{"id":35455,"date":"2010-02-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-17T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/vs-state-of-kerala-anr-on-18-february-2010"},"modified":"2016-01-12T00:32:31","modified_gmt":"2016-01-11T19:02:31","slug":"vs-state-of-kerala-anr-on-18-february-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/vs-state-of-kerala-anr-on-18-february-2010","title":{"rendered":"========================================= vs State Of Kerala & Anr on 18 February, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Gujarat High Court<\/div>\n
========================================= vs State Of Kerala & Anr on 18 February, 2010<\/div>\n
Author: Z.K.Saiyed,&Nbsp;<\/div>\n
   Gujarat High Court Case Information System \n\n  \n  \n    \n\n \n \n    \t      \n         \n\t    \n\t\t   Print\n\t\t\t\t          \n\n  \n\n\n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t\n\n\n \n\n\n\t \n\nCR.A\/2081\/2004\t 7\/ 7\tJUDGMENT \n \n \n\n\t\n\n \n\nIN\nTHE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD\n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n \n\nCRIMINAL\nAPPEAL No. 2081 of 2004\n \n\n \n \nFor\nApproval and Signature:\n \n\n  \n \nHONOURABLE\nMR.JUSTICE Z.K.SAIYED\n \n\n\n \n \n=========================================\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n1\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\tReporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n2\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nTo\n\t\t\tbe referred to the Reporter or not ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n3\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\ttheir Lordships wish to see the fair copy of the judgment ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n4\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\tthis case involves a substantial question of law as to the\n\t\t\tinterpretation of the constitution of India, 1950 or any order\n\t\t\tmade thereunder ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n5\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\tit is to be circulated to the civil judge ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\n \n=========================================\n \n\nSTATE\nOF GUJARAT \n\n \n\nVersus\n \n\nDIPAKBHAI\nNARESHBHAI PATEL & 3\n \n\n========================================= \nAppearance\n: \nMR AJ DESAI ADDL. PUBLIC\nPROSECUTOR for Appellant \nMR MC BAROT for Respondent Nos. 1 - 4. \nMR\nTEJAS M BAROT for Respondent Nos. 1 -\n4. \n=========================================\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nCORAM\n\t\t\t: \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nHONOURABLE\n\t\t\tMR.JUSTICE Z.K.SAIYED\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\n \n \n\n\n \n\nDate\n: 18\/02\/2010 \n\n \n\n \n \nORAL\nJUDGMENT<\/pre>\n
[1]\tThe
\npresent appeal, under section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,
\n1973, is directed against the judgment and order of acquittal dated
\n19.08.2004 passed by the learned 3rd Joint Judicial
\nMagistrate, First Class, Anand, in Criminal Case No.4069 of 1999,
\nwhereby the accused has been acquitted of the charges leveled against
\nthem.\n<\/p>\n
[2]\tThe
\nbrief facts of the prosecution case are that at about 10.30 hours on
\n07.06.1999, the accused had constructed a wall opposite the house of
\nthe complainant and witness No.7. At that time the witness Nos.9, 10
\nand 11 and the complainant have asked the accused as to why they
\nconstructed a wall in their premises. Thereupon, the accused No.1 had
\ngiven abuses and the accused No.2, 3 and 4 were called by the accused
\nNo.1. The accused No.2, 3 and 4 had come with the sticks and the
\naccused No.1 had instigated the accused No.2, 3 and 4 to kill the
\ncomplainant. The accused No.1 had thrown the bricks due to which the
\nwitness No.10 Kokilaben was injured. The accused No.2, 3 and 4 had
\nbeaten the complainant and the witness No.9, 10 and 11 by giving
\nblows of sticks, the left hand of witness No.9 was injured. The
\naccused No.3 and 4 had given a kick and fist blows on hands and legs
\nof the witness No.10. Due to which, the injury had been caused on
\nright leg and left hand of witness No.10. The accused No.2, 3 and 4
\nhad given stick blows on complainant and witnesses on the back and
\nthe accused No.1, 2 and 4 had given the abuses to the complainant and
\nthreatened to kill and thus, the accused have committed the offences
\npunishable under Sections 325, 337, 323, 504, 506(2) and 114 of the
\nIndian Penal Code.\n<\/p>\n
[3]\tTherefore,
\n a complaint with respect to the aforesaid offence was filed against
\nthe respondents with the Vidhyanagar Police Station, District: Anand
\nwhich was registered as C.R. I No. 81\/1999. Necessary investigation
\nwas carried out and statements of several witnesses were recorded.
\nDuring the course of investigation, respondents were arrested and,
\nultimately, charge-sheet was filed against him before the court of
\nlearned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Anand.\n<\/p>\n
[4]\tTo
\nprove the case against the present accused, the prosecution has
\nexamined, in all nine witnesses  and also produced       documentary
\nevidence.\n<\/p>\n
[5]\tAt
\nthe end of trial,  after recording the statement of the accused under
\nsection 313 of Cr.P.C.,  and hearing arguments on behalf of
\nprosecution and the defence, the  learned trial Judge acquitted the
\nrespondents of all the charges leveled against him by judgment and
\norder dated 19.08.2004.\n<\/p>\n
[6]\tBeing
\naggrieved by and dissatisfied with the aforesaid judgment and order
\npassed by the trial Court the appellant State has preferred the
\npresent appeal.\n<\/p>\n
[7]\tIt
\nwas contended by Mr.A. J. Desai, learned APP that the judgment and
\norder of the trial Court is against the provisions of law; the trial
\nCourt has not properly considered the evidence led by the prosecution
\nand looking to the provisions of law itself it is established that
\nthe prosecution has proved the whole ingredients of the offence
\nagainst the present respondents. Learned APP was contended that the
\ntrial Court has committed an error in coming to the conclusion that
\nthe prosecution has not proved the offences punishable under Sections
\n325, 337, 323, 504, 506(2) and 114 of the Indian Penal Code and,
\ntherefore, the prosecution has failed in proving the charges leveled
\nagainst the acucsed. Learned APP has also taken this court  through
\nthe oral as well  as the entire documentary evidence.\n<\/p>\n
[8]\tAt
\nthe outset it is required to be noted that the principles which would
\ngovern and regulate the hearing of appeal by this Court against
\nan order of acquittal passed by the trial Court have been very
\nsuccinctly explained by the Apex Court in a catena of decisions. In
\nthe case of
\nM.S. Narayana Menon @ Mani Vs. State of Kerala & Anr, reported in
\n(2006)6 SCC, 39,
\nthe Apex Court has narrated about the powers of the High Court in
\nappeal against the order of acquittal. In para 54 of the decision,
\nthe Apex Court has observed as under:\n<\/p>\n
 54.
\n In any event the High Court entertained an appeal treating to be an
\nappeal against acquittal, it was in fact exercising the revisional
\njurisdiction. Even while exercising an appellate power against a
\njudgment of acquittal, the High Court should have borne in mind the
\nwell-settled principles of law that where two view are possible, the
\nappellate court should not interfere with the finding of acquittal
\nrecorded by the court below.\n<\/p>\n
[9]\tFurther,
\nin the case of Chandrappa
\nVs. State of Karnataka, reported in (2007)4 SCC 415
\nthe Apex Court laid down the following principles:\n<\/p>\n
 42.\tFrom
\nthe above decisions, in our considered view, the following general
\nprinciples regarding powers of the appellate court while dealing with
\nan appeal against an order of acquittal emerge:\n<\/p>\n
[1]\tAn
\nappellate court has full power to review, reappreciate and reconsider
\nthe evidence upon which the order of acquittal is founded.\n<\/p>\n
[2]\tThe
\nCode of Criminal Procedure, 1973 puts no limitation, restriction or
\ncondition on exercise of such power and an appellate court on the
\nevidence before it may reach its own conclusion, both on questions of
\nfact and of law.\n<\/p>\n
[3]\tVarious
\nexpressions, such as,  substantial and compelling reasons ,  good
\nand sufficient grounds ,  very strong circumstances ,
\n distorted conclusions ,  glaring mistakes , etc. are not
\nintended to curtain extensive powers of an appellate court in an
\nappeal against acquittal. Such phraseologies are more in the nature
\nof  flourishes of language  to emphasis the reluctance of an
\nappellate court to interfere with acquittal than to curtail the power
\nof the court to review the evidence and to come to its own
\nconclusion.\n<\/p>\n
[4]\tAn
\nappellate court, however, must bear in mind that in case of acquittal
\nthere is double presumption in favour of the accused. Firstly, the
\npresumption of innocence is available to him under the fundamental
\nprinciple of criminal jurisprudence that every person shall be
\npresumed to be innocent unless he is proved guilty by a competent
\ncourt of law. Secondly, the accused having secured his acquittal, the
\npresumption of his innocence is further reinforced, reaffirmed and
\nstrengthened by the trial court.\n<\/p>\n
[5]\tIf
\ntwo reasonable conclusions are possible on the basis of the evidence
\non record, the appellate court should not disturb the finding of
\nacquittal recorded by the trial court.\n<\/p>\n
[10]\tThus,
\nit is a settled principle that while exercising appellate power, even
\nif two reasonable conclusions are possible on the basis of the
\nevidence on record, the appellate court should not disturb the
\nfinding  of acquittal recorded by the trial court.\n<\/p>\n
[11]\tEven
\nin a recent decision of the Apex Court in the case of State
\nof Goa V. Sanjay Thakran & Anr. Reported<\/a> in (2007)3 SCC 75,
\nthe  Court has reiterated the powers of the High Court in such cases.
\nIn para 16 of the said decision the Court has observed as under:\n<\/p>\n
 16.\tFrom
\nthe aforesaid decisions, it is apparent that while exercising the
\npowers in appeal against the order of acquittal the Court of appeal
\nwould not ordinarily interfere with the order of acquittal unless the
\napproach of the lower Court is vitiated by some manifest illegality
\nand the conclusion arrived at would not be arrived at by any
\nreasonable person and, therefore, the decision is to be characterized
\nas perverse. Merely because two views are possible, the Court of
\nappeal would not take the view which would upset the judgment
\ndelivered by the  Court below. However, the appellate court has a
\npower to review the evidence if it is of the view that the conclusion
\narrived at by the Court below is perverse and the Court has committed
\na manifest error of law and ignored the material evidence on record.
\nA duty is cast upon the appellate court, in such circumstances, to
\nre-appreciate the evidence to arrive to a just decision on the basis
\nof material placed on record to find out whether any of the accused
\nis connected with the commission of the crime he is charged with.\n<\/p>\n
[12]\tSimilar
\nprinciple has been laid down by the Apex  Court  in the cases of
\nState of
\nUttar Pradesh Vs. Ram Veer Singh & Ors, reported in 2007 AIR SCW
\n5553 and
\nin Girja
\nPrasad (Dead) by LRs Vs. state of MP, reported in 2007 AIR SCW 5589.
\nThus, the powers which this Court may exercise against an order of
\nacquittal are well settled.\n<\/p>\n
[13]\tIt
\nis also a settled legal position that in acquittal appeal, the
\nappellate court is not required to re-write the judgment or to give
\nfresh reasonings, when the reasons assigned by the Court below are
\nfound to be just and proper. Such principle is laid down by the Apex
\nCourt in the  case of State
\nof Karnataka Vs. Hemareddy, reported in AIR 1981 SC 1417,
\nwherein, it is held as under:\n<\/p>\n
 &
\nThis court has observed
\nin Girija Nandini Devi V. Bigendra Nandini Chaudhary (1967)1 SCR
\n93: (AIR 1967 SC 1124) that it is not the duty of the appellate
\ncourt when it agrees with the view of the trial court on the evidence
\nto repeat the narration of the evidence or to reiterate the reasons
\ngiven by the trial court expression of general agreement with the
\nreasons given by the Court the decision of which is under appeal,
\nwill ordinarily suffice.\n<\/p>\n
[14]\tThus,
\nin case the  appellate court agrees with the reasons and the opinion
\ngiven by the lower court, then the discussion of evidence is not
\nnecessary.\n<\/p>\n
[15]\tI
\nhave gone through the judgment and order passed by the trial court. I
\nhave also perused the oral as well as documentary evidence led by the
\ntrial court and also considered the submissions made by learned APP
\nfor the appellant-State. The trial court has clearly recorded a
\nfinding that Kokilaben and Navinbhai who are the the main witnesses
\nare not examined by the prosecution. Even the Medical Officer, who
\nexamined the injured persons, is also not examined by the
\nprosecution. Thus, from the evidence itself it is established that
\nthe prosecution has not proved its case beyond reasonable doubt.\n<\/p>\n
[16]\tMr.A.\n<\/p>\n
J. Desai, learned APP is not in a position to show any evidence to
\ntake a contrary view of the matter or that the approach of the trial
\ncourt is vitiated by some manifest illegality or that the decision is
\nperverse or that the trial court has ignored the material evidence on
\nrecord.\n<\/p>\n
[17]\tIn
\nthe above view of the matter, I am of the considered opinion that the
\ntrial court was completely justified in acquitting the respondents of
\nthe charges leveled against them.\n<\/p>\n
[18]\tI
\nfind that the findings recorded by the trial court are absolutely
\njust and proper and in recording the said findings, no illegality or
\ninfirmity has been committed by it.\n<\/p>\n
[19]\tI,
\ntherefore, in complete agreement with the findings, ultimate
\nconclusion and the resultant order of acquittal recorded by the court
\nbelow and hence find no reasons to interfere with the same. Hence the
\nappeal is hereby dismissed. Bail bonds, if any, stands cancelled. In
\ncase, R & P is received by this Court, Registry to transmit back
\nto the trial Court, immediately.\n<\/p>\n
[
\nZ. K. SAIYED,J. ]<\/p>\n
(vijay)<\/p>\n
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