt;___oo&quot;:tirrthe\u00a7f&#039;V\u00a7hv%tioation. PW-26 Balarameeowdt was<\/p>\n<p> _ the  AI.O. who- received the property seized during.<\/p>\n<p>lyhthetjnxtesxtiuation and \ufb01led cha-ro@heet. The accused was<\/p>\n<p>4&#039;_&#039;_&#039;.11&quot;a:op:eii&#039;:ended with the heir: of the staff and on Interrogation,<\/p>\n<p>  -the accused led the police officer to the oietmrn where be<\/p>\n<p>A V&#8217;  had disposed off the dead body from the room occuplw by<\/p>\n<p>Mahadevamma and pointed to the reef of the <\/p>\n<p>he had cencealed the chopher used in the .c\ufb01:?h:ev\u00a7;i&amp;&#8221;theh_&#8221;&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>ted the palice officers to a wal whefethe ~hvat3_  t<\/p>\n<p>chopper. 1.0. summoned the  ane&#8217;v_*vr.&amp;\ufb01ev&#8217;e\u00a7&#8217;the.VVL<\/p>\n<p>chcpper as shown by the acctzsed.\n<\/p>\n<p>on the basis of the sta:teh1er_t\ufb02&#8221;ef.I anti  that the<br \/>\naccused was seen with  her death<br \/>\nand on the lrgasistof V&#8217; brother at the<br \/>\ndeceased,  that the acctmed had.\n<\/p>\n<p>been treatise: \u00e9tsitiiweruelty continuously for a<br \/>\npertoetr over  the fact that he visited.<br \/>\nthe deceased setttetir.1es::.'&#8221;i5efore the incident led to filing of<\/p>\n<p> ..V_the;&#8217;:%1j\u00a23hei_tfA\u00a7e:sheet&#8217; eeehtst the accused to erraignln-a him fer<\/p>\n<p> L_&#8217;a.-hprinciv9I&#8217;eetfehce under Section 392 -0!&#8217; IPC and aim for<\/p>\n<p>dFfehtcevt1h\u00a7\u00a7st:&#8217;vSec\ufb02on 498-A IPC and Sections 3 8: 4 of<\/p>\n<p> cm-\u00e9rtt Ittphrbrtsan Act.\n<\/p>\n<p>H   The accusw was subjected to trial during whkh<\/p>\n<p>__the prosecution reited on the ocular testimony of 27<\/p>\n<p> witnesses, 24 documents and 15 material objects.<\/p>\n<p>Constderina the evidence so hreuaht on record, the teamw<\/p>\n<p>(941<\/p>\n<p>OD<\/p>\n<p>triai judge found it anti lncuipateci the <\/p>\n<p>recorded the quilt against him and   K <\/p>\n<p>to the punishment as seen from <\/p>\n<p>Against it, he is before us.\n<\/p>\n<p>10. Learned counsei &#8216;e;.1:V;:5ee\ufb01no&#8221;*.forCthe&#8217;,ieccused it<\/p>\n<p>commenced his araumeht sa$2i&#8217;hh:&#8217;  mieicase against<br \/>\nthe accused is totaiiy based&#8217;  evidence, the<br \/>\nprosecution ha\ufb01 &#8216;te._\u00a7*.on*}&#8217;i_nc\u00a7&#8217;hVe?iy &#8216;estebiishfcfthat:<\/p>\n<p>(I)  -the deceased at the<br \/>\nreievanff  .  V   <\/p>\n<p>(ii) 1&#8242; the seeci\ufb01c motive to commit her<\/p>\n<p>murder;\n<\/p>\n<p>  the Aecciised was the person when shined the<\/p>\n<p>   rgiom where the offence was committed to<\/p>\n<p>the,1:;\u00a7&#8217;ietforh\u00a7&#8217;i.f,\u00bbihere the body was discovered;<\/p>\n<p>(hi)t. the accused was the only person who had access<\/p>\n<p>A &#8216;5.&#8217; room occupied by Hahadevamma.<\/p>\n<p>(V) the material object &#8211; chopper sawed by the<\/p>\n<p>1&#8242; prosecution was used by the accused in commission of the<\/p>\n<p>crime.\n<\/p>\n<p>99%<\/p>\n<p>11. Relying upon these circmnsta-n-ces <\/p>\n<p>that the evidence ied by prosecution is _ <\/p>\n<p>haw the accused had shifted the bred?&#8217; of izii\u00e9s<\/p>\n<p>mom to the pia\ufb02arm. T&#8217;here_ is ni1a&#8221;.__eiii5\\c;iA.&lt;=:nce\ufb01_iff..:A<\/p>\n<p>the accused had visited the  .\u00a7@mezif\ufb01eVxE\u00a7f6r\u00a7; he-r&#039; <\/p>\n<p>death.\n<\/p>\n<p>12. on time gram, that the<br \/>\nconviction of fife&#8217;   matenai<br \/>\nand the  in convicting him for<br \/>\n  ivhen it was shown by<br \/>\nevidencazi:ifia&#8221;tVthai9\u00a5[\u00a7\ufb01\u00a7_\u00a7..,:.\u00a7\u00a7&#8217;c&#8221;p-roof reoardina demand for<\/p>\n<p>dowry, .. LA<\/p>\n<p>LA   &#8216;A~.La.xs;tiy, he contends that even if it is construed<\/p>\n<p>tiiazi\ufb01ime vV\u00e9:i\u00a7;:&#8217;:;seji:i&#8221;iiad visited the deceased, the prosacrution<\/p>\n<p>V has f$ii\u00a2;d&#8217;*&#8217;ii:&#8217;\u00e9\u00a7tabiish that he was and author of the injuries<br \/>\n tithe victim and none else. Pointing out to certain<br \/>\n.&#8217;_&#8217;i\u00ab&#8217;\u00a7.n\ufb01fri#ities in the prosecution theory as also inconsistency in<\/p>\n<p>T &#8216;:&#8217;..:v&#8217;\u00e9vidence, he seeks acquittai.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">16<\/span><\/p>\n<p>14. Per contra, the laarnw 5%&#8217; has <\/p>\n<p>judgement lmpuonw which we shat! rafer  <\/p>\n<p>paras.\n<\/p>\n<p>15. To beam with, it ts nttgttfy ttit%;a*ter\u00abt<\/p>\n<p>relationship between the aetet\u00e9tttz artd uthe, \u00e9ven &#8216;V<\/p>\n<p>though they were knitv!n&#8230;t31atr\u00a7i&#8221;r1tt.f[V&#8217;\u00a75_\ufb01hus5&amp;&#8217;ttd~a\u00a7nd wife.<br \/>\nThe prosecution evidetk:t=:_&#8221;  through<br \/>\nevidence of the&#8217;.Vct:tftip_lair;&#8217;Aa&#8221;t\u00a7'&lt;;:   the parents<br \/>\nof the   had takan<br \/>\nmace \ufb01i&#039;1:s*.et*r.Au3&#039;?A&#039;ey\u00e9&#039;rs* ::g,3riorj&#039;.tts:v&#039;Attie-ttntitient and the \u00abism!<br \/>\nhad olvsn  the accused, her life was<br \/>\nmiserable.&#039;  rtiatie by the accused calling upon<\/p>\n<p> the \u00e9stsssed td&quot;p&#039;att___yqith the site eivm to her In marriage<\/p>\n<p>\u00e9.n\u00bb\u00a7ssu__e persisting for this period. The &#039;fact that<\/p>\n<p>thaws .\u00bb.ot.t;s.tst.tt that the actusm hardly maintatned his<\/p>\n<p>V \u00abvfami\ufb01k; ..ItV:[s&#039;a7i&#039;so estabiished fram the circumstance and net<\/p>\n<p>thy the accused that the decased had left her<\/p>\n<p> with her parents in Mandya and um alone In a<\/p>\n<p>T &#039;Q&#039;r\u00e9&#039;dm at Manda after securing a job In a bank. It certainly<\/p>\n<p>a u x establishes that the accused was not a part of \ufb01w famliy af<\/p>\n<p>3%<\/p>\n<p>the deceasw at the time ef the incident. UndeubtM$\u00a7yr\u00ab..:az1d<\/p>\n<p>indisputably the accused was leading life  <\/p>\n<p>wltheut sharing the responsibility _cf. _r_helhteih\u00a3h\u00a7_.&#039;hieV&#039;_&#039;ve?e &quot; <\/p>\n<p>and chlldren. From It, it could  <\/p>\n<p>deceased was left to fend forV1h&#039;e;fseit&#039;ehid &quot;:g_:.z.h:qkeftet- <\/p>\n<p>her children while the accueee&quot;:A&#039;\u00bbsees_\u00bb Il\ufb01ineeiche. The<br \/>\nstatement of witnesses recordeti  tite;&quot;\u00a7resecuticn that the<br \/>\naccused had  treated he&#039;<br \/>\ncruelly ls well..    Incident but the<br \/>\nclrcumstasjcee.  was facing each<br \/>\nordeai fer setreteit thfsecurhaa a jab in a bank. It<\/p>\n<p>Is only    she had to rernain at the<\/p>\n<p> puaceot workm Elehdytu and left her children at her parents&#039;<\/p>\n<p>  Ihhltihhiehdya. The seconei circumstance is the visit of<\/p>\n<p>Athe&#039;ecchVeect___eAV.&#039;few days prior to the date of Incident when<\/p>\n<p>H V&#039; _ deceased &#039;v.vei&#039;e In her parents&#039; house. The accused had<\/p>\n<p>&#039; W H &quot;  chzwdtqubtecity compeiled her to part with the site ebteinw by<\/p>\n<p>  item her parents and on her refuse! the accused<\/p>\n<p> -erioclaimlng &#8220;nothing demo, &#8216;1 will teach he a lesson&#8221; Idt<\/p>\n<p>V the place. The parents of the victim have clearly daaosed<\/p>\n<p>at<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">13<\/span><\/p>\n<p>the Court. The chiidren cf the deceased <\/p>\n<p>witnesses. Nandlni one cf the chtidren of the   K <\/p>\n<p>aiso spoken as to how her father tr\u00e9\u00e9ted \ufb01h\u00e9a.-r  hi&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>am also speaks about the visit&#8217; 9!&#8217; We the  <\/p>\n<p>Ugadi while she stayed In  cf hefr&#8217;V.g&#8217;ta:V\u00a7ti: \ufb01a&#8217;rcnm. <\/p>\n<p>She aiso reveais as to wgwat  \u00abiii-32* vicit. The<br \/>\naccusw is said to have  towards the<br \/>\nchlidren and 2rge;:;~\u00a7[;fr;:\u00bbthe::\u00e9;  has  before the<br \/>\nCeurt In evisi\u00e9\ufb01iga   threatened her that<br \/>\nhe wouia&#8217;*&#8217;k5\u00a3.{ :if\u00e9rk\u00e9rs&#8217;\u00abwut\u00e9\ufb01ai\u00e9\u00e9&#8217; &#8216;hevvw\ufb01iled her mother if she<br \/>\nrevealsSur.:h a statement is made by<\/p>\n<p>the accuseudc~\u00a7\ufb01arV thc&#8221;5_\ufb01c!\u00a7\u00a7\u00e9nt in which the deceased died.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;The V.\u00bbe\u00a7;i\u00a2\u00a7\u00a7rsc\u00a2 oV&#8217;r\u00a7A&#8221;&#8216;rec\u00a2:_rc\u00a7 is therefere, overwhelming and In<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;.__ti2\u00a2&#8221;abse\u00a7jce:cf&#8217;any expianatlon from the accused as ta why<\/p>\n<p>!i.e~v)\u00a7&#8217;as &#8216;\u00e9\u00ab\u00a7.i;fI\ufb01e\ufb01\u00a7uith the deceased, it is acceptable.<\/p>\n<p>i7.&#8221;c: Ccmlna to the Incident wager, theuah the case<\/p>\n<p>. .1?  j&lt;;f&quot;pra\u00a7eci}tlon is based circumstantial evidence, we find that<\/p>\n<p> instant case, the prosecution has nediad on the<\/p>\n<p>&quot;&#039;4:VVVVf&#039;\u00e9ficwlng most Important circumstances:<\/p>\n<p>\u00e9gzc<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">14<\/span><\/p>\n<p>(i) The accused was the person last swzgi&#8221;o.Tthe<\/p>\n<p>company of the decoaed soon were ha&#8221; doath;&#8230;._ij   &#8221; <\/p>\n<p>(II) The karlmanl saro and tau of  K <\/p>\n<p>not on her body but were found In     <\/p>\n<p>(iii) The woman was done   ofan <\/p>\n<p>object cutting ha neck;\n<\/p>\n<p>18. we hire soon,:f:oro._&#8217;oi}Le of PW\u00bb-3 M.Z.<br \/>\nthe owner of   PW-4 that the<br \/>\naccused  23.4.03 i.o., they<br \/>\nfound   in the room. PW-3<br \/>\nhas statu e&#8217;d,!t&#8217;i1aVt  of house after havino food and<\/p>\n<p>saw the oec41\u00e9&#8217;oso:i&#8217;s;ittIf:oV\u00abo.n a Jaaa\ufb02. In fact, he spoke with<\/p>\n<p>and&#8221;&#8216;&#8221;\u00e9Skod whether he had dinner and<\/p>\n<p> ot\ufb01or\u00e9ofi\u00e9\ufb01tvi\u00e9otofoed. on the very next day, !.e., 24.4.93,<\/p>\n<p>.   heA::oticod&#8217;dfo&#8211;ao body of the victim.<\/p>\n<p>V &#8221;  similarly, PW-4 son of the owner of the house<\/p>\n<p>1&#8217;  opoaks of having seen the accused with the deceased<\/p>\n<p>T  &#8216;boar or in the room occupied by then. &#8216;ms drcumotance<\/p>\n<p>U and evidence ted supporting it -Is formidable. The accused<\/p>\n<p>has failed to elicit anything from the <\/p>\n<p>these witnesses so as to salvage any mate\u00a7iai1:.1\u00a7vhi\u00a7:hn&#8217;l&#8217;a;hei\u00a7  <\/p>\n<p>render the testimony doubtful. On;&#8221;tea&#8217;otnrfaiea\u00a3\u00abof_:&#8217;evfloence;&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>we are satisfied that neither PW-;3__ nor have&#8217;:ian\u00a7i&#8217;~..V<\/p>\n<p>adverse animus towards the  <\/p>\n<p>him if he was not izresent invA&#8217;thel\u00a7fhVon.;e at&#8221;thatjreievant<br \/>\ntime. In fact what  only of the<br \/>\npresence of    not attributm<br \/>\nanything else.  tiiaclosure of fact by these<br \/>\n what was within thar<br \/>\nknowieooe; narrows that the accused was the<\/p>\n<p>last person&#8217; tobe oeenln &#8216;the company of the dmeasm.<br \/>\n &#8216;i&#8217;irnev\u00abfa;tor, is also relevant. Plus 3 and 4 have<\/p>\n<p> alga j;e,3 na&#8217;.m\u00a7&#8217;*haccusea on 23&#8242;&#8221; and 24&#8243;&#8216; of April, zms and<\/p>\n<p>lnoify-..next&#8217;V&#8221;_daf.;;&#8217;rnorninq around 11.08 am. (on 24.04.83)<\/p>\n<p>V -V   has found at the railway raatfonn. The mat and<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8216;.&#8217;A44&#8243;l:thoegottoh bed seized by the prosecution which are marked<\/p>\n<p>  an &#8216;M55 7 and 8 reveal that both than objects were stained<\/p>\n<p>T  &#8220;with human blood. It is also material to note that<\/p>\n<p>inspection of scene of occurrence reveaied that Karhnani<\/p>\n<p>gill<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">16<\/span><\/p>\n<p>sara as also tail was found in the said room. If tho&#8217;:<\/p>\n<p>was anybody eise there was no reason whyv\ufb01hhai\u00e9&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>removed the karlmani sara and <\/p>\n<p>indicates the vengeance and the  <\/p>\n<p>towards the victim and white&#8221;-going  dsoh&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>rsuded her from the  rn_atrfrrioh$si uv&#8217;r&#8217;n\u00a7na:asl&#8217;asutro. This<br \/>\nclrcumstamze is therefor\u00e9, motive placed<br \/>\nby the prosecot\u00a7ohVL:Vin  circumstance is<br \/>\nthat none ofvhorn by the deceased wore<br \/>\nremovod&#8217;.&#8221;Thog oi&#8221;&#8221;ths deceased had the gold<br \/>\near stuvci-sis;  rings. Had the murda been<\/p>\n<p>comm_itteoV&#8217;o&#8217;*for&#8217;v  offends&#8217; wouid have wtalnly<\/p>\n<p> \u00ab.,dec\u00a7:!hpso __w\u00a7th vaiuabies. The only conclusion<\/p>\n<p>Lth.\u00e9refore;*isvV4\u00a7ha person who did cause the death of the<\/p>\n<p>ae;sase\u00a2&#8217;no monetary gain In mind but had other<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;VV_&#8217;reasonsV&#8221;&#8216;to commit the crime. The motive In the mind of the<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;V~Icfaccused &#8216;co rid of his wife therefore, appears to he the cause<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;   comrnission of the said crime. It Is also materiat to note<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;chat the Medical Df\ufb01cer who conducted the autopsy has<\/p>\n<p>reveaied that he found conspicuous cut injury on the neck<\/p>\n<p>8%<\/p>\n<p>cf the deceased. Such an injury according to &#8216;ttjfevitstfedgicat<\/p>\n<p>officer Dr.K.V. Satish PW-16 coule&#8217; have   <\/p>\n<p>sharp object tike the chopper  . &#8216;_ <\/p>\n<p>21. The presecution&#8217; -.___evidV&#8217;e:t_ci&#8217;e V  <\/p>\n<p>interracatlon of the accused, he&#8217;e:e\u00a7;eue steiutjtery etatement<br \/>\nand led the police omcefs _tAo7:ia We poed\ufb02vwas deep<br \/>\n\ufb01ned with water. Thett&#8217;I.t.%tet-ftpatatzeremegowda had to<br \/>\nrequisition  Into the pond<br \/>\nfilled with    xeearch, rarieved the<br \/>\nchoppec teetere the Trial Court and<br \/>\nmarked &#8216;MtO&#8217;.-ichabper so retrieved was seized.<\/p>\n<p>The {place &#8216;where stiehv chopper was recovered gains<\/p>\n<p> V. &#8220;&#8216;imp&#8217;ettatice &#8216;in_the ctfce\u00e9\ufb01wstances of this case. The pond was<\/p>\n<p> \ufb01liedx The praence of chopper at the bottam of<\/p>\n<p>the-taonv&#8217;d  oniy be known to the person who was<\/p>\n<p>  &#8216;-responsttdie for its dumping. It is theraore, knew he and in<\/p>\n<p>t   :&#8221;th&#8217;e.._e\u00a7tclusive knowledge of the persen who did It. In the<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;  &#8230;_\ufb02&#8217;_?;p_\u00a7ta\ufb02t case, the voluntary mtemwt of the accused beers<\/p>\n<p> \u00bb  testimony to the fact that it is the accused who teak the<\/p>\n<p>police officers to the pond. The said Information revealed<\/p>\n<p>by the accused is indicative of the fact that be e  .<\/p>\n<p>who had concealed the chopper. Consequently   <\/p>\n<p>is safely to be construed as the ohj\u00e9ci*\u00abueed  it<\/p>\n<p>i.e., used in cutting of the neclcof <\/p>\n<p>the absence of blood stains&#8217; on:&#8221;&#8221;~the .cnopeeVr&#8217;v_:v\u00a7iiilcn&#8221; {Mes &#8216; V<\/p>\n<p>submerged in water is of so im=.36xtejnce\u00bbo.e_nd net-fetet to the<\/p>\n<p>prosecution case so far asitne \u00e9eefiferyf&#8217; iisv&#8221;coi1&#8211;cemed.<\/p>\n<p>22. In_the&#8221;:.1;y~eculiar 7fects:&#8221;af.nvdV.&#8217;circumstances of the<br \/>\ncase, we fee\u00a7i..gVh&#8217;et eeteblished between use<br \/>\nof M&#8217;Q_..f10  &#8216;iniurii caused to the person of<\/p>\n<p>the victint&#8217; and that implies that the user is the<\/p>\n<p>accus4ed&#8211;vaAnd .'&#8221;he.i&#8217;\u00e9sdti1e author of such injury. Since<\/p>\n<p>:&#8217;V:&#8217;._v.deetVi$&#8221;:&#8217;hia5%is j&#8217;re\u00a7uited&#8221;W\ufb01*Vom such an injury; he is also<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;%oepe&#8221;nsit.$fIe._foif&#8211;the homicidal death of the victim. The<\/p>\n<p>  4 o\ufb01en-see tl\u00a7&#8217;erei&#8217;ete falls within the ambit of Section 300 of IPC<\/p>\n<p>R&#8221;&#8221;&#8221;&#8211;..V&#8217;\u00e9&#8217;ndVLnot-tinder its exception. The evidence referred to<\/p>\n<p>A  ja&#8217;bVoue.u.&#8211;&#8216;is therefore, convincing and is clincher to show that<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;   ellicircumstances form a complete chain which is consistent<\/p>\n<p> &#8216; eoniy with the guilt of the accused and is inconsistent Mth<\/p>\n<p>his innocence. The Trial Court an appreciation of evidence<\/p>\n<p>N&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>Q<\/p>\n<p>1?\n<\/p>\n<p>reached conclusion that the accused has cemmitted <\/p>\n<p>of Mahadevamma which \u00a35 wen analyzed and is _<\/p>\n<p>by reasons. We \ufb01nd rm reasons ta Interfere1.w!t\u00a7j&#8217;::w!tV\u00e9.ijd.w\u00a7 &#8221; &#8211;\u00ab <\/p>\n<p>therefere, confirm the verdlzz, In &#8216;fig-;&#8221;*resu\u00a71;::..&#8221;.t!i\u00e9  <\/p>\n<p>faits. We confirm the judgement&#8217; &#8220;:a!&#8217;.:&amp;anvIcti&#8221;eri &#8216;bfjhih\u00e9ivg\ufb01iused<br \/>\npassed on 22.02.05 in  .\u00a7h~.the \ufb01vii\u00e9 bf FTC-II,<br \/>\nMandya, impugned in thlswap-ti_e;\u00e9Ll&#8217;;_&#8221;&#8221;   &#8221; *<\/p>\n<p>23. We \u00a7&#8217;.=.u\u00a7a\u00e9{\u00e9L_~:or:  \ufb01rs.-_j  rendered by<br \/>\nthe amic;;s__;ui*5\u00a7\u00e9 \u00a73\u00a7l.S&#8217;;\u00a7:r3}\u00a7\u00e9\u00a7s3:A\u00a7\u00a7:i\u00a7\u00a7_r.:\ufb01.neadi. Fee of amicus<br \/>\ncuriae I\u00e9,A\ufb02xedA &#8216;\u00e9i:v.3\u00a7;5QGL\u00a7);\u00ab&#8230;wh&#8217;ich shall be borne by the<\/p>\n<p>State.\n<\/p>\n<p>A&#8217;   &#8230;..  &#8216;<br \/>\nJudge<\/p>\n<p>Sd\/\u00abZ<br \/>\nIudgfe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court Arasaiah Ct No 14168 S\/O Late &#8230; vs State Of Karnataka By Kikkeri &#8230; on 17 April, 2008 Author: K.Sreedhar Rao Rahim IN THE HIGH cone: or KARNATAKA AT BANGALQRE DATED THIS THE 17&#8243;&#8216; um&#8217; OF APRIL, 20.93: T PRESENT THE H\u20ac)N&#8217;B\u00bbLE MR. 3usncEK;sREs2uHAa THE HONBLE MRJUSTICE JAWAD RAM\u00bb: = BETWEEN: 1 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-208746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-karnataka-high-court"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Arasaiah Ct No 14168 S\/O Late ... vs State Of Karnataka By Kikkeri ... on 17 April, 2008 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court &amp; 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