{"id":37895,"date":"2008-06-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-11T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/venkatesh-vs-state-of-karnataka-on-12-june-2008"},"modified":"2015-05-30T14:22:50","modified_gmt":"2015-05-30T08:52:50","slug":"venkatesh-vs-state-of-karnataka-on-12-june-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/venkatesh-vs-state-of-karnataka-on-12-june-2008","title":{"rendered":"Venkatesh vs State Of Karnataka on 12 June, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Venkatesh vs State Of Karnataka on 12 June, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: Jawad Rahim<\/div>\n
JUDGMENT DTi3.2I*'.11.03 #35555 av THE  _\nzn s.c.mo.1e4,io1-convzcmss THE ;A_\u00a7'P::=.L.;..@kh$TSZ  \nAccuses ma 'ms essence PXUXS 49a~;a%\u00a5'\u00a77{.'i--.\u00ab.F\u20ac\u00a3?R AF-ER.\u00a7GQ.\u00bbC1ii'~f\nTWO YEARS{2 YEARS) AND YO PAY A..FI;:aiE.'oE 'Rs'.V:3',\u00a7o\u00a7,z~\n\n(RUFEES 'ragga THQUSAND QN1.Y)'2EA::H I.D';.,QF.,FA\u00a5'!\u00a7\u00e91\u00a31'4\"{._V\nGF FINE TO UNQERGO 5.}; E68 THREE :+'%t:;='\u00a7$5T:fiS,\u00a7%;T%-iE%V'%A\nAPPE\u00a5.,LAP~3TS;'ACC\u00a5.iSEi3 PRAv\u00a3:V_V%'mAT TI:-1E-.VAl\u00a7\u20ac}VE\"'0RQER A\n\nMAY BE SET ASIEE.\n\nTE-\u00a315 APPEAL IS :%dr4I:x:\u00bb%3 c\u00a7\u00a74%%\u00e9?r;:\u00a7g+*:eAR:N\u00a7sk%*r:-ezs DAY,\nme COURT meuveasn mg F':2)VLi.\u20ac:)\\!x{&IN.G.:.-\" \n\n \n\nT\ufb01ree__\u00e9\u00ab:':\u00a7\u00e9::\u00a7eai._;~afr\u00e9 iff\u00e9ppeai aaairs\u00e9t the\n\njudamasw'%n'V:SEp;{f\u00a7:i3\u00a3;{3:i\/(3.1 =\u00a7\u00a7a;2'.\u00a7'edV--Evy the Sessisns iiudae,\n\nBa\u00e9aik\u00e9t, '\ufb01g \ufb01iiirine the graendency of the\n\nappeal, it i\u00a7._:j\u00e9ap.ar{adAth\"at:_u-2\"\" appeliant-Vittala died and the\n\n \u00e9\u00a7vappV:.~\u00e9Li,V:s;f> far as \"\ufb01e..1'isA.a:encerne\u00e9, has abated. Appeiiants 1\n\n a:j'd\u00bb3V a-.?\u00a2\"n\u00a2\u00a7\u00a7\"\";:rcsecuting th\u00e9s aiepeai.\n\n Sri Bagavaraj Kare\u00e9dy, ieame\ufb01 confuse?\n\n the\"asp:\u00a7;:eliants and Sri Baiihav, iearne\ufb01 SP? for the $tate.\n\n  The substanrze of ai\u00a7eaaticm on the basis cf\n\nT  'which amseiiants were tried and ultirnateiy zzcnvlcted by the\n\nV V imvugned judgment are:\n\n(?9\"\n\n \n\n\n\n3} Cme Kshitiia @ Kashitaai {deceased} was :T.1--awed\n\nto Venkatesh-15' appeliant in the year 1993 and sE\":'}\u00a2\u00e9:'r*'.,rf1\"\u00a7:fi2:-gi\n\nta the matrimeniai hema at Hunaund w\ufb01ic\ufb01   \"\n\nher mather-in-iaw, brother-\ufb01x-iavg\u00e9:\"(\"v*\u00a7.ttaia\")V'\u00e9%j'c{.\"\u00a7=\u00a7\u00a7s ;yif:2A V'\n\nivijayiaxmij. Her husban\u00e9 was '\u00e9vusih--a\u00a75.',VofV \n\nfertiiizer\u00e9, but was irres::=er1sii:E.g \"'a%n\u00e9 \ufb02ag n.\u00a7\u00a7'~.a\ufb01'E e\"\"i\u00e9 \"\u00a7':a'v'e' \n\nre\ufb01uiar income. Fer one; year,---shf\u00e9v--si?\ufb01f_ere\ufb01 \"as-_shr.:3 was net\n\nmaintained \ufb01x: her 'nusu\u00a33a:rf:a'  During this\nvaried, she \u00a7ea r\u00a7f::t' ti:at:'t\ufb01\u00e9\u00a7\u00a7'roperty, but her\n\nhusban';\u00a7's__el\u00a7;\u00e9rVV.!:feth'ef4'2.?f*appellant was centro\ufb02ing it\nw\ufb01haut \"aVi_\u00a7L6\u00bbvin'q\"V.AVa'%{y :. fe\"\u00a7\u00e9i\u00a7ue to be ceiiecteci by her\n\nhus b\u00a7:n'd... H\u00e9r'-\u00bbm_\u00a7t\ufb01er\u00a7'in-:\u00a7aw indui\u00e9e\ufb01 5&1 recreated \ufb01emand\n\n   her parents, thus tarturing her.\n\n i'.i.rf:\u00e9?i_;!\u00e9 vt5a{\"'--b ea.\u00a3f-cfmtinucsus harassment, she rraturned to her\n\n\u00a7af\u00e94ntaiv.__v'?1c:\u00a7:\u00a7\u00e9 where she iiv\u00e9d for' aver 5 years. During\n\n'ibis Qefie\u00e9, she gave birth ta twc: rchiicirerz wine were aise\n\nT.\u00ab'a3\u00a2't\u00bb-maintained by her husbanciaist appeiiant. Life was\n\nV%   ..m\u00a7serabie far her, but she endured it hspi\ufb01\ufb01 for com \u00e9ays\n\nVVahea\u00a7.\n\n3.{'2\/\n\n\n\nPws\ufb01asavaraj 'faiiazzrgiaa Waddar, rushed is t\u00a71e__E'i\ufb01'S\u00a7i'\u00a7:\u00e9.f _\n\nafter \u00e9biai\ufb01i\ufb01\ufb01 rsermissian cf the me\ufb01icai offiasiarf:::iz'\u00e9\u00a7i:i.\u00a7r2\u00a7:ci --. \n\nhar. Sine gave statement rsarratirig \ufb01:a.f}aA\u00a7}\u00a7f'?j${?}iZ'*C\ufb01i\u00a3\u00a7\u00ab$j1;\u00a7\u00ab\n\nthe aapeiiarzts am aise r\ufb01is<:5c$_.eci  trar:s\u00a73iA;<\u00e9:; 'd\ufb01;e i:\u00a7 '\u00e9cending and apwaached the\n\n s&s.<3f\u00ab\u00a3:;r:s 'cmjrt  s\u00e9\u00a7--.?ki__fr}\u00a7_antic\u00a7patery baii, anti were rei\u00e9ase\ufb01.\n\n f:\u00e9%et :'s.s:ass fi\u00e9e\ufb01 after mast marten: revert was\n\n:?'e:.c e\u00a7ve:3  \u00e9hfi ';:\u00a7f\u00e9tement af rather v'ufi*:r:es$e$ was racarded'\n\nV \u00abV Eas\u00e9\ufb01 ..e'\ufb01 t\u00a71\u00e9'saici materiai, they were aii arraigned fer the\n\n V\"4'\"V.'L.:\u00e9ffen':;eS \"in\u00e9\u00e9cated shave. 'me jufi\ufb01\ufb01i\u00e9ii\ufb01l\ufb01ai magistrate tack\n\n.'  \u00e9'c{dt':i%anc& a\ufb01\u00e9 they wer\u00e9 cammitted ta giant: triai befare\n\n \"tide saassi\u00e9rzs ccurt.\n\n \n\n\n\n$\n\nf} The eeeueed feted triei in S.i\"..194iG1 duri_e.gj_e\u00bb-aafizich\n\nthe ereeeeetie\ufb01 examined in eii :6 witeeeeee.2'_e'\ufb01\u20aci'a'.';:--\u00a7e?:;e\u00a2i\"'_\n\nresieeee er: 1? documents ene 4 Vrfifcis. _th;e\"VV \n\nrrzeteriei se breach: er: record, \u00a3eere4ed:_t-rievi \ufb01edee\"fe'u\"e:e____teet'\n\nthe charge against the eceigeee f6:'._7;:?:e gffee::_e ;_;i\u00a7r:e'Ve\"r_:':e.\n\nSeeiiera 3&6, I.F.C. was eei:  eefe hence,\neceuittee them. Ge'\ufb01ejAbesie.;\"ef._'L\u00bbe$?idenceAAfeiating to\nharassment faced by  that it was\nerevee' eevegf\ufb01f  \"\u00a2;e'z*i:'vEeted them uecier\nSectier\u00e9' eeetenced te eerieee ef\nimer\u00a7eer:e3.eet eee seen free\": the imeueeed\njunk:\/gj\/,\u00a2'er:i..  vv . \n\n  the three ceevictee eeeueee are in eeeeai.\n\nAFseeeiiee%:\"'%\u00e9ve_.\u00e9.T'V;'e\u00a7ed eurirze the eeneeecy :33' this aeeeei.\n\n----\n<\/pre>\n
  eeve heere’ the ieerrzed ceunsei fer aeeeiients<\/p>\n
A V.I}feee e?_3e ieareee SP?-in sueeiementetier: ef the materiaimw<\/p>\n
  reeere.\n<\/p>\n
6. Tee ieemee eeueeei fer eppeiients weuie<\/p>\n
eeeteed that t\ufb01eueh ‘ie\ufb01u Bei, the mcziher ef the deceased,<\/p>\n
\u00a7LL’H\/<\/p>\n
triei ceurt erreneeueiv en\ufb01 untustifiabiy <\/p>\n
ercwes the charge under Sectitm 4_9_6:A \u00a7i>i:_.’i’e”ri*e.fi23\ufb01”‘ti\u00a7’et mete’ <\/p>\n
reereiv in the ee\ufb01euct of the eeeueed 3,”‘t:>,:’34’i1es..’\ufb01eeitiseeiiee<\/p>\n
cut in such evidence. He we’i}iitt._Vi:er:Vten\u20aci thet’v:e\u00a7\u00a3;eit._V\u00a3fV  ie <\/p>\n
be presumed that there is  te’t;\u00a7te:v’jde\u00a2;;ase\u00e9 and
\nit wee e\ufb01iv for a :::eriVoA’e…V:i:f years iarier to her
\ndeath, durirse ttee tnitiaieeiriee  but thereafter
\nshe iived ir:_   ieite eerioci ef ten years.\n<\/p>\n
This wot1i_v\u00e9\u20acs.Tr:\u00a7ei:”.t\u00a7teVt    harassment cm her from
\nthe e\ufb01eeii1e’\u00a7\u00a7{$v5’\u00a7\u00a7i.._e’i\u00a7  meet’ of the time with her own
\nibetent-Sf v.[‘}urir1’G’~~ti1:et’ t\u00a7e’ti1\u00a7e””none other accused had visited<\/p>\n
her_;:~’ie–:e aitd’-\u00bb:2Ve”e;;ae’c’zrtenity to irsduige in any act, which<\/p>\n
‘ ‘the’t”;>rc:E’\u00e9iec{it:\u00ab:::n now eiieees, wiii constitute harassment.<\/p>\n
 it. Eetther, the eieitrzant weuid attempt te interpret<\/p>\n
 the iiei\u00e9etv\u00e9isihetis ef Seetier: 498—A IPC, te shew that there was<\/p>\n
V’  e_is\ufb01i.eaeure between the eeueie erie it \ufb02ees net came within<\/p>\n
 the etebit ef the Act. The act is very eiear that ‘any wiiifui<\/p>\n
weers\u00e9uct which is of such a nature as is iiiceiy to drive the<\/p>\n
wemen ta cemmit suicide er ta cause crave injury or dancer<\/p>\n
to iife, time or heeith (whether mentai er ehvsieai) ef the<\/p>\n
\u00a7Qv~<\/p>\n
*0<\/p>\n
wsmas’. 0:: facts of this case, these i:*:ar*esis.:%:.t$~::.V:’$r;\u00e9;..\u00a7f:’e:\u00e9:<\/p>\n
shswn, therefcre, he submits t\ufb01at the accused.__:aris-s\ufb01’%itis6_ ‘ <\/p>\n
far a dear acquitiai.\n<\/p>\n
12. Per tantra, ‘E\u00a7”I& \u00a7esrn\u00e9’ci__  S%’i’V_–v_:C’;H.~. <\/p>\n
‘wsui\u00e9 csrztsnd that ti1ou\u00a7Vh’\u00bbi$Estshxhas’v\ufb01\u00e9tVV””sf\u00a7’s’\u00a5i\u00e9nged”‘<\/p>\n
ssauittai of the accuse’-‘:’5<._fc:ur' ,t\ufb01's- \u00a7ff9\u00e9'r;.::_s p\ufb01\ufb01'i'shaE:!e un\u00e9er
\nSection 366 wt, in views sf'r\u00e9ssuhi:j'\u00a7svv:%_\u00a7:s\u00a5gV\u00a71ed by the iris?<\/p>\n
ssurt, but 'E!'13:tj.'\u00a7*;':'!:fV.\u00b0.i*.'E wa%s%%s\u00a2msgsst\u00a2wsssm the accuses<\/p>\n
has abfstt\u00e9\u00e9'-tiiis c6:i?;ri'rn\u00a7ss\u00a7}::n af"s'iii\u00a7:ids. This aspect is very
\ndear 3291:? 'enihusisvsii\ufb01'v\u00abff0n\ufb01V..-the eviders\ufb01e as brsuaht an<\/p>\n
recsrs fror"\ufb01 'ths" tsVs';':\u00a7r'\ufb01~sh'ys"'\u00a7:f cisse relatives of the deseased<\/p>\n
 …f5\u00a5'r1':';j}*z's;\u00a7'is\u00a7\u00a7baiA, rn"\u00e9'the–r~~and breather. It substantiates the fact<\/p>\n
"aftr=.ev2{_:':s':%:'ar:\u00a7fis.\u00a7e with asseiiant Nan: Kshitijs @ Kashibsi<\/p>\n
es:'\u20ac:\u00e91'f\u00e9d .f\ufb01u'i\u00a7.\u00e9i::\u00b0i.?%1::niai hams with a fond hope sf gcxsd<\/p>\n
'v._;isist\u00a7"cns'h\u00a7p Vwith aii the inrsatm thereof.<\/p>\n
AA  in that he wcruid saint cut that mother 'feiiubai<\/p>\n
  h\u00e9s revssied that withi\ufb01 one year of marriage Kshitija (\u00ab:23<\/p>\n
  Ksshibai returned its her house csmbiairxina of harassment<\/p>\n
meted out ts her by ccmneiiing her ts bring money. $\u00a7m\u00a5iar<\/p>\n
3.5. \ufb01xecerdiee te him, Ex\ufb01e ee\u00e9ne <\/p>\n
e\u00e9miesieie sneer Seetien 32 at the ,Eviee1e:.e';e;et;_';t%'utit ,et_.\u00a7:jt" " 'V<\/p>\n
eeui\ufb01 har\u00e9ly be distauted. The  'es_\u00bb-:':=2je':i\u00a5e"VV\u00a7Vi:f~–,%'.t'%1_e<\/p>\n
deceased reveaie her \ufb01fe pattet'n.__itse5f-.v.  is e;ieeti._:ei.eer.3frem–ti*<\/p>\n
her statement whet tte_\u00a7_1si3\u00a7re\u00abdV___u_et\u00a2..:t'%:\u00abe\u00bb_vfateft:t_igtteg\ufb01e\ufb01d what
\neirtumetancee zaremtztettztget 'ta  extreme Sf\u00e9ib
\nea' committing sziifzieegH\u00a7?%jereteite;' "i\u00a7eii".\u00e9seemits that the
\npetitierzer t:\u00a7s3._.:eete\ufb02\u00a7.i_iSEt:\u00a7\u00e9c3  eviee\ufb01ce that the
\ne*eceaeee__'w:ews.V and crueity by tner
\nhustner\u00e9e atret Hence, the f\u00e9rseirzg at fact<\/p>\n
arrived ee'V.i:r\u00a7r tti1e"ttie!.'A':9izi'tt'iieeds \ufb01e interterewee.<\/p>\n
 \u00a7\u00a7-ie'siiti\u00a3j'vt:e*'rd 'nett: ei\ufb01es, E have re-eeeraisee<\/p>\n
 the  it is first apeeei.\n<\/p>\n
 3.7;’ -‘.A:’\u00ab’:’r*3e reiatietss\ufb01ie between the deceased ene tee<\/p>\n
: e::2;::;e_iie?r’z”‘t–s” -\u00bb etcueee ie net in eispute. It is eiee net in<\/p>\n
 ._’t.tAiV_e;e–:;–t’A that Kshitija Lt’? Kastzibei died 33 a reseit ef ‘sum<\/p>\n
.mturies eu\ufb01ered by her cm 18-0\u00a7–2998. The piece at<\/p>\n
“Ver:r:urren<:e is her husbanws muse at Hungend. the<\/p>\n
presence of the eccusee at the time of incident is aiso net in<\/p>\n
&_~Q–z\/<\/p>\n
33<\/span><\/p>\n
eiez:-ate. it is not in eieeute that he <\/p>\n
deceased te the heeeitei. it ie eie.e..eet..ifrj:   ‘<\/p>\n
Kshitije 2:1’: Keshibei wee eueetiened ify”\n<\/p>\n
‘feiiebea Vvadzier, Head Ceneteib\u00e9ee, wi\ufb01e eee>e%A”\u00abi;r’eVetr:ieet,’- <\/p>\n
ehe cave statement vide .:’:’;w:.\u00a5>r-‘gV_e:%ije..seeLAd%e6″ie:.tAhe5er$ence
\nef the accused. It \u00e9e””s{:e.ti.cedvff–t\u00a71ef’\u00abVe’\u00a7\u00e9\\%’\u00a7f8\u00bb.free eueeticme\u00e9
\nKse\u00e9tije @ Kashie-av; en:zi””i*e\u00a7’i’\u00a7:r\u00a7:\u00a7’e;?j;.._e\u00a7;\u00e9\u00a7\u00a7\u00e9}:’\u00bbv”x\u00a7herein he has
\nmeetierzee   recereieg of
\nsteiemeet…E:i””‘wh:\u00a7:$  deee 5:; the ecceee\ufb01.<\/p>\n
Therefeife, hie ef’eeee’ce>’\u00a7e.;\u00a7ive.eeebted.<\/p>\n
A18.  \ufb01e .eVESe7r:ei’ ie diseute thef as ea? Ex.P4,<\/p>\n
n18-5?’-‘-“\u00a7;’-*:’.’?\u00ab\u00a7’c’s has occurred when Kshitije @<\/p>\n
\u00a7{e’\u00e9f:\u00a7i3e\u00a7:*ve:ei\u00a7\u00e9x\ufb01.:Ieezireiieet $60.1, her \ufb01usben\ufb01, teeive money<\/p>\n
fee e’eyme.e%3.e\u00a5; echooi fees fer the ehiidre\ufb01 erze he refused<\/p>\n
 ti3e’~je retext the’: he ha\ufb01 \ufb01e meney. It is czieer that the<\/p>\n
“:jr;\u00a7e;\u00a7e”\u00e9’;=.ee an heir’ awn veiitierz took the extreme step cf<\/p>\n
‘   eeti\u00e9ee fire by eeurine kereserze frem can and iii fire. whiie<\/p>\n
 , jehe was eheuiiee for heir: and epeeiiant Nee remainee<\/p>\n
weitiee am t\ufb01erea\ufb01er shi\ufb01eci her to heseitei. The triai ceurt<\/p>\n
cerzsieerme these eseeete has we ihat the husband ebetted<\/p>\n
@599<\/p>\n
“-9<\/p>\n
the \ufb01ecease\u00e9. The camzciusion Sf} arrive\u00e9 er try ti1e.Vi’a:\u00a7:-‘rrjed<\/p>\n
triai judae, E arr: sati\ufb01fie\u00e9, is right in the circ:5r\ufb01sia’;r.r:\u00a7\u00a5\u00e9:_.v:r\u00a2r%_<\/p>\n
ziirsa case and therefore, the State di\u00e9 net _<:Er':—-*:..rr:_F'.;:;-%=-, Vt-\u00e9:a\u00a7;;ae:\u00e9i~\u00ab.. <\/p>\n
against that arder.\n<\/p>\n
1%, Therefere, the mVa\u00a7r}j”‘\u00e9;:r:ce’rn.__i\ufb01 xtr\u00e9is \u00e9aj\u00e9errri\u00e9 orxiy”<\/p>\n
with regard tr ccnvicticwfr urz\u00e9er \u00e9\u00a7\u20acfi’\u20ac\u00a5i;’l 498-‘A.z.P&. There
\nmay :16? be any need t6’ r’_er;r1-:-‘.a.t ‘been observed in<\/p>\n
:33??? supra wiuti:j:’re;’3arfr:1* t:r:riiiif\u00e9 \u00e9eceaseei with<\/p>\n
ac:nser”i”‘i’\u00a3’\u20ac:;-1;’:ir, 515%, “ii:  b\u00a7fr;srrr\u00e9\u00e9”‘hV\u00e9cessary tr: ease cut the
\nevidenc\u00e9\ufb01.’fz’\u00e9ii::\u00a7\u00e9\u00a3’;a;1rd..\u00a7i’er:’i:rot\ufb01er.<\/p>\n
2:3. 2 rr3a”Vi:eAri–g\u00e9’i”a’\u00a7;>ect saoker: tr: by ‘reiiubai with<\/p>\n
 ‘lief r:.arasjs’rrse.:+:i\u00ab’is that one year after the marriage<\/p>\n
K3-\u00a7rirwi\u00a7a”-.sf;i’:r}<\ufb01\u00a7r:i\u00a7ai iived with the accuse\u00e9 – agrmeiiants,<\/p>\n
di\u00e9rir\ufb01 wrii\u20ac%:'j__t\u00a7r%r:e, she was harassed by her mcther-in-iaw,<\/p>\n
\ufb02fwhc "ci.\u00a7\u00ab.=.\u00a5 dg_ \u00e9ubseciuentiy. The harassment, Et\ufb01\u00e9fdi\ufb01\ufb01 to<\/p>\n
V' '{_"r'\u00e9_iiii"'a:ai is ta cerrrpei Kshitija (Q3 Kashibai it: bring rrmrrey as<\/p>\n
a\u00e9esus\u00e9ri 549.: was net abie to earn frcarn i":i$ \ufb01u\ufb01iness of<\/p>\n
""=.r%.=;;r"i:i\u00a3i:aer. Thereafter, he gtarted freauerntiy' ieaviruq the<\/p>\n
hearse fer a r\u00e9eried cf six months er more without i\ufb01f\ufb01ff\ufb01i\ufb01\u00e9<\/p>\n
39;\n<\/p>\n
{S
\nhis wife. Kshitijfa {$2 Kashibai had writmn ietie2*\u00e9.ic=_her<\/p>\n
parents is: this regard in response it) it <\/p>\n
muse and advi\u00e9e\ufb01 her. \ufb02aring suiizseauent v9’is\u00a7tsiV’ai\u00a70%i’i’1\u00e9_ ”<\/p>\n
\u00e9eceased is said to have compi7afi\ufb01\u00e9d’\u00abab’c1:i:’.%f:\u00e9\u00ab:*a$\u00a7r\ufb01em:<\/p>\n
rraet\u00e9d cut ta her in the muse C\u00a5f.:4tv\u00a7fI\u00e9”.a \u20acCUS> \u00e9_\u00a7 A\u00e9\ufb01ii <\/p>\n
re\ufb01ard it aimeara that eider’s”~ \u00a7’ave :3\ufb01’w{i 3’e.\u20aci_ .=t\u00a7\u00a7’\u20ac?m\u00e9V\ufb01\u00a3\u00a3US\u00e9d’VV<\/p>\n
aaai\ufb01st such \u00a7i\u00a5~treatme\ufb01t.,<\/p>\n
21. Aftefbifth 0:f..ih:\u00e9”C\u00a71 \u00a7k’j ish\u00e9”vrf \u00e9:4\u00a7iig3  ‘ar:d staye\u00e9 with<\/p>\n
her’ f9a:\u00e9’\ufb015iV\u00e9”a:i:i _i’:a”s:?2:’f4’Vt1.:w_:’r”:s;’.:;:”:’*:aii*: _’$\u00a5\u00e9’Ef\u00a7: t\ufb01em due tr: the reascm
\nthat it v\ufb01\u00e9as’ net 1-;2;c$\u00a7%’\u00a7L’i*ai_\u00e9v\u00abi_\u00a7:5″-ii\ufb01as ii’! the imu\ufb01e cf the accus\u00e9\ufb01.<\/p>\n
it is Siftixf WE???) her \ufb01’:\u00e9fi’i’er~in\u00abi3w Parvetawwa \ufb02ied, than<\/p>\n
.–vV.,4%\u00a7si$%:~-\u00e9:f%:lj’a E<.\u00a7$hiE5\u00e9i"**i*ei:V13rne\ufb01 its her mairimaniai harm, but<\/p>\n
_*:__':\u00e9.*f fife:*\u00a72\u00e9d. "r:.g:\u00a7t' .Err::3r\u00a2ve. Knawirm that t\ufb01ere are same<\/p>\n
fa r*r"3,_i_'i 'jkA  she reauested for aartitien $0 33 to<\/p>\n
 "\u00ab., main1:a~\u00a7r\u00a7'\ufb01erseif an\ufb01 her ch\ufb01\u00e9ren, but accuse\u00e9 2 arm 3<\/p>\n
A ":Lf\u00a2:;:V\ufb01\u00e9#i;e\u00e9 to her and' \ufb01eciirieci to give money. They Cmwtinued<\/p>\n
V' t\u00e9s harass her in View of her c\u00e9eman\u00e9irza for par\ufb01ticn sf<\/p>\n
 nreperty. Simiiar a\ufb01tl\u00e9fit\ufb01 are gyscken ta by the brether of<\/p>\n
the deceased, who has examfned in this case as FW2. i-ie<\/p>\n
waai\u00e9 aim say that accuaed haci haras\ufb01ed the deceamd<\/p>\n
W<\/p>\n
:5"\n<\/p>\n
eating her stay with them and eii the eccuseti <\/p>\n
teeettser.\n<\/p>\n
22. The eresecutier: i\u00b0:.jas5.’_ “(eXs~r\ufb01ieee. <\/p>\n
He\ufb01umarathatape Cf18\ufb01i’:3\u00a2i?3V\u00bbi*1tti.t’z{\u00a7ai 4?’ ?__W”, e ‘isei’e’tiv’e, to’?<\/p>\n
sueeert the case that the VAts–ct:itsed..t__was”‘ *he.re.ssir’:e the
\ndeceased en\ufb01 he had te\u00a7\u00a7et:*ee*tt c:\u00a7:;\u00a2;~:ee\u00a2n meetings. He
\ntu med hesti\u00e9e see’ r.etre;ttee” _stete\ufb01sest.<\/p>\n
23. :P’w:’\\.\u00a7’?;~..Qitfstghtes{;e;:e\u00a7a_r”~Ve;jk.etesh iviudgei, is 5021 cat
\nthe \u00e9ie\u00e9eesee’Le;-kscefe\u00a7:f:\u00e9~t.bt3::-~–.him, his mether ~– the deseased<\/p>\n
iezee witti “%’:\u00a7’sfe’t\u00a7*;~e;4′;’ of what ha\ufb01bened er: the<\/p>\n
 eete._\u00a7fef %esidVe\ufb01t.._ T’hevirequest made by the deceesee te-<\/p>\n
 :eeeutfsed;”‘?*\u00a7Ae…1″‘t.e eey se\ufb01eei feee. erze the meme? is w\ufb01ic\ufb01 he<\/p>\n
 :*efi3}s_eti V:j’e”‘sevs that since sehoei fees was not paid he<\/p>\n
 _ erzetsis  retur-nee te home at Huneursd. Therefere, he<\/p>\n
H ” ”  .%e.e::__eet”ee the witness ta whet transpired thereafter.<\/p>\n
2:3. ewe’ – Sherstkumar Muttapba 3\u00bb-iendrei, \u00a7s a<\/p>\n
  \ufb01ance witrzess during inquest. Vaitaet he seeeks eat is es<\/p>\n
eerne out from the reeores Ex.?3. PW6 ~– Yemasaepa<\/p>\n
Meiieeea Pujeri, cited as witness te the seat mehaeer. He<\/p>\n
\ufb02it,<\/p>\n
1′?\n<\/p>\n
Lzrz\ufb01er Ssecticm 32 cf the Evidence Aet, re\u00e9ating’ <\/p>\n
her \u00e9eat\ufb01.\n<\/p>\n
2%. PW? –~ Ba-sappe I-\u00a7a’:1a\u00a7*:\u00e9:a\u00a7;:2’a..:’s’.~\u00a7\ufb01ea\u00a7’:’ti. “:\u00a7S3:;=—_.tt:s?_i\u00a7:<\/p>\n
up further investieatieh ii: Cr’:. N’e.,_ 17V’?f.\u00a7V8, reg2’i:s tAe.;’e(iVVVt\u00a7.\u00a71 <\/p>\n
easie 9′? statement given by  ‘zfaiiu\ufb01aiieftefireceiving
\nfzoth the memos ai”:6u{\u00e9:si;t\u00ab;s;j ;.j_i\u00a7\u00a7.e”V–.i3\u00a7ve\u00bbrnment hcuspitei,
\nEaeaiket and fe\ufb019:ar\u00e9e\ufb01.~–.”~’–E:\u00a7\u00a7j:’to’ :55\u00bb, j’\ufb01:\u00a7as\u00a7\u00e9\u00a2::’cna: Magistrate<\/p>\n
and then arr_a?\u00a7\u00a7\u00e9\u00a7\u00a7i”\u00a3__u the Tahsiidar on<\/p>\n
Riv  PV\u00a71’\ufb01VV\u00a5’\u00bb’I.i’:?J;”%{\u00a7’u*:\u00e9”‘s~i*nant Fakirapea ‘fegesmenavar,<\/p>\n
53 the .?v3ediee\u00a5 <;:'\u00e9ffieer,38ii%6'.has examined the dead body' ene<\/p>\n
 ,'e;\u00a7hei'\u00a7ctee a'~:2;t\u00e9epe\u00a7'.V""H'e after examining the bady hae G\ufb01i\ufb01\u00e9d<\/p>\n
 Kshitija @ Kashibai was due to burn<\/p>\n
irz\ufb01srfjiee therefore, due is 'zmnaturai cause. PW11 –<\/p>\n
'~.-\u00ab._ =.Mutta\ufb01i';2e"i~Basanna Abbicjeri, a witness ciied tc: estabiish the<\/p>\n
  "'L:\u00a7\u00a7A;~.f:f\u00e9&j:tr::ent by the accused, has aiso mi: sueznorte\u00e9 the<\/p>\n
h   ceeee ef the presecutim er: this aspect<\/p>\n
28. PW12 –~ Dr. Vijava Shivanaec.-uda Nad\ufb01ou\u00e9a, is<\/p>\n
the Medina? Qfficer. whe bee admitted afs\ufb01 treatee the<\/p>\n
39\u00bb<\/p>\n
IQ<\/p>\n
\ufb01\u00e9\ufb01\u00e9a\ufb01\u00e9ii K\ufb01fiiiija {Q22 Kashibai. She depdsed that’j’S%i;\u00e9;.VT:\u00a7iad<\/p>\n
retarded histdry’ dived for her that Kshitija  <\/p>\n
suffered burn injuries at 11-80 AH:caused–‘_4’d$}’_vV’4\u00a7ij\u00e9%”\ufb01i3\u00a7i\u00a7ar:Vd.7Au<\/p>\n
She had issued MLC naive and i\ufb01 rd\u00e9pd}i_ sd'[vtd’TT’i%: <\/p>\n
and she afdd dtatdd that KshbEti\u00a7d..V_@ i~A{\u00e93ii3ii*.\u00bba_i:>v%:a’\u00e9;V\u00e9’\u00a7ve’%1 tiidd’<\/p>\n
statement that famiiv ;..:fnern\u00a7Vea=::.P11.\n<\/p>\n
.?.V*~.3. = iP’s\ufb01:’vi”3’F;-\u00bb..Radrdd\u00a7i;:-a.’Sdmaada Bedtur, E\u00a5”iSi;”3\u00e9\ufb01tGf’ cf<\/p>\n
?dii::e rec\u20ac:r_d%ed VVt%f:d’.’._s’t\u00e9:f.\u00e93medt df :’>W1 – Yeiiudai and<\/p>\n
 rddidiefed 3 candd.VVi:j___\u00a7Ar. Nd. 1′?7;’1998 and forwarded it to<\/p>\n
 %’3igfw.\u00a5$_VVP\u00a7?d14*4: “~~K_._Bhimarad Sankdjirad, is the Tahsiidar, whd<\/p>\n
L\u00a7:d:\u00a7d–utfVddV”i’_ddd;\u00e9’:dc en the dead bddv of the dated:-zed. PWIS<\/p>\n
V \u00abV — Vi{\u00a7’:di”\u00a7y\u00e9%\ufb01adda Airani, C93, tack up investidaticm in the<\/p>\n
 \u00abfit and uitimatdiy f\ufb01ed the shame sheet. PW16 -~<\/p>\n
$\u00a7jVii\u00e93″\u00a3:i:2da;:pa Shankarappa Kadam, was Psi, in Hunenrsd<\/p>\n
T “Pdiice Statidn, he has spdken ta arrest and reiease at’<\/p>\n
U accused Na. 1.\n<\/p>\n
\u00a39:\n<\/p>\n
LEI”\n<\/p>\n
sztart iiving \u00e9ff\u00e9\ufb01h. It i\ufb01 \u00e9urirxg that beried  <\/p>\n
made 3 derrzan\u00e9 far partition cf _fa.m__iiy ‘;if\u00e9i5’\u00e9%E;i\u00e9\u00e9;; <\/p>\n
\u00a5’&SU\u00a7iEf\u00a7 in aemavatien cf hara$sm\u00e9r1t:\u00a3:’nA~’he\u00a3;._ Ai\u00e9ts 5% \u00a7’L;=:s-.\u00a7\u00e9iv\u00a7.\ufb01<\/p>\n
by t\ufb01ese witnesses and a\u00e9sc\u00e9\ufb01-‘=,(.. ti1\u00e9”diec\u00a7as\u00e9’6A~~.i\ufb01vs2\u00abri.n\u00a7 \u00a71%e’r ‘<\/p>\n
statement at \u00a7fx’.P4 that a<::u$e.\u00a7A'?\u00a7.\u00a2;2_.L'in\ufb01iii\u00e9\u00e9fi if? accusi\ufb01a
\nher of iivina with ss%:*\u00a7a .V:"ath'a\u00a7v%vj.,p};\u00bbf\u00a7\u00e9f;..:'b'V"ifirjese are ai\u00e9 the
\ncircumstances w_?.'ic.:\u00a71 shs3vMc\u00a7ig:~ \u00a7\u00e9'\u00a2j\u00a7a\u00a7..\u00e9.\u00a7v.:\u00a7g%}Lzis . harassed. The
\nEearned C\u00e9i_1'.\u00a57!J3\u00a7%i"   isczinte\u00e9 913% an
\nthese  circumsta\ufb01cas are sf
\n\ufb01uch n:a_iure–.'the \u00e9e\ufb01nitia\ufb01 cf crueify far<\/p>\n
SUS\u20acEihi\ufb01\ufb01"iifie cjir1'a–r\u00a7"&.VA'::;r1':\ufb01'\u20ac\u00bb.:V\u00a7"4 'Section 4\u00a78-\ufb01x IFC<\/p>\n
 Et, "t3h"~r*efc:ra, bacames rzecessary' in See that<\/p>\n
_wi\u20ac\u00e9i'%*:;ef'v–..;ai':%?s?'~\ufb01fvth\u00e9 circumstances maid he ccnsid\u00e9re\u00e9 as<\/p>\n
c\u00e9tasiitutes 7jei.fher crueify er iiarasgment, which \u00a35 an<\/p>\n
'u_.\u00a3m:3erta;v91\ufb01. inere\u00e9ierxt far the cffence punishabie under<\/p>\n
A ~ \u00a3~\u00a7_\u00a7\u00e9*t'ie.n 4\u00a78-ii 39C. in this recar\ufb01 referemta C\ufb01uid be ma\ufb01a<\/p>\n
'  t\u00e9r; what has been settfe\ufb01 by juiiiciai i;'}7r'EC\u00e9Ci\u00e9I'ifS. Secficm<\/p>\n
  498% is very' cfear \ufb01r: the saint that there is aretectiarz is<\/p>\n
the wczmah from cruefty, Secticz\ufb01 4%-A of WC, ma\ufb01a thus:<\/p>\n
(%5%\/<\/p>\n
 V' "v\u20ac;G\u00a51'2\u00a7\u00a7.\u00a7;f13E:E'\u00a7:.  A.\n<\/p>\n
214<\/span><\/p>\n
the fasex Com: ceni\u00e9\u00e9ere\ufb01 simiiar facts anti <':ifCij\u00a53f}Sta Ii=_CeS<\/p>\n
and heid that 'suicide in her irviaws' muse w\u00a7ihf_:j"'if\u00a5..';';:.i:1_r;:i:%fys\u00ab _<\/p>\n
3? ha? marriage: crueity by her \ufb01usban\u00e9 ares?\u00bbr:\u00a7\u00a7:th'\u00a3:f-i\u00abr;-ia}\u00e9v*\u00abV. <\/p>\n
aiiaaed; m\u00e9t\ufb01er-Er:-iaw of detea.-aei.i__ te\u00a7.i.\u00a7r{{:2 Ber" tj't":"af"\u00e9?}\u00bb:%_.=5. was<\/p>\n
3 Warner': af ex\/ii iuek arm' had s_jvvaii5w_\u00e9t:5 her\u00bb'b'aV\u00a7.;$(_v_an\u00a73 si1e_ *.<\/p>\n
S\ufb01\u00e9ijf\u00e9 commit suici\u00e9e: aaisjecfv\ufb01-A _aui:rus'\u00e9-2:,ihijzmiiifatia\ufb01 arid
\nmentai tesrture fram  iwerffiarried \ufb01fe
\nwhich fcrcee' her :3 v:amrni_tT'_sui\u20aci&\u00e9:.' ; <\/p>\n
 Wifrf\u00e9he 7,\u00e9ir:un\u00a7si:aisc{\u00e9\u00e9; the ccmvicticm cf the
\nac:::i:\u00a2se\u00e99f~':;r the @ffe%j:\u00e9"E~..\u00a7i'rsis\ufb013\ufb01ie U\ufb01ii\u00e9f Sectier': 498-A IPC<\/p>\n
I \ufb01:rmf_.i.$ juif 8f\u00a5"l\u20ac'\u00a7v..FiE\u00e9153 I.'\u00a5\u20ac) i\ufb01terfererm\u00e9 arid the same is<\/p>\n
V = " it was urged by the iearnea' c\u00e9urasei for<\/p>\n
tii\u00e9 \u00a7r::'peii'a;i9i\u00a5:i.V_??\u00a3.'\u00a7at in the matter' sf panishmerzt the triai wurt I<\/p>\n
"is tax': \u00a7'"1i3ui"Shv. He submits that acc:3$ec;1 Ne.1 was 33% 52<\/p>\n
A '~:L.":'a"\u20ac*;A..jaVT1r'LS'~\u00ab_at the time he was charged, whiie accused 1330.3 is the<\/p>\n
 ..__""'w;i';\u00a79w having ie::~:"~;t her husband atfiii\ufb01\ufb02\ufb02 No.2 and new she is<\/p>\n
 agge\u00e9 ever -58 years. He submits tfaat at this a\ufb01varsced stage<\/p>\n
if she were ta be sente\ufb01ced ta imprisenme\ufb01t it mi: 216? zmiy'<\/p>\n
59\u00a2<\/p>\n
Eeee' te het\ufb01shie to her hat te her \u00e9egae\u00e9i-*\u00a3V:::'e\u00a3ftt'V*.C'fe}\ufb01i~–E\u00a7<\/p>\n
memeers. Sn t\ufb01ie ceunt he egibmits ti6et"4"e.e5ten\u00a7e *-aft\u00bb <\/p>\n
imerieemttent may he \u00e9ieeerzeed with.  ~<\/p>\n
38. ‘3″ e teamed SP’?__S~r\u00a7 C.3A;Eedhasi”..m:\u00e9j;\ufb01e…ei3brrtitf’<\/p>\n
that e\u00e9reedy accueee have be:1ef\u00a7vt_e\u00e9_._Vby.ttte.:t;j*ie\u00a75 mutt ey
\nseating \u00e9ewra cf the effeeee fTf6if{“I} IPC and the
\npunishment imeeeed u;::atm-tt:fer\ufb01* feeeenabie. They in<\/p>\n
the circumstai\u00a7*;.:’e$\u00a7j:Qi:nV_ wtj_\u00a7r_:tt- _ttsefs;’V ‘ere tiiteeed are net ertt\u00e9tied<\/p>\n
te any tzeastence, W<\/p>\n
3\u00a7,A “Aftert ~I’:;”*:’ee’:’i;f;.f\u00a7._igzeth sides, ; em setiefie\ufb01<\/p>\n
ceesieerinett\u00a3e=e3:i:ie%t~s:e”\u00a7–:t its tetaiity’, the cireumstancee in<\/p>\n
  c;f_fem:e”\u00a7ev–.ee:t1mitted and with reeerd to sentence,<\/p>\n
 it.\u00bb 3<\/p>\n
–~.ett\u00a7ed::”:3rincipie of few that pfepertieneiity in<\/p>\n
. ‘J?\n<\/p>\n
I<\/p>\n
seiatehcitnetiett\u00e9t\ufb01t is better part emf in finding SCI we have to<\/p>\n
Iteke :’::ti:3\u00ab:_eensideretiert an the circumste\ufb01ces which are<\/p>\n
VA :~ff’::%v\u00a3{Ve’ijefrA:t in by the teamed ceuneei far eppeiiaet.<\/p>\n
49, Urxdeubtedfy, the triai was cemmenced in 1993<\/p>\n
  and euiminete\u00e9 r;-rtiy in the year 2003, eurina Whifih peric\u00e9<\/p>\n
the accused have faced triei am? it is net in diseute that<\/p>\n
399<\/span><\/p>\n
.26<\/p>\n
accused fte..”t is net etsfy a widow but hes reec\ufb01e:iV_jtt\u00a7e_ ef<\/p>\n
ever 68 years. The triei court has se.%t’te’\ufb01e\u00e9;d–.?-\ufb01t<\/p>\n
imptiecmment fer a tseried ef twat\u00bb years?”v*\u00a7\u00a7j\u00a7~tt:”‘~~:\ufb01i”:e <\/p>\n
Rs.3,0\ufb01\u20ac’2i- with defauit sentence. :’\u00bb.The=-A’Aere\\?fsi_e-tie’-a5f”S’e:ti:;\u00ab_t:<\/p>\n
49%-A 3:PC gt-reseribe eu\ufb01isht\ufb01ettt ofti:1i’:2ti$caeei”tt’t,.–rti:_V\u00a7S’3 evi%sc{it\u00bb<\/p>\n
tine. Ttxerefere, ends of justice v:4_\u00a7te:uid_\u00bb_ee’  tttfe accused
\nisms is se\ufb01tenced to  fare nefie\ufb01 czf
\nerae week; with fine <:f_Re.u3;0x'..':'v:.";:g':st'1\u00e9fteetty'–"\u00a7'mposed by the
\ntits! eeurt. 'itrneesed upot: aecused
\nN<:\u00bb.3 s?t;\u00a3i sttcti\ufb01\u00a7fi ett*p.A:te_.t\u00a7'1i5s extent.<\/p>\n
4:;  te'\u00a7–er't3e  ?si:":.1 i$ concerned, the main<\/p>\n
etie'yg;a\ufb01'ce cf .Vthe_V_Vd'e}:ea3::ted has been that he ha\u00e9 neeietted<\/p>\n
av\u00a7ietv:'VL"en3h:he\ufb01chiidren and jeiste\ufb01 with his reiatives it:<\/p>\n
AheF3355rzef"\u00a7:e_r.VAV.'V;'\u00a7~te is new aged 62 veare, but costsi\ufb01erine the<\/p>\n
 _ fact""4that"'e\u00a3.ei:sed had net taken care at the eeceasee ene'<\/p>\n
:_'t:i.sVet;_:hiic3Vz*en, eentence at twca years imeesed by the triai<\/p>\n
 ._'::<:a_t:tt.\u00ab='Es just and reesonaeie. taut, censi\ufb01er\u00e9nq his age, I<\/p>\n
-pttstacartieneteiy state it dawn ta six rncanttzs with titre of<\/p>\n
A ‘  Fis.3,\ufb01Q\u00a7\/’– as itmsaesed tsy the triei court<\/p>\n
5%<\/p>\n
2′?\n<\/p>\n
\u00ab$2. Tim appeai \ufb01tarz\ufb01s \u00e9isneseci af. The fin\ufb01f.::\u00a7 af<\/p>\n
Quit: retarded by the ma: court against the anpeii\u00e9f\ufb01;-:i’.T}\u00e9”i2.d<\/p>\n
3 far the gffersce punishabie under \ufb01ecti\u00e9n  <\/p>\n
cenfirme\u00e9, but the Gf\u00e9f\u00e9f regarding: ‘;\u00a7ea\u00a7teAn\u00a7:e \u00a7:'< [r*:?:f;\u00a7if'\u00a5c26 ii:<\/p>\n
the exte\ufb01t irz\ufb01icaied it': this er\u00e9\u00e9r.__ :"–A.A_V'\u00a5"he'\u00e9;\u00a7\u00e9.;:eaf\u00ab. <\/p>\n
z\ufb01i\ufb01gizcse\ufb01 cf in the abeve terr'f:s*.;._j
\n43, The accused are d'i.rn;-*.a'\u00ab':;t\u00e91_;::' iE{'zL.surr\u00e9i1dx"zrVAi:$ef:are the
\ntriai cczsfi within two w\u00e9'e'i~i_s'\ufb01–*a-.rE*a  af receipt if the<\/p>\n
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