{"id":57303,"date":"2009-01-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-22T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-state-of-karnataka-by-vs-manjunath-reddy-so-balreddy-on-23-january-2009"},"modified":"2018-03-04T03:43:16","modified_gmt":"2018-03-03T22:13:16","slug":"the-state-of-karnataka-by-vs-manjunath-reddy-so-balreddy-on-23-january-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-state-of-karnataka-by-vs-manjunath-reddy-so-balreddy-on-23-january-2009","title":{"rendered":"The State Of Karnataka By … vs Manjunath Reddy S\/O Balreddy on 23 January, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
The State Of Karnataka By … vs Manjunath Reddy S\/O Balreddy on 23 January, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: Manjula Chellur Gowda<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH (EOURT OF KARNATAKA  \n\nDATED THIS THE 23rd D\ufb01fY\"bQ\u00a7\"J.ANUARY;--.\u00a73.{}O9_ \n\nPR.EsE1\\ r1i    x\n\nTHE HONBLE MRS. JL1s*ri\u00a7::\u00ab: % MA'm::LA C%{ELLUR\n\n\n\nTHE HQNBLE MR. 'L5\"f.\ufb01I$'1*1{;i\u00a7:B;.':'$\u00a7R.3\u00a7\u00a7ENIVASE GOWBA\n\ncR:M1NAI\u00a7,\"\u00e9gp\ufb01mnfrzg. %6*;?\u00e9V'\u00a7f 2002\n\nBetween:    '\n\nThe Stems  A'\nB3,\u00bb-' Pa\u00a3hapa1y\u20ac;;--vPQii(;e --S_ta\u00a7ion _'\n(Repmseriteci by ._3L_  \n\nPubiic P:pSe:cu*\u00a3~:;rG\u00abV\n\n  G. ;5;i*;ja1n--:aH1urthy, HOG?)\n\n1\",  Raddy, S\/<3 Balrcddy\n Ageci=28 years,\n\n Sii\ufb01ivasamddy, S\/0 Baiajrtiddy,\n f\u00e9gcd 125 years\n\nBerth are m\ufb01idents of\nC,-hinrttzagarzapalii\nBagepaili Taiuk.\n\n(By Sri B. Papegewda, Adv.)\n\nAppellant\n\nRespondcnts.\n\n\n\nB\u00bb)\n\nThis Criminal Appeal filed under Sectioi1._\u00a73;2*V8{'1}.V'EeV.(3)\nC1r.P.fL'. by the State praying to grant leave m-3__f1ie" 331-. appeal\n\nagainst the judgment dated 3.10.2601  L" by \nlearned Prl. C.-J. (Jr.Dn.) & JMFC,   C.C.\u00bbu \n539.348\/2000<\/pre>\n
 aeqliit\ufb01ng the res3ponden’is~aa:c.i1set1__”f<ii:f ihe;___ <\/p>\n
offences 13\/33. 323, 326 R\/W  3.r'~_1iI.E4"C}._  _<\/p>\n
This Appeal coming on
\nCHELLUR. J. delivered the f(3}3.\u00a7\\a'i11g: "  —  <\/p>\n
This appeal is  jrhe judgtzixent end
\nacquittal in  {j;..:.1No.348j'2iZ3C\u00a7O.::ei\u00a7 eta; \ufb01le of the Pr]. Civil<\/p>\n
audgc; %%%% i'(Jr.i;:a.}ii'i:.3\u00a5; .i:m:'<:, eagepam dated 3rd October,<\/p>\n
:2. 5- In   tiie iiiief facts ieadimg to filing of charge<\/p>\n
 " Sheet  the eeeused persons are as under:<\/p>\n
 -gaiecused Manjimath Ready and 21% accused<\/p>\n
 are brothers. It is also admitted that these<\/p>\n
  two aeeused are none ether than the Cousin of the<\/p>\n
 Saraswathainma as they are some of her<\/p>\n
  -*-Iiiatemai uncle. Aeeerding to the pmseeutien the<\/p>\n
complainant belongs to (LZPM party. On the date of the<\/p>\n
incident Le. 23.2.2000, panehayat elee\ufb01ens were going on<\/p>\n
in the cenccrned panchayat at   “\u00ab3.u\u00a2; <\/p>\n
According to the pmsecution,  i_t’his
\ncase, after casting hm’ votqtsfas
\nand at a. distance \u00abof 180 ft.  the   HI’t0tiCCCi
\n1 and A $2 assat\ufb02\ufb02ttg-A._  giddy’ 3136
\nth\u20acI’CfOI’\u20ac izltel\ufb01zted   ultimately A 1
\nand A 2 “%o:;:3-.2153;  tttttiCI3″‘t\u20acS1\ufb02tCd in falling of
\nher two    wi\ufb02l a stone and A I
\nwith    to be lodged an the next
\nday. Fttozn\u00e9t  she was referred to the<\/p>\n
coxac\u00e9rzmd  C-sntrc where she was tmated and<\/p>\n
:WQt{11d.”‘c:tartj1’icate was also issued. During the ceurse of<\/p>\n
 stone was mixed at the spot. When the<\/p>\n
 Went ta lodge the complaint, tare teeth came<\/p>\n
  tiahded aver to the police by her saying that two<\/p>\n
  tt\ufb02t\u00e9ttittt had falien an the previeus afternoon when the<\/p>\n
T  \u00e9iiicused assaulted her an the face. After mmpie\ufb01ng the<\/p>\n
A irivastigatien, charge sheet came to be filed against the<\/p>\n
accused pemons far the amve said offencas. The matter<\/p>\n
was tried by the Civil Judge ( Jr. D11.) <\/p>\n
Bafare the tria} Court.\n<\/p>\n
3. The main ground of     del\ufb01r
\nin iodging the compiagnt my   and them
\nwas political ill-will   and the
\naccused   belongs to CPM
\nparty a;r1d=7   ‘BJP party. It was also
\narguefi “””     Judge that when
\npanch%\u00e9iy’aV:t.”– progress, on the date of 1:116<\/p>\n
incident,  ‘was  persesrmei at the f:l\u20acCtiO1.’} booth,<\/p>\n
 ‘  _,_g\u00ab1A_~ \u00e9afit\ufb02ii fiave ti\u00e9:\u00e9ii&Vn0Ima1 and natural either for the<\/p>\n
 V”g:rf}hcr Icith and kin including hsr husband to<\/p>\n
iniez\ufb01n  aha-ut the incicimat. Ncthmg happened on<\/p>\n
 “\u20ac133 Bay. This wauid oniy gt) ta Shaw that a false msa<\/p>\n
 _  zioncocted against the accused to wrttck vengeance<\/p>\n
V%    to peliticafl rivalry, was the defence taken by the<\/p>\n
accused.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
4. Tbs learned Trial Judge an appraisai:\u00a7A’_i\u00a7:f  ..e1\ufb01vt;i1-\u00a32. <\/p>\n
evidence on record ultimately  ‘1  T ‘is ‘I<\/p>\n
inardinate delay in lo<\/p>\n
conciude that A 1 and A 2 assaulte\u00e9 She<\/p>\n
lost her two upper teeth.\n<\/p>\n
6, We havc gene tI1rough_the\u00e9’c:itire es\ufb01\ufb01i\u00e9zic\u00e9,
\nthe judgnens: of the trial   mat-would arise;
\nfor our censiderationA-.i\u00a7\u00a7%\u00ab-wh\u00a7tig;\u00e9f ‘Stats has made out a<\/p>\n
68.36  V’–ir1t\u00a7:rf\u00e9ferics  with the judgment of<\/p>\n
acquiftg3′<;\u00a7f m\u00ab.=5  '<\/p>\n
'3'. V'  "So far  Vizsustenanctz of iI'}jLiI'}\u00ab' apart from the<\/p>\n
  \u00ab-316 coxnplainant PW 2, We have the wound<\/p>\n
 'KP 5 and the evidence of the doctor who<\/p>\n
tr\u00e9i:g:{1:\u00ab t?i\u00a3\u00a7, ixajurad at Genera} Hospitai, Bagepalli an<\/p>\n
  i\u00e94;2.2{\u00a7C\u00a39. As per {ha Waumd certi\ufb01cate and the evidence<\/p>\n
 'tiixe doctor the fallowing injxlries were found:<\/p>\n
i) 1033 Of \ufb01rm: incisors on 18% and right upper jaw
\npresent<\/p>\n
~42<\/p>\n
ii) incisors have become loose.\n<\/p>\n
It is opined that the injuries are gievous iI2..u’f1at.1;i*ef’  -T ‘<\/p>\n
8. Aeeerding t9 the proeecuf3’1on;,””\u00a3}\u00a7e \u00abincident  <\/p>\n
at ah-cut 11.00 am. when 1_:he_._  wage: e\ufb01er
\ncasting her vote,  the  beirlgpofuifsixas ef the
\ninjured comp1a*ma.nt’=   ” that from the<\/p>\n
beginning Sht\u00b0_\u00a7_’3;}(\u00a710Ii\u00a73,S}  she reluctantly’<\/p>\n
  to BJP party. In the
\ncross  gven for the delay in lodging<\/p>\n
the A.e0mp1\u00a3i:i:”1:i; ‘Wes  she feil unconscious due to the<\/p>\n
 * aSSai1If’ee\ufb01A.her meiith and she gained conscious on the<\/p>\n
   She even goes to the extent of saying<\/p>\n
 she has to verify the same from. her husband<\/p>\n
  The incident occurred 100 yarde from the<\/p>\n
   ef the election booth and there would be 50 to 643<\/p>\n
  -~–‘p:ereens at the spot and if such incideni: happens Whereira<\/p>\n
a lady loses\u00bb; consciousness and falls de\ufb01nitely the poijee<\/p>\n
who were present near the heath weuid have noticed the<\/p>\n
sam\ufb01: or same one Weuid have ciefinitely drawn tlrleir<\/p>\n
attention to the said fact. Surprisingly them <\/p>\n
an recasrd to shew when carried this ia.r_ijf  i.\u00a3=_v%its<\/p>\n
uncunscious to her viiiage which  6 miiezs’ va{v21y”~fr<;~;n ._th'e. <\/p>\n
\u20ac}6Cfi()Il booth and how she wasvlzgarzried'? 'She. \u20aci'e”*.~ir1A.’; ‘wen .<\/p>\n
say that her husband  ‘4._}3res\u00e9:21tV’   V3;*\u00a7<:ide11f'<\/p>\n
happens. \u00a5_Jnfc1'tuna_;te1y  * Anancl<\/p>\n
Raddy who happened 1:'-ertare  scene of Off\ufb01\ufb02c\ufb01<\/p>\n
is n0t:v:exaIsri:i\u00e9(1…V_V:'Nc'\u00ab;\u00a7ri32'ate.' person Le. among 50 1:0 60
\nmmlga w?hQ wcre'~–;ifw'e\u00a7s.a1i\ufb01- the szput are Examined. Even<\/p>\n
in $1.: sp<:1tV  said to; have been drawn, seine<\/p>\n
 ,Ade1;bt3_"arr:.4\u00a2rt:ated as none of the mahazar wimesscts has<\/p>\n
 of the prosecution. C11; the other hand,<\/p>\n
V . we  '3.{s0-  \u00a3105.63 that on the: date of the incident, after<\/p>\n
H " V' ' .:.e1<:ctj01i \ufb01ritI1 30 3131311}? pcaple walking around the area, two<\/p>\n
–‘  \ufb01hich had fa\ufb02cn \u20ac311 :23.2.’2GGO were still available at<\/p>\n
” “Vibe spot tiil tht-; next day when complainant want 1:0 ceiltct<\/p>\n
the tegth. There is ahsaiutcly new material on record to<\/p>\n
Show that with this nature of iI3j1iI’}r” a person wcnxid lose<\/p>\n
consciousness for about 24 hours ‘*Vsh\u00e9.::’los\u00e9s” hei’..__<\/p>\n
teeth. It is also not known  “i9\u00e9tA’c30rssci(\u00a7usr1ess–.__ L<\/p>\n
What. her kith and }:inV,[‘o\u00a5\u00a7fre ‘(icing   a
\ncomplaint or givi\ufb01g n’:r.%.dic:3′.uiVL’L’.-\u00a7.fi;1;:3:f1VVtioi’i”f\u20ac;\u00a7VI:”  zfgo11:r’s. Even
\nntherwise, whether  CO1%S;3iO1IS1″kCSS for
\n24 hours with   a big question
\nbefore    % i} K\n<\/p>\n
9.     to the prosecution the
\n  the size stone at the spot, but<\/p>\n
313:1} twp   th e ii\ufb01xt day. The: Complainant says on<\/p>\n
” V.  = gait};  Ashe  know with what. object she was<\/p>\n
   Th\u00e9mfore the st-‘zizure of size stone at the spot<\/p>\n
becomgz’ ‘r\ufb01\u00e9icmous and irrelevant These are suspicious<\/p>\n
  cigicuinstanccs which are brought in the evidence of the<\/p>\n
‘  on record. The injured complainant seems 1:0<\/p>\n
  _,,_;javC tfaveilcd 6 miles to tha piazza of incident on the nsxt<\/p>\n
day to co\ufb02\ufb01zct two tmth on the spot and then went to<\/p>\n
Bagespalli police station to lodge compiaint in question.<\/p>\n
10. In View of the above discussion, though in the
\nnormal circumstance the evidence of the i11jigrc;d.._}w.itness<\/p>\n
inspires con\ufb01cience in the mind of 1:113. l’;:(iiiI*t\u00a7,”— <\/p>\n
regard 1:9 the pelitical ili-will between <\/p>\n
the accused persons who b\u00e9:i0n;Ig[\u00a30 dl\ufb01er\u00e9nt  in  ”<\/p>\n
the absence of the pr{;\u00a7s\u00a7:\u00a3:;1tioii”-  deisiy
\nproperly in lodging the  Eannot take<\/p>\n
a di\ufb01erent opinion   Court and We hold<\/p>\n
that there  119: \u00a316.’ rcascming of the trial<\/p>\n
Court ta acq11i’L_t3f1c:: ace\ufb01s\u00e9jti charges.<\/p>\n
 *;acc\u00a7\u00a3di::g1y 13316 a\ufb01li\ufb01al\ufb02 &&&&&  is dismissed.<\/p>\n
Sci\/-9
\nIudg3<\/p>\n
Sd\/-\n<\/p>\n
Judge<\/p>\n
Vb?-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court The State Of Karnataka By … vs Manjunath Reddy S\/O Balreddy on 23 January, 2009 Author: Manjula Chellur Gowda IN THE HIGH (EOURT OF KARNATAKA DATED THIS THE 23rd D\ufb01fY”bQ\u00a7”J.ANUARY;–.\u00a73.{}O9_ PR.EsE1\\ r1i x THE HONBLE MRS. 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