{"id":235697,"date":"2008-09-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-08T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/srinivasa-murthy-vs-the-secretary-to-govt-on-9-september-2008"},"modified":"2015-06-16T11:51:03","modified_gmt":"2015-06-16T06:21:03","slug":"srinivasa-murthy-vs-the-secretary-to-govt-on-9-september-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/srinivasa-murthy-vs-the-secretary-to-govt-on-9-september-2008","title":{"rendered":"Srinivasa Murthy vs The Secretary To Govt on 9 September, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Srinivasa Murthy vs The Secretary To Govt on 9 September, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: N.Kumar<\/div>\n
IN ms men COURT or KARNATAKA  K x   ; \nDated this the 9*\" day of  A' V   '\n\nBEFCRE:    j\n'1'!-IE uownm \n\nWm Psuuonm. .7\u00a719.\u00a7f,2;Q\u00a74\u00a7;}\u00a7:4h\ufb01--RES1\n\nBE\"I'WEEN:__.  5:f ...-{. ' \"\n\nAged a\u00a7L:ou.L  \u00bb   ' '\n\nR'\/0 Do\u00a2ida:3ma11giV1@\u00a2   \n\nGo1m'Hob1_i .   _  '\n\nTumk:1r'I'aIuk = V ._  \n\n _Dist1'i\u00ab:-'t_  ' ...Petitioncr\n\n. \"    C Jagadecsh, Advacatc)\n Am: ~ ll]     \n\n\u00bb..----..._..\n\n1 A  The. to Govcmment\n\" Department of Law and\nPafiiamcntazy Affaixs\n s  Vi\ufb02hmm Smidhza\n' . _ Bangalore - 560 001\n\n  A 2% The Dimctor\n\n   Department of Prosecution\nand Govt. Li\ufb02gatton, (Adam)\nK H B Compicx. 6\"' Floor\nCammxy Bhavan\nK G Road\n\n\n\n(By S113. Vecrappa,.A(A}Aj='_ \" V 4 H _\nThis Writ Petition is \ufb01led uniigr Am  1c\u00a7s~.224_$'   \"\nthe Constitution of India, praying to. Aquash  ci1Llo:mei:I1cnt \nlcttcr dated 27-8-2007 vidz\u00e9-g \"'Apnexure--B, 'ivss%;'cem\u00a2gt'the following:\n\nThe   wrrjt of ccrtiorari for\n\n2007 as per AH]1\u00a33.Xl1I'C*\n\nB issu\u00e9d    refusing to change the\nPublic   \n\n  \"  1 'V iv\u00e9gl\u00e9ie---pcti\ufb01oncr is the 0!W.ll\u00a33I' of land bearing Sy.No.8,\n\n  situated at Doddasarangi Village, Tumlmr\n\n. '    exist a dispute with regard to the cxistcmzxt of\n\n on the eastern side of the said survey number. A\n\n  2(;!i:Vs\u00e9i1'Ai'itigatican in this zegard is pending before the competent\n\nVT   Court The petitioner gave a complaint before thc.Ru1a1\n\nPolict: Station, Tumkur, against one Siddaflingaiah and his\n\nfamily members allcgng that they have iilcgally assaulted the\n\npetitioner and his family members and attemptcad to kill them\n\n\\\/\n\n\n\npetitioners have seen the Public Prosecutor \n\naccused and their Cmlnscl, talking to the  thjeyv\n\nused to go to hotel and take   syii\ufb01of\n\nbringing to the notice of the autho1'i1jc3 a?\u00ab1z   \"\n\nmpmsentations, no action  frn\u00e9; \nrepresentation was made.   the\n\nauthoritiea to entrust   Prosecutor.\n\nThe aaid Inquest    the contrary, the\n\nimpugned cn(\u00a7ur'5\u00a7\ufb01sacn'ti.=A__is   change the Public\n   Viig\ufb01tioncr to ccropemtc with\n\n115111.  ' j'n\"\"a\"l :casc could be disposed of.\n\nThercf\u00ab::$xnc,\" \u00a3116  this Conn.\n\n4.  Hayijzig 'ice-..g.;mntc;iii{$h,:'V'13:\u00a7V, V,__i1\u00a3dgIl1\u20ac:I11'. of this Court in the\ncase aiszzm  #393? 7:. sum or KARKATAKA,\namp. Bi?  aims rcporwd in 1m 2005\n -W30. 'V ~    \n <  _ 7.  1  pn a'Vqu31y from 1116 C-01111. whether, before xaaaking\n   = he has made any enquiry to \ufb01nd out\n.  of the charges levclied against the\n  ;Iv7*1(:jc1-\u00e9.\u00e9Vc:":1tor, the learned Cezmnsel submitted that he has\n\nx V' .. i1eit1;c:r v\u00a21i\ufb01e{i the veracity <31" the said instxnctions nor have\n\nV'\n\n\n\nmade nay personal enquiry and that his \n\nbased on the instructions of his clients.\n\n8. The cntim o1derV$h.'eet  \navailable to the Court as we11';\u00a7x\u20ac:t11c 1{\u00e9:p1y_  \nProsecutor to the noticsi ~ixs\ufb02sue;d"'f\u00a7i'. all\ufb01gatioxts\n\nmade by the pcti\ufb01onggf   said material\ndiscloses tIt1at t11i::;;     Sessions Court an\n15.03.2903<\/pre>\n
‘  ::;:;ha:ges an: fmmed. O11
\n27.1O.20GE5A.AAV ‘t1.v\u00a7C   trial and sumxzmms were
\nissucc:i’..,1o’.’tl$at paint of time, the case was
\noo11dt1ctb&.:i_’3y’ Vtli\u00e9  in of\ufb01ca of the present Public
\n ‘I’;V’\u00a51e2v–V.<V:::1vv\\v'f'i"\u00a7.~:':.rf:s}1ec:t shows that witnesses were absent
\n uand 16.12.2005 to which date the case was
\n __ flza\u00e9icfom, Non–BaiIablc Warmnts wens: issued to
\ntt.\u00e9"'—- C.Ws~1 to 4 were present and they ware<\/p>\n
  as th\u00a2:': Public Prosecutor sought time on
\nV."\u00bb..2a'3.{.{1.2oo6. On 30.01.2006 C.Ws~5 ta 3 mm absent. 011
\n   31.01.2005 C.Ws~8 and 10 were absent. On 23.03.2095 c.w-2<\/p>\n
was pmsent. He was dischaxged as the Public Pmsecutor<\/p>\n
9. DB 26.02.2007, the prresezm: Public
\ntaken charge. 011 that data. he    ‘ T
\nthe documcnta. However, he
\ndocuments. Thezefore,  \\\u00a7’A\ufb01\u00a7\u00a7~_’   th\u00e9
\ncxplanatiem offcmd, \ufb02lc  .!:\u00a71at on that
\ndate, i..c., 26.02.2007,   hcrtzin was
\nnot willing to C1;L_’&$.!T_. \ufb01e  him to: take
\ntime. Whey;   wittztc.-.33 box. He
\n  requested for time for
\nftu’theirvV’ __ was gamed by the Court.
\nSubscq\ufb01\u00e9ni\ufb01y, ….  he examined the plainti\ufb01’. The
\npIa\u00a7;;\ufb01if..}1aa\u00a7..Vb\u00a7\u00a2:;\u00a7'{\u00a7m%i.\u00a7  The Public Prosecutor, on
\n.,    \ufb01as  a letter to the Sub–Inspoc.tor of
\n   Police Station, tmngng to his no\ufb01ce that
\n%  ~ pzoducing \ufb02it? witnesses in spite of issue: of
\n \u00a7.umnie;\u00a7\u00a73 and warmzzats several times from the Court.
\n“ii there is delay in disposal of the case. Themfom, he
\n  fequcstad the police authoxi\ufb01es to secure tltm pmacnce of the
\nWitnesses, so that the case may be completed. It ia then, the<\/p>\n
\ufb01rst mxmplaint by the petitioner on 18.07.2007′ was made<\/p>\n
V<\/p>\n
mques\ufb01ng \ufb01n’ change of the Public
\n} Inquest at’ the pctitionar was not  1:\u00a73 l.f:y~:   9 7 A’
\nthe pctitiqncr want to the czxtcnt
\nthat Cami: itself; seeking for  of it
\nin this backgmund, wt:j;avee\u00ab.to”$\u00a7;ri&i.\u00a7tc’fhe’–Ac01;tcntions of
\nthe P\ufb01\ufb01ticnczr.  ” ‘  Vv
\n10- 1..     make it ckar
\nthat :1;\u00a21dia;m\u00a7:\u00a2    is regarding the cxriatcnoc
\nof a   had. The mac which is
\npending’    pertains to criminal trespass
\nangi .;d7a’\u00a31_;agc atG  The petitioner have also invakad
\n j   01′ Vi;i\u00a7;\u00a7A SC.\/SI’ (Prevention uf Atumiziea) Act,
\n    ‘fh\u00a7  is pending in the Cmnmal’ ‘ Court mac four
\n  discloses that the peutioner-mpxaanamt is
\n   pot iut\u00e9\u00e9mated in pnmmuting \ufb02it: matter. Nowbaiiabla
\n hat}: to be issued to scour: the prmcnoe of the
\n”   \ufb01mesms. By misrcprcacnmtion. the mcorda cue!’ tm\ufb01rc criminal
\ncase in an uncacmnectcd case was aummoned, fbr which<\/p>\n
su\ufb01cicnt time was consumed in the Criminal Cmlrt. Later it<\/p>\n
V.\n<\/p>\n
10<\/span><\/p>\n
was found that the said case ‘m nothing to do
\ncase. In fact, the earlier Public Prosecutetf
\nshown suj\ufb01cient interest in pmseeiiting a\ufb02\ufb01e vv erase\u00bb 1’.
\ndancing the tune of the   2
\nadjourned. This is what thetp\u00a2\u00a7iw5one;\u00a7t’wantedj-%i:\u00a7\ufb013:e”‘\u00a2\u00a7gc, 3.;
\nthat the mxmsed arc   Prosecutor
\nappears to be cnerge\ufb01cuf   the petitioner in
\ntalcing     itvulite has forced the
\npetitioner   him. He has
\nalso   bringing to their
\nnotieeigtheirt  in securing the wimeases in the
\ncase   the Sessions Court to keep the<\/p>\n
witnesses pmsent.’ V
\n‘  :11’-.t..  ,  it is iiiitier these circumstances, as the trial is<\/p>\n
   :9 within a short \ufb01me. which is not to the
\n of \ufb01tieti\ufb01oner, he has started a campaign against the
\n  making baseless and mckliess allegations.
\n ”  speaks for thetmseives. The Dimetor of Prosecution<\/p>\n
‘tags {veil as the Government, being satis\ufb01ed that there are no<\/p>\n
%\/_<\/p>\n
bona\ufb01dcs in the complaint made by; the  ‘ L. <\/p>\n
\n\nrejected his request to change    _:,'i\u00bb1tq:i\u00a71~::V'J_\"ze:1:\u00a3d ,:t'o\n\nappcaint anether Public  in    'A \n\n<\/pre>\n
12. The  “tziL’vvsza’\u00a71%3\u00a7tan1iatc any of the
\nallegations madc,   bcfom this
\nCourt. The”  \u00e9ngi  it, are without any
\nsubstance.    those allegations is to
\nkeep    that the accused are made
\nto atte\ufb01fl f ]1’c  up ail their work and thus<\/p>\n
the pctitiori\u00e9r  t\u00a7i”.h;ai}e the sadistic pleasure, as probably<\/p>\n
 <;*anm\u00a7ous th\u00a3\u00a3i: thcrc may not be any merit in the<\/p>\n
  by him. Thcrcfom. the request made by the<\/p>\n
 jblaaztlgc of Public Prosecutor is actuated with<\/p>\n
 mala\ufb01dt\ufb01; \ufb01nd cannot be couzntenanoed. Under these<\/p>\n
_  v\u00bbc%i1\u00a7ci;:mstances, I do not \ufb01nd any merit in thja writ petition.
\n  AA,g.,.,.' ",\u00bb\u00a2mgzy, itis dismissed.\n<\/p>\n
Sd\/-.\n<\/p>\n
ksp\/~ Judge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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