{"id":21628,"date":"2009-08-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-10T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sheikunhi-vs-the-state-by-p-s-i-on-11-august-2009"},"modified":"2016-06-18T09:29:19","modified_gmt":"2016-06-18T03:59:19","slug":"sheikunhi-vs-the-state-by-p-s-i-on-11-august-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sheikunhi-vs-the-state-by-p-s-i-on-11-august-2009","title":{"rendered":"Sheikunhi vs The State By P S I on 11 August, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Sheikunhi vs The State By P S I on 11 August, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: Arali Nagaraj<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE\n\nDATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF AUGUST 2009\nBEFORE '% \n\nTHE HONBLE MR. JUSTICE ARAL1    _\n\nCRIMINAL APPEAL 1\u00a7Jp.50 1 \/20.57.,   E\nBETWEEN \u00ab E H '\n\nSheikunhi s \/ 0 . Hasanabba, '~.._\nAged about 22 Years,  \nR\/o.Pade Mane.\n\nPudubettu Village, .  \nBelthangady Taluk.   - \n\nP1112574\u00bb 216.   Appellant\n\n(By Sri Sharat\ufb01ghariidra Bi;a:,':2\u00a7dv.\u00a7s_.TTti'\n\nThe state by PS1\";    \" 'W\nBe1thangady'P01ice.V ' 'V\nStation, Beithahgady.\n Karir1a--d~ ',\n\n =Represente._d by State\n VI?_ub1:ie,_pVPrdsec}1tor.  Respondent\n\nL s:a.;r&\u00a7\u00a7,*T:Ramakrishna, HCGP]\n\n\" This Criminal Appeai is \ufb01led U\/S 374(2) of\n\n \" 'C.1_'.P.C., praying to set aside the judgment dated\n\n 'v:3_1:;1.2007 and order dated 1.2.2007 in Special Case\n No.2\/2006 passed by the learned 11 Additional Special\n Judge, D K, Mangaiore.\n\nc9wS\"\"\"\"\"'-\"\\.4\n\n\n\n2\n\nThis Criminal Appeal coming on for further\nsubmission and for dictating judgment this day, the\ncourt made the following:\n\nJUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n
The accused in Special Case No.2\/2006 file<\/p>\n
of the learned 11 Additional Special <\/p>\n
Mangalore [hereinafter referred””‘to. gasp Colurt’ for ‘; <\/p>\n
short) has challenged in <\/p>\n
judgment and order of conviction an’d.._s”entenc’e” dated<\/p>\n
3 1.1.2007 passed in the said ‘cased”e.onvicting”him for the<\/p>\n
offences under   376 IPC and
\nsentencingfihgirniifigo  for a period of six months<\/p>\n
for  forrnerg  R1 for a period of seven years<\/p>\n
and to pay  \ufb01ne ofRs..25,000\/– with default sentence of<\/p>\n
..  A i”rr1pri.s<on:"nent formfurther period of six months for the<\/p>\n
  the arguments of Sri Sharat Chandra Bijai,<\/p>\n
 A the "learned counsel for the appellant — accused and Sri<\/p>\n
  Ramakrishna, the learned High Court Government<\/p>\n
 Pleader for the respondent –~ State. Perused the entire<\/p>\n
 M<\/p>\n
3<\/span>
\nmaterials in the original records obtained from the Trial<\/p>\n
Court.\n<\/p>\n
3. Though the accused was chargesheeted.-for the<\/p>\n
offences under Sections 448, 376, 506 read Section<\/p>\n
3(1](XIl] of sc and ST [PA] Act, 1989, the  <\/p>\n
appreciation of oral evidencielddllofe <\/p>\n
“to  the 7<\/p>\n
documents at Exs.P1 to P16 and ix\/Itj)s.lj.\u00bb’,t:_oA <\/p>\n
by the prosecution and als’o:after  HEVx.Dl, a
\nportion of the stateinent  :.miar.l:ed forthe accused,
\nfound the accused   under Sections<\/p>\n
448:’a1’1d i3\u00bb’AV\/’V’Vt’5″‘<)'i'="tf:p(:7land-~convicted him accordingly.<\/p>\n
4.  _ Oflkthev….’–nir1eVA”‘:witnesses examined for the<\/p>\n
 ‘plroseoition, PW’l'”VKum.Girija is the prosecutrix, PW2<\/p>\n
   is her uncle and PW6 Smt.Bethru is her<\/p>\n
niothver.  4 and 8 are Medical Officers, who<\/p>\n
 to exazniiied the prosecutrix. PWs.5 and 9 are the police<\/p>\n
A’ ‘~-V_V’wi-tnesses and PW.7 is the panch to EXP2 scene of<\/p>\n
ii  offence.\n<\/p>\n
.,..c*’~”\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
5. In order to prove the incident of forcible sexual
\nintercourse alleged to have been committed the<\/p>\n
accused on PWI Kum.Girija, the prosecution..h_as_’_<\/p>\n
reliance on the oral evidence of PWs.    <\/p>\n
is the complaint of PW1 comp}lainl_a4n’t.  <\/p>\n
recorded by PW5 PS1 on 2’1.,__12.Ll’O.(v)l5 at  <\/p>\n
she was under treatment   Hospital at
\nMangalore. Her  al1egeld’~–i_n..,Atl1,e said complaint is<\/p>\n
as under:    _  ‘<\/p>\n
eibtiut 10.00 am. the<\/p>\n
  and other members of the
\n  Ujire and as such she was
\n ivngthelhouse and at that time, While she was<\/p>\n
it c1eanin’g..lth_e&Ai\ufb02oor, the accused entered into the
\n under the guise of taking a cassette and
\n V”.t~,s.eeing nobody was in the house, he
\nvcothiriitted forcible sexual intercourse by dragging
\nand lying her on the \ufb02oor by force. When she
\nraised cry, he threatened her saying that if she
\nwere to cry, he would kill her. Despite her
\nresistance, he continued his act of forcible sexual<\/p>\n
intercourse on her for about half an hour and
\n‘,___;””‘”N-……,\u00ab-=-\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
6.<\/p>\n
thereafter he went away from her house by
\nthreatening her that if she were to disclose before<\/p>\n
any one, he would kill her.\n<\/p>\n
Her mother, elder sister and bIf\u00a73tl1!31V’~–._i’:f1V~:-l\ufb01wl,<\/p>\n
who had gone to Ujire, returned   <\/p>\n
a.m. and she informed theniall  incident 01′ <\/p>\n
and thereafter they all tool\u00e9:l:\u00b0ii’er <\/p>\n
hospital at Belthangady, where she: <\/p>\n
aid and then she vvlas’l’taken~..toi*VLady Goshen
\nhospital for f1j’1’t_I_1errtreatnlentpas advised by the
\ndoctor at   Belthangady.\n<\/p>\n
While slf1’eV_was~’takifigV  the hospital at<\/p>\n
Mangialoigs,  police :..reco1″ded her complaint<\/p>\n
 statenient as per<\/p>\n
 the’  ofili\ufb01felthangady PS has stated in his<\/p>\n
evidence thatsoln 20.12.2005, he received information<\/p>\n
,0 ;’fron1.,:the\u00ab,:Government hospital, Belthangady that one<\/p>\n
if *  brought to the said hospital and she<\/p>\n
was referred to Lady Goshen hospital at Mangalore as<\/p>\n
it ~  she had excessive bleeding and therefore, after receiving
\nlffrom the Medical Officer of Government Hospital,<\/p>\n
Belthangady Ex.P6 intimation to that effect, he went to<\/p>\n
______;–..-..—-.___..\n<\/p>\n
6<\/span>
\nLady Goshen hospital, Mangalore and recorded the<\/p>\n
complainants statement of the prosecutrix as per<\/p>\n
Ex.P1.\n<\/p>\n
‘7. PW.3 Dr.Ramesh, the Medical  of<\/p>\n
Community Health Centre of Beithangadyiliaselstated$_”in’\u00bb <\/p>\n
his evidence that on 20.12.2005.at._5.;oo7;)_.fn;–7<pWi F <\/p>\n
Kum.Girija aged about 20_years'wiasi.broughtto <\/p>\n
hospital by PW2 Kariya  with'Vforcible
\nintercourse on her  [accused herein)
\non the morning of    her residential<\/p>\n
house. –_ He Vhas:furthie'r–..deposed that since the patient
\nwas a girhhe  to Dr.Swarna Latha, the other<\/p>\n
  the said hospital and the said<\/p>\n
' ;Dr,Swari1a""Latha gave her first aid treatment and<\/p>\n
" .referred.V–'toVher to Lady Goshen hospital at Mangalore for<\/p>\n
further treatment. He has further deposed that on<\/p>\n
 x_f23.,12.2005 at 9.45 am the accused was brought to him<\/p>\n
by pc No.1929 of Belthangady ps and he examined the<\/p>\n
accused as to his competency to commit sexual<\/p>\n
-P”””””-‘x…’<\/p>\n
7<\/span>
\nintercourse and issued EX.s.P3 and P4\u00bb certificates. He<\/p>\n
has further deposed that when he examined the victim
\nKum.Girija, he noticed some abrasions on right and left<\/p>\n
side of her chest and also below the collar boneV,V”.._’._<\/p>\n
8. PW4 Dr.Swarna Latha, the Lady Medical.’ at<\/p>\n
Community Health Centre, Belthangady,’:has:.b_5’tated’ <\/p>\n
her evidence that on 20.12.2[o05[t’at;t   <\/p>\n
PWI Kurn.Giri_\u00a7a aged abo-ut__20  <\/p>\n
said hospital by her uncle ‘K.a;iya.’E{1irrnar VVEPWZ) with
\na history of sexual  on; one Sheikunhi<\/p>\n
[accu_serj’ morning of that day. She has
\nfurther”d_ep0_sed_ tha’t.sl_;1e noticed one laceration and also<\/p>\n
p.rofnse b1e’e’di.ng___pj.n her Vagina and therefore, after<\/p>\n
‘ ;Vgivi11.g’her\u00e9”\ufb01r_st aid treatment, she advised that she be<\/p>\n
” taken  Goshen Hospital at Mangaiore.<\/p>\n
9} i.  “p_,w_8 Dralacintha D’Souza, the Lady Medical<\/p>\n
A  yC5f\u00a3_icer at Lady Goshen Hospital at Mangalore, has<\/p>\n
deposed in her evidence that she examined the victim<\/p>\n
..-.–.5″v”‘\\r-\u00ab.–s.–a\u00ab…\u00bbr–s<\/p>\n
8<\/span>
\nKurn.Girija at 7.50 pm. on 20.12.2005, who was<\/p>\n
referred to the said hospital by the Medical Officer of
\nBelthangadi Hospital, the said girl gave history before<\/p>\n
her that in the morning of that day, she was Vsubjected<\/p>\n
to forcible sexual intercourse by one Sheikufrihi<\/p>\n
herein] and that after the said >incident;”sh:e,  <\/p>\n
to the Government Hospital at Beltha1’rgadil\u00a7”Wi1:ere”*Ishe .<\/p>\n
was given first aid treatniierit: This llladyili\/ledical Officer’<\/p>\n
has further deposed in helrfe_Vid_ence “that clinical<\/p>\n
examination of the vlic=timtg_irl.,’ j.sheil,i:otic_ed the following:<\/p>\n
 iiii   ail”_loi}*evr the body of the girl; no
\n found either on her breasts
\nor-pm  of the body; there was vaginal<\/p>\n
_ .. p1eedi’n.glH’a’s alresult of laceration measuring about
\n i.j’3~~4′ ..crns.:llone more injury was found at posterior
\n   the Vagina measuring about 2 cms.;\n<\/p>\n
‘vhf-riaerilllwas ruptured; uterus was of normal size;
\n painful; blood stains were found on legs
\na “and thighs and there was still bleeding from her<\/p>\n
vagina.\n<\/p>\n
10<\/span><\/p>\n
the victim sustained the said injuries in her vagina as a
\nresult of thrusting of some wooden stick for aborting as<\/p>\n
she was pregnant. But P.W.8 has denie:df_l’~~this<\/p>\n
suggestion and absolutely no material is<\/p>\n
record on behalf of the accused\u00bbito__shot\\XrV”that; ‘ . <\/p>\n
girl was pregnant at any timeto   <\/p>\n
the incident. Therefore, ll  the.__conside;red”oiainion V<\/p>\n
that through the evidence -..”g_of”‘-thesell’three Medical
\nOfficers and the   by them, the<\/p>\n
prosecution,  esitahjtishedAlbeyond’ reasonable doubt<\/p>\n
that the  it  \u00bb fiamely”, V V P.W. 1 Kurn. Girija, was
\nsubjected to intercourse on the morning<\/p>\n
of 20. 12.l2oo’5, ..\n<\/p>\n
‘l V.  A  :,P,W…1 victiiiillgirl, has stated in her evidence that<\/p>\n
  ” a.In. on that day, While she was cleaning<\/p>\n
the floor. her house, the accused came into her house,<\/p>\n
 , held “her firmly, laid her on the floor and then<\/p>\n
‘committed sexual intercourse on her by removing her<\/p>\n
“clothes and also his clothes, despite her resistance and<\/p>\n
\u00a3,….\u00ab$-‘-?”p~”‘”K\u00a2r<\/p>\n
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\nwithout her Consent. She has further deposed that<\/p>\n
when she tried to cry, the accused threatened her that if<\/p>\n
she were to cry, he would kill her. She has’u’\u00bb:.it1rrther<\/p>\n
deposed that at the time of the incident, aloiare<\/p>\n
in the house as her parents had   <\/p>\n
at about 11.00 a.m., her unc1e=_i3.W.r2 S<\/p>\n
her parents returned home from ‘Ujiree.”an:d:4_Vthe’ndishes.<\/p>\n
narrated the incident to  and the.re’afteV15’, she was
\ntaken to Governmerrt\ufb02Plospittjalatfielthangadi and from<\/p>\n
there to LadytGoshe1*1″Hospital__at’Manga1ore for further<\/p>\n
treatment\u00bb,.:    A admitted as inpatient. She
\nhas further on the next day morning, the<\/p>\n
Police of””B_e’lthanlg’adi: Police Station came there and<\/p>\n
‘S S.  A rVlee:or\u00a5:ied’l’her cornlplvaint statement as per Ex.Pl and her<\/p>\n
    taken on it and it is at Ex.Pl{a).\n<\/p>\n
l1″3. above evidence of P.W.1 prosecutrix falls in<\/p>\n
 .. line. with her allegations in the complaint Ex.P1. The<\/p>\n
S “‘._VVsu’g:gestion put to her on behalf of the accused that she<\/p>\n
was pregnant as she had illicit intimacy with C.W.7<\/p>\n
,-..f”V’*-“”1….\u00ab—-\u00bb-.\n<\/p>\n
Somanatha, who happened to be her brother\u00ab~in~1aw,
\nand that when she attempted to get aborted by resorting<\/p>\n
to the rude method of thrusting a wooden stic};Vi1uto._her<\/p>\n
private parts, she sustained the said inju_ries,i<\/p>\n
by her in specific terms. The accnsedhas:i’iot'”broVught’ ‘ \\’ <\/p>\n
any material on record, through the ‘ cross’4e:};a:mi;i1ation<\/p>\n
of any of the prosecutionyvitnesses, to that his<\/p>\n
said defence is probable.  no dtcircuihstance is
\nbrought on record  show that the<\/p>\n
victim was, ayptoonsenting par\u00b0t_y_ toithe act of sexual<\/p>\n
interetourse}V7cVorn3i’riitted’by hirnvion her. He has also not
\nbrought  1’ece”1jfd_it’an:y\u00bb\u00bb\u00abcircumstance to show that the<\/p>\n
co1js1p1ainantV~Victirn’-fiied her complaint against him and<\/p>\n
 ..agains’tWAhim falsely at the cost of her<\/p>\n
1 =. 3 r_eput.a’ti.on  . V V <\/p>\n
   observed by Hor1’ble Supreme Court in the<\/p>\n
 by ” case of STATE OF PUNJAB Vs. GURMIT SINGH AND OTHERS<\/p>\n
tdfeported in AIR 1996 so 1393 that Cl girl, in a tradition<\/p>\n
H bound non-permissive society in India, would be<\/p>\n
__ <\/p>\n
13<\/span>
\nextremely reluctant even to admit that any incident which<\/p>\n
is likely to reflect upon her chastity had occurred, being
\nconscious of the danger of being ostracized by the society<\/p>\n
or being looked down by the society. It iscfurther<\/p>\n
observed by the Supreme Court at the <\/p>\n
of its judgment that the Courts  <\/p>\n
evidence, remain alive to the fact that in..a~..ca,seV\u00a7:f rape.<\/p>\n
no self-respecting worrianrivauld conie_foriva.\ufb01d…inVVa Court<\/p>\n
just to make a humiliatingstatement  honour<\/p>\n
such as is involved in-.of rape on her. It<\/p>\n
is alsolllobstervetifyhither-\u00e9\u00a7i11 thbat” the testimony of victim in
\ncasesaof sexudl’:_ijofj’e–.nces~*’ is vital and unless there are<\/p>\n
compelling t_:Vre.$onsV'”:which necessitate looking for<\/p>\n
. V.  A corroboration of’ statement, the Courts should \ufb01nd no<\/p>\n
   on the testimony of a victim of sexual<\/p>\n
as__sault .V.alone to convict and accused where her<\/p>\n
 t testimony inspires confidence and is found to be reliable.<\/p>\n
‘1’fj.: Following the above observations of Horfble<\/p>\n
“Supreme Court, I am of the considered opinion that the<\/p>\n
…..s*—~”\n<\/p>\n
Trial Court did not commit any error in accepting the
\nevidence of the prosecutrix insofar as it relates to the<\/p>\n
occurrence of the incident of forcible sexual intercourse<\/p>\n
on her by the accused without her consen_t”‘an.d_.<\/p>\n
her resistance.\n<\/p>\n
16. Further, the evidence of  0<\/p>\n
maternal uncle and   <\/p>\n
prosecutrix, falls in line  then ‘a\\rern1ents in the
\ncomplaint EX.Pl aiidf th.e”~–oral’~ievidence of P.W.l<\/p>\n
prosecutrix. The  believed the<\/p>\n
evidence- l’–th~egs’e twomyvitriesses namely. P.Ws.2 8: 6
\ninsofar “it relateslto  circumstances immediately after<\/p>\n
 occurrence’ of the incident of rape on the victim girl<\/p>\n
.0 “by the accused and the girl narrating before<\/p>\n
    incident and also as to taking of the<\/p>\n
 to the hospitals for her treatment.\n<\/p>\n
it ~    Sarat Chandra Bijai, the learned counsel for the<\/p>\n
Vfaplpellantwaccused strongly contended that though the<\/p>\n
incident took place at about 10.00 am. on 20.12.2005<\/p>\n
(__\u00a7\\,..,a<\/p>\n
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\nas alleged in the complaint and also as deposed by<\/p>\n
P.W. 1 prosecutrix, she was taken to hospital at
\nBelthangadi at about 5.00 p.m. and her complaint came<\/p>\n
to be recorded on the next day at about 11.30 ‘and<\/p>\n
the prosecution has not successfully  <\/p>\n
delay and therefore, the Trialmgp<\/p>\n
disbelieved the evidence of :”san13-;e_*’it .<\/p>\n
ought to have acquitted the accused  <\/p>\n
benefit of doubt.\n<\/p>\n
18. Per contra, learned,.\u00a7’i’*l:’Iight~v:h_fijourt Government<\/p>\n
Plea’der__contended.’ that after the parents of the
\nV1’CtilT1′ girllireturnegci\u00bb– they searched for a jeep and<\/p>\n
 “the gi’rl.._,iyas taken in the jeep to Belthangadi, as<\/p>\n
t  P.W.2, and thus, the prosecution has<\/p>\n
   delay caused in taking the girl to the<\/p>\n
h4ospi’tal..’ He further contended that, as deposed by<\/p>\n
it   the P.S.l. of Belthangadi Police Station, soon<\/p>\n
 after he came to know of the admission of the victim girl<\/p>\n
in Lady Goshen Hospital at Mangalore, he rushed to the
\ne–“\\””L’\/\/—-\n<\/p>\n
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\nsaid hospital at about 11.30 am. on the very next<\/p>\n
morning of the admission of the prosecutrix in the said
\nhospital and recorded the statement of the girl as per
\nEX.P1 and thereafter, he immediately dispatc}:1ed._V’the<\/p>\n
F.I.R. to the Court.  ‘\n<\/p>\n
19. As could be seen from the contents’,<\/p>\n
“f  <\/p>\n
the residence of the prosecutriii was xat_;a._:’di_starieet”of hi’ it<\/p>\n
about 25 kms. from _Be1thEanga_di  = <\/p>\n
Further, the Victim was  profuse’b1″eedinHg” and as
\nsuch, she could d\ufb02ken  any public<\/p>\n
conxfeyancepfwppqfhereforeg it was quite reasonable for
\nP.W.2 A  other .– of the family of the<\/p>\n
prci\u00e9seciitrixV’to._.Vspend few hours in getting the jeep for<\/p>\n
t to the hospital at Belthangadi. Further,<\/p>\n
it ‘-therev.’is”_’noA’p::.ahnorma1 delay in recording the compiaint<\/p>\n
stateriierit of P.W.t prosecutrix. Besides this, no<\/p>\n
it cireurnstance is brought on record by the accused to<\/p>\n
Vgshow that the said complaint was falsely created by the<\/p>\n
prosecutrix against him with a definite motive.<\/p>\n
,\u00bb.._.(“””~<\/p>\n
Therefore, the submission of the learned counsei___for the<\/p>\n
appellant-accused that there was abnor1na1j”def}ay.,’4 in<\/p>\n
taking the girl to the hospital and also  4′<\/p>\n
compiaint statement and that” -the   <\/p>\n
remained unexplained, cannot be a–ccepte’d.,.  \u00ab. V’ <\/p>\n
20. In View of the cogentdxand  eigidence of
\nP.Ws.1, 2 8: 6 her uncle
\nand her mother, and..aJ_s0  O\ufb01icers
\nnamely,   ‘ddthefconsidered opinion
\nthat the  beyond reasonable
\ndoubt  t’heT”.a._ce1ised who committed sexual
\nintercourse  forcibiy without her<\/p>\n
consent. andddespitevher resistance and for that purpose<\/p>\n
  i11_egai13;..,.6\ufb02tered into the residential house of the<\/p>\n
  as such, the Trial Court was quite<\/p>\n
justitieyd  recording its finding that the accused<\/p>\n
if  coinmitted the offences under Sections 448 8: 376 of<\/p>\n
; .p.c.\n<\/p>\n
as\n<\/p>\n
21. As to the sentence imposed on the accused\u00bb<\/p>\n
appellant, the learned counsel for the appe11ant~accuse_d
\nhas produced in this appeal the affidavit of the accused-<\/p>\n
appellantd The presence of the accused–appel]ant_:’can1e<\/p>\n
to be secured on dated 05.08.2009 by_.issuing.. __%t,i”+T)._.C_;1’j,\u00a7<\/p>\n
warrant against him. On thattlate, _th”e” . <\/p>\n
was sworn to by the accused”-:,as;’_’to’i’the <\/p>\n
other conditions of his  to”  are<\/p>\n
mitigating circumst.ances__.in:”vreducing’-the_:3period of _<\/p>\n
imprisonment imposledsubstance of the<\/p>\n
 the  affidavit is as under:\n<\/p>\n
— —  in the said case by the P.S.I.\n<\/p>\n
ofee1:hengedy’\u00ab;\u00a7e1:ee Station on 22.12.2005 i.e.,<\/p>\n
it on the verysecond day of the incident, and since
\nhe has been in custody. Thus, he has
\n  about three years and seven and
\nhail’1..V_n’ionths in jail. He has two sons aged about<\/p>\n
i ,.  years and two years and his wife is aged about
\n’22 years as on this date. Himself and his wife are
\niiliterates and he was doing coolie work. His
\nfamily does not own any property, such as<\/p>\n
agricultural land, for the livelihood of his family<\/p>\n
‘,_,\\g*~x.-..,…..\n<\/p>\n
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\nmembers. His father died three months before his<\/p>\n
birth. Though he has three elder brothers and one
\nelder sister, they are also Very poor and they
\nthemselves have their respective large families and
\nas such, they are not in a position topfrlprroyide<\/p>\n
anything to his family. His aged mot1\u00a7;.er,’<\/p>\n
living with him, as he is her last son}.__Byj:reason_,’of” <\/p>\n
his absence in the fam..iiy,-.,theremhaVs been  <\/p>\n
person to look after them.\n<\/p>\n
stigma attached to him by realson o,f”his.:con\\:}ictiori ;<\/p>\n
for the offence of rapvegihis neighbcursfhaye been
\nlooking downthe me1nbers\u00bb…pf his”~fa’rr1ily. His
\nbehaviour in the;}’ai1_,_f,ejver’.sinc’e_Vthe date of his<\/p>\n
,..arre_sti.an’d; Vde’ten.tion been good enough. In<\/p>\n
case visv-relea’sed._fI’o’m jail by reducing the period<\/p>\n
of,_sentence\u00ab~.,’impo_sed on him, he shall become a<\/p>\n
 good’   also a dutiful father, husband<\/p>\n
 ,_and_ son.’ ‘ ‘~–s–n’tinuation of his imprisonment would<\/p>\n
.’2.”Z’.f<\/p>\n
..vin hardship to his entire family.<\/p>\n
‘jaliove facts stated by the appellant-accused in<\/p>\n
his af\ufb01davit sworn to on 05.08.2009, which have<\/p>\n
 .,rerifs.ained undisputed, constitute special and adequate<\/p>\n
Ereasons for reducing the period of imprisonment<\/p>\n
imposed on him by the T rial Court. Therefore, i am of<\/p>\n
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20<\/span>
\nthe considered View that the ends of justice would be<\/p>\n
met with if the period of rigorous imprisonment imposed
\non the appe11ant–accused for the offence under Section<\/p>\n
376 of I.P.C. is reduced from seven years to fonrjrears.<\/p>\n
However, the sentence of fine of <\/p>\n
the defauft sentence imposed onmhim fo_r”the::jsai’d offence’ , <\/p>\n
do not deserve to be reduced._to::”anyfczitentg”‘\u00e9\u00a7iid”*:i;11e<\/p>\n
sentence imposed on him’for_ theAoffence”..nnder”S~ection.S’<\/p>\n
448 of I.P.C. also does not  \u00bbvfo1wg1ny. idnterference.<\/p>\n
23. In View of my foregoir\ufb01gAidiscnsgsions, I proceed to<\/p>\n
passcjfthe   _ _
\n ‘ ‘ S ‘V
\nThe-.p1’esen_._t  filed by the accused in Special<\/p>\n
\/2o’os.._en the file of the learned 11 Additional<\/p>\n
  D.K., Mangalore, is hereby aifowed in<\/p>\n
if ‘A con\ufb01rming the impugned judgment and<\/p>\n
orderof conviction convicting the accused–appe11ant for<\/p>\n
  offences under Sections 448 8: 376 of I.P.C., the<\/p>\n
__sentence of rigorous imprisonment imposed on him for<\/p>\n
the offence under Section 376 of I.P.C. is hereby<\/p>\n
,\u00a2-.__S.””\u00b0””‘\\..\u00bb-~..\u00bb<\/p>\n
reduced from seven years to four years and the sentence
\nof fine of Rs.25,000\/– and also the default sentence<\/p>\n
imposed on him for the said offence aI1(i_.”~a:_1:?~.o’~\u00bb.vthe<\/p>\n
sentence for the offence under Section 448:-.o’f<\/p>\n
left undisturbed. The impugned   <\/p>\n
stands modified aecordingiy.\n<\/p>\n
A copy of operative   shail
\nbe sent forthwith  the  direction to
\ncommunicate the if  vAA.’aut_’horities of the<\/p>\n
concerned prispri.   shall be furnished<\/p>\n
to the   themappellant.\n<\/p>\n
Sd\/-‘-I
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