{"id":240590,"date":"2009-10-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-05T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-h-ganesh-rao-vs-h-gopal-on-6-october-2009"},"modified":"2017-02-01T16:52:31","modified_gmt":"2017-02-01T11:22:31","slug":"k-h-ganesh-rao-vs-h-gopal-on-6-october-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-h-ganesh-rao-vs-h-gopal-on-6-october-2009","title":{"rendered":"K H Ganesh Rao vs H Gopal on 6 October, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
K H Ganesh Rao vs H Gopal on 6 October, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: Arali Nagaraj<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE\nDATED THIS THE 61\" DAY OF OCTOBER 2009\n\nBEFORE\n\n \n\n HONBLE MR. JUSTICE ARALE   \n\nCRIMINAL APPEAL 73 OF    \nBETWEEN: A\n\nK.H. Ganesh Rao\n\nS\/0 K.K. Maheshwarappa ._\n\nAge: Major OCCZ Business \n\nR\/0 Haiiyooru Aryerakeri \n\nShikaripura town   ;\nTaIukaSh1karj.pura    1 \nDistrict Shi:.11\u00ab9.ga-_  _,    Appeilant\n\nmy  \ufb02eas. ,)\nAND  A A A A\n\nH. Cropal  , ~ -\nSv;\"\u00e9)_ Hu\u00bb;*}1a.pp\"a-A E3h_\u00a31fidaI'i\n\n * AC'I1i4c1{'=\u00e9'\u00e9'2': 1\"ner(:he1nt.\n\n2 ' ,VR'\/.0 CT\u00a7_Vi1\"c)1*a.1de1:_a1{eri\n\nA w Sh i1{a.15i;31L:rei:~ town\n\"Taiuk S}iika;1ripL1ra\n\nD1strict.'Sh*im0ga  Respondent<\/pre>\n
‘{–Respr:mdent  absent}<\/p>\n
Criminal Appeai filed 11\/8. 378 (4) <:r.p.<:. praying<\/p>\n
 ' Vfto  aside the order dated Y\/1.2009 passed by the
\n'' –7Sessim'1s Judge 1 Fast Track Court. Shimoga in Cr1.A.<\/p>\n
No.1 E 1\/ 2006. ':he1"e.by allowing the appeal and setting
\naside i\ufb02he order of ecmvi(':f:,icn': and sentence dated
\n6.10.2006 in CC. N0.3O8\/2005 passed by the Civil
\nJudge {:}I'.1.)1'}} 2:111d Ji\\\/EFCE. Shika1rip1.3ra.<\/p>\n
mwwv<\/p>\n
Crl.A. No.l73\/2009 Coming on for dictating the
\norder, this day, the court delivered the following:<\/p>\n
ORDER ON MAINTAINABILITY OF THE APPEAL
\nThis appeal is filed under Sec.3'78[4l} of Crr.j\u00a73;–C. by<\/p>\n
the Complainant in C.C. No.308\/2005 on \ufb02the<\/p>\n
learned Civil Judge [Jr.Dn.] and <\/p>\n
District Shimoga [hereinafter r1eferred;t0__ as <\/p>\n
for short}. The respondent herein\ufb01x-'ho was Atheiiaojerisedrarp<\/p>\n
in the said criminal case,  to  by the
\nTrial Court for the   B8 A Negotiable
\nInstruments Act ['N.IA.l.rAet'–.for.Vshort}  Judgment and<\/p>\n
Order'  Aggrieved by the
\nsame trh'e.__41'esvpondentaag\u00e9oused preferred Criminal Appeal<\/p>\n
 1*,\/2006" the learned Sessions Judge, Fast<\/p>\n
'_'1"*r.aek_ "C'or.i'1\u00b0~1:.__-I, Shimoga (hereinafter referred to as<\/p>\n
' '''}.xppeliat\u00e9Ip: The Appellate Court, by its impugned<\/p>\n
 and Order passed in the said appeal allowed<\/p>\n
  said appeal of the accused, reversed the judgment<\/p>\n
ligand order of conviction and sentence passed by the Trial<\/p>\n
Court and tl'1e'reby ac:q1.1itt.ed the respondent. W accused,<\/p>\n
of the said ofl'ei'1ce. 'l'l1ere'fore, the Corxxplainant has<\/p>\n
awe"\n<\/p>\n
Court’ in 31 case instit,L1ted ‘upon police report?’<\/p>\n
Further, Sec.378 (4) Cr.P.C provides f4(),IV’V”-.E”E’l”I}__<\/p>\n
appeal to the High Court, with the   <\/p>\n
the High COL11’t. against ‘such an”_f”?1,e_’<\/p>\n
acquittal’ found in’ sp1b~ser:_.l”[4) <\/p>\n
Cr.P.C refer to the  aeqt\ufb01tt\u00e9ti — by
\nthe ‘original or cLp_pellat\u00e9”:CQtlf:’_es rliehtiolled in
\nClause [b] of he   SeC.378 and
\ntherefore: the _’a,pp.eaVl:s’.fflled by the
\n    complainants<\/p>\n
(:ha1\u00a7’1&:11gie11gll’the4″”i\u00a7c>fi*eey\u00a3r;e.ss’ of t.he respective<\/p>\n
.o’1t”d:31js”;3f \u00e9ic.q1;i;ti.al.pas’s’ed”in respective appeals<\/p>\n
: ‘the’V’:”-ryespective’ ‘Sessions Courts are<\/p>\n
rria..ipntai11’able.\u00a7’ ,\\ <\/p>\n
lfii} {\u00a31 sections (2) and (4) of Sec.378 of<\/p>\n
l  the  ‘such an order of acquittal’<\/p>\n
 a  ~i;1s:e”d. and the word ‘such’ refers to the<\/p>\n
I1\u00e91t,t:.’;*c~\u00a75′(3t’ the order of aeqtlittal in question and<\/p>\n
 p  be taken to mean an order of acquittal<\/p>\n
1′”efe1’red to in SeC.378(1) (b) 1.63., an order of<\/p>\n
 22u’:qt:it..ta.I passed by any Court other than High<\/p>\n
C{)1.n*t. in exercise cf ‘either original or appellate<\/p>\n
‘_jur’isdic’tion” and therefore 2111 appeal against<\/p>\n
(:>1″cic–2:’ of 2-1<:quit41.aI passed in appeal by the<\/p>\n
(_….s'"'"*~—-~v-w–\n<\/p>\n
Aplnellate Court  mainlaillable under<\/p>\n
Se(“.378[4) of Cr.P.C.\n<\/p>\n
6. As against the above said  ‘<\/p>\n
Eeamed. advocates for the_…..appe1_’i\u00e9int.s;_’;V\u00bb   <\/p>\n
Madhavachar, the learned <\/p>\n
responden1–aoeused in  N6′.9_0E’s\/u2\u20ac)_{)’\u00a33_:”strongly”VL’<\/p>\n
contended mat”, the worrls V:,l?*oV}r.\u00ab_o:ra.._or\ufb01jir1aI._.o\ufb01iiappellate
\norder Q 1.. an acquitiaf” Vi\ufb02wh in See 378{1){b)
\ndo not f’i1″.1.ci.vth eivr_   (4) of Sec.378
\nCr.P.C algxd  ‘  only an order
\npassed “”” wiry  jurisdiction is made
\nappeerV1u\u00e9;’.o1t:  (4) Cr.P.C and hence the<\/p>\n
present 21f5pg%a1sv” ehalierlging the correctness of the<\/p>\n
 res’pVecf\u00bb–tf\u00a7’w”” orc1e1*s%of’ aeq_u.it’t.al passed by the respective<\/p>\n
 an \u20acH\u00a3\u00abi41′.’\u20ac3 ” (1t:1,1rt.s in the  eotive a eals are not<\/p>\n
ma.i_nt.2;ir’1a\u00a5f\u00a71c%. In support’ of his eomentions he has<\/p>\n
 : p1eaeeef.’.1’e1ia11Ce on the order of Cmordinate Bench of this<\/p>\n
 ‘~C-2:15: dt. 3.6.2009 passed in Cr1.A No.142\/2009 wherein<\/p>\n
‘ ”  the very sisa:r1_<_t question of;ma1ini:ainabi1ity of appeal from<\/p>\n
an order of a.c1q_L.:it;1.al passscrcl by the appellate Court was<\/p>\n
eonside1'e(:E by the 1ea:*11e(ii Si1'1g1e Jm'ige..<\/p>\n
\u20ac% <\/p>\n
7'. Section 378 Cr.P.C which provides for an<\/p>\n
appea} against an order of ac:qui1:1:al reads  u1"1'd\u00e9r_:'"–_<\/p>\n
S.378. Appeal in case of acquittai 2(1).-Ar  V'<\/p>\n
otherwise provided in sL;b–sect.i0r1v'~.I2],'"=.anci <\/p>\n
subject. to the provisirms of su_b\u00a5s\u00e9C.ti(5ns._(3}*ar1d,T f<\/p>\n
{5} ~<\/p>\n
(a)1:’he District.   blrany
\ncase, direcf gtihe _\u00ab”b’F5:u’b:ljc s’}?r0se(‘:iViAt0r to
\np1’esea’1t an afjpfzal  of Session
\nfrom _an_ ord\u00e9’1*”‘<if': \u00e9it:r;;}1i'rt}\u00a71l Ipiarssed by a
\n   Asf'\u00e9i"Li<\u00a7gnizab1e and<\/p>\n
1i:)ngba;i1ab1e 4dff\u00a2311(ic;.r'<\/p>\n
(b) may, in any<\/p>\n
” \u00ab._:L\u00a71:5rc:,’  Pub}ic: Prosecutor to
\n  1.0 the High Court from<\/p>\n
 em  or appellate order of an
\n“~a1\u00a7:.(fL:i.1′}1′,al passed by any Couri, other than<\/p>\n
A   Court (1101. being an order under
\n (21) or an order of acquittal passed<\/p>\n
” . by {Iris Court. of Session in revision]<\/p>\n
A (2) if such an c)rc:}e1~ of actqultiial is passed in
\nany case in which the offence has been
\ni11vc>.st’.iggatc>d by the Deihi Special Police
\nPZst’.231bI.ish.me111. (j’.()1’1St’.i1’111″(;’.\u20ac1 under the Delhi<\/p>\n
S1:.)e(‘tiaI P()ii(,’.E’. Est:abIis.hmc-ant Act. 1946 [25 of<\/p>\n
,.~..r\u00b0”\u00b0’—\u00bb—-*-\u00bb=~<\/p>\n
1946}, or by any otlier agency empowered to
\n1’nai<e iirvestigaticm. into an offence under any<\/p>\n
Central Act other than this code, [the <\/p>\n
Government may, subject to the prox-fEsi0ris..j:df;_.v <\/p>\n
subsection (3), also direct  <\/p>\n
P1'0se(:ut0r to present: an g*;j5pe'al. 3 <\/p>\n
{a} to the Court 0f;S_essi0n,l'i7r0111ea-r.1,Q'rder*:
\nof acquittal passeed'-by a 'Magis?.ra'te in
\nrespect of a. :icc)g..:i'ii.Zable and ..1'iO1'1+<\/p>\n
bailable offeiiicelga  g l<\/p>\n
(b) tQ_t:he_   original or
\n ler<.:i~s:..1* Qt  acauittal passed<\/p>\n
""" H  i’ ~ljeing;\u00a7”cj:cler under clause [a)} or
\n an VlL:rde.1″‘.<\ufb01? acquittal passed by the<\/p>\n
C~0,t1rt. of Session in revision.)<\/p>\n
 ',:'l"\\l.('_3\u00a2 tippeal to the High Court under sub-<\/p>\n
1  or sub~secti0r1 (2) shall be<\/p>\n
\u00a7:iit:egi.tai:1<:d except with the leave of the High<\/p>\n
~ VC&:\u00bbm't;.\n<\/p>\n
{4} If such an order of acquittal is passed in
\nany case instii:ut,ecl upon complaint and the
\nHigh Court, on an applic.ai:i0n made to it by the
\ncornplainant in this bel’1al.f, grants special leave
\nis a1:)peal froni the order of acquittal, the<\/p>\n
 ‘<\/p>\n
‘V. .\n<\/p>\n
complainaiii. may present SL1(..Th an appeal to the<\/p>\n
High COL: rt.\n<\/p>\n
-.-\n<\/p>\n
(5) N0 appiicatioii uncler sub–seeti0n (<13: I01'<\/p>\n
the g.ra13t'. of special leave to appeal <\/p>\n
order of acquitted shall be entertained <\/p>\n
High Court after the expiry of."s'iX-tinenths, <\/p>\n
wiiere. the c:<)mp1airiant_ isla p1,ibi_jie1dserVaf1t;'and,T f
\nsixty days in every other ea_se–, eombp':u'::ed" froth V<\/p>\n
the date of that ordez' 'ofzzgtqiiivt\u00e9al.'   V'<\/p>\n
(6) If. in any Theiapplieaiion {ihdver sub-\n<\/p>\n
section (4) for ‘the  f’spe’eia1 leave to<\/p>\n
appeal iiei\u00e9fi a1″\u00a7Iei*Vdei” <)i'*ae.qL1iita1" is refused, no<\/p>\n
   <)i'ciei*"  acquittal shall lie<\/p>\n
"'u:'1};t1_er' :-3_i,.1Vt3.\u00a7"s.e<\u00a7t;i_(\u00a7i:2"["i_} or under subsection (2)'.<\/p>\n
 '.J:i:s.;;i,= c;u~\u00e9\u00a3i{,:1 reading of the Order of Co-<\/p>\n
'  Aoi"dii1a."'i1r.r T3.e:ri(I11\u00abveiwieihis C()ur'r. in Crl.A. No.14-2\/2009 it<\/p>\n
   s::e.;i1 that the 1ea1"1'1ed Single Judge has<\/p>\n
O}Li.S\u20ac1"'V('?'{iv":':~"l'1A. the said order that": the words 'original or<\/p>\n
 .Aqppelia:z':'e order" which are found in C1 (b) of sub See. [1]
\nA' "def See. 378 Cr.P.C do not find their place in sub See. (4)<\/p>\n
-“of it anti Th.\u20ac:’1″Cf(‘)1’\u20ac. it eaniiei, be held that an appeal lies<\/p>\n
to the 1~1i;1″i Cioiirt Ei\u00a7;’c1il’1S$T an order of acquiffsal passed
\nby {he e’ipp1\u00a7:\u00bb;i$c=’ (3m,zi’1″. Ii” em.1}.d be seen further from<\/p>\n
\u00a2:..,_\u00a7”‘”””‘)\u00bb-M”-x__,_m….\n<\/p>\n
any Central Act other than this Code. an appeal lies: [a]
\nto the Court of Session from an order of acquittal<\/p>\n
passed by a Magistrate in respect. of a (iOgI1lZH,.b’l-‘3’>E1’I1d<\/p>\n
non bailable offence and (b) to the High   <\/p>\n
‘original or appellate’ order of an Jqequit’tc_1i”  ”<\/p>\n
Court other than a High Court.\n<\/p>\n
10. Thus. it is C1ear_’from the pro’a%_isio’iismo–i” sub\ufb02’<\/p>\n
sections {1} (b) and (2) (b) o_f___S’e.<_:_.;3_78 t.hat,\u00a71iAvvi9;1ppeal is
\nprovided from an Ord\u00e9l,ibf.2i'c.qji;iif;t'eilVip\u00e9iseed by any Court
\nother than the_rHi__gh   either original<\/p>\n
or  respect of the case instituted
\non  sub section (4) of Sec.378<\/p>\n
providers'; for appeal against order of acquittal in<\/p>\n
\u00bb case instituted upon complaint. Though<\/p>\n
. Joriginal or appellate order of an acquittal"<\/p>\n
arelnotiueed in sub section (4) of SeC.378, the words<\/p>\n
A  touch an order of ac?qu.1't\u00a3al" which are used in sub<\/p>\n
Ejection [2] of Sec.378 are used in it [i.e., in S.378(\u00ab1l)].<\/p>\n
11. As to the meaning of the words ‘such an order<\/p>\n
Q\/’acquittal’ which are found in SE.1b~S@(‘.l’.iO1’1S {2} 81 (4) of<\/p>\n
gmgrww<\/p>\n
42,-\n<\/p>\n
Sec.3’78, the learned advocates for the appellants in the
\npresent appeals have placed reliance on the decision of
\nthis Court. in the ease of Chairman, Village Panchaijat.
\nNagathihalli vs N Thimmashetty Gowda<\/a> reportiedl’  .
\nI956 MYSORE 62{C)_wherein it is laid doxvn’ as”  ,
\n“‘[c) Criminal p.c. (1898), 4S…{l”l._7 (2) (3) ‘
\n(as amended by Act 26-v_vl4lo’f_>195V5)._ 4 -TfpS”i__1ch:”Van
\norder of acquittalf’ — SL1b:secti’o.n (3) applies to
\norder of acquittal\u00ab._z”pass_ed;Vj_’hy*=.app~ellate Court<\/p>\n
also.\n<\/p>\n
l5a_ra   contended by the
\nlearn’e.dllcVo1;1″nsell.  petitioner that S. 417\n<\/p>\n
413) applies Vjonlly to original orders of acquittal
\n not to  of acquittal passed by an
\n ” “–CoL1rt. I see no merit in this<\/p>\n
ll  Section 417 (1) runs thus:\n<\/p>\n
“Subject to the provisions of sub s. (5),<\/p>\n
it  State Government may. in any case. direct
\n“the Public ProsecuI’or to present an appeal to
\nthe High Court from an original or appellate
\norder of acquittal passed by any Court other
\nthan a High Court.”\n<\/p>\n
rm~fm <\/p>\n
132<\/span><\/p>\n
111 sub  (2) and (3) of S. 417 the word
\n“such” is used with mferetice to an order of
\na(:q1..iit.ta.}. The words “such an order of
\nac:quit1:.a1″ appeariiig in sub  (3) can only
\nrefer to the order of acquitztial 1116:-I1ti0r1\u20ac:’,(i.VVii:::1″i._V_<\/p>\n
sub  (1) of S. 41.7. The order of  <\/p>\n
refm-1-pd to in sub  {1} of S. 417 is an’~\u00ab.(j’rdeir.VOf’M T ”<\/p>\n
acqi.:iit.i;a1 of the origins} or
\n‘I’11\u00e931′<r\u00a31,)1f(;? there is no f01v"c;e fill'   '\u00ab\n<\/p>\n
8.d\\,*g,1.l1CEQ~Q1 by the ie;1r1’1c3__(.i ccimsei   it
\n(3) is applicable only i_r_1″‘*.x”ri*1i(V\u00a7i]
\norder of zicquitgfai is t&}_1a”t,–..t\u00a7f \u00e9iii._origih’al C:C)L11″t.
\nUnder these  _’r:ias_Vt0 be held<\/p>\n
tvhteti –. _ : ”gi:hiVsfi.;  ‘1″f}?>\\}’i-810111’.  ‘  ‘petittion is not<\/p>\n
iI.1E?iiI1’1’i:!.i1:’1\u20ac:”f)}\ufb01L”._  .’<\/p>\n
I-?u_1ft’.i*1__c:ti’..V 9′ ‘t..}=i’c lc~2i1’11\u20acd advocates for the<\/p>\n
   1’1zi\\9@.’ re1ic(:1 1:_p(.>1″1. i’.}i:\u20ac decision of Gujarat<\/p>\n
V ‘High “C2g5u.,r’t _iV1′”ivi’.E’1\u00a2:*. case of Mahammadmiya Kalumiya vs.<\/p>\n
.1v:r\u00a7ijioz1gh::L\u00e9__ bizdarkhan and another reported in 1972<\/p>\n
 Crl.I;.;J\u00b0:.1409 \u00a5’Jh&’E”{‘tiI} the dc;:c_:is3’0r1 of this Court in the<\/p>\n
 ‘Cash: 01′ (.’.’:}’1ai1’ir12’\u00bb111, V 11121,:-gt? P2211”:(:hay2>:t., Nagathihaili vs N<\/p>\n
__’?1’him1’i’i;;a SI1L.’fI’E.y (‘}()\\x.f(:\u00a7e:1 1″c.t’e1″i*<3\u00e9(i 10 supra has been<\/p>\n
followed 1.)}; \u00a7wIig2;1'1 C()E.11"1'. of G11wj2iI'E:1E.. It is observed by the<\/p>\n
<'"–'*\u00a7%y"\\"'""'<\/p>\n
15<\/span><\/p>\n
5;-:pc’ei1’io(‘i in tliai. se(‘1i0n. Ariotiher class is
\nC(‘)1..1r\u00a3.s of Magisi1’e.1.i_<rs. IE.  the court of
\nSessirms w}"1i(_:1'1 woulci cxe1'eis<'-? powers in case of<\/p>\n
a ("(')1'1Vi()ii()}1 by a M2.1g'isi.1"at.e where sente\ufb02ce<\/p>\n
a\\,v211'dec1 is appealablc and in ex_ercisir1'g\u00ab..'\u00a7h.g3se. <\/p>\n
p(_)\\v<:1r'r_~:. 1"1'1e Sessions C01.11'i' does not eJeaseV:"t()' :;\u00bbe–.i<\/p>\n
21 (:"<:mri. 'i'11ereE"0r<:, e\\\u00bb'er1V-'dhfihe;ir1terpreta'tiGr1i"<\/p>\n
21dV&1n(".'('?d by Mr.S}'1.e1e1i: iii' thali <\/p>\n
c:()n1p}e'1i1'1(mi: sh0:.,11d'V 1?.1_e_i.Ve': filed'  ;?gC.qiii'_r}tai
\nappea} .2.1\u00a7_\u00a7di1'1s\u20ac': the K{.{<:r}L:i1.iiai}V"'~<_mr'Cie'r  the
\nSessr'_(.)1_'1s Courii.'   .<%'1ezi'r.:iiiiiieit,'the x\ufb01fdrds "such
\nan orcier of a_ an ,orciei{ rneritioned in<\/p>\n
sI_.a”‘x’i7 –SA<*'tj';1;i<,)i'if:.; {-1]'"-Whi('Iti'1A'"(i)i'{ii'E%I' of acrquittal would<\/p>\n
i.._nc.*i1.:(;1ifig\u00a7f’ri1;i41″*.355′-. weil as appellate order of<\/p>\n
21(:\u00a7c\u00a7.1.1’iiii’.21}.’=.’E’i’t.er,e’i’carL*,V just as the State has been<\/p>\n
–.g.i\\\u00bb*c’\u00bb:”:” .:–:_i :’\u00e9Vgii1: cu)?” 2.1}’)]:’)ee’tI frr’)n1 an original or<\/p>\n
 ‘cf.}i)p\u00a23_l\u00a72″1it*H()i”-Sim’ of e:rr(:;n.iii:’a\u00a7_. in 2:1 given case a<\/p>\n
  p_rr\u00bb.s’:2a1’iV1:3\u00a3”a_i.r.’1c’>1″3. and the right of<\/p>\n
am.)r.%e_f:1 m:”1i’err(:*(‘i \u00a7i}’)(“)E] z1 p1.’i\\re;1te party in<\/p>\n
 %%M\ufb01<\/p>\n
specified  i\\\/ir.S1iciat’s contcnt.ioI1__, if<\/p>\n
actc<-;;:pt.c:\u00e9(i1. would an1m..u1i: to piacing a sc(;~or1!:1<\/p>\n
l'(_'.SiI'i(.'Ii(')1] upon the 1'igl'if:: ofappea.1 corifcrrc.d_"b3;_<\/p>\n
Seci"io11 4E7[\u20ac-3} which  not justiii'c-roi xi't1–'i1c M<\/p>\n
1211'1g1.12;1gc used in Stib-SC(',ti<O1'1'-(3) 'rcad vvi.th ".-‘<<\/p>\n
sc(3iion:.s (I) and (2). I1  "tj11eir'(:forc'ii\u00bbr1ot_:po'S$ib1i\u00e9?.Z:<\/p>\n
ra.-g .\n<\/p>\n
to \u00a31\u00a7{1’\u20ac%\u20ac.* with the :511!;)m.issioii1_of Mr..’:3n__c1:\u00a71t tiriiati
\nthe woms such an riicci\u00e9ircif ac\u00e9citiittal-I occurring
\nin sui.3~.s.:c(‘ri.ior1V {\u00a33}. i’ei}:.2i'”to…iiiiir-order’ ‘or acquittal
\npasscd by the “t’r’it_.1iA ‘EI3_oi:iV1:%t  These Words<\/p>\n
refer io :.:.1′”: orcl-e-:1*v\u00bb .oi=” \u00e9=i<';q_uit.t.:;1laxpaisscd by any<\/p>\n
court ("{i.l'1\u00ab-* V" 'a3vI4ii;_\u00a7ii' CoLi"*E:——c-'iihcr in exercise<\/p>\n
of <':i;ig;'i:.i'\u00e9.;:E i.i';risc'i'i\u20acj:'1\u00abion.01' ";jip'})e1latc jurisdiction.<\/p>\n
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VMySo1'<?.  ' in Chairman, Village<\/p>\n
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— flI”i-‘1a~r<4':..z._ies;.’)<:1late Court. The<\/p>\n
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 not compcimii, ‘.i”E’1::%1’i:ms:, {2} amd {3} of Scci:ion -417. was, it was<\/p>\n
()i,>s~m”v:>; to an order of
\na(tq1ii1_i.;1_]. .rc:*Ic1″:'(:r(‘.i it’: in .*~;1.1i.3~.=%c(*I”i()I”1 (1) of Section
\n4&7. It xms ()1)s<"n\u00bb-'r'.<.'1 I'i.1:'1.i. tl"1c order of acquittal
\n.1'(:fm~<\/p>\n
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the o1"de1' Of'c1('.(]L.1iU,2.i} is passecl by the….(ji*igi11'a\u00a7V"'<\/p>\n
em1_:'1_ W'E.1S iiegativecrl. With respec-if_ "thezfei-'is. H<\/p>\n
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\none of the AHa;.h\u00e9:1.b'clCZ1A,-'Hi-\u00a3\u00a7}'1 \u00b0CZ_c)1.1rt"'reporied as
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IV[‘c}\u00a7;’;i\u20ac5*S4:{v.1″‘;;:1″E’5,(‘?.”Ci’L)E”3V’i\u00a77’f-DEC  ‘”:_i’1″e.: .a(:c_r.used who was<\/p>\n
ac*c’;’1v:.itA1″e{I  =tEf1″e_a.p;;eI’E’2=:E–e:” Court. A revisionai<\/p>\n
$431.)-iii”21i’:iE:;i’i”-.jV;i.e4″i\u00a3’i:1\u00e9:*’:1 “:30 the High Court. It is<\/p>\n
ob\\.=.i_<_'i1.1s f','\u00a7'.1\u00e91fi'I' ij_Ei\u00a3::–. \u00a352:-isc-:r was not Covered by<\/p>\n
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V  L:_p_m2_ 2-1 miiip~’.~:=:iii\u00a3.. “I’E3<e: <)i_he.r cittctision was of the<\/p>\n
  C3.fLi}:)I';L\u00ab%\u00a7.%}(,?…{:()1H'1 i'epo1'I'ec:i 2155 Chinnaswamy V.<\/p>\n
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t'3:__1'e'i'i'..,(*i2:sct also the :mat,E.er originated on police<\/p>\n
"ir;__i.?c-2:31i;;z.1ti0i'i and 1101. upmi 21 private complaint.<\/p>\n
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\n:+s<5;%(:*i"'ii:” S{;'(Tf,i{)}1 ii-E7 is limited to acquittai
\nby the (}I”i\u00a7_{i1’1&i1 (‘(>11r\u00a3_ {>A1’1Iy had arisen for
\n{i{“i.i’i”i’T’i\u00a7i\u00a7:i[i()\u00a7’1, I”){.f'(.’E112.’-\u00a7(‘ in 1’1.(“)l\u00a7.C” of the two CELEBS
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this;~~1-1– E”-3 (ix:-*<:V:.i5ir'2:"j oi thisa (.'mrrr" in the Case of Chairman<\/p>\n
  E31'-'%"2I]_('}'I2.i\\,-'Eli,. \u00e9\\la:;_3je'.1i1T1ilT}:1Eii vs N Thimma Shetty<\/p>\n
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' " C()I1Sid('?}"'('{f\u00a7 a<\/p>\n
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\nieartuird -E-%\u00a7z:;3;E_<\u00bb \u00bb}:.z<\u00a7__;_{{' <3?" ?E"2\u00a7:~; (3m.s1'z in 1;hc (.?i:1-SE'. of<\/p>\n
L7<\/p>\n
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\nShelly ("'}oz:rc1o \\vE'aiELf (."()1"1Si(.IC1'iI'1\u00a7.{ the provisions of
\n8630.417 (1) 2.-mcsl {3} of \u20acj,',r.P.('3 1898 {old Code)  are<\/p>\n
identicfsi with Ij}'I(':'. ];)rovisi<..ms of sub sections\ufb01\/L),$ir$d {4)<\/p>\n
of C'r.P.(i. 1\u00a737'.'3 [1'}<.*w (}?do).\n<\/p>\n
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ChC1iI’fTICJ’J’?. ‘.-“‘ilIr.zge Pan(3I1ayoiVi;a.:Na;ga\u00a3foi’iiaolii’vbs  Thimma
\nShetty Ci}c_m.=(1.a (AIR .’_vAMysorg_v.62.]%_which has been
\nfollowecil by \u00a5}’1\u00a7?_ Hi;_{1″I’_.C.(,\u00a7.1i~1T1.  ‘Vin 1972 C1’l.L.J<\/p>\n
14091;…’}’)ri)I”E”; . V19{v%:z”‘(}’1:1,f4\u20acs'(.3 4R3: ‘s-1.1j)i’;L if the words ‘such an
\norder Q}”s..;oi.\u00e9::;ziiEt2a?.\u00a7_’ 2;;11’C fmmd in both the sub–<\/p>\n
se\u00bb::’i*::jc:)a’i;.’s {Li} 63\u00a2”{:r”\u00a7s}v___(}_f.b\u00e9cv_:\u00a77E__’. arc’ hcld to mean an order<\/p>\n
‘ ..ac:s–:1p;.1\u00e9oi’:’:sf”Vpa1.ss<':ci_ in <1x<~.1'{_'isc~. of 'either' original or<\/p>\n
.i3J,I3'}5E3U.C1':'.'r_-3:'ffi}'is*\u20ac(1i('Iiri)I'l'. 11' f11cs\\.=.\u00bb’s:_a that ord-er of acquittal<\/p>\n
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% s<:*cti<'m {:13 of' sm~.:;a7s C__?::I'.<f.",<\/p>\n
1.6 '?'}':<* de\ufb01nition :1? 'Criminal Appeal' has been
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,…..r–~w\u00bb\u00ab<\/p>\n
this Coimz in ‘aim :*{.E:’-*1″ 1’1″; C__T.;’I.A N(_).142\/2009 referred to<\/p>\n
supra. (‘m (‘am-r’i”i.11 1’c’a<'ii1'}g,;\u00a7 of Section ?;j"'0f-\u00ab.V.'fhe<\/p>\n
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sub se,<%tiu1'; (2) of se.<'*'i:i<)n 2 dc-3fiI'i"c:t.:–.fcr5imiiIiCt~!_a13peciE-f,<\/p>\n
sub senz}’ b’em;\u00a7: in force,
\nlies to {P1 e E Iig}’1 (f3oi:1″i  ‘decree or order,
\nmade by :3   .i.1_’1:V.fAt1’V1e exercise of its
\n‘originaf  appeal is defined as<\/p>\n
“an a:;5;Jee3-tii*a.a5f}’1:i<:1"iL' '1n_"1"cie"1" any iajw for the time being in<\/p>\n
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  d.eefi.ne{\u00a7'”i:’::”n..’h’-‘a:’ Sui’; ,’:’>’r;’.*-:\u00a2.\u00a7.i0r1&.~.; (2); {I3}  (6) of Section 2 of<\/p>\n
. ‘S<\/p>\n
K.’<\/p>\n
‘I{a;*:ia1:;;im. 5-mg: i:::%<;m;~: rm 2:35;. 1.1-my are so defined<\/p>\n
u '"with 2.1 'x.'\u00a7:"=,."a.-' ii; :_\u00a7i::s{i1_';'.<-_{11.issE': 'z..:;4:h \u00a3i’:e1w__’\u00bb ia rm f'”~;\u00a3:’?p\u00e911’\u00e9i1’l(‘,’ \u00a7f}i'()ViSiOI’i in the
\nCode mi” {‘.’;”\u00e9::i\u00a7.z”mi P:'<_:s<:1’1 \u00a300 in the<\/p>\n
\u00a2m\u00a9ww\u00ab<\/p>\n
Code of Civil Procedure, providing for “Second Appeal
\nfrom an “order in appeal”, passed by a Criminal Court<\/p>\n
in exercise of its appellate jurisdiction, subwseyciions<\/p>\n
(1)(b) & (2) (b) of Sec.3’78 Cl’.P.C. provide <\/p>\n
appeal against an order of acquittal, -, <\/p>\n
by any Court, other than the hi<\/p>\n
the cases instituted upon Police report. lf\u00bb’iii1’e.deiin;ition_’\u00b0.<\/p>\n
of ‘Criminal appeal’ as defii1eVd’=u’i1der  2E2) of the
\nKarnataka High Couri;..V:Act’l__ ‘;’~V.isi’tal:en in restricted<\/p>\n
sense to mean only avn~–ap.peal- frv=orn.’a1i’o,ider passed by a<\/p>\n
subordina’teViiCriri\u00a7i1’nall’~.Court.._'”in exercise of its ‘original
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provided for_luVI1der’*.su’|o~sections (1) (b) and 2 (b) of<\/p>\n
   C’r,.P.Cl.H lw’c)’t:lld fall outside ihis definition and as<\/p>\n
  sugcllc;   be entertained by this Court.\n<\/p>\n
18.’ .vlA.:’*’l’Aherei’ore, with great respect to the learned<\/p>\n
  Singledudge of Cowordinate Bench of this Court. I am of<\/p>\n
C “‘th’e~considered opinion that by virtue of the definition of<\/p>\n
 “criminal appeal’  found in Sec.2[2) of the Karnataka<\/p>\n
High Court. Act 196}, ii: can not be said that an appeal
\nto the Higli Court. gig:-iiiisi an order oi’ Et(‘(‘1L.ill’l”E1l passed<\/p>\n
f”\n<\/p>\n
2,3<\/p>\n
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Associate\u00e9 ifemeni Co., Ltd., Vs Keshavancznd zf\u00e9ported<\/p>\n
in ILR 19\u00a78 KA.R 185?’ {C} 21:; 1tr1(i<)I':\n<\/p>\n
“[c} \u00e9iriminal Procedure Code 3
\nAct N612 sf 1974) – Section\u00bb..386.’_ – vP6w4erS.o_:) f
\nAppeiiaia Court an\u00e9  (>3pufj;:ts_ PAowe’1–‘s\u00bb._L_of__T f<\/p>\n
Revisicm.\n<\/p>\n
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\nOrigina\ufb01 Ccmrts juriS\u20ac3i.’i’_<St".ip\ufb02~._\u00bb.\u00a3-IS  1'0r___ap]::3raisal<\/p>\n
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~”1″‘1*’i’;51 1- “T135; 2 .1 1%}: ” * si<'}r';;5-\u00a31";\u00a7'1'1"risdi(%tTion belongs to<\/p>\n
'E'a_1,1}"'3(;i"=.~'i-f*4%s::.Ef'E$L'~.,_V%LZ.E'\u00a3$'{];!C'1'i{}.1'I of 21 superior Court.<\/p>\n
Whiie\u00bbax\u00e9\u00e9mi's:i1:g"\ufb01evisiional Powers the court<\/p>\n
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A 3V"1'..:\u00ab\u00a7"_i~se;<_'\u00a7i':;':"\u00a7'{;a': \u00a7u<_'1:.u.ii1'z_;;_: ';3"1('.' quc\u00bb:stTi01'1 whether the<\/p>\n
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\npc)wg>a’=’;-:1 ;m:”1 has been overlooked.<\/p>\n
11. E4; i.;’%\u20acc_’ I.::1 t’}’}2.1’\u00a3’ appellate<\/p>\n
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j1i1"i:~\u20ac{\u00a7i<*\u00a7i(_)1"i of 2: .&;':.".'1'i'i"-?..':'.."".ii'\u00bb\u00a7(o)r C)TO1,i'I'i;–.V-I z'):W'l1i1\u20ac
\nexeroigirzg revisionai&..;i'ox\u00a3?\u00a7:$VV"'the dour: ~'1V'1as to
\nconfirm to the"~legai;$1;yf,Variki-Vi:':p\u00a7"0priety of the
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\nCourt  its<:\u00ab~.if  bounds of its<\/p>\n
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h'\u00a2!.'.~Z""".,\u00a7'E<'a"2'\u00ab_'V "i_i\u00e9\u00e9{:*,()f'1':-\u00e9"=* wolf 1"{:L'tog1'1i7:\u20acd in legai<\/p>\n
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