{"id":217607,"date":"2010-12-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-02T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mariappa-maria-vs-state-by-kadur-police-on-3-december-2010"},"modified":"2014-11-15T09:04:45","modified_gmt":"2014-11-15T03:34:45","slug":"mariappa-maria-vs-state-by-kadur-police-on-3-december-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mariappa-maria-vs-state-by-kadur-police-on-3-december-2010","title":{"rendered":"Mariappa @ Maria vs State By Kadur Police on 3 December, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Mariappa @ Maria vs State By Kadur Police on 3 December, 2010<\/div>\n
Author: Huluvadi G.Ramesh<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH COLERT 01:' KARNATAKA AT B\/A\\NGAE,()I__2E\nDated this the 3\"' day uf December, 2910   'T\n\nB c fore\n\nTHE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HUI_._U1\/ADI ; \n\nCriminal Appeals 447 \/ 2010 c\/w 9:6'\/2'_(_)1~0', \n\n582 \/ 2019\nBetween:  \n\n1:1 CrI.A 447\/20.1.0\n\n.1. Mariappa @ Maria, 35 years\nS\/0 Earappu, R\/\ufb02eas\" Jud-i\"  . if V\nL'mgadahal1y. 'v'i.l_l:i'gc  \n\nThiru1nalL1g!c\\i;11*;;1 G($i!as'<;1h;i\u00a3:i &  \n\nAT3.S\u00a7kG!TC_'Tl1.E_lE'i{"{:11;, .. \ufb02 ' \n\n2 Thim1na- (:3 Th\u00a7';1ii'V:~1,;1})paf --2._8"y1i<; '\nS\/0 Cf\ufb01ii\u00e9iiith. R,\/Va 'I.il;1\u00a2sh~ (Q3 DiV'1\ufb01'ai-,~.2V\u00a7'%yr:s\n\nA & VS'\/(3. JE\u00e9i;IJk'::lEzap1)21 \"\"\" H\n~  Mu:Ira1.z_1a\"h;_1Eiy Viffagc\n._TAra::.i_Iv{\n\n I \"  * .R_e.5v\u00a7 S\/0 Nz'm_\u00a7a1'1na (\ufb01r? I)0ddas;iddaiah A_j_junna\n\n 26 yrs, Ag1'iCLlElE]E'iSE., DEV-'i'1I.'El Adidhalli\n7 C}0EEur21h21E\u00a3i, Kasah;-1 Hobli. Arzlsikerc Tq\n\n$_.,.\n\n\n\nIx.)\n\nix)\n\n.iay\u00a31 @ Jziyunmi, 36 yrs\nS\/0 Muthappa. Agriculturisl\nEmmcdoddi. (3o1lz1:'z'1ha1t\u00a3i\n\nKadur Taluk A13p_ej     \" ~ V.\n\n(By Smi Bud:\"unn\u00e95;'.1. Adv.)\n\nIn Cri.A 512\/2010\n\nBasavalinga  Basav:1li:1g;1ppa, '.28 yrs'\n\nS\/0 Chikkzmna, Agricullurist \" _ \n\nR\/:1 Devura Adihaily, Goilzlmhatti \" u   .  \nArasikcrc TaEui< _    " 'A].v'Jpt3Ur'\/3-J.13{\n\n(By Sri Dilraj Rohit Scqucira,  L.  } a\n\nIn Crl.A 582\/2010  \n\nShiva @ Shivzlnna, 5{)1'};(:js _ --\n\nS\/0 Thi1nn:Va'pf5:1;A A'g1"icL1I'i:-ui'ist  ' ~. \n\nR\/a Geruni;-11'z1<i_i..Vil.i;igo._  "   - .\n\nTeri}-{ere Tahgk, ChV1}{k\u00a31l3}.V\u20acl'f,_I\u00a7l]'a!.if   '  Appellant\n\n(By 31-; S_Raj 131-M11,  \n\n 'V  '- 3}'     l  ' '~- . . . . . .. 'V\n\nSt;1l.e  by K.a_dL:f"PQIi'e'e Respondent'\n\n._  '   common\n(By S-ii Kz1z'u.:1.ak;i.;P._ GP)\n\n.i\\p'1;-gza\ufb02-.5' are filed under S.374(_2) of the Code OE" Criminal\n\n P:ioCe;i1.;_rc girziying to set aside the judgment of conviction and order of\n\n  \u00e9;'c:)'1c1]ce'fpusscd on 3I.12.2()(')9 \/ 6. E2010 in SC E35\/2007 by the Fast\n\n2 ._ Tra.icV}< Ck)url.. C11ikn1'.1g;1EL:r.\n\nO31-_,. .\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Appeals cc.mn.in\u00a7'_: on for Hearing this titty, Court dciivcred the\nftntovving: \n\nJUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n
These appeals have been filed by the accused  i’<\/p>\n
being aggrieved by the order of convictiori andiscntenec’ pa”ss_;ed_dbyi the<\/p>\n
Fast Track Court, Cttiitmttgtttur on 3 I .,t 2.20{)92.\n<\/p>\n
According to the pr0secution,._PW 3 –\u00b0’Raju_t’iicd’*;aeemplaitat’V<\/p>\n
before the respondent police, a]legi1tg….c_o’m1nission 0’f~.daceity by the<\/p>\n
accused and in the couitispe 011’_c’onn’1nis:sion  the offence of dacoity, one
\nof the accuse._d– has’.Veoiittniitted….t'(;i’c.ible rape on his wife on the<\/p>\n
intervenin itiaht of 18;’ E9iii)3. i’i~!._, 2007 when thev were slee in0 in the
\ng c 4_ V . A  .. J P D<\/p>\n
vf\u00a3’tE.’l”1″i house eat one Chandrttshekttr. The accused have gained entry into<\/p>\n
W.thei’t1euse .ip!_.<icki\u00ab:._tg the door. Out of them, three persons entered the<\/p>\n
l1otJ::.–'Cii'z:it_d when.__1ic3"triied to get up, at that time. two of them assauitcd<\/p>\n
with a cJ'1u1")'–.and' another person assaulted with a siekte as such, he was<\/p>\n
i V ifri_gi1!e:1_ed and, by that time, his son who was steeping woke up and the
\n._a_::e"u.sed"asked him as to which caste they betting and atso from which<\/p>\n
–\u00ab_.VVE’E”E’2ige and his son replied to them. Accused having snatched the car<\/p>\n
Jitter’<\/p>\n
stud, mangalasutra, and nose ring of the wife of the complttineiit and<\/p>\n
having dragged her outside the house, confining the comptairie’titf”ins’ide<\/p>\n
the house, committed rape on her. At that time, f’ou.:4″”pers,on~s”vee’re ‘<\/p>\n
standing outside and the accused, white g0irtg,..took t1weiy’e–s0rne <\/p>\n
Later, in the m.ornit1g, the compiztinant and  i\u00bbv_it”ei went _vt’o–.t.he,. “of.<\/p>\n
the owner of the tand amt brought ii’1iI}%li”3’i]d latter, the icor1\u00a7’;it.’ai:iaa1it, his” V<\/p>\n
wife and son went to the potice,t-s-ta.tion,i’*~-and filed… at.\/complaint.
\nThereafter, the victim was subjected toViitecliceiviiiextirtitnation and so aiso
\nthe coniplttinant WhL).hEt{i su$teii1eti~}31eed.ii1g injuries. The potice have
\narrested the accused’ inithei–_V<:ourse_"of iris\/esit_igation after four months and
\nhave recovered .pro'e.ei'i.i_e;srnp1etion. of investigation, fited<\/p>\n
charge sheet>for– the  and 376, IPC. Thereafter,<\/p>\n
charges were fria-med tigktilisfi[i1f:?”ii2iCCUS6(i since they pteaded not guitty<\/p>\n
 and ctrt:i’ri~1ec;i__,t’t)  triett’; -Quring triat, prosecution examined in ail thirty<\/p>\n
one :’tAri’inessesi’uirit,tAV;gtvt marked about forty three exhibits and MOS i to<\/p>\n
14.” 2 iT’herei\u00e9t1’te.rj,–__accuseci were examined under S313, CLPC. Their
\ncIefense.__was_.teta’t}diei1i.ai.. After hearing arguments, the Presiding Officer<\/p>\n
  convictecii. the 1″ accused for the offence under 3376(1), [PC and<\/p>\n
 ‘ senteiiiced him. to undergo rigorous imprisonment for seven years and to<\/p>\n
‘Stew<\/p>\n
pay fine of Rs.5,(}(}\u20ac)\/~ and default s’entenc.e of simple itnprisotiinent for<\/p>\n
one year and accused l to 7 were also convicted for the offei’1eej”–i1nder<\/p>\n
8395, {PC and sentenced to undergo rigorous inlprisoiiiiiellil..l%t)ri.llS\u20ac’i*\u20ac\u00a7’i3 ‘<\/p>\n
years and to pay fine of Rs.2,{)00\/\u00bb each~an<\u00a7,in ;.o\u00b0u;:_;i\u00a2rgo ll<\/p>\n
simple imprisonment for one year. i~Iowe"'v.er,7._the suh's:t_:1'1;tial_  '<\/p>\n
was ordered to run concurrently by ext.en'ding the bertei"it'-.ot'l'i::e'tof for the"<\/p>\n
period of detention undergone. durinAg"*en.q'ttirly-.and tria'l.v–.. Some of the
\ngold articles recovered were oroeijed to.5e,'rettir*ried tothe victim and the<\/p>\n
remaining articies were ordergid tobe des't~royeri; 'Ash against the order of<\/p>\n
Heztrci the leotlnselVi1epre4eent_it1g the appellants and the government<\/p>\n
pleader.\n<\/p>\n
 ‘ i V “At.the’AouVt:iet,  counsel for the accused have submitted that<\/p>\n
the acteiiserivllwtere Viitrvrested after four months of’ the alleged incident in<\/p>\n
connecti__on _wi’thV Some attempt to commit dacoity and they were fixed in<\/p>\n
” case :l?al.sely and there is no test identification parade held. The<\/p>\n
 eooiipieitttttit himself’ has turned hostile as to the story of the prosecution<\/p>\n
Uzgw,<\/p>\n
h0L1St3 and although it was {.1 new moon day. the witnesses have identified<\/p>\n
the accused and. it is; not I1CCC.’s’.’\\’i1I’y that identification paradevha’s.._’tio._he<\/p>\n
held. There is medical evidence corroborating the _\\”‘t”3..l’Si()”r1′–.:.t”1f”
\nComplainant and other witnesses who have….sti1)po1’ted’Vti’se’f’pr’o:4ee.t,ttion
\ni’egai’ding the injury suffere.d by PW 3 and *et)i’1iit’.~1″1i'[te.(‘l ()iif’P.W<\/p>\n
Apart from that, the medical eviicleitee ailso Vst,;ppo;:ts’vthei..t’::ircihi.e’i.’<\/p>\n
inte1’coui1~;e on PW 7. The ree_0vei’y att.i;.l1eA”‘in_st’anee ofioi-1.e_e1’_.t:11e accused
\nand also the evidence of police? vvcitiie’s_sei:; go x[‘()V:S3.1(‘)’v’-.f, that these accused<\/p>\n
are involved in tlie4.eoi.nmi:;:;s.\u00e9ioii’til’ the_’vof1’enee. Vaitd is sttfficie.nt to<\/p>\n
establish the iae;:us;e;l.._to=.lioE’ti thetngttilty of” the offence. The<\/p>\n
trial e0urt?__hzts_ ta.l\u00a7eh,taleiiieiitzview -in the matter in sentencing the<\/p>\n
accused. Thefel\u00e9isttno axe t'(.>A’g;in’d\u00bbi.ag21inst the accused to falsely implicate<\/p>\n
_. V them. ,Ai\u00a7ICv()l”dil1gly;ht) has sought for dismissal of the appeals.<\/p>\n
 _,.I.nout[Vi\u00e9:.j,igEi’tAic.t)lf,the argtimetits advanced, the points’ that arise for<\/p>\n
C()1lSiA<.l\u00bbt',"41'i1l'i()VIt.'.\n<\/p>\n
  V2-‘ihethet’ the }?;1″t)s;eeLtti(.ni has proved the ease agains;t the aeeus’-ed for the<\/p>\n
 < a\u00a5_E'e}getE" offence under S376 and 395, I.\u00a73'C beyond reasonable doubt;<\/p>\n
9<\/span><\/p>\n
Whether the trial court is justified in convicting and sentencing the<\/p>\n
accuse.d:\n<\/p>\n
Whether the trial court. has committed any error t’)it\u00a7’_.ilic’gavi:ty <\/p>\n
convicting and sentencing the accused;\n<\/p>\n
What order, if any.\n<\/p>\n
PWs 3. 7 and 8 are the C)\/C_.Wlii1CSi\\’\u20acS”\u00a31.l1(i also.T;th:e”victi’ms*of’r.<\/p>\n
dacoity  well as rape. PW 7 wasfesitliirg \u00e91’it)lrtig’ett-iitlt  3 her
\nhusband and PW 2; her son. on the a.i:ei?\u00a7}\u00a2”iti\u00a7iig  of left 9f4.2()07 i.e.,
\naround 1.00 am, the allegecl ii1ci’denti..i’_slsaid–“toha_vei.it2tken place. PWs<\/p>\n
3, 7 and 8 ltave spoin}js~ outside the<\/p>\n
house and of course, he has pleaded his ig1i’oiiztii’cc  to,what’the ae__cut:;1e_d<\/p>\n
have done to his wife, either out ‘ot_'”hesit:tti(‘>t1 or due ‘E0:*\u00a7;.t’)}]1\u20ac..;()l\u00a7’1{3\u00a3’ ‘<\/p>\n
reason. PW 7 the victim as well as ~s()n_t_)l’ PW *3 _havevvspeci\u00a3’ically
\nstated that this accused 1, 6 stat! .ha\u20acie  ?V\u00bbl.  outside the house<\/p>\n
and they have comm.i’tted rapeorr her.” ..1ft\u00bb_i_s alsdseeii, although in the<\/p>\n
cross \u20acXaI}’lEf1ttEl__(.)t1,'”‘ Pwwzts’ little w-avejiy as to his version. but in the<\/p>\n
CFOSSwCX\u00a31El”-liIl\u00a3l[lOl.l itiyvtheVspuhclic…_;)rosecutor what is noticed  while<\/p>\n
identifyi.ug the em  he”\u00ab-hasiiistated that he removed three sheep<\/p>\n
from the house ‘c:1.l’t{E_’dl’OV’1C th-emvout. He has also stated that Mariappa,<\/p>\n
” ‘Jityttll3ft:tl:’iE’Et\\[Al. anti Bttsii’iia..g.a,.pp;t were there. it is also the statement given<\/p>\n
hby hin\u00bb”ywhich_tteltzts admitted. He. also has identified another accused<\/p>\n
who_ ias_s;1ulte{‘l..oii\u00bb.ihis” head as one Dinesh. Dinesh is the 7″‘ accused.
\nThis w_it’t1ess_ was-V.;1hle to identify some of the accused and their presence<\/p>\n
at the time ol7.e()t11missit)ti of the ollence. Further, according to him, out<\/p>\n
 thesis pet’s()ns who were shown to him in the police. station, none of<\/p>\n
WV<\/p>\n
$4
\nIn the cross~exz1nn’nation on hehaii’ of the 1″ accused. it is<\/p>\n
speeifieaiiy stated by-‘ this victim that there was eiectric !ight_4insid_e~t_he<\/p>\n
house and around E i.{‘}O p.m., the accused have broke ()p*-en ‘l’!”1u-(:”V..}v:’t”‘J~\u20ac’2.E\\’ <\/p>\n
the house but. outside the house there was iiojight. H-owe”veir’; she denied <\/p>\n
the suggestion that she was not examined by the’doct’orno.r iwas’ Sift-‘._t”1tVt;?I’,i_.’<\/p>\n
She has admitted. its it was dark she’\u00ab::ould not C’.\\(z1C’i3._y’AiU’C\u00ab\u00a5],Ei:f}i~i who.’ i<\/p>\n
dragged her outside the house.     V.\n<\/p>\n
PW 1 is the owner t)fth’0..f\u00a313’tTt hous-e_’ wh”o_h.:1s spoken about the<\/p>\n
incident said to have taken piece in hisVfnrinshoiusie. as informed by the<\/p>\n
coinplainant__a11d hisVt’\u00e9i11″ri.i_y”rne\u00e9mheirs. ‘ Ora Corning to know of this fact on<\/p>\n
the morning o’f’=19.4 V2007′. gt; a..m.. he told the complainant and<\/p>\n
his fangiiyv m_einhei’s~.._to go and file the complaint to the police.<\/p>\n
*Acco’rd.ing to his .CV’t~f;fCl1CC. the farm house is situate at a distance of 6.00<\/p>\n
k.1ns;.t’i*o.r:.1ji{ai’3_ur_c\u00a7ii;”}3 H Road. lnaii, about 6.00 acres ofiand is there<\/p>\n
where the c()”:np!’:iiiaaz1t and his famiiy members were residing.
\n PW  21 neigliboi’ing land owner. He has also spoken to the<\/p>\n
“cet’icct’t.h:.,1t’ seven persons came near his house and have opened the tap<\/p>\n
I?\u00bb
\nand having drank wate.r. went away from there. His evidence is to the<\/p>\n
cffee\u00e9 that those very persons mighi he the accused and that_;it.<\/p>\n
they went near the house of the complainant. Acctiiftiing iifvzgi.<\/p>\n
prosecution versioii, when seven pers()ns__e.a.ine iie;ir,”‘hef_diree\u20ac\u00a2&E til”<\/p>\n
torch light towards them and those persons “wei1t3_”z-iwizlyftHoxyever;’it’;ir;.i’ii1:is<\/p>\n
not supported the version of the pii:ise;;utioni’exeept  seen;<\/p>\n
some seven persons coming near his hQLE%\u00a2’;vf_]I”Z1-.l.].k W\u00a31[\u00a3’3E’~.?:1}fA1A(1H\\\u00a3\\i’\u00a7CE1l away.
\nPW 4 is a pancha i’oi:._t:he_ }7′:\u00a31Y1(;i:’i’1E3tlTiciII_;1”.\u00a5r heglr the house of the
\ncomplainant and recovery of one. _S’it\u00ab3kV[\u20ac’,A 4_owe’i., i’:i’ta3:’ri”‘z1iid blood stained<\/p>\n
shirt and he sttppoijtvedthe sctid”ivTei’vsi()’:1..-<\/p>\n
PW SL1 i’esi_dVe~i1ioi’-.H’ad’ihaH.i. viiiuge, Cioitarahatti and fix:<\/p>\n
ChEliI’iTl8;i’i.* Aith{.)ri.gE.i”1’1e has sta\u00e9ed that accused 3 & 4 are from his<\/p>\n
 vitiag1e”‘::iid’tfi:1Ethe police have taken his signatu1’e on some white sheet,<\/p>\n
1io’we’vei’,iAt’1ve ttiriied’-Eiostike as to the version of eoiidueting detaii !’E11clhaZ\/iii’<\/p>\n
_except”<\u00abst:it'iVi_i'g th\ufb01it accused 3 & 4 are from his viilage. According to the<\/p>\n
it'–pLrosecuti()r1;this accused 4 has produced the nose stud in his presence<\/p>\n
_' –.L'!i1'L'\u00a7 [i'1{:~{S:\u00a31!'1}C was recovered under pzmchanarria ~\u00bbEx.P7.<\/p>\n
'Bi?'<\/p>\n
l6
\nAccording to the prosecution, PW 6 is the pancha for the seizure<\/p>\n
panchanarna at EXPS and for recovery of thali at the instanceof<\/p>\n
accused and he has supported the recovery at M 0__–f3:\n<\/p>\n
according to the defence version, since the.,.6’_h acc–i;1sed* “igoing to <\/p>\n
cooiie work under this witness but since helabstaiiievd fio_ni~ <\/p>\n
suggested that he had been falsely iinnlitated, which sug\u00b0’aes$:i.oi”…hiasibeen 2 L<\/p>\n
denied.\n<\/p>\n
Apart from thaigthere is”th”e  of ‘.otheIr witnesses who are
\ndoctors M PW  .–1″)r44SiiaVn*i:hav v_.>’ho’ exarnined the complainant has found
\ntwo injuries, one onivathe’fore’li_e\u00abari._ and another on the inter scapular<\/p>\n
region, and she’  at Eix.P9. PW 10 Dr Jagdish has<\/p>\n
._\u20ac5XEllT1l!1\u00a7’Li\u00a3 PW 7 the victim and after examination, he has answered ali<\/p>\n
‘the.  _Vquestionsi’*sent by the poiiee, stating that there is forcible<\/p>\n
iiitercoinise  on her. Although there are no injuries on the<\/p>\n
private p’arts’,~but he found some injuries ~\u00ab~ abrasion on the ieft breast and<\/p>\n
 ‘left’ thigh and, issued the certificate ai EXP} I1 and also opined, to the<\/p>\n
suggestjion made in the eross–exa.inination, that such injury could be<\/p>\n
~ while passing through the fence. The evidence of the doctor<\/p>\n
Al”\n<\/p>\n
18<\/span><\/p>\n
the same viihige. i1\u00a31V'”t3 committed dacoity and also this 1″ accused as<\/p>\n
weii as the 73′ accused i12l\\=’t3 committed rape on the victim M PW7_7′.iVBui._<\/p>\n
the trial court oniy with i”eicrence to the I” accused iiats; [tii;t_t_i: he. is<\/p>\n
guilty of the offence under $376, IPC :.tpa.t’t from  01 <\/p>\n
oiiencc under S395, IPC. ;’\\\/light he the t\ufb02al c:0I.1irt}wL1,sj i>.ft=hei ‘view th:J.t<\/p>\n
there was specific identification as [()7\u00a2t\u00a3)CL1SCdi”i_i)il3I. iiotyiii’ ‘ijesgpect of the <\/p>\n
7″‘ accused.\n<\/p>\n
While tooking into tlie,r:..v,ide11c’e., it i;\u00a7i”>;eei’1,1._’:1ii three witnesses;
\nwho are the ViC[i1]]\u00a7\u00a7 t)t’i;1?;i’i1;:a:i.ty”are ru.s’ti_c =vii’iaige’1′;s’i and might be on the<\/p>\n
day of the E’i1cit:E_e.-at, ii\u00a3’*i\\5.’*L~t,s:i\u00a3’l’rt]c’W_ ii;:’;_t::ii tiay and therefore, dark. But stiil<\/p>\n
as to the pUI’pI’)St3′ ofi”:’cc0\u00a7;:t:.-Esii’:g and identifying the accused, it is<\/p>\n
$peciI’ic;14E;jtiyi’stated   that there was electric light and in that light,<\/p>\n
‘they could identi.i’y’~t:_hc accused. Apart from that, what is being noted is,<\/p>\n
it i8ii17l_()xi’ .213: if”‘s\u00a35’_1*.1c uthc1’ persons have been falsely implicated to see that<\/p>\n
crime is”detc–cteciv ‘imd there is cvicience on record which is sufficient to<\/p>\n
i V’ ‘ Aht.>E_ti the _.;1ccus*c.(i guilty of’ the uficncc.<\/p>\n
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