{"id":26068,"date":"2009-11-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-17T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-by-police-inspector-vs-h-p-jagadish-on-18-november-2009"},"modified":"2014-09-22T18:47:04","modified_gmt":"2014-09-22T13:17:04","slug":"state-by-police-inspector-vs-h-p-jagadish-on-18-november-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-by-police-inspector-vs-h-p-jagadish-on-18-november-2009","title":{"rendered":"State By Police Inspector vs H P Jagadish on 18 November, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">State By Police Inspector vs H P Jagadish on 18 November, 2009<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: L.Narayana Swamy<\/div>\n<pre> \n\nIN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA\nCIRCUIT BENCH AT DHARWAD\n\nDATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2009\nBEFORE 1'\nTHE HONBLE MR. JUSTICE L. NARAYANA SwAMYj_~   ;_. A' \n\nCRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1511_,I.:2.\u00a2\u00a7;fc3\u00bb3EwA.T.::' _ 3\n\nBETWEEN:\n\nAND:\n\nSTATE BY POLICE INSPECTOR,--- _ \nB.O.I., LOKAYUKTHA,   '-\nEELLARY.\n\n.' \" \u00ab ;.V._AAA]?i'PELLANT\n(EY SR1: M.I3. GUN-D'AwA_D?E;.   _\n\n;'_v-LP. JAGADISH,   _\nS\/O'. 4PUTTAjNAII&lt;,,&#039;  \nAGE. 41 YEARS, &#039; \nOCCE..1NSPECT*QR&#039; POP\n\n.   CHILD DEVELOPMENT\n~  PROJECT OFFICER,\n\n&#039;*,VKURUO0D.\n\nEELLARY RURAL,\n\n RESPONDENT<\/pre>\n<p>V  K.L. PATIL, ADV.)<\/p>\n<p>SPL.\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;THIS CRL.A IS FILED UNDER SECTION 378(1) 823 (3)<\/p>\n<p> CR..P.C.&#8221;&#8216;BY THE STATE P.P. PRAYING TO GRANT LEAVE TO<br \/>\n _E&#8217;?.I_LE_\u00ab AN APPEAL AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT DT.<br \/>\n&#8220;:29\/07\/2002 PASSED BY THE SPL. JUDGE, BELLARY IN<\/p>\n<p>CASE NO. 5\/98, ACQUITTING THE RESPONDENT\u00bb<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U \/SECS. 7,<\/p>\n<p>T.\n<\/p>\n<p>13(1) (D) AND 13(2) OF THE PREVENTION OF CORRUP&#8217;I__&#8217;EON<br \/>\nACT, 1988. r <\/p>\n<p>THIS CRL.A IS COMING ON FOR HEARING  _<\/p>\n<p>THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:\n<\/p>\n<p>This appeal is \ufb01led against.&#8217; theiorder paiss.ed,_in  <\/p>\n<p>Case No. 5\/1998 on the  Jiudge_,::Be:Ilary, dt.<br \/>\n29\/07\/2002, whereinvthie.accusedi&#8217;gotiacquitted, against<br \/>\nwhich the prosecution   \\_<br \/>\n25&#8243;  viprosecution is that, on<br \/>\n27 \/ 02:&#8217;,&#8217;Vv_199&#8242;-0?;   has appeared at Bellary<br \/>\nKarnatal{apiiLoka}tuistai:_iPolice.&#8211;station and complained that<\/p>\n<p>shepghasappliedi &#8216;for loan&#8221; under &#8220;Mane Belaku&#8221; about four<\/p>\n<p>  andumsame was recommended by the Child<\/p>\n<p>A  Deveplovpimeintf;Project Officer. On inquiry, Assistant Directors<\/p>\n<p>()i&#8221;i3._ce of&#8217; and Child Development in Bellary, it was<\/p>\n<p> xdeposed: that loan of Rs. 10,000 \/ &#8212; was sanctioned and the<\/p>\n<p>   has taken charge of the subsidy amount of<\/p>\n<p>_fas.2,5o0\/- on 31\/01\/1997 and he is keeping with it. When<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;K<\/p>\n<p>officials entered and caught the accused and he was Charged<\/p>\n<p>under the sections referred above.\n<\/p>\n<p>3. On the basis of the same, a charge framed. <\/p>\n<p>against the accused and the accused  <\/p>\n<p>is suggested for triai, accordingly theicase wasfcnvtrustedifor&#8221;ti<\/p>\n<p>trial.\n<\/p>\n<p>4. On behalf of the:proseciiiti.oin,i.&#8217;i&#8217;iiivitnesses have been<br \/>\nexamined as P.W.I to :&#8217;?~;  the compiainant,<br \/>\nP.W.2 is thg    recovery panch.\n<\/p>\n<p>P.W.4 is   persons in whose residence<br \/>\nhe was [official of the accused office.<\/p>\n<p>P.W.6 isthe tehghie.-gr, gt-h\u00a7&#8217;g;tve the sketch and P.W.7 is the<\/p>\n<p>_ Investigating V-Officer &#8216;land on behalf of the prosecution,<\/p>\n<p>ii  -. .;1o&#8221;c:Liirrier1tsVi&#8217;h.ave  &#8216;marked as Ex.P&#8211;1 to 11. Ex.P&#8211;1 is the<\/p>\n<p>    is the administration panchanama. P.W.3<\/p>\n<p>is the traoipanchanama. Ex.P~-it is the statement of P.W.2.<\/p>\n<p> Ex.P&#8211;5.vi__s? the statement of P.W.3. Ex.P&#8211;6 is the sketch and<\/p>\n<p> is the FIR and Ex.P&#8211;l0 is FSL Report. Ex.P&#8211;8 is the<\/p>\n<p>V&#8217;  explanation of accused. On behaif of the accused, none was<\/p>\n<p>T<\/p>\n<p>examined and documents have not been marked aI1d&#8211;.__the<\/p>\n<p>prosecution has marked the properties as M.O. NO1:l:1&#8243;<\/p>\n<p>M.O. No. 1 is cash of Rs.200\/&#8211;, M0. N0. 2 is-&#8216;thev &#8216;<\/p>\n<p>M0. N0. 3 to 6 are quarter bottles- After <\/p>\n<p>trial, the Trial Court has acquitted th_e'&#8221;acc&#8217;us_&#8217;ed,&#8217;_ <\/p>\n<p>which the appeal is preferred. 2<\/p>\n<p>5. Learned counse1~~..for  submitted that<br \/>\nthere is demand on the part&#8217;  Who demanded<br \/>\nP.W.I of Rs.50\u00a7),=&#8217; &#8211;th.e:fsubsidy cheque to<br \/>\nthe Bank.  offegi&#8230;iggiiad\ufb01acceptance on behalf of the<br \/>\naccused\u00bb &#8220;&#8221;&#8221;    it  the P.W.1. The<br \/>\naccused}&#8217;.compiai:narit:..: been examined as P.W.1 she<\/p>\n<p>supported theiproslecutivornand in her chief&#8211;examination she<\/p>\n<p>.~,&amp;_hasv_\u00bbd-igposedv that&#8221;&#8216;&#8221;\u00abaccused asked me to come on the next<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;morninog..qtov receive the cheque, accused asked me to<\/p>\n<p>bring.mone;}}&#8221;q:tolA&#8217;oVbtain the cheque, I expressed my inability to<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;V pay  amount, I told him that after encashment of cheque<\/p>\n<p>l:ramount, ill will pay, then accused told me to bring money as<\/p>\n<p>.&#8217; Aj_.me.ich&#8221;as possible. I took R3200\/&#8211; to pay the accused&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>6. Again in the next para, she has deposed that, I took<\/p>\n<p>the money and Lokayuktha police briefed to hand over the<\/p>\n<p>same to the person, who demanded the money&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>cross&#8211;examination she has stated that &#8220;it is true  &#8216;<\/p>\n<p>27\/02\/1997 I visited the Lokayu1_{.tha_4Of\ufb01ceiV&#8217;ari\u00a7;1iii;1f_ther._bV<\/p>\n<p>deposed that the accused has demar:.ded_&#8221;th&#8217;e bri_b&#8217;e Br<\/p>\n<p>Rs.200\/- and when a demanidk\u00e9vas   r L&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>P.W.2 Indrarnrna was aiso  and  has<br \/>\nreceived the bribe an1ouAn..tV:i.&#8221; &#8216;went outside and<br \/>\ngave pre&#8211;determined_signalitoftrap\u00e9ithe\ufb01party; &#8216;:.Again she has<br \/>\ndeposed that&#8217;_f&#8217;it   was given by<br \/>\nway of cane chair and same<br \/>\nwas colieicted   poiice and thereafter they<\/p>\n<p>have seized thcarnount under a panchanama. The learned<\/p>\n<p>V. \u00b0cou&#8221;nsCe1 Yreiying onithie\u00e9ievidence of P.W.2, who is a shadow<\/p>\n<p>witness  in her cross-examination deposed that,<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Lok_aiyuktha&#8217;:*.VpoIice washed the hand of the accused with<\/p>\n<p> Hsodiuni carbonate and it turned pink and the same was<\/p>\n<p>  &#8216;if;_o1I:\u00a2c&#8217;t_ed.&#8221; On the basis of the deposition of P.W.1 and 2 the<\/p>\n<p>  learned counsel submitted that, though the prosecution has<\/p>\n<p>proved the case of the offence punishable Under sections<\/p>\n<p>referred above, the Court has disbelieved the <\/p>\n<p>rejected the case of the prosecution. The learnedvcolu-n&#8217;sel_&#8221;&#8216;_&#8217;e it<\/p>\n<p>also referred the deposition of P.W.3., &gt;w}1o&amp;is&#8211;&#8216;_an <\/p>\n<p>witness working as a S.D.A. in State&#8221;EXc_ise&#8217;l <\/p>\n<p>has deposed that he Went along    police<br \/>\njeep and after the completion Vof.ll{vorl{&#8216;V..l\\Aleelarnrn_a gave pres<br \/>\ndetermined signal to  submitted on<br \/>\nbehalf of the prosecution.thatthe&#8221;csaSel\ufb01vvas:p.roved beyond all<br \/>\nreasonable    rejected by the<br \/>\nCourt belppgwg  this appeal by setting<br \/>\naside the  i:*:yl&#8221;&#8216;th_e&#8211;Court below and convict the<br \/>\nperson referred  &#8221; if<\/p>\n<p> &#8216;{&#8216;he ullearneidl counsel for the respondent submitted<\/p>\n<p>ithat;&#8221;=the\u00a5&#8217;appeal is reduired to be dismissed for the reason<\/p>\n<p>l&#8217;that,a. titef\u00bb-prosecution did not satisfy the requirement of<\/p>\n<p>Section   Prevention of Corruption Act. In order to<\/p>\n<p> l&#8217;c,onstit1,ite_A&#8217;3~an offence there shall be an acceptance and<\/p>\n<p>   In the instant case, both the ingredients have not<\/p>\n<p>  satis\ufb01ed by the parties. P.W.1, who is the complainant<\/p>\n<p>l<\/p>\n<p>has also turned hostile. In her chief&#8211;exarnination though<\/p>\n<p>she stated that the accused has demanded the money and<\/p>\n<p>asked her to come next day morning to receive the&#8217;chequ&#8211;e,<\/p>\n<p>but in her cross\u00bb-exarnination she further states&#8211;*that; ~<\/p>\n<p>next day she went to the residence o\ufb01 the accused:&#8217;aloing&#8217;with <\/p>\n<p>another lady i.e., P.W.2, the accused sitting-.i:n thie&#8217;-haiii.j,_:<\/p>\n<p>accused saw me and the anothe-\u00abrg ladv&#8217;-and invitetfl; memtcg the <\/p>\n<p>hall. Accused told me to collecti&#8221;th:e .cheque.\u00abi_}&#8217;lccLised gave<br \/>\nthe cheque to me, then LOitayftil.{itl:a&#8217;pit5ll\u00a2C came there&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>8. But even in the&#8221;&#8211;chie&#8217;f~eexarnin.ation P.W.1 never<\/p>\n<p>stated that&#8217; iin;&#8221;1%espief%*:t* ofthc dethahd of bribe amount by the<br \/>\ncomplainant. &#8216; Eeeej  cross\u00bb-examination she has<\/p>\n<p>deposed thatitheg amcuintivvhich was given to the accused<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; V. g_ was &#8216;tihroivvngvgon the cane chair and thereafter it was collected<\/p>\n<p> &#8216;bjf&#8217;*the&#8211;vI,o}tet3;ij1i:.tha police. It is submitted that the P.W.l<\/p>\n<p>though  complainant, she never spoke about the<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;V acceuptariceiiof bribe amount by the accused and also the<\/p>\n<p>i_&#8217;e,di&#8217;bmand.&#8221;i In internal page in the deposition she has stated<\/p>\n<p>.  that  do not know to read and write the kannada language<\/p>\n<p>it ehd I get the same written by somebody else.&#8221; in view of the<\/p>\n<p>said deposition, it is submitted by the learned counselpthat,<\/p>\n<p>though the complaint has not been written by the but<\/p>\n<p>the scribe has not been examined on   <\/p>\n<p>prosecution. In respect of P.W.2,..who_is  shaldotw &#8216;witness<\/p>\n<p>has stated in her chief-examination  <\/p>\n<p>went inside the house of accused along with  has&#8221; i<\/p>\n<p>not seen the complainant  &#8216;bribe &#8220;amount to the<br \/>\naccused and she also  }ith&#8217;e&#8211;iiCioinversation between<br \/>\nthe accused andthe  did not seize<br \/>\nany money    that both<br \/>\nP.W.1 and    illegal grati\ufb01cation of<br \/>\ndemand  behalf of the accused and<br \/>\npetitioner.&#8217;  that the ingredients of Sec.<\/p>\n<p>7 of_&#8211;t.he Preventioln of Corruption Act to constitute the<\/p>\n<p> ._,_offence ?t&#8217;hefe..pshouldlllbe an acceptance of the bribe amount.<\/p>\n<p>   ~:.:_a_se such things have not been proved beyond<\/p>\n<p>all ,__reasonai:i&#8211;l.cil. doubt. Hence, the appeal made by the<\/p>\n<p>gprosecutiion is required to be dismissed.<\/p>\n<p>l<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">10<\/span><\/p>\n<p>9. In order to substantiate the submission, learned<\/p>\n<p>counsel for the respondent placed reiiance on<\/p>\n<p>reported in 2003 (2) KCCR 985 betweefii.   <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/doc\/27594115\/\">Lokayuktha Police, Mandya V. V&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>has been held that-\n<\/p>\n<p>PREVENTION 01:&#8217; co1?{2UP?I*i&#8217;oiV Ac:.~=j&#8221;I..93;3 W.<br \/>\nSections 7 and 13(1) (ci&#8217;)&#8217;e\u00bb._&#8211;T&#8211;V&#8217;i&#8217;Evidence:'&#8221;ori record<br \/>\nbrings out the fact of the  notes&#8217; being<br \/>\nrecovered from  pocioet . and his<br \/>\nhands being tested positi.i2e:_ye.t&#8217;v  ~ themselves<br \/>\nare not   holxd&#8217;i&#8217;.:_th.atn:bfbthe accused<br \/>\ndemar&#8217;ioh\u00b0.d  __  grati\ufb01cation from the<\/p>\n<p>compiainarict anti&#8217; receibvedv the same.<\/p>\n<p>in &#8216;Anothe&#8217;rv&#8217;vA:_juiigni&#8217;ent reported in 2006(3) KCCR<br \/>\n1445 betvve&#8217;en_&#8217;State &#8216;of K\u00e9irnataka v. Kfi&#8217;. Hanumanthaiah,<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<p> &#8216;~   has beenhelvd that-\n<\/p>\n<p>  &#8216;EREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT,<\/p>\n<p> .  j&#8217;9\u00e9&#8221;8n:.&#8211;&#8216;A*s.&gt;;\u00a7ctions 7, 13(1) (d) r\/w. 13(2) &#8211;. There<\/p>\n<p> s\u00a3;o&#8217;u1.ci&#8217; be independent corroboration for proving<\/p>\n<p>ihescase of demand and acceptance of bribe for<\/p>\n<p> &#8216;i\ufb01nthe offence under Sections 7 and 13(1) (d) r\/w<br \/>\nV b  13(2) ofPrevention of Corruption Act, 1 988.<\/p>\n<p>i<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">11<\/span><\/p>\n<p>11. It is submitted that in View of the earlier judgment<\/p>\n<p>even if it is required from the pocket of accused<\/p>\n<p>sufficient to hold that the petitioner has  <\/p>\n<p>accepted the bribe for the presu.inpti.on   the C<\/p>\n<p>Prevention of Corruption Act. in   <\/p>\n<p>judgment it is submittedi__V.&#8221;that there\u00bb _sh&#8217;ou1:d&#8221;&#8216; an&#8221;?<\/p>\n<p>independent Corporation for the case of  demand<br \/>\nand acceptance of th&#8217;C..i:i&#8217;Drib.e.  }i.It&#8221;&#8221;i.&#8217;s:&#8217;.:i:s:ubrr1itted that the<br \/>\nindependent wigtnesseis\ufb02 v_  P.W.2 and 3.<br \/>\nP.W.2 is also   a shadow Witness.\n<\/p>\n<p>P.W.3 is ali-:~..gC.JV  of them have not<br \/>\nsuppoartedi they have turned hostile. When<br \/>\nsuch being&#8221; the   the Court below rejected the<\/p>\n<p>caseof prosecutiori. Hence, it is submitted to dismiss the<\/p>\n<p>i C  -case of 3prosecution.\n<\/p>\n<p>C&#8217;  12.  I heard the arguments.\n<\/p>\n<p>I.3_.7~In View of the arguments made by both the parties<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab.:i&#8221;&#8216;grV1.:;1ii&#8221;&#8216;a&#8217;1A&#8217;T.so in the light of the parties and the judgment placed<\/p>\n<p>l2<\/p>\n<p>by the learned counsel for the respondent, the points\ufb02for my<\/p>\n<p>consideration are;\n<\/p>\n<p>1. Whether the Court below has<br \/>\nerror in rejecting the case, of prosecution&#8217;?-. it\n<\/p>\n<p>2. Whether the prosecution has lprovedgtlhpe it<br \/>\nof the accused for llthel&#8217;l&#8217;o\ufb01&#8217;ences. &#8216;punishable<br \/>\nUnder sections&#8217; ~~referi&#8221;ed_  ~&#8211; _\n<\/p>\n<p>14. My..a&#8217;nst;trer \u00a7;youir:l..&#8217;be\u00ab. referrediflto in favour of the<br \/>\naccused,    ,.  V<br \/>\n &#8216;4.._}ff_EASONS\n<\/p>\n<p>15.lxThe  is the complainant,&#8217; nodoubt she<\/p>\n<p>has\ufb01gnade out Cas_e__,before the prosecution that the accused<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb has_Vde.rr1anded a bribe of Rs.500\/- on her oral complaint, it<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;was,reVduc&#8217;ed&#8221;;:to writing by a person, who has not been<\/p>\n<p>narned  ascribe. However, on the basis of the complaint<\/p>\n<p>r&#8217;educed'&#8221;to writing, P,W,1 was sent along with 13&#8217;.W.2 as a<\/p>\n<p> shaciow witness with a predetermined suggestions to the<\/p>\n<p> ~-parties. As per the directions, P.W.1 to 3 along with the<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">14<\/span><\/p>\n<p>police have recorded. When the complainant herseifturned<\/p>\n<p>hostile, question of proving the case of prosecut_icnl&#8221;b:e\u00bbylond<\/p>\n<p>all reasonable doubt does not arise. Assuming <\/p>\n<p>turned hostile in order to help the&#8221;&#8216;ac.cused,_..a:tieast &#8216;P.\u00a7W:2, i<\/p>\n<p>who is an independent witness shoui.d &#8220;have&#8221; sup,p\u20ac.)rte:d~..tl*re,V<\/p>\n<p>prosecution. But she alsols.ta&#8217;ted iniherichi&#8217;ef-lexaminationl&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>that there was no dernand and:iaccep_tance&#8221;and  recovery<br \/>\nfrom the police. When&#8221; the question of<br \/>\nproving the caseof   Accordingly,<br \/>\ncourt ijg-lfllldellcases referred by the<br \/>\nlearned  throw light on the<br \/>\nsu&#8217;ojec\u00bb_:t. ireported in 200812] KCCR 985<br \/>\nthis Court has lhreld;fhatpmf\ufb01oidence on record brings out the<\/p>\n<p>act of the citrrency notes. being recovered rom the ocket o<\/p>\n<p>-&#8216; accn&#8217;se&#8221;cI..,and hlislhands being tested positive yet they<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;dre_in~ot su\ufb02icient to hold that accused demanded<\/p>\n<p>illegal  from the complainant.&#8221; Though<\/p>\n<p>l&#8217;V..,presun1,ption is there U\/sec. 20 of the P.C. Act, but this<\/p>\n<p> go along with the ingredient of Sec. 7, it cannot be<\/p>\n<p>  read and understood independently. Sec. 7 of the Prevention<\/p>\n<p>1&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">15<\/span><\/p>\n<p>of Corruption Act has to be read along with Sec. 20 of the<br \/>\nPC. Act, there shall be a compliance of the ingredient-&#8220;of Sec.<\/p>\n<p>7. Thereafter Sec. 20 of the Prevention of Corruption-vvfor<\/p>\n<p>the purpose of presumption comes into picturefin the &#8220;1-nstai1ti&#8217;~.<\/p>\n<p>case though after wash of the accused  <\/p>\n<p>turned pink, itself is not suff1cient&#8217;\u00absin&#8217;ce&#8221;ther&#8217;e  no<\/p>\n<p>recovery from the accused,\u00bb ._V&#8217;Second&#8217;1&#8217;y1_ when  herself V V<\/p>\n<p>states that, there was no ancfacceppitance and<br \/>\nrecovery from the  V importantly the<br \/>\ncomplainant he&#8217;:s_elf has  thing. Under<br \/>\nthese   Court to hold in<\/p>\n<p>favour of  &#8216; .\n<\/p>\n<p>V&#8217;Accordingi3f&#8221;the_app&#8217;ea.1 is rejected. The order passed<\/p>\n<p>by the  below  af\ufb01iirmed.\n<\/p>\n<p>Sd\/-\n<\/p>\n<p>JUDGE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court State By Police Inspector vs H P Jagadish on 18 November, 2009 Author: L.Narayana Swamy IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA CIRCUIT BENCH AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2009 BEFORE 1&#8242; THE HONBLE MR. JUSTICE L. NARAYANA SwAMYj_~ ;_. 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