{"id":27192,"date":"2010-12-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-14T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-vs-poochikanna-raja-shivakumar-on-15-december-2010"},"modified":"2015-02-04T13:29:14","modified_gmt":"2015-02-04T07:59:14","slug":"state-vs-poochikanna-raja-shivakumar-on-15-december-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-vs-poochikanna-raja-shivakumar-on-15-december-2010","title":{"rendered":"State vs Poochikanna @ Raja @ Shivakumar on 15 December, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
State vs Poochikanna @ Raja @ Shivakumar on 15 December, 2010<\/div>\n
Author: L.Narayana Swamy<\/div>\n
me THE HIGH comm\" or I-(ARNATAKA AT 8ANG.?9_'4ijV-V:\"3tFiE',.'V'\u00bb~., H\n\nOATEO THIS THE 15*\" DAY OF DECEMBER,?20:;Oij_j.  '  '\n\nTHE HONBLE MRJUSTICE .1.,.NA'RAYA1\\ztA  '~ \" \nCRIMINAL APPEAL NG~,j.'399v.O'F \nBETWEEN:     \n\nSTATE BY S.R.NAGAR POLICE,   \nBANGALORE.   ; ._'\n \" j : APPELLANT\n\n(BY SRI.A.v.RAM_Aa{-R1S:\ufb01n\u00a7_A,v E_:GG_R)   ,\n\nA..L\\E_..D_: , .... \n\n1. POOCHIKANNA @'*RA.\u00bb..}AY@\"'YR_,, \nSHIVAKUMAR,\u00ab V \"   \nS\/O. SR1 MuNJ:Y.APPA,  .~ , \nAGED ABOUT :\"--w:>,7 YE'ARS_, \n\n__NO.72,G_;, 3\"\"? CROSS, V\n\n I<1.S.G'AROsEN,~S.R.NAGA'R,\n\n=.BANGALO_RE,  \n\n 2. Smf.R'GSH'RA,,,}, \n  WIFE OF VI_S\\'I'v'!1_.NAT!-IAN,\n\nAGED "ABOUT-:R 46 YEARS,\n\n  NQ.50, 33" CROSS,\n_  R.,s,G.ARoEN,\n* S\u00ab,F_<..r~jAt1jAR, BANGALORE.\n\nL5"\n\n._" SM"f,%.PREMEENA @ PRAMEELA,\n WIFE OF SRI POOCHIKANNA,\n\n  AGED ABOUT : 24 YEARS,\n\nA NO.720, 3*" CORSS,\n:<.S.GAROEN, S.R.NAGAR,\n\nK\n\n\n\n \n\nBANGALORE.\n\n: RESPONDEESiT:S~V--VV\n(BY SRI.N.SRINIVAS & M.R.Si-IASHIDHAR, ADV.)    \n\nCRL.A. FILED U\/S.378(I) & (3) CR.P.C. BY TifiE'O'S.%:FATiEvVi5.OP\u00a7 u\nFOR THE STATE PRAYING THAT THIS HON'B_LE (_:OU'RT.T_"MAYV"8E~V._V A\n\nPLEASED TO GRANT LEAVE TO FILE ANf'APPEA.L'4AGA1Ns'.r._TH'E\n\nJUDGMENT DT,27-7-2007 PASSED BY THE Ae'oL;r;s1,&~P';o," \n1, BANGALORE CITY A ACQUITTINGV - * T-HEN\n\nRESPONDENTS\/ACCUSED FOR  OFF'ENCES'._ P,Iu\/.S.,3.i33<\/pre>\n
R\/W.SEC.34 OFIPC.\n<\/p>\n
THIS APPEAL HAVING BEEN %.e’E’A’aIo#’VVArAsao eEs’ERVE FOR
\nJUDGMENT AND COMING ON”nFO.R BEFORE
\nTHE COURT TODAY, COURT DELIV_EVi’-EEVD THE\u00ab.\u00a7EO.L;tjQ_’;NING:<\/p>\n
Vn%\u00a7u\ufb01\u00a7%ENTYCyO\ufb02O<\/p>\n
This appeai-of acquittal dated
\n27.7.2007   file of the Sessions
\nJudge & Fast”  for the offence
\npunishabfetinder  Section 34 of IPC.\n<\/p>\n
  datOeciv1.7.200S was made by the PW-\n<\/p>\n
 who”is-i’thCe’v-Tg3oviV_icej-constable aiieging that in connection<\/p>\n
 crime”‘—No;2\u00a74’1’72005 for the offence punishabie u\/s 392<\/p>\n
O43′[if-:>’V:(“:A,”‘poiicteuacoristabie PW-7, PW-8 and PW-9 went in Search<\/p>\n
  “‘a:c’cu:sed and also to recover the property. After<\/p>\n
 that the accusjd was present at Maremma<\/p>\n
temple, they went to the spot and in the course of arrest,<\/p>\n
PW—9 sustained injuries and he was treated by the doctor<\/p>\n
for the fracture. It is alleged, accused E\\los.1gi:o,y 3<\/p>\n
obstructed for discharging their official duty. <\/p>\n
made by the PW-9 has been registere.cj”%:l”.,.g;v1*]’_,:Cri:ne’i._V7~..<\/p>\n
E\\!o.143\/2005 by S R Nagar Police Staltiohialfjv <\/p>\n
3. On behalf of the prosecution,’PW:1″7-<\/p>\n
have been examined of which     police
\nofficials who were drafted  _a:i”\u00ab2VfesV’_’bc.vith’e\\:.a’CCbUSed No.1 and<\/p>\n
PW–}. 8: 2 ate the to the incident and PW–5 is<\/p>\n
the doctor who…t4reate’dVP.\\lV-i\u00a7”‘:—-\n<\/p>\n
4. ,**.The case AofVt’he”-accused is one of total denial.<\/p>\n
  2 wh’o'”are the alleged eye witnesses did<\/p>\n
notl”s.Lip.port…f’t.heuu’prosecution and they were treated as<\/p>\n
:’=vThVostile. A *-PW;=3  the woman constable who accompanied<\/p>\n
l”4″_the=c’omplaiha’nt. She has deposed that she has arrested<\/p>\n
 and produced before the Investigating Officer.<\/p>\n
{ ,<\/p>\n
6. PW–4 is a police constable who accompaniedf’P.W~<\/p>\n
3 in arresting the accused Nos.2 & 3. PW\u00bb? & <\/p>\n
police constables.\n<\/p>\n
7. Therefore, the only mat’eiieA_l_l<\/p>\n
prosecution could place reliance evide~nc’e V’of”PW–5, 3′<\/p>\n
PWs.7 to 9. No doubt PW:–8~..\u00a7-L  thle”‘pros}ecution
\nby saying that when an  arrest the
\naccused No.1, acc_ase\u00a3d:yI’*No:=.._A1  with a sickle
\nand as a result PW–9 who is the
\n accused No.1 was
\nhiding in the’Ah.o’uSe,’  to open the door.
\nHe_vVcame”w’itlii..a  attack which caused injury<\/p>\n
to\u00b0h_is.Ael.blou:_1andv:’accused Nos.2 8: 3 held his leg to facilitate<\/p>\n
‘J*,_accuse~d:”l\\i.o.i’ to\u00bb–_ru_n\u00b0’away. In his cross–examination he has<\/p>\n
rtdeposed ‘had told the doctor at Sindhi Hospital that<\/p>\n
<_'theijnjui'y\u00ab..was caused by attack of the accused by sickle.<\/p>\n
   The evidence of PWs~7 to 9 is to be verified from<\/p>\n
complaint as per Ex.P8 and the wound certificate as per<\/p>\n
<<\/p>\n
of mind when he gave complaint and there was no anxiety<\/p>\n
in him, Therefore, the evidence of PW-9 cannot be bellieved<\/p>\n
and PW–9 has not disclosed truth before the  :_. <\/p>\n
10. Ex.P4 discloses that the com~;3la.:ifiianlt:  <\/p>\n
assaulted with knife as per the history <\/p>\n
is the evidence of the doctor be_fo.re the V:coL_Jr’t1tAh_a\u00abt…police <\/p>\n
have sent sickle to him for h_cross~exa;’m_ination’.”\u00ab  <\/p>\n
11. In the light ofifth\u00e9-_h ahbvolvvejginconsistent and<\/p>\n
uncorroborative..eviideh}::e offchlelprosecution, as rightly held<\/p>\n
by the trial1″co’urt,’  has not proved its case<\/p>\n
for the alleged ‘offerces. WA\/l’s~~–:’le concurring with the order of<\/p>\n
a.<j:'c;'t'.-lttai-recorded byx\ufb02thetlrial court, this appeal will have to<\/p>\n
be d'isrhi_ssec:l_"fa:n'd'itvis accordingly dismissed.<\/p>\n
Sd\/-s
\nfudge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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