{"id":2754,"date":"2008-05-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-29T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/prashanth-vs-state-of-karnataka-on-30-may-2008"},"modified":"2018-02-15T05:26:05","modified_gmt":"2018-02-14T23:56:05","slug":"prashanth-vs-state-of-karnataka-on-30-may-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/prashanth-vs-state-of-karnataka-on-30-may-2008","title":{"rendered":"Prashanth vs State Of Karnataka on 30 May, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Prashanth vs State Of Karnataka on 30 May, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: K.Sreedhar Rao A.S.Pachhapure<\/div>\n
 A. NO.893(2005\n\n-2.\n\nAND FURTHER SENTENCING THEM TO UNDERGO MINIEUM \nOF' RJ. FOR 7 YEARS FOR THE OFFENCE P\/U\/S 39'? R\/VL3'-3 V0?\n\nBow THE ssmmcns ARE DIRECTED TO Rim CONCURRE\u00a7\\_ITLY.VV_' ;; __  ' _\n\nTHi8 CRIMINAL APPEAL HAVING BEEN H3AR9..A1\u00a7ib.R\u00a7=;S'aRv'\u00a7iD; ._ \nCOMING on FOR PRONOUNCEMENT OF.....JUDGMENI\",'=.f1'HI$_ may\n\nPACMMPURE. J., DELIVERED THE FOLLOWENG:  '_ \n\nThe appellants have chm} M  gm\"-,.. \"\u00a3oi- the \n\noifenee undcr Sections  '.397'.  and me\n\nsentence thereon on a trial   at Mysore.\n\n2. The   of this $1 are\n\nas under.\n\nThe Vt  Manager of Gotten. Media'\nNet Work  = No.202, Siddarta Exm\ufb01on,\n\nMyson:    the appellants (accused before the\n\n in the o\ufb01oe of the deccaseci. Tm\n\n titie omen few days earlier to the incident and\n\nt   a  againstthc deceased for notretusrning their\n\n   card and in that view' , it is alkgod by the\n\n   uftbn that the appellants\/accused hav1ng' the prawn' us 1'!!-\n thc deceased and with an intcntirm to start a\n\n   -steitxilar type of business as that of the deceased, had pwzned to\n\nA4\n\n\n\n A. NQ893\/2005\n\n-5-\n\nbangle pieces, blood stained mud, door pieces, ,a\n\nturkey towel and a c1ub{!v!0s.3 to 7, 13 and 19)--.f::'Hc- \n\nthe statements of the witnesses and\"    \n\nexamination, the clothes on the body   \n\n14) were produced and he seized\u00bb undgr\n013 9.3.2001<\/pre>\n
, he arxttstod Ac\u00a7\u00a7u{gcid.,Vr\\:o.\u00e9’ta\u00a7V\u00a7N$nj=\u00a7ngud Bus
\nStand and on search,   “and a gold
\nring (M017) wen;  Ex.P.4. On
\ninterrogation off     the voluntary
\nstatement Ex.   attesting Witnesses
\nto   Village, showed a place
\nand    from a bush and it was seized<\/p>\n
under thtf:   On the same day at about 5.25<\/p>\n
J “p.m.,  1V’\u00a7v”‘s”pioduccd before him and on armst and<\/p>\n
  the vohmtaxy statement of Accused No.1<\/p>\n
  (Ext?  .\u00ab:};Acc1xsed No.1 led the Police and attesting<\/p>\n
Wiiha\ufb01s\u00e9es  \u00e9 place near Harohalli Village and produced the<\/p>\n
  ;MO.8 and be seized the same under the mahazax (Ex.P.9).<\/p>\n
H  V  “” \ufb01eld, he took out the Motor Cycle beaxing No.KA\u00ab14~<\/p>\n
 also led them to Basavanapura and \ufb01om the .<\/p>\n
c7<<\/p>\n
Off. A. NO.893\/2305<\/p>\n
-5-<\/span><\/p>\n
K~ 4222 and it was seized under the mahazar <\/p>\n
accused aiso produced the burnt pant pieces     <\/p>\n
3 buttons (M09) and it was seized 1?1ia.iA:ier’t1;e”–\u00ab\u00a2n1a13,<~  <\/p>\n
011 11.3.2001, he further interrogated  <\/p>\n
No.2 led the Police and attesting"v\ufb01\u00a7i'i31esses' <\/p>\n
and \ufb01cm the Roja bushcag he  bench with
\nthree keys (M024) and    the mahazar
\n(Ex.P. 10). The sfaiie ment;;cHfV witnesses were
\nrecorded      seized under the
\nmahazar    seized nine hill books
\n(IN\/10.11) {under 13. He collected ail the<\/p>\n
relevant  the seized articles to the forensic<\/p>\n
_. Vexpertsia\ufb01d  the report. After the completion of the<\/p>\n
 he the chargesheet against the accused.<\/p>\n
" .A.3.A {he trial, the prosecution led the evidence of<\/p>\n
 % 'PWs.1 tog :29 W in their evidence got marked Exs.P.1 to 13.32<\/p>\n
  MQS. to 24. The statement of the accused was recorded.<\/p>\n
 –.The;{ 11e1ve not led any defence evidence. The Tria} Court on<\/p>\n
“–.efi1\u00a7\u00a3*eciatic;1 of the evidence on reccni convicted the<\/p>\n
 xaccusedl appellants for the offence under Sections 302 andgg<\/p>\n
 A. NO.893(2005<\/p>\n
-3-<\/span><\/p>\n
circumstances, the appelhnts cannot be held <\/p>\n
o\ufb01ences charged. So also, it is his contention      <\/p>\n
delay in Iewrding the statement of <\/p>\n
witnesses for the recovery having not  A’ J   se. <\/p>\n
prosecution, the ‘l’nal’ Court    thee<\/p>\n
recovery. On these gxctmds, he    the
\nconviction. The learned  e   submits that
\nthere are strong’    iexeidence of the
\nprosecution and.   presence of the
\naccused in    fhe \ufb01me of the incident
\nand as  is’ 1 – \u00abfitness, the Tzia} Couzrt is
\njusti\ufb01aed    He submits that the<\/p>\n
posseseifan of the   cash and golden articles has not<\/p>\n
 E   the “”” “accused\/appellants and therefore, in<\/p>\n
 circumstances of the accused seen in the<\/p>\n
   of a presumption arises regazding the<\/p>\n
”  the snatched axtkzles and thcrewe, he supporis<\/p>\n
 jud\ufb01ncnt of the ‘E’n’al Court and the convictkm of the<\/p>\n
A  ee,\u00a2;,j%,pems_ <\/p>\n
the  of the  v’s’.t is also natural that due to anxiety,<\/p>\n
 V i””‘V’vand 2; ‘-Sgeavifag  o\ufb02ice aiongwith the Suzuki Motor Cycle of
\ntee A1’ As regards the identity, it is relevant to haow that
\n ghe accused in the day time at 10.30 a.m. and as her<\/p>\n
V.   was driven to them, due to the scream that she heaxd
\nV   few minutes eariier, we do not think that she could forget<\/p>\n
 the identity of the persons who took this motor cycke and in that<\/p>\n
C\ufb02. A. NC1893\/2005<\/p>\n
-11-<\/span><\/p>\n
the statement of this witness was zeoonied on
\nafter about four days of the incident and  _
\nthat the possibility of plan\ufb01ng suehiwtit\ufb01ess
\nruled and thexefore, a serious suvspic:i4;3:!._’
\nevidence as trust worthy. Tng\u00a7v:\u00a2en\u00a7\u00a2 of
\nincluding Pw.3 reveals that  were-;\u00a3:g in the
\noffice of the deceased few  ttizzviaclent. It is true
\nthat PWJ7 had noteeeen  the date of the
\nincident and    evidence about
\nshe having   10.30 am. as she
\nclaims  she of her house and she heard the<\/p>\n
scream andttherefotre,   \ufb01ve as to what happened in<\/p>\n
D4<\/p>\n
 L A. NO.893(20@5<\/p>\n
-12..\n<\/p>\n
View of the matter, we (10 not think: that there is <\/p>\n
for. the investigating agency to have an   <\/p>\n
During her statement, she has ident\u00a7;ii\u00e9d”‘tht;  <\/p>\n
stated before the pehcc having  (at tlimc”<\/p>\n
incident and they taking away  is” V<\/p>\n
cons’mtcnt with her statcncgcnt be;fcs:v.=:  ‘i\ufb01zzith\u00e9r there is
\nany omissiotn nor a    we are of the<\/p>\n
opinion that her    ‘V I  ” ‘<\/p>\n
8. Now     to obsczwe that the
\npeople  ”  accord. to the Police
\nStatk\u00e9n   {which they witnessed, soicly
\nbecause   the Police Station and the Court<\/p>\n
”   thyeu mam. fact that PWJ7 did amt approach the<\/p>\n
  the incident in our oonsidemd opinion is<\/p>\n
not’sii\u00a2h \u00e9  to discard her evidence. Furthermore,<\/p>\n
 the   takm place in a. city and the judiciai notice of<\/p>\n
   the peopk in thc city \u00e9o not desire themselves to<\/p>\n
.i:11\u00a5ql1:?.?:’ –in such  can be infexmd. She is neither<\/p>\n
T  in the dmscd 11101′ has an adverse interest against<\/p>\n
D?  \ufb01le accusad. In that View of the matter, We are cf the censidered<\/p>\n
DC,<\/p>\n
\u00e9mpIoy\u00e9%&* by: 61\u00a2 d<\/p>\n
  he states on the earlier day of the<\/p>\n
 V \u00e9ixicjdent\u00e9\u00e9xat  “p.m., the deceased had called him and told that
\n \u00ab.Noe’.1 and 2 had come to the o\ufb01ce. Though Later, he<\/p>\n
V I\u00bb   \ufb02lzjlis version, the fact that the accused were working in
\n  i’1’v1e”e’\ufb01iee has been satisfactorily proved from the evidence of<\/p>\n
  The prosecution evidence further reveals that the<\/p>\n
 A. :~:o.s93;2oo5
\n.. 15 –\n<\/p>\n
gmund in the o\ufb01ce. The anivai of Pwts at this
\nspoken to by a neighbour (PW .7). Though    _
\nmaid servant of the deceased has
\npmseeution, the evidence    “the
\naround 10.30 3.111. and this    the
\ncomplement (PW.1).       the
\ncircumstance that the viatithe time, when
\nthe death of the    and they Went
\non the motor cycle    record and there
\nis , brought on<\/p>\n
xeconi by  preeeeuiie\ufb01.\n<\/p>\n
11,    that Accused Nos.l and 2 were<\/p>\n
  ~ in his owes has been satisfactorily<\/p>\n
\ufb01rpveri of Pws. 1, 6 and 25. PW.6 is aiso an<\/p>\n
b\u00e9<\/p>\n
 o f’ti1e”goldc13, rings and the chain. So also,<\/p>\n
  (Pw.23) to whom the ash was sent has
\n    Ex.P.19 and he states that the ash
\n the’ cloth pieces. As the recoveries of burnt cloth<\/p>\n
  at the instance of the accused, it would go to Show<\/p>\n
  ‘T A V ‘   the incident the accused burnt their cbthec In cause<\/p>\n
 tne disappeaxance of the incriminating evidence. The accused<\/p>\n
can A. N.393\/2005\n<\/p>\n
–  ..\n<\/p>\n
accused had gone to Venugopal (P’W.16) for
\nbooks (M()s.I() and 11) which proves that they_yve\u00a7’e. <\/p>\n
the office of the deceased.\n<\/p>\n
12. On the date of the   tnc  L’
\nSearch was made by the Police    reveals
\nthat the golden rings   and so also the
\ncash. The golden__r.ings _.1_1a,:i_Ie,   by PW.3 as
\nbelonging to her \ufb011e’The hot that the
\ndeceased was     spoken to by PW .3
\nin her ‘   these golden rings has<\/p>\n
not been    Witnesses, there is nothing<\/p>\n
to disbelieye  e\u20acridei1oe”v_oVf’.Vthe Police Inspector (PWK28) as<\/p>\n
{he   seized at the instance of the accused and<\/p>\n
DC,<\/p>\n
Clix A. NQ893\/2005<\/p>\n
-17..\n<\/p>\n
had left the o\ufb01ee few days earlier to the incident and had an<\/p>\n
intention to have their own 0&0: and in View otitheir<\/p>\n
acquaintance with the deceased, the  .611′<\/p>\n
record would  to show that they were in   V’ <\/p>\n
establish their own of\ufb01ce and on the’J<ihte'of the\u00bb:<\/p>\n
caused the death and snatched' the \u00a7a1d;::;A'ai;\u00a7i*e~t,%1\u00a7e.,e<\/p>\n
cash by causing injuries and death-teof the\u00bb  the<\/p>\n
recovery of the motor cyeiegnd the .'orneiment;\u00a7: is Within
\nfew days i.e., less than dhayshcf  a presumption
\narises under  114  Act that either
\nthey are the   or the persons
\nwho were _ .er1:ic1es. The fact that the
\nrecovery   t—-o;f \ufb01ve days would even go to the<\/p>\n
extent of assugniag   of the crime of mmder and<\/p>\n
 vmbberyi\u00e9\u00e9h t\ufb01fvthe \u00e9rtieies.  Scanning the evidence led by the<\/p>\n
V.   its scrutiny reveals that the strong<\/p>\n
 been brought on I'\u20acCOI'd which connect the<\/p>\n
V VV    crime. In that View of the matter, We are of the<\/p>\n
H H "  that" the Trial Court on consideration of the evidence led<\/p>\n
  gimsecution has come to a just conclusion in convicting<\/p>\n
  the—-eccused appellants for the o\ufb02ence under Sections 302 and<\/p>\n
DC<\/p>\n
Cl}. A. NO.893[%'O5<\/p>\n
.13..\n<\/p>\n
397 xvcadwith 34 of IPC. We do not \ufb01nd any <\/p>\n
the intzerfemnoe. Hcnce, we answer Point  _A <\/p>\n
and pro-0% to pass the following:<\/p>\n
_(_)_RlI)ER ~..\n<\/p>\n
The appeal is dismissed,  ‘tl;_ic’ and VV<\/p>\n
sentence awarded by     thc\ufb01 A  under<\/p>\n
Sections 302 and 397 xeadvs}ith_’34  L
\n %%%%     Judgzfe
\n12553<\/p>\n
   A.  …..\n<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court Prashanth vs State Of Karnataka on 30 May, 2008 Author: K.Sreedhar Rao A.S.Pachhapure A. NO.893(2005 -2. AND FURTHER SENTENCING THEM TO UNDERGO MINIEUM OF’ RJ. FOR 7 YEARS FOR THE OFFENCE P\/U\/S 39′? R\/VL3′-3 V0? Bow THE ssmmcns ARE DIRECTED TO Rim CONCURRE\u00a7\\_ITLY.VV_’ ;; __ ‘ _ THi8 CRIMINAL APPEAL HAVING BEEN […]<\/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-2754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-karnataka-high-court"],"yoast_head":"\nPrashanth vs State Of Karnataka on 30 May, 2008 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/prashanth-vs-state-of-karnataka-on-30-may-2008\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Prashanth vs State Of Karnataka on 30 May, 2008 - 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