{"id":40661,"date":"2008-04-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-01T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/manjunath-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-2-april-2008"},"modified":"2015-05-12T18:47:49","modified_gmt":"2015-05-12T13:17:49","slug":"manjunath-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-2-april-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/manjunath-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-2-april-2008","title":{"rendered":"Manjunath vs The State Of Karnataka on 2 April, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Manjunath vs The State Of Karnataka on 2 April, 2008<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: R.B.Naik<\/div>\n<pre>IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, B_Ai\u00a7G;\u00a7 LQRE\nDATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF  e H\n\n \n\nS \/o Vasudeva Rao Marne,    .. . \nAged about 34 years,\" \" *  '\nOcc: Private Service, H V     _\nR\/o Hosalli, Talukz HoI1na}l}i_,\"  3 ~ '\nDieuiet:  e ~    \n\nAND:\n\nThe State' of  \" \"\n\nBy S11igg&amp;onvvPoiice'$ta.tion,\nHagveri, \u00bb  \" ' '\n\n by State Pub1ie\u00abProsecutor,\n\nV ' ' C ' \" ' . I O\n\u00ab  \"3-L\". 11'-.3 ._Bu11d1:1g,\n\n  evv\ufb01angalereseeep 00 1.\n\n(By srj; Ia;e.An,iana1nurthy, HCG-P.,)\n\n: Petitioner\n\n: Respqndent\n\n 'i'1:1is Criminal Revision Petition is \ufb01led u\ufb01der Section _\n\n V3&gt;9\"?i and 401 Cr.P.C. praying to set aside thfeadudglllente\n and sentence passed by the Sessions JudgeT;Have1'-1111\nL Ecr1.A.No.21\/2005 dated 1-8--2005 and Ju'd\u00a7mf:11t and\n\" \" sentence passed by the C.J.{dr.Dn.} Er.  '$1_-iiggaon,\n\nin C.C.No.46\/2004 dated 7-2-2005.\n\n;.' \\.\n\n\n\n\n\n\u00bb ;Rs_,V1,():0\u00a3) defauit to undergo S.i for\n\nThis petition coming en fer hearing, ._d:.;_iy the\nCourt, made the following ~ '-- 1 \nORD\nTh\" petiticner,' accused is c.....i:.ed --r  cffeiice\n\npunishable under Section_;?\u00bb(i4Av'ii\"f_t'i'V.a11d  :11 -need \"u L?\nundergo S.I for six months    \nin default to suffer   . .ti1reeiI1enth$; he is\ncci1vic.ed -01\" an  Section 337\nIPC and   :i:Liii'fGi\"\";f.131'\u20ac\u20ac 1301715118 and to\npay aviine  defsult to under go 8.1 for a\nperiod oi'  _ he is further convicted for an\noffence'   Section 338 IPC and is\n\n. one year and to pay a fine of\n\nthree nienms by\n\nH  .. 'conviction and sentence passed by the\n\nSessidvnshv 4fJudge, Haveri, dated 1_--8-2005 - passed \n\nit ~ C11'i,iA=i\u00a7e,2 112005 while modifying the O1'd6I_' of conviction\n\nTmd srntenee p-\"ssed by the Civil cddde f-.I1:.Dn} 31- JMFC1,\n\nWE\n\nShiggaon dated 7-2-2005 passed in C.C.N\n\n\"D\" \\\n\n_.\n\n9.4672004\n\n{} \/\\. Eu\n2': :g_sLvuw~--\n\n\n\n2.'I'he brief facts of the prosecution ease \"mat on\n14-5-2003<\/pre>\n<p> at about 6-30 p.m. the petitioner;&#8217;zi.eeu__eeciV&#8217;Was<\/p>\n<p>driving the ear be_J:&#8217;_ng No,I{_A-14l3.3QfiVV.  are i&#8217;<br \/>\ndashed the car against aV.stnndiiigV_&#8217;tree  Ieff; Siid-eiof<br \/>\nthe road due to which the iviihnnates of  cegr sustained<br \/>\ngrievous injuries. &#8216;  Reniaeliandrappa who had<\/p>\n<p>-=d&lt;d~.;=..;m the course of<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">3<\/span><\/p>\n<p>PI&#8221; &#8211; tr=&#8217;ve&#8217;uu&#8221;1g &#8216; 1 th&#8221; s&#8221;&#8216;d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">1<\/span><br \/>\n&#8216;r.\n<\/p>\n<p>,&#8217;  o.n&#8217;iv\ufb011eA&#8221;date of the accident. He in his evidence has<\/p>\n<p>H   had gone to Hubli in the car referred to<\/p>\n<p>above&#8221; which was driven by the petitioner] accused herein<\/p>\n<p>J10 uI1&#8217;1_;11 H15 dggga. gd Fnmncbnn\ufb02rnnpa anti ;1_:_rQ QH151&#8242;<\/p>\n<p>I-I59:-Ga v-4. .n. u. .4 sh.-no.5;-us 4.1-un.a.w|.nsA.1J I..\u00abI.L4.\\.s I.-.I.J.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;persons for negotiating a marrlag&#8217; e and after compie\ufb01ng<\/p>\n<p>the negotiations they were returning from Hubli at about<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;T<\/p>\n<p>6 pm. in order to go to their native place.  the<\/p>\n<p>petitioner] accused who was driving the car of<\/p>\n<p>requested by the ir1f1ia&#8221;s of 1&#8217;:he_ca1f_1&#8217;1o.t &#8216;to &#8220;go   speed&#8217;&#8212;-.<\/p>\n<p>but he did not listen to there.\n<\/p>\n<p>the car against a standing  of the road<br \/>\nat 6-30 p.n1. P.W. sex,~\u00a7=g\u00a7e .iI1ju:vies_ to his legs,<br \/>\nchest OW&#8217; &#8220;=&#8221;=&#8217; .+ &#8216;=&#8221;d_.&#8217;=~~=&#8211;.   &#8220;&#8221;&#8221;&#8221;.i&#8217;-&#8216;1&#8243;it Hosp&#8217;tal.\n<\/p>\n<p>Police    his statement and<br \/>\ntheregf@-   Hospital, Hubli. P.W.2<br \/>\nNagappa  witness to the mahazar Ex.P.2.<\/p>\n<p>U er the very &#8220;paj1ehai.:aIn_a the ear wa&#8230; seized.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;  ;5=.P;&#8221;l1\u00a7.&#8217;f.s.3H,AV4;&#8221;5, 6, 7 and 8 are all injured persons<\/p>\n<p>aeeidevntvl&#8217; They have consistently sta&#8217;ted__ that the<\/p>\n<p> AA petiiiozier\/accused was driving the car in ahigh speed.<br \/>\n  have also stated that the petitioner\/accused was<\/p>\n<p>%  &#8216;V  Vlcautioned and asked to drive slowly and even then he was<\/p>\n<p>go: n <\/p>\n<p>((_(..J&#8212;-au *<\/p>\n<p>P Q{&#8216;(&#8216;i Pnf H9 urns: urn or i inh tani&#8217;a=a=rVi&#8217;~VV&#8221; H-&#8216;a&#8221;i&#8221;I&#8217;n:&#8217;:&#8221;&#8216;\n<\/p>\n<p>-w&#8217; &#8216;ass. &#8216;.5. us ;;.\\a vu -4.3-.a a\ufb01flvl\ufb02vb a.L.I. :..LJ.&amp;|..n~~-*._._-  l!|_;_\\_&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p>driving the vehicle in a high speed and while so dijivihg he<\/p>\n<p>dashed the car against a standing tree on  of<\/p>\n<p>Ex.P.2. He also prepared a=s_1_&lt;etch= per  He&quot;<br \/>\nrecorded the statement of _injured&#039;-  and he<br \/>\nalso collected  &#039;*of.:t1&#039;1e injtired from the<\/p>\n<p>hospital. F-..ax.P.V3 r..x,r\u00a2a1..s_  at &#039;ithepiace of occurrence<\/p>\n<p>the road        <\/p>\n<p>6. It.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;en be._\u00a7;;if&#8221;of t-.e petitioner that the<\/p>\n<p>accident has occ\ufb01jI1&#8217;ed_:iViain1ediateiy after a e&#8221;<br \/>\ncalled as Jekixiakatti Cross and that on either. side of the<\/p>\n<p>road t~her&#8217;e._are  stops and on the date of the accident<\/p>\n<p>\\  wim bi?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>th.. ip.assehgerisL1n0aeti&#8217; down \ufb01*on1 the tempo suddenly<\/p>\n<p>cre__ssed~ .  re-&#8220;6 and L6 avoid me impact the<\/p>\n<p>pe\ufb01tioIier\/ accused having no other option but to take the<br \/>\nto the extreme left side and because of the same it<\/p>\n<p>traversed on the mud portion of road and it went and hit<\/p>\n<p>\/o&#8217;LQM.2tc1.&#8217;\\JJL._<\/p>\n<p>.e .199&#8230; i__ shiggoan. P.W.9 is a Po1ice~.,_o\ufb01_icer <\/p>\n<p>the standing tree and the accident was not duefto rash<\/p>\n<p>and negligent driving of the petitioiier\/accusf.eti;_g&#8217;ielaltso<\/p>\n<p>vehicle was being driven  azgihighr<br \/>\nvehicle in a high speed isV.I1e_it11er&#8221;:faSh not}: act<br \/>\nand on the basis of this a1&#8217;guinent, the i1eaI&#8217;Ii;.ed counsel<\/p>\n<p>submitted that the   for an order of<\/p>\n<p>    rIn.II1-1+ n :\\11rrrrn.:II&#8221;-:1-$1-I I-urn:<br \/>\nas :.A.\\,.\u00ab.l.t..1.xu&#8217; nu ptuuvy, L at B  -&#8216;<\/p>\n<p>been &#8216;made to \ufb01ittiesses that the person who got<br \/>\ndown.  the temifxoiitiied to cross the road and to avoid<\/p>\n<p> V.  &#8211; gthe\ufb02ne\ufb01tiener drove the vehicle towards the left<\/p>\n<p>en&#8217;  ,nd 30 it went and -_it the Lee, Tilt.<\/p>\n<p> inade to the &#8220;witneeee h&#8221; reiinaine &#8220;e ne a<br \/>\n ..sn_ggeetion. Few of the witnesses have stated _that no<br \/>\n  has attempted to cross the road anti jsuddenly<\/p>\n<p> in between. But P.W.3 and P.W.4 have specifically<\/p>\n<p>\/Q2,Lu\\ct.PJr&lt;&#8212;-\n<\/p>\n<p> &#8216;<\/p>\n<p>stated that the petitioner was driving the vehicle   rash<\/p>\n<p>and negligent nianner. P.W.3 has denied the of<\/p>\n<p>a person crossing the road. Likewise  <\/p>\n<p>establish that a person tried_ to cross the pI&#8217;-&#8220;\u20ac}.&#8217;:.f11 sut1de:.u3i,<\/p>\n<p>and to avoid the impact withltheiisaid peifsonv-lthiegpetitioner<br \/>\ndrove the vehicle to tlieleft   &#8216;road xbecause of<\/p>\n<p>the seine accident occurred,    i<\/p>\n<p>  the first appellate Court<\/p>\n<p>.*nedi.&#8217;V_;;..g =  senteiace w\u00a3:1s&#8221;&#8216;&#8211; justi\ufb01ed iI1&#8217;_1&#8217;1_C__)_1fi1iI1g the<\/p>\n<p>petitioner  &#8216;oi&#8217; ~f&#8217;*&#8217;e .. _ln_&#8221;1.eces p n 11&#8242;<\/p>\n<p>304 _A_, 33&#8217;7&#8243;However, regarding sentence, the<\/p>\n<p>S V&#8217;  _  Courts.&#8217; asxHW&#8217;eii&#8217;V as the first appellate Court have<\/p>\n<p>  iinposed.V_&#8217;iseiitence of one year for an o\ufb02&#8217;ence&#8217;p_t_1nishab1e<\/p>\n<p>A1 &#8216; &#8216;___ _-;..u.:&#8230;..\n<\/p>\n<p> and theisame requires interference in me rev1s___1_ri T ,u .11.<\/p>\n<p>Hence, the following: }n&#8217;l.Q1&#8212;u.t\u00abu.LL._Q<\/p>\n<p>-_I&#8212;-\n<\/p>\n<p>ORQEE<\/p>\n<p>The revision petition is partly allowed.  of<\/p>\n<p>{J &#8211; ix ,<\/p>\n<p>confirtned. The sentences Vi\ufb0214poseCi._V_hy   <\/p>\n<p>modi\ufb01ed by the \ufb01rst appe\ufb01ate    offences<\/p>\n<p>punishable under    IPC are<\/p>\n<p>.&#8217;.\n<\/p>\n<p>punishabie4.1.%nde.\u00a7r&#8217; Sectioi;   Vvis\u00e9et aside and&#8221; in lieu<br \/>\nhe is se11te1aged1&#8243;\u00abI.9_undefs;o   a period of six months<\/p>\n<p>and to pay &#8216;L000\/&#8211; in default to ____undergo S.I<\/p>\n<p>for three&#8221;=Inont1*is,  sentences are ordered <\/p>\n<p>parsed by the Courts below  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;_&#8230;&#8230;  a.  &#8216;he&#8230; &#8216;<br \/>\n(Q1111 &#8216;DOD &#8216;z._1I&#8221;LrV A1&#8217;-&#8216;5<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court Manjunath vs The State Of Karnataka on 2 April, 2008 Author: R.B.Naik IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, B_Ai\u00a7G;\u00a7 LQRE DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF e H S \/o Vasudeva Rao Marne, .. . 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