{"id":5618,"date":"2010-09-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-23T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-of-karnataka-vs-doddaiah-on-24-september-2010"},"modified":"2017-03-05T13:32:58","modified_gmt":"2017-03-05T08:02:58","slug":"state-of-karnataka-vs-doddaiah-on-24-september-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-of-karnataka-vs-doddaiah-on-24-september-2010","title":{"rendered":"State Of Karnataka vs Doddaiah on 24 September, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
State Of Karnataka vs Doddaiah on 24 September, 2010<\/div>\n
Author: K.Sreedhar Rao B.V.Pinto<\/div>\n
.5:\n\nW THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE\nDATED THIS TH I13 249% 113m\" of? SEPTEMBER. \n\nPRESENT\n\nme: HONBLE MR. JUS'I'iCE K.sRI3Em<aAR :ELAVGJQI  "\n\nAND\nTHE HONBLE MR. .JV.U.9afrIc'1i:B .'v.   4'  \nCRLA. NO.  2004'    2 \nBETWEEN:A '  V'  '\n\nState 0fKarI1ataka, ' _ .\nBy Kallambella Police Sta\ufb01dn; \n\n-         Appellant\n[By Sri Sampa:1gi.r\u00e9;1f;v1_21iah',' HCVGP} in V\n\nAND:~\n\n1. Doddaiah, * _ "  ._   \nS\/0. }'IQ1'"a1\u00a7:e1*'i .NayakAa;,-V\n.48 Years. 'I .   \n\u00a2_':L_"Kabr\u20acgOWda' " ....... ..\n' 2 , S\/Vo;.Rar'xgappa.\n"60'37_eaJ'S...T \n\n3. 'V  Sa11_riais'ii_c'.daiah,\n"-S\/sj. 'Fh'ir1m1aiah,\n56 ygears,\n\n~  V " 'v\ufb01arislaa.\n\nV ' -- -S\/0. Karegowda.\n20 years,\n\n\n\n10.\n\n11.\n\n% '~fM_.%T'%\n\nNingaiah.\nS \/ 0. Chikkab0n1.mar1ayaka.\n\n'35 years.\n\nDod.dath.imn1aiah.\n\nS] 0. Sarmavenkeztappa.\n35 years.\n\nNagaraja @ Ningaraja.\nS\/0. Mahalingappa,\n\n21 years,\n\nThimmaraju,\nS\/0. Karethimmaiah,\n\n25 years, \n\nYkanatha,\n\nTS\/0. Dodciaizah.  V\n\n25 years.:..  '_'.\n\n    H\nS\/0.Doddaia'h\u00bb,\n\n2'; y\u20ac\u00a3iI"S';   '\n\nBh a\u00abgyarrna,_ .'  ._ \nS\/o.DQdd_a1'ah_, ; =\n\n24 yearS,_ V. \n\n'-  &1:vIC=;wnakuma1'r,' '" """ " 'V\n\n0.. S.ar1j..eevanayaka,\n\n' " 25'ye\u00a7a.r's..y \n\nV'VHamirxi2;ritrha1'aya.\n'*-- S \/D. Sa'\u00a71jeeva1n21yaka.,\n\n2:5 yftars.\n\n"~Bheema1*aya,\n-8 \/0. Sailjeevanayaka,\n\n24 years.\n\n\n\n15.\n16.\n17.\n18.\n\n19.\n\n(By Sri Stiashidhar, Advocate\n\n-'.42\n\n' Basavaraj u.\n\nS\/o. Ningaiah,\n22 years.\n\nJagannatha @ Jagadeesh,\n\nS\/0. Doddasiddaiah,\n30 years,\n\nMan} unatha.\nS \/ o. Lakshmanayaka,\n21 years,\n\nCha'r1dra1ma.\nS\/o. Doddasiddaiah,\n30 years,  <\n\nChikkathimmaiah, ' V V V\nS \/ o. Siddarangappa; " \u00bb . \n\n22 years,  \n\nAll are"     V\n\nSira Ta}1,1k~,-- \nT':vLV1I'11kt'1'I'A"'E.IIvi.VS1LI'iE."1.'. ed" 'I\n\nRespondents<\/pre>\n
S}<\/p>\n
;’I’hi.5 c4r”1..A,A Vis’1I’11ed wu\/s.378(1) 8: {3} Cr.P-C. by the
\n “St.a1:C’:”P.P..fOT the praying that this Hon’b].e Court may<\/p>\n
be p’1eaSe’\u00ab:! “to grant leave to file an appeal against the<\/p>\n
V72joVdgment”da.ted__08.12.2003 passed by the 1 Add]. S.J..
\nATu:;_1kt1;<,._V'i–;;1 S.C.,N.o.136\/1994 ~\u00bb acquitting the Respondents-<\/p>\n
ACQIISEG VI'C.t"'..f'L}V"'1jr3V offences punishable U\/533.143, 1.47, 148,\n<\/p>\n
-44?\u00bb,._32-4,.  and 114 1’\/W’. Sec.1-49 of IPC. The Appellant-<\/p>\n
— State”\u00a7)rays “that the above order may be set aside.<\/p>\n
V ”  Tttfs appeal coming for hezmrlg on this day. PINTO, J.,<\/p>\n
  V”d:VC_ieiixrc\ufb01jed the following:\n<\/p>\n
4<\/span><\/p>\n
JUDGMEN@<\/p>\n
s ‘K
\n3&3<\/p>\n
This appeal is filed by the State cthailengizaggthe<\/p>\n
judgment dated 8.12.2003 passed by IAddl.  <\/p>\n
Tumkur in S.C.N0.136\/1994acqL1it1ing the 1’es:’5Q:r1Cie_nts <\/p>\n
theo\ufb01enua;U\/3143.147.148.447j\u00e924:3o2zuutit4\u00a2fw’1<\/p>\n
See. 149 OF IPC.\n<\/p>\n
V2. The ease of the p1’0se’etitiQn c<5mx3ierice{1, on the
\nbasis of the c0r11plaiItt'*-t_fiIe._i\u00a7ih  :.._evr\u00bb1_e–..VJagartnatha on
\n30tM11994 be\ufb01ne the Kguapeghd P\u00a3\u00a77sa\u00e9 CHn\ufb02e.Itis<\/p>\n
alieged in the c\u00ab:;"rtip11jaji'ni, that   at about 1 1 p.m.<\/p>\n
at Kada_t7ige1*eA near the farm house of
\nKataiah the a'CeuSed"afere"t.h'e'\u00abr\ufb01embers of unlawful assembly<\/p>\n
with a_11_.0bjeet'  can1111i'1;tifig criminal trespass and to cause<\/p>\n
 "1<seur1;':1\u00a7e' CKVV3 "TO  CW9 and to commit murder of the<\/p>\n
V"deceased"Shad\ufb01zttbiglllzlgappa. thereby they are alleged to have<\/p>\n
cm\ufb01g\ufb01uedg\ufb01\u00e9nesU\/s143rAvsa;149ofHm1<\/p>\n
3;' _  It is further alleged that at the said date, time<\/p>\n
'and fylacte. the accused have used (.'.r1'.111.i.r1al force and<\/p>\n
3%<\/p>\n
commi\ufb01ed 1'iot.iie1g t.hereloy they are alleged to have C0i'1'1II1iljl\u20acCl<\/p>\n
offence U\/s. I47 r\/w Sec. 149 of IPC.\n<\/p>\n
4. It is further alleged that the 21cct1sed.__ivereiii.”_
\npossession of deadly Weapons like choppers__: aiid ltlr1″e–
\nweapons when used to commit offerices'<a1fe'..&lik;elyl"to cause <\/p>\n
death and thereby they have CO11'1I'I1ll.l;.C('j s..148  l'<\/p>\n
Sec..l49 of IPC. It is furthelf-.d:%fllleged
\ntrespassing into the coconut  l'\u00a2*ftA'CW2l'E{ataiah, the
\naccused caused death  they are
\nalleged to have  302 r\/ W Sec.\n<\/p>\n
.149 of IPC.\n<\/p>\n
 it ‘a11\u00a7gea- that on the aforesaid place,<\/p>\n
date time and place, ‘tjhe..alc’Cused caused injuries on PW} w<\/p>\n
Jaganiiatha, PlW’?,.l{ataiah, PWIS \u00ab Gouramma, PW16 \u00ab<\/p>\n
  l%’\\}V_ .17 — Nagaraja and PWl9 — Ramaraja thereby<\/p>\n
 a:lleged.T’to–:”have comrzutted offence U \/ s.324 r\/w Sec.<\/p>\n
  149’of__1\u20acQ;*  it<\/p>\n
it   It is further alleged that the Accused No.4 along<\/p>\n
-.ff\\vit’lfi the deceased Accused No.2 and deceased Accused<\/p>\n
2??\n<\/p>\n
2%,: 5<\/p>\n
6<\/span><\/p>\n
No.2} abetted the COI1’1II}iSSiO11 of offence by Accused No.5,<\/p>\n
Accused No.9, Accused No.10, Accused .Nos.i4 to <\/p>\n
Accused No.18 in causing the murder of <\/p>\n
thereby accused No.4 is alleged to have (7orrirr1iV.t_:t’edV<\/p>\n
U\/s. 1 14 r\/w Sec. 302 ofIPC.\n<\/p>\n
.7′. The aCQ~g,1S\u20acd xver.-3 .5.\u00a2ct:redV_l’Vbetore\u00bb’
\nthereafter charge was framed   they
\nhave pleaded not guiltymlilqe  orvderllto prove
\nthe case examiriecliri all   Ex.P.1
\nto Ex.P28 and   defence of the<\/p>\n
accused   eler1V1;al’;’ After hearing the<\/p>\n
pr0SeC1V1’v;i0,3 andV'[hf\u20ac.AA\u00a21Bf\u00a2f1.3A\u00a2””the’learned Sessions Judge was<\/p>\n
pleased to hold that_ the “prosecution has not proved the case<\/p>\n
 beyor\ufb01ldvrelasonableudoiiht and therefore, he has passed the<\/p>\n
 jddg:_f11eritr.oi7.aequitta1. The State is in appeal.<\/p>\n
 l  in his eoinplaint has stated that himself<\/p>\n
heharid tl.-.e”p..ai9ty of Doddaiah had misuraderstanding regarding<\/p>\n
A  of way and right of water for 45) months prior to<\/p>\n
‘  the date of the incident”. He has stat.ed that there was fight<\/p>\n
\/’g<\/p>\n
between both the parties and also there was a case pending<\/p>\n
before the Court. He has slated that on 30.05.1994 at”<\/p>\n
11 p.m. all {he accused persons i.e.. Accused 2:3 <\/p>\n
and others came near the farmhouse of Sa1111a1ihgahayakal”<\/p>\n
and trespassed into the hous_e. b.Himself:}_’*deee.ase.d_’<\/p>\n
Shanmbulingaiah, PW2 – Kai:–1aial1,llP_VlV’16  V<\/p>\n
PWl7 — Nagaraja, CW5 -~ Cl1iklsa’leeI;1;aaiali;.l_]ElVv’l\u00a7 –lQ\u00a7Qa”lilar1na
\nand PW15 — G-owranlnlanwere   When
\nthey were awakened by   dogs, all of a
\nsudden the aforesai-:1   lzpon them and<\/p>\n
Accused ll\u00a7f1anj’1ij;n,aih_aiV_assaulted the deceased<\/p>\n
Shambpilingaiahorl lails  leg-alrld right hand and caused
\nbleedingdmjuries.,aeeusled_flN.oZ13 —- 1\\\/ieenakumar assaulted<\/p>\n
PW2  Kataiah  meails of a club. Accused No.3 —<\/p>\n
 “vKaregow.de1 and Aeeiisetl No.1 –\u00ab~ Doddaiah assaulted himself<\/p>\n
llP”\\.7\\\/l”iE;l;”l’\u00a3\u00a7-lo’uyran1111a by means of club. All the other<\/p>\n
accused assaiulied all of them by means of clubs and caused<\/p>\n
W_VaI’iOL1S ir1_\u00a7L1ries. ‘l’he1’eafte:’, he was taken to the hospital and<\/p>\n
C’from”‘~\u00abt.here, eornplaim. was registered on the basis of his<\/p>\n
l  s\u00a3’al.en1e2’1l.\n<\/p>\n
8<\/span><\/p>\n
9. PW} in the Court. has reiterated the version
\nmentioned by him in the complaini. as aforesaid. He has
\nfurther identified the weapons used by the accused at the<\/p>\n
time of the offetlce and has also 1″1arI’ai,ed the overtVg1e1;s’;oi’<\/p>\n
Accused No.1. 3, 5, 13 and 18 in. his evidence.  <\/p>\n
been thoroughly eross~eXamined. However,….1h_eaVew..ri(1enCe”‘<\/p>\n
regarding the overt acts and pa1*iii;ipa\u00a3ioh; of <\/p>\n
five accused has been unshaken in the c1<oss~ex:;ii.n1inaLtiohof '<\/p>\n
PW}.\n<\/p>\n
10. PW2~K.L.K21i@ii’a_h  2i_fio’eh_e’f_iA”ir}jured'”e3}ewii:ness.<\/p>\n
He  also’sisied:ehoiii,~s..’i.i1e overt acts committed by the
\nafo1’esai(1* ;1C’cused also assault committed by<\/p>\n
the o_i.-her ace’u_sed..onAihe”inj’L1red pm, pwz, PW15, PW16,<\/p>\n
‘V V’    ”  . . . . . .. ‘V<\/p>\n
   –GoWramma has also stated that she was<\/p>\n
pres’e11i<\u00e9ii the time of offence and has narrated the overt acts<\/p>\n
.  .hC9,I–_E$\u20acd  Accused No.1 .35. 13 and 18 at the time of offence.<\/p>\n
. V are sejiiced.\n<\/p>\n
9<\/span><\/p>\n
12. PW’l6–D21yananda is ariolher eyewitness. PWl 7 –<\/p>\n
Nagaraja is also another eyewitness. PWIQ –~ RE1I11aII’ajWilS~_’c3.lS_Q<\/p>\n
another injured eyewitness. All these xvitne_ss’es-\u00ab’.V’*h\u00a7\u00a71{=e <\/p>\n
categorically stated regarding the assault  tile”<\/p>\n
accused persons on the date of the offence jaiid the-._v\u00a7r’e2ipoi1Vs_T f<\/p>\n
used by them and also the deat\u00bbh o1′ Sh*ahihul1ngii–l.i1ls”zit’ restilt
\nof the assault. made by the a1fores’ai:do.o(tL1secil_ l\n<\/p>\n
13. PW3~Rajan1l;%’~~..;9  to  inquest
\nmahazar~Ex.P.3. PW4 –~    to spot
\nmahazar    idAei’1lt.lfie.dV:V.flM.Os.2O and 21<\/p>\n
being sanlple   mud seized by the<\/p>\n
police’. PW5–I)eV\u00e9iV1′-.isi:ohe–igjLttesi:or to Ex.P.4wmahazar under.
\nwhich l\\\/I.Os.’__2?._ to _l\\\/l;O;’2:4’_.’einamely Clothes of the deceased<\/p>\n
 14;  PlW..6-\u00a33ranna1 is another signatory to Ex.P.5–
\n ii’1\u00e9i\u00a7fi.aiza::i’;”liinder which M.O.4 is seized. He is also<\/p>\n
sign\u00a3ito1j,zV.i.o’ihe recovery n1ahazar {*3x.P.Ei under which a club<\/p>\n
_o’l;.  i1’1s1,2mee of the accused No.3 was seized. PW?\u00bb<\/p>\n
_’ . S1ji1’ar’:{gai2il1 is the sigi’1a1,ory to EX.P.7 under which two<\/p>\n
Choppers marked as iVi.O 1 and M.O.2 have been seized by<\/p>\n
the police. Ex.p.8 is the mahazzar. However this witness-..hias<\/p>\n
turned hostile t.o the ease of the prosecution. I3W8\u00a7_G’a’iiig;x–i.1_n2\u00e9  _<\/p>\n
is the signatory to Ex.P.9 under which one filuh. 1?:-‘as”VSeizedi_ <\/p>\n
at the instance of Ninganna and Do_dc1aiah? and .other=s”v-x_vh:;e .\u00ab<\/p>\n
are accused in this case. V\n<\/p>\n
15. PW9wNarayanappa  the aeepuntant
\nproduced the RTC of ‘  viiiage,
\nwhich stands in the na1ij1_ev:’ofV who is the
\nfather 0fPW2   V A  V
\n  has examined PW1–\n<\/p>\n
J9tganneiihe1′–   about 7 21.111. and issued<\/p>\n
certificate perVEX.15;’v1$’.”‘”He further examined PW16 and<\/p>\n
Vissue\u00e9i swouviid eert’ii”i(:ste as per Ex.P.13 in respect of<\/p>\n
  is the wound eeitificate of Ramaraju~<\/p>\n
  of the opinion that the injuries on these<\/p>\n
‘._perso1i~s aife simple in nature.\n<\/p>\n
317. PW1’1~MudIagi’riyappa Medical officer at Tumkur<\/p>\n
 u G\u00e9-3.1ie1’a.1 hospital who has eondi1Ci,ed the Post. niortern<\/p>\n
l i<\/p>\n
exaininafioii on the deceased Shambulinga and has issued<\/p>\n
RM. report. as per Ex.P.16. He has opined that the <\/p>\n
clue to shock and haermo1*hage as 21 result, oi’_;’t’1’1e..’Vsex}e’i’e <\/p>\n
injuries sustained by the deceased. He h\u00e9-lS.1’1117i.i’1Ci'”~\u00a7pi]’1Ii)d’ ”<\/p>\n
that chopper like M.O.2 wouid Cause the:said”iTnj::;;ries’.–.s  ;_ T <\/p>\n
18. PW12 M H_{>.1nd;=a1\u00ab:a_.1naai?.3′ Sr. s.s*V\u00a7:1;~;c:i;1’i1s:_\u00a7’; is <\/p>\n
District Hospital Tumkuif has eie\u00e9lrnixzed   when
\nhe was first brought to     injuries
\nand has stated that iof'”‘hi\u00a7~\\.:’V”\u00a7;{amination. the
\nperson broughf_1_f  \u00a3”1%”e’t5.i;d.”‘Ii\u00a3\u00abei”has…1;eeeived a memo as<\/p>\n
per Ex.P.1′:;7_V f}9o.m”Vi\u20aca1_1\u20ac.1:n1beiie; Poliiee station in this<\/p>\n
connectimlg P1V1″P{}=-.ARang;asVLra1ny is the junior’ engineer who<\/p>\n
has p1’epai’e\u00a7itttheihsi\ufb01eiehsiiof the scene of offence marked as<\/p>\n
 per  8. PW”1.4V%Pt1ii::11.’amaIah has been depuied to arrest<\/p>\n
the Cr.No.83\/94 of Kallambella Police station.<\/p>\n
lHe”i”hVas””\u00e9i1t:ies{evd”Accused No.8 and 7 in this case and<\/p>\n
p1’Od’E1C\u20ac\u00bb’.1′ be\u00a7o1’e the InVesi’,igat.ing officer.<\/p>\n
AA  PWi8 —- Venkateshamurthy is the Assistant,<\/p>\n
‘  Ezgieemive Engineei’. KPTCL who has st.at:ed that on the night:<\/p>\n
\u00ab\/4<\/p>\n
12<\/span><\/p>\n
of the offence there was supply of e1eet.ricity to Kadivagere<\/p>\n
village. in that Connection he has issued repIy~Iett.erVV.\u00a3ts_f)er<\/p>\n
EX.P.20. PW20 M Beliibheernanaika, PW21 ~\u00ab~ Chan_cfi’\u00e91iEih–~  _<\/p>\n
PW24 — R3.lT1E1\ufb01I1\u20act have turned hostile to  .the'”<\/p>\n
prosecution.\n<\/p>\n
20. PW23–Rangaiah  r2eti:’VedV  has
\nregistered compiaint of   “pe:rAAE\u00a7A2<;.P.l for
\noffences punishable   326 and
\n307 r\/W See. 149 {PC  the court in
\nCr.No,83\/    .._tV1ie."'ir1:forri:1.atiori from the
\nhospita}    to the injuries he
\nhas    the above said crime number
\nand rnadei\u00e9' repovrtxto as per Ex.P.24.<\/p>\n
 ]V3W\ufb015""<.VEa}.akshaiah is the Investigating Officer<\/p>\n
vaho–\u00bbhasVVta1;e:i"o\\(e'r the investigation from ASI — Rangaiah on<\/p>\n
 Conducted the investigation, recorded the<\/p>\n
. staternerst of eyewitnesses and other witnesses and<\/p>\n
  .tcor1r:h,1ctet:1 inquest mahazar._ 'rec:ei.ved wound certificate and<\/p>\n
PM report and after completion of the investigation filed the<\/p>\n
chargesheet.\n<\/p>\n
22. It is from the evidence of these witnesses’ _<\/p>\n
the learned Sessions Judge has 0bse1’ve:1– dd<\/p>\n
prosecution has not proved the case:…beyOn_d ._feas0V3}ab}ec.’<\/p>\n
doubt. Therefore, he has passed th’e_!c’:’der
\nHence. the State has come up  appeal,-.\n<\/p>\n
23. Heard    learned
\nGovernment Pleader and  advocate
\nfor Respondents.'”‘:\ufb02” A L  V<\/p>\n
24.   that in this case
\nthere ate.’_5:.:’_iVI1jt1I:edV”eyewitnesses who have
\nspoken  and the version of these<\/p>\n
witnesses ca4te\u00a7ge1’icai}yA”states that the Accused Nos}, 3, 5.<\/p>\n
  :_.,.18V._A}.1ave”Vactively participated in the crime. He<\/p>\n
“tsuhf1\ufb01ts”‘that:”the witnesses categorically state regarding<\/p>\n
the Vcifert. Adcaused by Accused .N0s..1., 3, 5. .13 and 18,<\/p>\n
dgtnore pafticL11arly the overt acts of Accused N0s.5 and 1.8 in<\/p>\n
j_’c;e1uVsi:1g the injuries on the person of the deceased<\/p>\n
‘ Shambulingappa by means of chopper. He further submits<\/p>\n
I4<\/p>\n
that the defence has not come out with plausible theory<\/p>\n
regarding the incident. He further submits from the evviderice<\/p>\n
of these witnesses enmity has been established. _He’4fti~;ttl1eij <\/p>\n
submits that the evidence of PWl8 discloses  was”<\/p>\n
supply of electricit.y at the time of in T <\/p>\n
of the admitted fact that thepaceused-Ahaizd thelviliiaplttred
\nbelonging to the same village,  the
\nidentity does not arise atf:aiIp__ that allvthevvaccused
\ndeserve to be convicted   of IPC and
\nprays that the    sentenced in
\naccordance   ‘V L l<\/p>\n
 tttt   leai\ufb01riedl counsel for the accused
\nsubmits ltiriat–the’order_of\u00bbla\u00a7qhittal Passed by the trial Court<\/p>\n
is proper he subriiitsl\ufb01i an appeal, the appellate court<\/p>\n
l*cane.ot” impose its lowri views on the fact finding process<\/p>\n
ex’ercisued’-,_by'”..tVlie trial Court and only in exceptional<\/p>\n
circtu\u00a71st.ances such exercise could be done. In this case no<\/p>\n
xsuch e~xce_ptional circumstartces are pointed out by the<\/p>\n
‘~.iprose’out.io11 to convict the accused. Hence prays that the<\/p>\n
l  appeal be dismissed.\n<\/p>\n
E’<\/p>\n
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vi<\/p>\n
[5<\/p>\n
26. We have gone through the evidence of the<\/p>\n
injured witnesses and also the niaterials placed beforethae<\/p>\n
Court. We have kept in mind the principles of  <\/p>\n
appellate Court wili be slow in case of acquittal.  ”<\/p>\n
finding; of the trial Court except if!the_:Alfiiidi’ng’:4Aof…:tiiei..V_tirilaljCi’<\/p>\n
Court is capricious and or if it.Vis_”not:  on  zorlhas
\nresulted in miscarriage of it   are
\npossible in a particular  trial
\nCourt’ is plausible even in  court
\nwould not i1″1iCI\u00a7’~lEi’Ar:ev’l}\\’iE.h:;’tl1f\u00a7’  the trial Court.<\/p>\n
Even in anapp”\u00a2a]””f\u00a7__ ag’1-o9f._Vpfcappreciatioii “of the evidence<\/p>\n
before the app’eliate’lCloL1_rt’,\u00abV.:tlie appellate court finds that the
\norder of”.ac’quitta1.”  even in such cases the<\/p>\n
appellate court uvvoultd notiipset the order of acquittal passed<\/p>\n
 ‘vby  trial iCAourt.l Bearing these settled principles in mind<\/p>\n
   deal with the matter on hand. It is seen that<\/p>\n
the   Ex.P1 given by PW} mentions the name of<\/p>\n
lxuall the\u00bb  accused and also the specific overt acts of 5<\/p>\n
‘~lC_perso~iis  Accused Nos.l, 3, 5, 13 and 18. The presence<\/p>\n
‘  and participation of these 5 accused has been established<\/p>\n
beyond reasonable doubt from the evidence of PW}. <\/p>\n
PWI5, PWE6 and PW19 who are the injured eyeWit_;ness_es_.<\/p>\n
The evidence of the injured witnesses in any case  _<\/p>\n
slightly brushed aside on some surmises .o”r”=eonjectL1–res__ <\/p>\n
unless there is strong (‘.iI’Ct1I}’1Si\ufb01.11C\u20acy~15$’ disbe1’ieVeV”‘-si.th’e;sA<\/p>\n
evidence of the injured eyewi.tiae_sses&.V”Altdisneeessdr\u00e9r
\ntheir version should be given  to  After
\ncarefully going through Wei] asuthe version
\nof the injured eye\\2tfitriesses,_v:V’v’AeV  t-h~e.’iirIi1′–o’pinioI1 that it
\nis the Accused;_”IV.  Ea,  have carried
\nEetha]   murder of
\nShanibiziutlingais\ufb01a    injuries on PW1. PW2,
\nPW15,   per the wound certificates<\/p>\n
produced bet’orevVth.e..’–t1’i\u00e9:.l’Court. Therefore, we find that the<\/p>\n
 :offence of hc\u00e9tusiiig death of the deceased by the<\/p>\n
 has been proved by the prosecution. It is<\/p>\n
further seen  the said act 01″ accused has been committed<\/p>\n
<_\\;vit.h .21 '~eon1n1o11 object of committing Iliurder of deceased<\/p>\n
":Sh.;irr1'bh.Lllingappa. which is demonstrated by the fact that<\/p>\n
t  they have come at 1i.OO p.m. carrying weapons in the night<\/p>\n
ti.r1'1e and they have pounced upon the unarmed deceased<\/p>\n
and others. Under the circninstances the p1"osect1ticn"<\u00ab.l_ia–s<\/p>\n
proved the common object of all the accused peierons .<\/p>\n
Cornnlission of the offence. HeI1ee,_we 11olc:i".ACet1sed. <\/p>\n
Nos}. 3, 5, 13 and 18 are guilty oflhe ;;;i':'e;qc'<:.if\/1s\u00a7;-3o'::[f-aw:;_7<\/p>\n
Sec.149 of IPC and also ol"l'e11eel U.S.3Q:4t"J.  A1':49_HOl\ufb02
\nin View of there being no speeifie"\u00ab.oVe.;ft aets  by the
\nwitnesses, we are inelii1ed:~to  doubt to other<\/p>\n
accused persons. V<\/p>\n
27.   in the sense that
\nthe accused.  the house of sleeping
\nVietlmsgyanld    feel that in View of the
\nenmity  we impose sentence of<\/p>\n
in1priso_nmerit for-lil’e instelad of death sentence to accused<\/p>\n
  3.9.5, {B lor the offence U\/s.302 r\/W. SeC..l49<\/p>\n
 of l”1lt’1j_ey are sentenced to suffer R1. for a period<\/p>\n
ohinlelyearl the offence U\/S324 1’\/W. Sec. 149 of IPC.<\/p>\n
28.’; In so far as the other accused are eo’nCern.ed, the<\/p>\n
paft;ie.ipat.ioI1 has not been clearly established. ‘I’herel”o1*e. we<\/p>\n
”  wetild not 1’nte1’fere with the order of aCq1,1il,i’:.al against. other<\/p>\n
iii<\/p>\n
accused in this case. T hercfore, the order of their acquiital is<\/p>\n
hereby confirmed.\n<\/p>\n
29. In the result, the appeal filed by <\/p>\n
partly allowed. Accused No.1. — i)oddaiah_,.~wS,\/l_o:’..u  <\/p>\n
Nayaka. Accused No.3 — Karegowdas<\/p>\n
Accused No.5 – Harisha, S\/oV.e’P\u00a7arego’-Jcllez, Ac(:.ulse(;lV  <\/p>\n
Mee11aI\u00ab:umar, S\/0. Sa’neexrana\u00a7ai%a andll z’x.c’cuse<1l2\u00a7No. 18 M
\nManjunatha, S\/o.  .con.\\ricteclll'AI"oi; gffences
\nU\/s.3o2 r\/w. Sec. 149    to undergo
\nimprisonment,;iol;\u00ab\u00ablljl'e. 'l':'lj1eysi*le 'l71l:I:'ll~':1:'t21'V'.Q\ufb01)i'I1"l\\\/'ZlCt\u20actCl for offence
\nU \/ s.324 r\/Vic   to undergo R1. for
\none   run Concurrently. The
\nAppeal   other accused is dismissed.\n<\/p>\n
_The t1:lie.l_lCou.’:’t ‘is o’1}ec1.ed to execute the sentence as<\/p>\n
‘ ‘  ..here1’f1 1:;e,I’o1″~e mentlilo1″;’e’cl.<\/p>\n
S\u00e9if 1:\n<\/p>\n
Tu\u00e9gs<\/p>\n
s\ufb01fz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court State Of Karnataka vs Doddaiah on 24 September, 2010 Author: K.Sreedhar Rao B.V.Pinto .5: W THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE DATED THIS TH I13 249% 113m” of? SEPTEMBER. PRESENT me: HONBLE MR. JUS’I’iCE K.sRI3Em<aAR :ELAVGJQI " AND THE HONBLE MR. .JV.U.9afrIc'1i:B .'v. 4' CRLA. 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