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Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
S C Bopanna @ N C Bopanna vs State Of Karnataka Somwarpet … on 20 January, 2010<\/div>\n
Author: K.Sreedhar Rao B.Adi<\/div>\n
IN Tms: HEGH COURT OF K.\/\\RNA\"FAKA. BANGALORE\nDATED THES '1';-11+: 20% DAY OF JANUARY. 20 if\n\nPRES ENT\n\n'r1~1\u00a3\u00ab: l--ION'BLE MR. JUSTICIEZ K.sR1~;ii\u00ab:};)__1}?-i:A.,:R % T' '\n\nAND \nTHE HONBLE MR. JUS'I'IC E3.SUBI-*IA\u00a7\ufb01.;Ef.\"ADi  V'\n\nCr1.A. NO. 1'v3,'l;3'7,01> \"2o0_6\u00bb-  V'\n\nBE\"I'WI:3EN:~\n\nV' \" 1- T \u00a3{.Qi3AQU.. _DIS'I'RIC'i'.\n\n1.<\/pre>\n
 SC. BOPANNA @- ‘N’.r_.:’; F30\u00a7\u00a3’\u00a7N\u00a3\\iA:.\n<\/p>\n
S\/O. 1\\3.P.CHINNA._P.I?A–.V. ‘  in”\n<\/p>\n
AGED 3.6.1f1:1.ARSg. *<\/p>\n
S–..(:. IAaA’r1–{1$.’1\u00ab’2z.   ;:.1A’m:s1~1.
\nS\/G, M.M.’=c1im\\;:xsA;?.PA.\n<\/p>\n
Q AG{ED..2T Y:+:,AR.3. ~’<\/p>\n
!~.2<\/p>\n
‘ i3.[\u00a7)’;’};i ARE; R.\/..A.E,’r TALU K.\n<\/p>\n
APPELLANTS<\/p>\n
“{.\u00a33*vA’sR1′ “‘\u00ab:”l’I.j.A_…’A’:=\u00e9r-\\RUMBA1AH & SMT. PC. v1.NU’mA. Am\/s..)<\/p>\n
Am.  % %<\/p>\n
.. ” s’i?AT1~:”‘o1=’ KAR.NA’i’AKA.\n<\/p>\n
–  ‘SO1\\fIWARPI:TI’ POLICE STATION.\n<\/p>\n
‘KODAGU DISTRICT.\n<\/p>\n
U __?REP. BY ‘I’I””iI:-3 PS1.\n<\/p>\n
RI\u00a7SPONI)EN’I’
\n[BY SR1 PM. NAWAZ. AI.’)I.)l… SPF’)<\/p>\n
‘l’l~iIS cRI-.A IS I’=II.ED II\/S.374(2} CR.P.C. BY ‘I’}-IE
\nADV. FOR THI-‘3 A.PPP3I.,LA1\\?’IS AGAINST TIII”; JUI)GM.IC:\\I’F DT.
\n11.7.06 PASSED BY THE I)IS’I’. & S.J.. _,I,<OIj)A..GU.
\nMADIKERI. IN S.C.NO.4\/01 – CON'V!Cf1f1NG"J-'{'HE<\/p>\n
APPELIANIS\/ACCUSED FOR 'I'I~IE  O'RI{fENEES_V
\nPUNISHABLE II\/SS302 R\/w 34 O1? IPC. 20; 0'34?\u00bb
\nIPC AND U\/8.379 OF EPC AND  EFIEIEM __'rOa <\/p>\n
UNDERGO RI. FOR LEFE3 FOR 'I'I;~:'Iii"OIrr\u00ab~E;\\IOI5 P'U.Fj\u20acIS'l*–I.AE3k;E
\nU\/8.302 R\/W 34 OF IPC AND ITO .1 PAY 'I'*'l'I\\~I_E3=:;OF
\nRS.2.000\/\u00bb EACH. IN DEEAIIIJI: OF 'PAYMEI'=}.fI'*OI-3.  TO<\/p>\n
IINDEROO RI. FOR SIX MON'rI~IS".._I3O'I*II ,'E'HE'. ACCUSED".<\/p>\n
ARE SENTEZNCED TO UNDERGO R."I.._RORv-5 'EIEAIQS FOR'
\nTHE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE'=.._U,'S.201*R\/W 3:; OF IPC.
\nBOTH THE ACCUSED, ARE S-E3-l\\J7\u00a3'E2NC_E3D TO'b.'N1J\u00a3\u00a7I2GO RI.
\nFOR 3 YEARS FOR 'IjI–IE O.'FI?EN"C._E3.,PUNISHABEIE U\/8.379
\nOF IPC. THE SIIES'I'AmfIvI:_ SEf.N'I*E'jR.cIES ARE ORDERED
\nTO RUN CONCURRENTLY. T}–FE:'APP13Ll.;AN'I'S\/ACCUSED
\nPRAYS THAT "!"r'-1.T_iZ ABOI\/'E– ORE _ IVIAYI BE SET ASIDE.<\/p>\n
 vR1'.\ufb01p"c2_;u1';_1or’i \u00a2ic..:.\u00a2Em_ni<\/p>\n
of the 1igat’.u1’e sii,1’aiigu1aEion’.iThe death was ‘\u00a7)_Li’r3.:1.isV11eV(i–*in {hes L’<\/p>\n
NEWS 13811361′.\n<\/p>\n
PW} 1~owne1* of the j\u00a3ax’;{eVaaf} id’e\u00bbriiii’iesV the person in the<\/p>\n
photo as Raniaiiiia. 11i’sV’eai”V.d:”i{rei}>on seei\ufb01g the dress. in the<\/p>\n
(:oL1r\u00e9’;Ve oi’ii1vest:i.ggaii\u00bboi’i._i.he police ai’resi.ed A1 and A2. The
\naCCL1SeCi’=.v()1″.lI’1’t:\u00e92I”iiy.1I1\ufb01\u00a7’iT11’ied mat. they dismantled the ear.<\/p>\n
“I’11e’e11.giI1e ai1.dV;;fee11’b()x was sold to the shop oi” CW23 and<\/p>\n
A  : “{‘i_ie..boc1y of the ear sold to PW1 Imowner oi’ Imrggadevi<\/p>\n
 . 1-‘*~.iL_it4.() “‘\\\u00a5’e..ifl<:3.i"Son'1aw21i'pet.. The aceuseci are charged for<\/p>\n
ct(34I.i111.1__ii{i:ig' o\u00a7'i'enees U\/S 302.201 and 379 1"\/W Sec. 34 IPC.<\/p>\n
\u00b0 fi'he ciifiairge u\/s 379 is bad in law. The charge should have<\/p>\n
dd 1.._"b_\u00ab\u00bb\u00e9.n for an ofi'e1'1ee Li\/S 392 and 397 IPC.<\/p>\n
The PWH in his evidence states that the deceased<\/p>\n
Ramanria was e:1'1;)1 z1 driver for his taxi 'inearing<\/p>\n
\u00a3\\i0.MYX 3342 and tihztt the said C2111' was hired on 20.8.2000<\/p>\n
around 5 13,111.. The taxi did not return. He I11'c\u00a5.dJt"i\u00bbji"11_\u00e9iZt_SiV\u20ac<\/p>\n
ertquiries. the1'ea1ter Iodged .31 missing eo1i3fpEa'i'tiI"'.j—-._tjeik;r'e_V<\/p>\n
Devaraj 13.8. Mysore.\n<\/p>\n
PW2 is the taxi driver. His ‘e\\Iic7;’e:1.c;Ve e1\u00bbis(‘:~lo’se,sVV E’}h;1t**1!.:he<\/p>\n
accused persons engaged his “taxi Gin-.221.8.2Qt)0jto._.tra.hspor1:L’<\/p>\n
the engine and geal-box i’r01}\/iifsoneiatvetrpetingar\u00e9ige to the
\n‘gujari’ shop of CW23  _C’\u00ab.7_\\\/2;}.it–io_’idei’2t.if’ies the accused.<\/p>\n
 seen the accused persons
\neiigagjiag the t..ax’i MYX 3342 and aft.er discussing
\nwith the iC’t’eeease’ti th_ey’~=t.ook the taxi to KRS and Madapur.<\/p>\n
  E1. P’c1It1C5h”‘–‘\u00bb’:*i’imess to the reeovely oi” gearbox and<\/p>\n
V .iiei1gii1’e.4:i’i’o1″n t.h.e shop of CW23 and CW24. The said witness<\/p>\n
 turner} Hostiie. In the Ieading questions put by the PP.<\/p>\n
the ..Wh;ness admits that the accused Voh11’1tari.I._v ied the<\/p>\n
1361-iee, himself and other persons to the shop of CW23 arid<\/p>\n
V’.CW24 and told that he had sold the eng.;’ir1e and gearb()x to<\/p>\n
H them. CW23 and CW24 a\u20acEmitt’ec1 the said ikiiet and pr<'Jdt.teec1<\/p>\n
'Jr<\/p>\n
the engine zmd \u00a7\u00a7\u00a7'3.1'13ox. The same seized under the<\/p>\n
maha7,ar'.\n<\/p>\n
The evidence of PW .1 i-owner of [)i11*gz1den_ri Ai:i.o—-<\/p>\n
discloses that the car bearing No.MYK 334:2ivag\u00bbriisni’am1eed: .<\/p>\n
The gearbox and engine were 1,z1ige1i:_’oL1i’. iehewbiody’ :V*\u00bb?aS*i1\u00a7_c:ft<\/p>\n
there by the accused pe1’so\ufb01s\u00ab.__ ‘I’11e’-V_E”.’M. diSe’io\u00a7:r:V:\u00a7 ihai dtheo\u00bb<\/p>\n
death is homicidal. The trial eo=u_i”!. on the’ basis of the above
\nevidence has ctoz1\\rie{.c~–.d_?:=’he5_ac:z;;.a.SC\u00a31_”}3erS’ons for eommi{.i.ir1g
\noffences u\/  .201 and  r\/vv”SeC?}”V–34-“‘iPC. The accused<\/p>\n
     ‘
\nmay :i:uidV\u00e9:1w2_ 1>w5. PVV6 and PWI1<\/p>\n
C1.-:\u00ab;\ufb01ghi’i-:g1v eSi..abH1iSh, that on 20.8.2000 at 5 p.m. the<\/p>\n
. “a..ee1.:se<:! \u00a7\u00a3v(-."1""S{.'J1'1.'S eiigziged the Eaxi run by the deeeaseci at.<\/p>\n
H 2  Mysore and iravelied in the taxi :0 i{.R.S and<\/p>\n
The taxi did not 1-em:-11. {h\u20aci'E:fOI'{:', PW} iodged<\/p>\n
V 00 m_.issiV1i"g eomplziini befoie {he police. The dead body of the<\/p>\n
"edeedeased was traced on 2'?.8.2000. The dead body xxfasis<\/p>\n
'dident\ufb02ied by PW}, At the \\=-'o1m11.ary instzmee engine and<\/p>\n
gearbox were :'eeoVe1'ed from !.he shop of CW23 and CW2ai<\/p>\n
(3<\/p>\n
under a :'1'iah21:\/.z1r. PW6\u00bbm21\u00a7121za11' witness testifies to the said
\nE'a1.\n<\/p>\n
PW2 t.est.ii’ied to the fact. that he in his ta_xi_ ‘avid<\/p>\n
geeirbox were t.1’ansp01’1.ed f1’0111 Som\u00e9iwarpel it3,_iVIySe.1’e to’ the?<\/p>\n
shop oi’ CW23 and CW24 and ii xvaiisi   Vev-ideini\ufb01<\/p>\n
of PW6 discloses ihai ad the v0\u00a7Lii–i_i’\u00e911jv i’11s’\u00a3:’z’mc;=e -,c’5i'”..vVt.”i1.g\u00bb,j<\/p>\n
accused engine and ge211*box~v.jai*e seized. LVI21C1\u20aci’;1′ ‘the V1″VI’1E1\u00a7”l’dZ21VI”V<\/p>\n
and he is a w’ii.ness t.0,—the Pe1.:’1’L’fh.>i_I1aiilgi pr0eee:dings.
\nThe evidence of -Pwif”d:ise.ies*e$, that. the accused<\/p>\n
perse-ens 3342, they disinamtied the
\nengine am4cf*ge\u00a3ii’bciX,’ L-c)e’i:. them away and iefi the taxi in his<\/p>\n
 ‘I’i’1e_;i1edic’:;11 evicferiee diseioses that the death is<\/p>\n
A n\u00a5}_O1:1iefidje.i Cieaih and de21t’h is E.ib()U1 21 week prior to the post.<\/p>\n
 . I:?i_01Ti.e;\ufb01”.’A..x  above (xi1’oumsie11’11.ia.1 evidence ttliehingiy<\/p>\n
es~\u00a3.,abiV.isiies” that the accused had ezigziged the taxi in order to<\/p>\n
 he rob i,h.e”i’.”\u00bb1Xi. killed the driver got the ear CiiS1’I}E”,iI1f.1\u20ac’C’1 in the<\/p>\n
hi –..VV’g:i1:i\u00e91ge of PVU1 1. The gearbox and engine  said to CW23<\/p>\n
dand (SW24 at Mysore. The bedy oi’ the can was left. in the<\/p>\n
garage oi’ PW ii. The above CiI’CLi1′”i’1Sf.E?tI3(?\u20ac’S eiii1ehi11g;iy<\/p>\n
es1.e.1b1ish the giiiit of the 21e(‘Lzsed for crcm’11’ri1ii,Ei1’i;:” the a1\u00a7)()\\’e<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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