{"id":245095,"date":"2009-02-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-15T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-by-rural-police-shimoga-vs-r-muniyappa-munna-on-16-february-2009"},"modified":"2015-07-13T10:45:19","modified_gmt":"2015-07-13T05:15:19","slug":"state-by-rural-police-shimoga-vs-r-muniyappa-munna-on-16-february-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-by-rural-police-shimoga-vs-r-muniyappa-munna-on-16-february-2009","title":{"rendered":"State By Rural Police Shimoga vs R Muniyappa @ Munna on 16 February, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
State By Rural Police Shimoga vs R Muniyappa @ Munna on 16 February, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: Manjula Chellur Gowda<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH mask? 01? KARNATAKA AT  *\n\nDATE!) THIS THE 16 my QF\"'FEBl?_fL31$i\u00a7':;,l ;;2iii3\u00a7'.k  \n\nPRESEN'fV__  \n\nTHE HONBLE MRS.  MM!-JL'1,\u00a7\u00a7_; CRELLBR\nTHE HONBLE MR. J{iSTii3E2.j_B.  EISIIVASE GOWDA\nCrimi:1a3Vi\u00a3b\ufb01\u00e9a1VP\u20acQ;_2'51 \u00a2;i*VV%2<302\nBetween:    :    \n\nStatse by    V\n\n_ ....  _   '\u00ab1.;___ _  _ " "   Apprszllant\n{By Siji. G. Bifgfgvarii  SPF)"\nAn&  ..a ,_U\n\nR. Mumyappa@;ammg@ M11nnanaJ'ka\n@ 171i.MuHiYa, "\n\n. ' -s0iz- {Sf  years,\n\n\u00bb Carpcnt\u00ab::rT,~.f<*;'(; Mission Nagar,\n\n  z'%.11dra\u00a71a11i,  II Stage,\n\n .~ .  A Respondent.<\/pre>\n
(By  B.’,{‘. Indushckar, Adv.)<\/p>\n
AA ‘   (Lind 3113} Appeal filed under Section 3’?8{1} 85 (3)<\/p>\n
 -.Cr..1?1iC by the State prayiI1g to want leave {:0 file appeal<\/p>\n
\u00e9ggairrst the judgment dated 28.8.2001 passed by the<\/p>\n
.._3~’idd1. Sessions Judge, Shiznega in S.C1. No.148\/2000<\/p>\n
acquittmg the respondent-accused for the affences 11\/ S5.
\n302 and 26 1 IPC.\n<\/p>\n
This Appeal coming on for heard ‘ng,’  2tiaV.y,<\/p>\n
MANJULA CHELLUR. J. delivered the fonowirggi’ ‘ ~ 4;;  <\/p>\n
This appeal is directed   ‘<\/p>\n
acquittal dated 28.8.2001 1:3 N5; 1:<\u00a73,:V2\u00a7f3_0i3{'  <\/p>\n
 Brief facts thatvieafd to,"LiT:iii*xg.'<3f'tiii:s-Aagzs\ufb01veal are as
\nLmd\ufb01rz  ._ _    <\/p>\n
The    t0 the accused<\/p>\n
  E\u00a5,i_1"'3'n""n"':a1}aJ'ka @ R. Muniya a<\/p>\n
I'\ufb01Sidf_"'i]g'\u00a7i\u20acT {if  f\ufb02ihikkanayakanahalii, Tumkllr<\/p>\n
Distlfict. A\ufb01gr the rixzaxi\ufb01gag\u00e9z between the accused and the<\/p>\n
 V'   \u20ac:pIin';\u00e9;"'(i:ai1ghter 0f PW 1 Suit. Shakinabi, the<\/p>\n
 ,__;t–.i'<;;;;i1'sr~9;:c_:i  rasidmg at his natixfe place along with his<\/p>\n
  he went in Search of his livelihood leaving<\/p>\n
 wife in the company 01' his family members.<\/p>\n
   deceased was not Wail, the brothers of the accused<\/p>\n
  'A  her with her mother}? for the purpose of treatment.<\/p>\n
V' The accused used 11) visit his\u00bb Wife new and then at his in\u00bb<\/p>\n
laws piacc. It is the case of the prosecution that on the<\/p>\n
unfortunate night of 29.33.2000 the accusca\ufb01 <\/p>\n
company of his wife at his imiaws    ' ;\n<\/p>\n
intt’:.IVe.I1ing night of 29.53.2000 “an<%:&'A%T3E).5;%2i:i9k: <\/p>\n
3.00 am. PW I was i11foxV'\u00bb1:i:a:\u00a7\u20ac1..%\u00bbbyA'fi_i1::  the\u00bb<\/p>\n
deceased committed vS31zv1\ufb01Cidt3,,~'}Ll;i3Il1';E:ii1_i;&1t(\u00a73\ufb01)Q' ' 'hiS='\u00a3I10th\u20ac:1'-\u00abill-<\/p>\n
law PW 1 anal sistt-3;’ $   sister of
\ndeceased C3136′: {Q  dtaccaased and
\naccused Wfxftg _;–:.  amund the neck<\/p>\n
01′    leaning tawards the pillar.\n<\/p>\n
O31 1ea1″ni_:ig%  the df:t’12t3aS\u20ac:(i was no mare,<\/p>\n
mot};}*e3\u00b0 aI1d.Vsis1;\u00e9r”‘sa\u00a7d  have raised hue and cry. At the.<\/p>\n
   im: accused said 1:0 have \ufb02ed away from the<\/p>\n
  Cry attractcd tha attantion of the kith<\/p>\n
    the compiaillaiztw PW 1 and alssao the<\/p>\n
H ”   Imighb\u00e9\u00e9iirs. Neighbours have I1()tiC6d the acczused<\/p>\n
   away from the door of the house of the<\/p>\n
” –.    Y\u00e9\u00e9mplainant.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
3. On the eomplaint of the mother  2 <\/p>\n
peliee arrived at the scene of  oiTenee,u’-rreeridxietegi ..;11e<\/p>\n
inquest proceedings, semi; the  <\/p>\n
drew a mahamr at the spot    slu\u00e9etjehvvas part of
\nthe investigation.   ‘(if _the investigation
\nstatements of the_ki’t.h a:::d. i\u20acin”ef:the”‘<ieeeaeed and so also<\/p>\n
neighbours of    2 <\/p>\n
4.  {\ufb01e   complaint is at Ex. P
\n1 whe  {rune  the mother of the deceased<\/p>\n
Go\ufb01me  wfioxe t\ufb01e rope is identi\ufb01ed as the one<\/p>\n
 the fleck ofvi\ufb01evdeeeased at the time of the death.
\n J?  Ummar who has turned hest\ufb01e to the
\n  gase   \ufb01i:’eeeeu\ufb01oz1. PW 3 is the neighbour of PW 1<\/p>\n
” ‘A”.__W’he  at the epot after hearing the sheuting of the<\/p>\n
A   and saw the accused eeming out ef the<\/p>\n
  hrrsuee. He aiso speaks of the rope armmd the neck of the<\/p>\n
   rleeeased. PW 4 is the sister of the deceased whe said to<\/p>\n
V;”‘<\/p>\n
have seen the deceased and the aeeused together during<\/p>\n
the night of 29.5.2000. PW 5 is one Ma}i.k.’v.e:e;i:’A–ii as \ufb02ies. <\/p>\n
ease of the prosecution that PW <\/p>\n
were in the habit of visiting: his hes _1se ens.Sai;L1r\u00a71ayl  *<\/p>\n
Sunday to Watch \ufb01lms on the ”   sac of the
\nwitnesses to the xgfhiee IMO I rope
\nwas seized. i”W 6  {hie and a
\nwitness te Ex.     PW 7 Ismail,
\nfatlier ef the   slut in station on the
\ndate of   gene to attend the last rites
\nof his reieiiye. _ ‘f\ufb01e embed through this wimess<\/p>\n
t0 the effect t1ia’t_si.1ieide by the deceased was on account<\/p>\n
  but this witness has denied the same.\n<\/p>\n
2  happenes $1.5 ‘be:”‘eeusiI1 of the accused<\/p>\n
PW . 8]  another sister 91″ the deceased who<\/p>\n
who was residing in<\/p>\n
W  h()pee”ef’ PW 1. ?W 9 is cousin brother of the deceased<\/p>\n
is examined to speak about the motive for the cause<\/p>\n
 fer’ sass: efthe deceased. pw 10 Nagarsgja is a friend of the<\/p>\n
 ‘ h\u00e9ieexlseci who said ts have seen the accused coming out of<\/p>\n
V the house of the esmpiainant. PW 11 G. Sathyanarayana<\/p>\n
 \\\\<\/p>\n
is the, secretary at’ the panchayat
\nwas maxkcd to say that PW 1 and ,\u00a7}tI1<:ri\u00a5."$iu*\u00e9'\u00a72'Vfcs5idiI:g'& <\/p>\n
the pmperty where the dctceasczii d3{\u00a2ci.'iV  \ufb01g; ?\u00a79\u00a7.R. <\/p>\n
Basavarajappa wha has
\nstated that the  9f:  and
\nstrangulation. PW     1:116: spot mahazar-
\nEx. P 3, he:  iifesccu\ufb01on. PW 14<\/p>\n
I~i<)I11i$g0a\u00a7*ti\u00a3i_\u00ab._iV\u00e91f\ufb01–_V_x\u00a7%i;*;ij3ic:$;':s Vt-5  mquest report Ex. P 9
\nwho {jag   PW 3.5 Nagaraja is a neighbour
\nwhet: the ihe deceased in the house of PW<\/p>\n
1.  ‘\u00a7*i~3.su ppo_rts”‘th\u00e9  91″ the prosecution. PW 16 is a<\/p>\n
 1% fg\u00a71i\u00a2ei’*5c1\u00a7stg;b1e \ufb01gs Car\ufb01ed the FER Ex. P 10 aleng with<\/p>\n
  ” to the concerned mum. PW 17 is the<\/p>\n
 Cc\ufb01lstable who apprehcnd\ufb02d the accused and<\/p>\n
    him befure the concerned o\ufb01icer along with the<\/p>\n
‘ “‘ IV’\u00e9’p6rt-Ex. P 11. PW 18 is amrnthcr poiice constable who<\/p>\n
  “””\ufb01ratchcd the dead body and took the dead body ta pest<\/p>\n
\\\u00a7\\<\/p>\n
mertem and after post mortcm handed over the dead body<\/p>\n
to the rciativcs and the: personal belongngs to the higher<\/p>\n
authorities under Ex P 12. PW ‘ 19 is the P331 who<\/p>\n
regster\ufb01ci the case as Crime No.2 10\/<\/p>\n
complaint of PW 1 as per Ex.P 1. PW  <\/p>\n
hzspcctor of Police who tmk fmfiilaer \u00e9   th\u00e9 ‘ L. <\/p>\n
matter and PW 2 1 is the Police Ii1s.1:3\u00e9ctt\u00a7r  ”<\/p>\n
the investigation and fled  sh\u00e9et: W    <\/p>\n
13. After {\ufb02ing of t?it3′–.\u00a7::3′}ax’-gs  committal aeurt<\/p>\n
committ\u00e9\u00e9i  ;n.\u00a7f;t\u00e9r:\u00bbteVV.:t11e S\u00e9-\u00e9s\ufb02ions Court as. the matter
\nwas 3x\u00a7:–i13S\u00abiv\u00e9i_s?  \ufb02zhe Court of Semsions. The<\/p>\n
<:hargc\u00a7agaii1stji;%1e\u00a7.'~ac::\ufb01\u00a7;\u20acc1 in the Sessions Court ware for<\/p>\n
 V' "Vth&"':\u00a7\u00a7fe\u00a31r,es..puni\u00e9;1*i\u00e913ie under Sections 3012 and 201 IPC,<\/p>\n
  d\u00a7ccase<i was strangtllated by the<\/p>\n
acC'a1\u00a7*yed_.-e\u00a7'i\ufb011AV.the help of a mm as she was unable to<\/p>\n
  "cgnceiire,__ :a child out of the wedlock, Lh\u20ac1'{?:f{)I'\u20ac tried to<\/p>\n
VA  evidence of murder ir1to ant: \u20ac31' hanging by Gnrima<\/p>\n
%   .,hr:\u00a7rs::-,1f, in the very same house, 1:1} Show the Whole wurid<\/p>\n
 '  that it was a case of suicide by hangng by th\ufb01 deceased<\/p>\n
Gorima.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
6. The accused pleaded not guilty  <\/p>\n
Therefore the trial Court sent tbz\u00e9ii1\u00e91tt\u00a2i=Afor’     <\/p>\n
witnesses were examizlegi A.\n<\/p>\n
documents and one  “t1_?_1<-*:-\n<\/p>\n
marking portion of bag   3}; Ex. D 1.\n<\/p>\n
Though the oph\ufb01on $ ‘.1-:2, regarding the
\ncause of Was\u00e9:   as a result of
\n \u00a3};$-‘fgyther opinion cf the
\ncloctogrf  hanging. However the
\n  ..;’ .t:;:<\u00e9i.\u00a7jt:V.\u00bb\u00a5:\u00a7\u00a7\u00a7\u00e9:_:"a#7preciating the evidence \u00abof the<\/p>\n
duct??? "a:}her.v"m\u00e9xt\u00e9i*\u00a7a1s held it was a combina\ufb01on of<\/p>\n
 V'    s\ufb01\u00e9hg\ufb01lation. Though the death was not a<\/p>\n
   specific case of the prosecution is that the<\/p>\n
aC{:1;s8(i"<.1{\u00e91\ufb01rnitt6d murder of the deceased with an<\/p>\n
  "'\u00bbi;f1t6nti<:s\ufb01' to do away with her from this worlcl, as she was<\/p>\n
A   u:'1ai\u00a7}1e to conceive a child and he was interested to marry<\/p>\n
V%   …S'C;IIi(i ether girl. The learned ma} Judge irxrocceded to<\/p>\n
V censider the matter far an effence punishable under<\/p>\n
Sexctien 302 IP12: and not for the other <\/p>\n
under Section '.201 IPC.\n<\/p>\n
7. After considering the
\nShakinabi, WV 4 Sakira,   isx\ufb01ail father of
\nthe deceased and 1′  has coma
\nto the co31c1usiQn   the accused in
\nthsa house   on that fateful day
\nand  was tmsumessful
\nin    beytmd reasonabie doubt
\nagainsf  V Agcordmgly the accusad was<\/p>\n
acqylittad of \u00e9iii  c\ufb01arges. Aggicved by the said order of<\/p>\n
   1f:;\ufb01e.VSt.ate has come up in this appeal.<\/p>\n
8;  Agcoiiiihg to the Isamed Addl. S.P.P. the evidence of<\/p>\n
 Iriot-\ufb02ier PW 1, we sisters PW 4 and PW 8 and anoizher<\/p>\n
 T. ‘ ‘Asistsr PW 5 would inciicate presyence of the accused in the<\/p>\n
  -\u00bbv-\ufb01otzsc of the complairmnt smcc 4 er 5:3 days prior to<\/p>\n
29.5.2800 and so also his presence in the company of the<\/p>\n
il<\/p>\n
entire evidence on record and come te__ ;’_’\u00e9i’ ‘ _<\/p>\n
conclusion than that of the   cf {fie 2 <\/p>\n
settled law by the Apex Court  v:1  <\/p>\n
should be slew in   vaxgd *<\/p>\n
of acquittal having regard  uia-.\u00a7   Court
\nhad opportunity of   and conduct of
\nthe witnesses” vgfhc’   He also
\ncontended arc’  from the same set
\nof facile,    to the accused alone
\nis to   lee contends that even if from<\/p>\n
the san1eVVxsei\ufb01 ai%k’fa.\u00a7m “1\u00a7:::i\u00e9;sibi1ity of axriving at a di\ufb01erent<\/p>\n
 v   by \ufb02iis-…..\u00a33ourt is there, the View of the trial<\/p>\n
   net perverse has to be accepted and seeks<\/p>\n
 cf the acquittal order. With reference to<\/p>\n
‘ruthe evi\ufb01ience cm record he brought to our nctice the<\/p>\n
._  \\<\/p>\n
cf mad reievant portions cf the evidence of PW 1,<\/p>\n
V’  WV’ 4, PW 3, PW 8 to contend that the presence of the<\/p>\n
accused in the said viilage as on the date of the incident is<\/p>\n
doubtful as the ?{II\ufb01”1CI’ of the deceased was always<\/p>\n
opposcd to the marriage: between the accused and the<\/p>\n
deceased. Thersfare the case of the con1p1aina :m:: her<\/p>\n
kith and kin was only to wreck vengeang\u00e9: ._.’\u00a3hje<\/p>\n
accused. Mainly based an imagination   case’ <\/p>\n
was iriitiated. On th\u00e9i\ufb01-\u20ac afgu1i\u00a7eIits’TT’._he::” &fii\u00a7g11i:T1.T_:f0r <\/p>\n
conflrmatioia of the acqtiitt\u00e9\ufb01kaizgd  . L’<\/p>\n
10. We have gone’   t’:Vid{3I1C\u20ac and so<\/p>\n
3350 the judgmexjt of=”\u20acuc-   point that would<\/p>\n
arise ifqr c<j:i:;i\u20acie1f}\u00a71ti{i13..'i$:<\/p>\n
i)  _VWhcV:’i\u00a7_1\u00e91f_V  j11dg111ent ef acquittal of the triai
\n‘ ‘ C3n_1\u00a71I*t’watTants interfersnce?<\/p>\n
 -V   \u00bb: ‘u’J1″1at order’?\n<\/p>\n
11″; SO  as Thf’. uzmamral daath of the deceased is<\/p>\n
V.   AA<::::;1ce7i*1:3:ed, when we iwk at the evitsiencc of PW 12 the<\/p>\n
i\ufb01dication arm can gm is, it is a case ()1? throttling as well<\/p>\n
"as strangma\ufb01en. In a caste after thmttiitlg a person, if a<\/p>\n
person is strangulated definiteiy the ligature: mark and<\/p>\n
other marks of vioienoc like finger print because of use of<\/p>\n
E3<\/p>\n
p1't3SS11I'\u20ac of the hands en the neck are quite  In<\/p>\n
View of such material, the deetor has opinr;5:i'-  <\/p>\n
Case of threttiing arid aiso swangmatien.  ,  .V  ' f <\/p>\n
that it is an unnatura} death. 'I'1:'1"eV <1rt'TT'1i.,?r1_ g <\/p>\n
is that at the hands of the  fi'1e_  (if V<\/p>\n
the deceased Crerima.  happe\ufb01ed \ufb02ue 12.0': throttiing
\nand $tra:r::gu1ati0n. Tk1efef_z32*e    of suicide, so<\/p>\n
far the pI'OS\u20ac_C1\u00a3tiGI1 ii;  'ThLiugh the accused<\/p>\n
p1eade,:i the  jsuieide (flee to severe stomach pain
\nby the "d.eeeasecf'  "i'1*om the material on record<\/p>\n
except-\u00e9\ufb01jeii\ufb01\u00e9eeggeetien Eeing macie to the kith and kin, no<\/p>\n
 '5e:'i\u20ac}us3"~"L03'aeeeptable evidence has came on record to<\/p>\n
   x  deceased committed sujtzide due ta<\/p>\n
inie1erabie.VLetAomach pain. On the other hand, there is<\/p>\n
  Vesriglence "to Shaw that the deceased was su\ufb01e\ufb01jlg from<\/p>\n
  'iii\ufb01xess prim" 1:0 her death and this Wee the main reason<\/p>\n
 -\u00bbw1:1\u00a7; the relatives of the husband left her in the parental<\/p>\n
heuse fer the purpose ef treatment as the accused was<\/p>\n
residing at Bangalere. The accused is a carpenter by<\/p>\n
profession. The fact remains that in the absencc __of the<\/p>\n
accused establishing 2-1 case of suicide by <\/p>\n
dac\ufb01ased the proof of o\ufb01ence by the accused” : f\u00a31\u00e9’v <\/p>\n
prosecution so far as the o\ufb01bnce 3pun.ishai\u00a7)1e i:ii{1\u00a7:f’Sais;:ti0nV ‘ L. <\/p>\n
30:2 and 201 IPC. The mat\u00a2:ia1:%%%%%%5i:  <\/p>\n
contents of Ex. P 9 inquest  a1i\u20aciat:Ex. P’ ‘<\/p>\n
‘3 weuid estabiish  it wa\ufb01h  \ufb01iitaath. The<\/p>\n
questian is whaither the accii\ufb01\u00e9d \\3z\u00e9s{‘_r\u00a2’spensib1c for this<\/p>\n
 :13. ‘M .  ‘ ‘ ‘ ~ <\/p>\n
12. App\u00e9:1jent13%”z1e5\u00a31e\u00bb*  witnesses of the prosecution<\/p>\n
 _ art-:..:=,\u00a7y<*=: wit{1es\u00a7S' Via' the; incident in question. 'They all speak<\/p>\n
 \u00bb:g};3c~11t f.:i\u00a511=:%111:\u00e9js'{.i_t_.re i.e. the accuseti disciosing and declaring<\/p>\n
'.i;i1\\;:\u00a7~t-.i*1\u00e9 \\xVf't3;11\u00a7:7\u00a3:.Viike ta take a second wife and therefore he<\/p>\n
  deceased Garima to\u00bb die. Them is another<\/p>\n
 \u00a7'..j1=i5Veas9n {Qzhy ht: was not happy with his wife i.e., she did<\/p>\n
'  fitgxt Hcrsnc\ufb01ive a child after the marriage between the<\/p>\n
'4 \u00a76C\u20ac3.S\u20acd anti th\ufb01 accused. in Gfd\ufb01i' 1:-<3 accept {his motive<\/p>\n
being the causzt far the \u00e9eath of the deccasmd, when we<\/p>\n
36<\/span><\/p>\n
13. What is important in this Isaac is the:  pf<\/p>\n
the prosecutian is based upon circums:ta’1:1;ia\ufb01_T’\u20ac:\\\ufb01de:1C\u00a2’ <\/p>\n
$p<3keI1 through the. kith_an<:1   <\/p>\n
14. Then ceming to the agtual icff\u00e9n\ufb01e, <\/p>\n
pmsecution 911 29.5.2008   \ufb01ras at
\nheme, PW 1 ajieng wi’i:.h.__PW’ S  daughter of PW 1
\nleft the house to the houvsfg   ta watch a \ufb01lm<\/p>\n
as it w’\u00e9L$’VT’a:’wi<;%ek  has\u00e9iso came in the <-avidence 01"<\/p>\n
these v;'7itnassc–sV,  1 that the accused was in<\/p>\n
the  xriiiiagfz for 4 i'.o 5 days as it was fastjval of Ramzan<\/p>\n
 '  _anii. day 3:1<*;:V1'j\u00a7\u00a3\u00abi(ii'Vg(}Iz<: to the eldest daug11ter of W 1<\/p>\n
  It has also came: in the evidence of FW 1<\/p>\n
that wfmn\u00e9iv\u00e9r a\ufb01cuaed was in her house 01' during his<\/p>\n
 i<}_ Vi:i1e viiiagc: she wouid net gt) out of the house<\/p>\n
A   to Watch 'KEV. to see week and \ufb01lm. if it was<\/p>\n
   .._v\u00a7it}1i11 her 1{I1OW3.\u20ac(\u00a7gC that the accused was in the village<\/p>\n
V' and gone to visit Shabu the eldest sister of the decmsed,<\/p>\n
Why she has gene 1:0 the house of PW 5 to Wat\ufb02h fiim along<\/p>\n
PW 8, is not at all explained? This is  <\/p>\n
normal conduct during the visits of \u00a3116..  'to "t1"if:  <\/p>\n
vijiiaga, Accorciing to hm? whet}: si"%\u00a7:4';:;I'};   <\/p>\n
house after having their d’i13__ner, ‘    ”<\/p>\n
mformed them that she gou to    si$ter’s
\nhousc to bring the   AAt1;1xat was the
\ninformatinn gven to   WV 1 did not
\nstay back      return of the
\nacczls\ufb01fg  Gorima. This is
\nvar}? S'{.}\u00e92iI1g E   has not given proper<\/p>\n
explalua\ufb01an. ‘-\n<\/p>\n
  -..Th:\u00e9~4s:f&*:7{\u00a7iex1ce at; PW 1 and PW 8 would indicat\ufb01 that<\/p>\n
xs%h\u00e9:1’th\u00e93\u00e9 i1ef\u00a3”‘i: tht: house only Gcrima and th\ufb01 accusad<\/p>\n
 W6I’\u00a3Et: a~\u00a7.\u00a3”}::1(:i.’VI1’:1(:- They said to have retmrxed silly at 12.00<\/p>\n
A Cf Meanwhile PW 4 Sakira also visits her mother’s<\/p>\n
  piiice at afmlzt. 1G.3Qp.m. The evidence of Sakira is t0 the<\/p>\n
.4 \ufb01ifwt that prior to ?W 1 anti annther sister PW 8<\/p>\n
retlm\ufb02ng \ufb01nm the house of 1%\/Ialik, she Came to have food<\/p>\n
at about 10.30 p.131. and as no one <\/p>\n
3.-\u00a7I”iGCk6d at the door, ehe pushecythe   ,\ufb01iev”ho3.:lSe.
\nwhich opened anti she quietly \\%?a1k:e(1..i\u00a7iE\u00a7’:hei:e_:to ‘<\/p>\n
have dirmer. After having dinner ehe’ <\/p>\n
behind the cuI’t.a\u00a7:n Where  the  and the
\ndeceased used to siee\ufb01f j She 5,f.,’eEt” the deceased was
\nlying en the i3.eu:’,__ Bu.i”Sixe’;  wake up either<\/p>\n
the accused er   fact remains: that<\/p>\n
aeeerding tci”*\u20ac;\u00a7\ufb01sVVi$zit:1e$eVV__When she {same to the house ef
\nPW 1 the\ufb01t:-\u00ab:::i”S were’ _R3\u20ac:.ked either frenl inside or from<\/p>\n
eutsitie. _ This.yvitr1es\u00e9: Cili\ufb01ng the crass examination has<\/p>\n
     the peiiee her visit to the heuee of<\/p>\n
1 e\u00a71V’:’the night of 29.5.2300 at 19.35 p.m. to<\/p>\n
haxfe  If such statement admittedly not ‘stated<\/p>\n
.4 ” ”  .VL hefe\u00abqre am; police during inveetigation, her evidence before<\/p>\n
  ?i;E_i::*”\u20acf?eL1I’t that she visits, her methefs place at 10.15 pm.<\/p>\n
VT  “te have dixmer and eeeing the deceased lying on the \ufb02oer<\/p>\n
M<\/p>\n
ii”) a peculiar manner cannet be <*;0{1s.idered. At the most<\/p>\n
she must have come ten the spet ef incident 0:13}; cm the<\/p>\n
next mnrning when other family  mg <\/p>\n
mmatural death of the deceased;\n<\/p>\n
16. If the eviderxctt af this    we\nhave the \u00e9videncs    ar;dV'AAsi%.ter of the\ndectzascd PW    PW' 1 811131;.\n<\/pre>\n
Shakinabi  fef\ufb01-“16  ‘hasi \u00abnest: explained What
\ncumpelied   :3? Maiik against the
\nnonnaiy  %%%;ch T. V. or not to ieave the
\nhouse  \ufb01i\u00e9  her son in law i.e., accuser}.<\/p>\n
Accor;dL1g it} hgf’5:11c”de.<:cas6d and thus accused said to<\/p>\n
 i*1a\u00a7\u00e9  vthe house of hm' sides: daughter Shahbu<\/p>\n
i:v.h\u20aci__ zfssidiiig 200 yards from her hcuse and her<\/p>\n
 _ anqigiiry' the: eldest daughter an the maxi: morning<\/p>\n
 VV}*cv\u00a2?=;ajs  \u20acI;1at by 10.00 pm. on the previnus night the<\/p>\n
fsic\ufb01\u00e9iis\u00e9zd and the ciec\ufb01asecl returne\u00e9 ta her house. if this<\/p>\n
j  V' evidence of PW 1 were to be taken intx::..1;s:t’\u00a7?1VVV”‘i*7|Tf3tB3 ‘i\u00e9I1s’idsr:”.VE The flrst
\n{int}: of this iady an\u00e9     if any stranger
\nhad entaerad  h2eI’e kapt open\ufb01d.\n<\/p>\n
She \u00e9i\ufb01 HQ   ‘ did not even suspect
\nany  to peep through the
\n{:11rt,aihhtg;\ufb01s “she  and son in iaw is not 1:133<\/p>\n
ncamska}. xc01’fciuV{;t”<3f  parent. if she were to notice<\/p>\n
. .   of daughttil." she coul\u00e9 have aiertad her<\/p>\n
 hw hat sleep pmperly. But :~3i:range1y this<\/p>\n
iady. kept -\u00a7#;1Aiet. She: again. names gut with 3 $ta.teJ:{1e:m:<\/p>\n
    midnight she heard very’ strange sound from<\/p>\n
  the’:-: @1396 where the deceased and her son~i31~1aw were<\/p>\n
  “‘S\u00bbiE\u20acpiI]g. But she thought: that it may he only the noise of<\/p>\n
a cat. At 3.00 am. when her s0n~in–1aW woke her up} She<\/p>\n
naticed the tmnatural dtiath ef her daughter. She said to<\/p>\n
have scan the deceased leaning towards
\naround her neck. Her evidence: I-Wiiia-if} i\u00a7f1di_g:~aite’._fj:1at[.’ Sh-c ‘
\nhad genuine: reason to raise hue: aizgi  asfgthe V’<\/p>\n
same foui play at that mags;\n<\/p>\n
knew that the    her
\nhusband from the houhh hf she goes to the
\nhouse of PW    of the hmlsc
\nwere nut  V1101: suspect any foul
\nplay.   curtain and notices
\nheir daL;ig’,hi:t\u00a7r grhund in a strangc marmer,<\/p>\n
she: di<:i_ not4"ss1V$peC't  and kept quiet. When she<\/p>\n
3 V' snang\u00e9h hiji\u00e9\u00e9 in the midnight stjl} she kept quiet<\/p>\n
 anything. All this W0,-uid only indicate<\/p>\n
\ufb021at,\u00bb.._i1o:1a TV those incidents were noticed by her and<\/p>\n
 '~__ $hc has;  her daughter being dead only in the merrxing<\/p>\n
 _;':'2u.3f1(1-._x_a\u00a7%;it11 a strong suspicion against the accused she<\/p>\n
   the compliant against him.\n<\/p>\n
Another impartant<\/p>\n
  ~ “vhwitness in this cast: for the prosecution would be Mrs.<\/p>\n
\/<\/p>\n
Shabu the eldest daughter of t_he complajlmnt. She aione<\/p>\n
would have been able to say whether the
\n1:0 tbs: house at’ the WV 1 a}0ng…w_i_’;h  {Sr  <\/p>\n
alime returned to the house. if t\u00a7E 1 e~   lfi\u00e9use <\/p>\n
were 110:, iocked either ~.\u00a7;1:t\u00a5si'<i%__ DIV'
\npowsibility of any arm  th\u00a7:_AAheE11s\u00a2 cannot
\nbe ruled out. Even  4 02311110: be a
\ncorrebora\ufb01v\ufb01 giic\ufb01t   evi\u00e9encc 0f the
\nprosecutiegm   did retunu to\u00bb the
\n the house of Shabu at
\na "\ufb01nd the evidence. af either pw 4<\/p>\n
er PW Sxtliat V.V\u00e91t__  or 12.00 midnight they pecped<\/p>\n
   the  secs: the accused and the deceased<\/p>\n
   If ?W 8 and PW 1 had suspicion<\/p>\n
agaii:1s1;_ i.'};\u00a3:_ ziccused war; 3 minute or miner material or<\/p>\n
 pec1iii. $r:. condxict or irmident would aicrt them to check
\n  was happening. in spite cf noticing very strange and<\/p>\n
V.  fmcu\ufb01ar things, none of the kith am} kin including the<\/p>\n
mother of the; deccascd were caut:i011s e11o1:1gl1 to pmbe<\/p>\n
furth\ufb01r. This wauld only indicate that they did not know<\/p>\n
23<\/span><\/p>\n
any thing during that night and they were <\/p>\n
ef the death of the deceased dtlriilgmthat:  V. <\/p>\n
cvidenca 0f the Witnesses w0u}d:=.,rcv{s:a1f1’th.:a,t. ~.at- 7″ ; ii1<\/p>\n
the momimg on 30.5.2O{)0V’jVp:)\u00a7icc <;.a\ufb01's<::V % <\/p>\n
o\ufb01enca no complaint came    on
\n30.5.2000. The exp1:a&1.$V\u00e9;\u00a3io1\u00a7+L   was Waiting for
\nthe ar\ufb01val sf herv–hu$bax1d..- i'1\u00a7;31__iiic  arrived at the<\/p>\n
spot they    'i1$t}\u00e97s:.tigati0n and wouid<\/p>\n
not wa\u00e9it    to arrive and lodge a
\ncomp1a1n::,_ ' %%Hox,;;eg%:;%;,%A '''complaint is iedged by the<\/p>\n
mcth\ufb01r  Vz1\u20acxV1;_  t\ufb01\u00e9 f\u00e9ather of the (iectased. All these<\/p>\n
  indicate that because of SOIH6
\n against the accused they had strong
\n _ susf;:i.cic_i'1'  {ha acts {If the accused involving 1:1 the<\/p>\n
H H "  Junt.<\u00a7wa_fx'i.. iracident which laltixnately restlited in the death<\/p>\n
_'  <if 1:Ii?1<\u00a7 deceased Gorima. However strong the smspicion of<\/p>\n
VT  V'  camp-laixlant and athcrs, it cannot take the place of<\/p>\n
A procaf. Suspiciun however strong, remains a suspicion and<\/p>\n
not proof of a fact. in the absence of the prosecution<\/p>\n
24<\/span><\/p>\n
establishing the charges with the relevant  to<\/p>\n
prove the charges aginst the accused  <\/p>\n
doubt especially in a case of cirC}3;}1>sta;11t:'{:a’1″   <\/p>\n
$i;roI1g suspicion wiil aiso not assist the: .;)ros~\u00a2\u20ac:24ti9i1:i\u00a33A\u00e9x:1y<\/p>\n
1333131161′. Nuns of the circu\ufb01mfances 21371:’: e $ia_b}ishcd in . L’<\/p>\n
this case. Under th\u20ac:$(‘:__(2iI'(11}I1}1:SV3iLi:-‘.I’_i{3rf:3E’\u00bb, we  is no
\nperversity” in the \ufb01:1ci3:*1g’ T -of L.t1\u00a7\u20acj. 1\u00e9a:n\u00e9\u00e9_ trial Judge in<\/p>\n
ccnciudilag tha\u00a7’:_*?he   iitt\ufb01riy faiied to<\/p>\n
estabiish t\u00a71cTA\u00e9:i\u00e9_z3r;g\u00e9s%  the acctised.
\nAccordingly\u00bbfipi1fi\u20ac\u00abft\u00a7”1at. the appeal desenres to be
\ndismissed alid ._$t2mds’Ciisi11issed.<\/p>\n
Sd\/-\n<\/p>\n
Tudge
\nSd\/-it
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