{"id":25895,"date":"2008-07-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-22T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/chanamalappa-vs-state-through-siddapur-police-on-23-july-2008"},"modified":"2014-06-14T18:17:57","modified_gmt":"2014-06-14T12:47:57","slug":"chanamalappa-vs-state-through-siddapur-police-on-23-july-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/chanamalappa-vs-state-through-siddapur-police-on-23-july-2008","title":{"rendered":"Chanamalappa vs State Through Siddapur Police &#8230; on 23 July, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Chanamalappa vs State Through Siddapur Police &#8230; on 23 July, 2008<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: N.Ananda<\/div>\n<pre>IN THE HIGH QQURT OF' KARNATAKA f L\nCIRCUIT BENCH AT GULBARGQ  .'\nEATED THIS THE 23% \u00a3&gt;AY._QF '; ziL$%;::\u00e9:}\u00a7'5 8   \nBE?oI\u00a7E  ' ii' A' V.  'V \nTHE Hozmw rsz1'R , ';;:.igsfI'Ii&lt;:*Vg: \ufb01ta\ufb01i\ufb01ng regresanteci by\n &quot; VS???  {3!)I1_;,-:&#039;t Building,\n2 A\ufb01augaioha,  V&#039; .. Rsspomient\n\n(533: Sr; suishash Mallapur, HCGP)\n\n &#039;T.}3is criminal revision pc\ufb01\ufb01on \ufb02ied under Section 39&#039;?\n\n ,mii}. 401 of CLPC, pmyixxg to set aside the judment dated\n :&#039;a&quot;2&#039;.&#039;2.20o6 passed by the ; Addl. Fast &#039;frack court at\nGulbarga in Cri.A P\u00a7o.6[2%2 and set asi\u00e9e the judgment\n\n&quot; dated 4.10.200} passc\u00e9 by the lcam\ufb02d Add}. JMFC, Yadgir\n\nin CC&#039; H0373\/1998.\n\nThis criminal I&quot;(&#039;:ViSif}I}. petition mmmg on fear admission\nthis day, the Court made {ha following:\n\n \n\n\n\nORDER\n<\/pre>\n<p>Though this matter is  &#8216;fos\u00e9f a\u00a3i1::issi\u00a3):1_:gA.itV_Vi\u00e9Q&#8217;L. &#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>takenup for \ufb01nal disposal  t}A1&#8217;c5A&#8217;  <\/p>\n<p>counsel for parties.\n<\/p>\n<p>2. The pe\ufb01tioner g\u00e9as   si\u00e9ntznced for<br \/>\na\ufb01ences punishable pgd\ufb01x   337, 338, 3045<br \/>\nIPC. it is the&#8217;  o\u00a3&#8217;:.pr&lt;;\u00abs$\u00e9:ut:g\u00a7;:;&#039;.ii.h2\u00e9tL\u00a3ir\u00a3 1 1.5.1998 at about<\/p>\n<p>8.00 a.\ufb011_.,  V&quot;:th.Vt\u00a7;Ediiver af a tempo beann&#039; g<\/p>\n<p>Regn.    ;at a high speed, in<br \/>\nrash and ne@ig\u00a2n.f  i\ufb01iche\u00e9 ~ Saidapur magi.<br \/>\n$116 to 01:3:  went off the read and<br \/>\n  x \u00e9&#039;$\u00a7&#039;&quot;7a vres111t, some 0f the passengers<\/p>\n<p>},Vj;3\u00a7\ufb02 &#039;g&#039;ieVous injuries and &#039;chm:-3 passengers<\/p>\n<p>died as 3._ 1V*Vcsu,}.:  su\ufb01cmd in the accident.\n<\/p>\n<p>  &#8216;Th\u00a3:&#8217;_  court rckying on evidence of eye witnesses<\/p>\n<p>  my 1&#8217;, 2, 6, 8 is 22 and P533324 tn 31, has helci that am<\/p>\n<p> &#8216;  A V 41 L \u00e9\ufb01i-ixiexat was am; &#8217;09 rash and negligent driving &#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>It cannot be disputed that the above  V&#8217;%a:\u00e9$x*:3<br \/>\nizraveliing in the: tempo at tha tinge caf a_c;:;&#8211;i:i\u00bb&lt;\u00a711:.V&quot;;:gV <\/p>\n<p>C()I}SiSt\u20acIit avidttnce that petitioigezr    &#039;<\/p>\n<p>involved at the time of accidtgnt.\n<\/p>\n<p>Th\u00e9rc i3&#8242; aim . \u00e9videizc\u00e9\u00e9 0:1 L<\/p>\n<p>racers! ta Show that ths accid{\u00a7 \u00a31\u20ac;&#8217;.Ahaci  d1\u00a7;\u00a7 to sudden<\/p>\n<p>mechanical failure or  SQm\u00e9:&#8221;\u00a7\ufb01\u20ac%\u00a7QB, Whkth was beyond<\/p>\n<p>contra} ofpetiticner.   \u00ab<\/p>\n<p>4. T1353&#8243;   &#8211;;iucige:l o:;  appre<\/p>\n<p>ciation of<\/p>\n<p>evi&lt;:is,1:1ce.A   \u00a7:1:;_=_=,1(_i  petitio\ufb01er was guilty of o\ufb01hnces<\/p>\n<p>punishable ugaaer L&#039;27&quot;9&#039;;.\u00a73?,- 338, 304A.\n<\/p>\n<p>5. The I appeiiatgv &lt;:&lt;}i:1&#039;tA&quot;v{:ii&quot;&#039;1t=-app1&#039;&amp;ciatioI1 of evidance:\n<\/p>\n<p> in a<\/p>\n<p> ?ca&lt;3nf1i;&quot;s.\u00e9e:ci_&quot;%\u20ache~&#8211; 1indi\u00a7:igs&quot;x&#039;iefCoInied by trial court.\n<\/p>\n<p>case: af State of Ktzrala \u00bb\u00ab~v3~<\/p>\n<p> Eathaveeian Namboodixi Ieported in MR<\/p>\n<p> $\u00a3::931&#8243;ih;as held:\n<\/p>\n<p> g\u00e9f tiiurs: High court 3316.\n<\/p>\n<p>  Having axamm ml the impugned Judgment<\/p>\n<p>bearing in mins\u00e9 the<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;  &#8216;mnmntions raissed by the Learned ceunsel fer tha<\/p>\n<p>mr\u00e9es, We have :10 hesitation to acme: ta) the<br \/>\nC0\ufb01C}.11Si01\u00a7]. that in the case in hand, the High<br \/>\nCourt has exceeded its revisimzai jurisdiction&#8217; In<\/p>\n<p>its revisienal 3fm\u00b0i$&lt;:iic\u00a3:i0n3 thffi High Co\n<\/p>\n<p>-M 5<\/p>\n<p>call for and tzxamine tbs re(:ord&#8211;;  &#8216;of   &#8221;<br \/>\nproceedi\ufb01gs for the purpose of satis\ufb01;i:&#8217;1g&#8221;&#8216;?Ltself as<br \/>\nto the cornecmess, legality &#8220;&#8221;or&#8211; pm- p1\u00b0iety&#8217;T &#8216;of   .<br \/>\n\ufb01nding, sentence or order, ino\ufb01ner x5mir::1S,*V.&#8217;i:he  f<br \/>\njurisdiction is one of Su\ufb01crv\u00e9-.s&lt;3ry ;}&#039;a1_1*:s:d1\u00bb:;tio;\u00a7\u00a7\u00ab._.<br \/>\nexercised by the High  forTV.v:3\u00a3;I&#039;.xit:cti11&#039;g V<br \/>\nmiscarriage of justi\u00e9c, ~-&#039;But \u00a3115: said V-.rev;iSion\u00e9i1<br \/>\npower cannot be equa\u00a3cg,1 with thsf: f)(:si?er&#039;:\u00a7:3f an<br \/>\nAppellate Court nor Caz; t1&#039;eat\u00e9(1-even: as a<br \/>\nsccrcmci Appe\ufb02aie .._ii1I&#039;i_sci:1r;&#039;ai,c}i:L_ Ordinarily,<br \/>\ntherefore, it w{)::1;i.xiot\u00a7.be &#039;apyrop\ufb01ate for \u00a3116<br \/>\nHigh Court to re&lt;#a,pp.r\u00e9\u20ac:iat::\u00ab..V\u20acizc\u00a7&#039;v c\u00e9ridence and<br \/>\ncome: toits ow\ufb01 &quot;&lt;:mf1&#039;&amp;cit1s\u00a7c-Q n:1,t1i;e same when<br \/>\nthe efaei\u00e9&#039;e:t\u00a7%:c has; a\ufb01eadyr&quot; &#8211;b\u00a3:e,;;_f appreciated by<br \/>\nthe  as well ._asif;i3:1e Sessions Judge in<br \/>\nappeal} 21251633 \u00e9i;.*i\u00a7i\u00a7;L&#039;&lt;uj\u00a7ng*.,Afeat11re is braught to<br \/>\nthe .1;t3til:i:t: of. &quot;the; &quot;&#039;:i;&#039;__g11  which wouid<br \/>\n 7\u00a7,a;&#039;1\u00a3a1;\u00a7{;unt  gross miscarriage of<br \/>\n j11::tice;&#8211;&quot;. ~.._ {)1::,_ &quot;$&lt;__;:11,1f.i.:1jzi11g the impugned<br \/>\n .Ji1r_igi11en*\u00e9 &lt;:sfV i:h.\u00a2&#039;T&#039;\u00a7:iig*h Court from the aforesaid<br \/>\ns\u00a3and~po\u00e9nt&quot;,&#039;:.&#039;w&#039;c &quot;&#039;?;xave no hesita\ufb01on to come ta:<br \/>\n1:h\u00e9&#039;~c&lt;31x:lu:\u00a7i0;:: that the High Court exceeded its<br \/>\n&#039; &quot; jurisdic\ufb01dn in&#039;interfe1i12g with the cmzviction of<br \/>\n __Lt&#039;:i:y:% z&#039;esj3m&lt;:a:i;.e:11t by re-appreciating the grad<br \/>\n \u00e9vitience. The High Court also czammitted<br \/>\n &#039;&lt;._f&#039;u:f11i:\u00e9z&#039;&#8211;.cmnr in not examining sevcrzai ritcams emf<br \/>\n1  \u00e9vi\u00e9ej;z&lt;:e&#039; relied upon by the Additional Sessions<br \/>\n;.&#039;!zir1&#8211;g:\u00e95,; while con\ufb01rmsing the conviction of the<br \/>\n I&#039;(E$I\u00a7\u20ac}IIdE3Iii. In this View of the matter the<br \/>\nH &quot; impugned judgment 0f the High Couxt is whoiiy\n<\/p>\n<p>-ainsustaizlablc in law and we, accordingly set<br \/>\naside {ha same.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>  in the casa on hand, a\ufb01er going thmugh the;\n<\/p>\n<p>u   judgments of cmxrts beiow witix r\u00e9tfertrnce to evidence :31}<\/p>\n<p>resend, i find that courts helm? have met cc: J itted glaring<br \/>\n{\\). &lt; <\/p>\n<p>errors in appmciation of evidence. Tb.eI&#039;efoz1z:;, jI  <\/p>\n<p>any reaso\ufb01s to interfen: with ixnpugiicd. _i1:u:&#039;\ufb01gm_&lt;&#8211;:&lt;&quot;;:it.:v  V&quot;\n<\/p>\n<p>9. It is seen that petition&amp;:r__.was\u00abV\u00a3e\u00a2&#8221;\u00a7\u00a71&#8217;tenQ\u00a7d.  %,<br \/>\npunishable under Section  It is &#8216;\u00ab_i:1:\u00e9;c\u00a7dl;9\u00a7;s to state<br \/>\nthat an o\ufb01ence ._V_.&#8217;E\u00a7TtfvE    &#8216;sentence for an o\ufb01encc<br \/>\n;)t1I1iS11a;?Z\u00a7iE:&#8221;V\u00a51I!#;:}L.:\u20acf%&#8217;:   in the result, I pass the<br \/>\nfOHOWiEg v:,        . .\n<\/p>\n<p> 1 \u00e9\u00a7DER<\/p>\n<p>113Clti?__:I;\u20ac13IfLSi0I1A:)&lt;3?i.t\u00a7\u00a7f,*iii is accepted in part.\n<\/p>\n<p> &#8216;  T&#8217;\u00a31e._v4\u00a7;en: t\u00e9ii1ee passed far an o\ufb01bncc punishabiae under<\/p>\n<p>   set asicie. The rest of the impugned<\/p>\n<p>  &#8216; ju\ufb01w\u00e9nt  <\/p>\n<p>u x V&#8217; ., AA &#8216;  is dimcted &#8216;:0 send back the ioswer courts recazds<\/p>\n<p>I\u00bb   a cagy of this order&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Ed\/&#8221;&#8216;<br \/>\njui\u00a53e<\/p>\n<p>Bim.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court Chanamalappa vs State Through Siddapur Police &#8230; on 23 July, 2008 Author: N.Ananda IN THE HIGH QQURT OF&#8217; KARNATAKA f L CIRCUIT BENCH AT GULBARGQ .&#8217; EATED THIS THE 23% \u00a3&gt;AY._QF &#8216;; ziL$%;::\u00e9:}\u00a7&#8217;5 8 BE?oI\u00a7E &#8216; ii&#8217; A&#8217; V. &#8216;V THE Hozmw rsz1&#8217;R , &#8216;;;:.igsfI&#8217;Ii&lt;:*Vg: \ufb01ta\ufb01i\ufb01ng regresanteci by &quot; VS??? {3!)I1_;,-:&#039;t Building, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-karnataka-high-court"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Chanamalappa vs State Through Siddapur Police ... on 23 July, 2008 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court &amp; 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