{"id":58744,"date":"2009-08-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-09T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/kushallappa-gowda-vs-the-state-on-10-august-2009"},"modified":"2017-11-28T09:14:37","modified_gmt":"2017-11-28T03:44:37","slug":"kushallappa-gowda-vs-the-state-on-10-august-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/kushallappa-gowda-vs-the-state-on-10-august-2009","title":{"rendered":"Kushallappa Gowda vs The State on 10 August, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Kushallappa Gowda vs The State on 10 August, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: Arali Nagaraj<\/div>\n
CrI.A. NO. L742 2008\n\nIN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE\nDATED THIS THE 10?\" DAY OF AUGUST 2009\n\nBEFORE\n\nTHE HON'BLE MR.JUS'I'ICE ARAL! NAGAEA3 ' ,1\";-I   A.\n\nCriminal A[;Qe_a_l No.742 42003007;   'VI  f\n\nBETWEEN:\n\n1. KUSHALLAPPA GOWDA . \nS\/O LATE BALANNA GOWDA-._ \nAGE: ABOUT 45 YEARS \nR\/AT KAYARA HOPUSE\n\n' DOLPADY VILLAGE V _ ' ._\nPU'mJR TALUK, D.K.  ~\n\n2. KHONNAPPAOOWDA-\"*'*v\u00bb.j _\nS\/O LATEBAl'.A_NNA(l}OW1QA   =\nAGE: ABOUT 5';%YEAR:3, AGRICL1 L '*RIs'1\"\nDOLPAD:rvh_;,LAE+E_     \n\nPUEIUR  _ _\u00ab ..APPELLAN'rs\n{BY SR1   ADVOCAT.)\n\nAND: _. .0\n\n ..P\\P.   *****  ..RESPONDEN'I'\n\n\"'-'(BE  A;\\{[RAr\u00bb4A:{R1sHNA., H.C.G.P.)\n\n'1 .\"TH1S'O'E_\u00a7E=?xV.V IS FILED U\/S 374(2) OF CR.P.C. AGAINST\nTHE J.UDGEviE}\\i<T DATED 19.05.2008 IN S.C.NO.1\/2006 ON THE\n\n -FILE OF' THE :1 ADDITIONAL SESSIONS JUDGE, D.K..\n MANGALORE, CONVICTING THE APPELLANT\/ACCUSED NO.1\n" EOIEEHE OFFENCB3 PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 304 PARFI\n "OF.I,P.'C. AND APPELLANT\/ACCUSED NO.3 FOR THE OFFENCE\n\n_ =_PU.NISi~'9iABLE UNDER SECTEON 326 OF I.P.C. AND \n\nTHIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING THIS\n\nO' THE COURT DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:\n\nW\n\n\n\n-2-\n\n- CrI.A. No. 74252008\nJ U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n
Accused Nos}. 8: 3 in Sessions Case No.1\/2006<\/p>\n
on the file of the learned ll Additional Sessions Judge,<\/p>\n
D.K., Mangalore (‘Trial Court’ for short) have.<\/p>\n
challenged in this appeal the correctness <\/p>\n
judgment and order of conviction  3″  <\/p>\n
and order of sentence dated  <\/p>\n
said case convicting these ap*pe.1_lants{accusedl os.l  VA<\/p>\n
3) respectively for the offences  :3l04:FPart I<\/p>\n
of I.P.C. and under I.P.C. and<\/p>\n
sentencing Aliaccusfecd ._No._l_ – to undergo simple<\/p>\n
imprisonnientp for.._a–:pefio.d”‘<of seven years and also to<\/p>\n
pay fine of  default sentence of further<\/p>\n
 simple inipfisonment for one month; and sentencing<\/p>\n
accused"  simple imprisonment for three years<\/p>\n
V dd _ and to   of Rs.1,000\/– With default sentence of<\/p>\n
K V' V  simple imprisonment for further one month.<\/p>\n
 Accused No.2 namely, SInt.Yashoda, the wife of<\/p>\n
"–\u00ab::a'ccused No.1 Kushalappa Gowda who was charged<\/p>\n
,…._("""""""'<\/p>\n
Cr"\/.A.No. 742 2008<\/p>\n
with the offence punishable under Section 302 read<\/p>\n
with Section 34 of I.P.C., has been acquitted by {lie<\/p>\n
Trial Court.\n<\/p>\n
3. Heard the arguments of Sri I.Tharanath:_:i3oQjwaf\u00a7\u00a7  t<\/p>\n
the iearned counsei for the apgieilaritg  <\/p>\n
accused Nos.1 & 3) and Sri <\/p>\n
High Court Government P1eade’12:<\/p>\n
4. Sri Iffharanath  131;:  counsel for<\/p>\n
accused Nos.1 &*3_. (he1’einafte1*aLre referred to<\/p>\n
as per their   ‘1’ri_a1″Ctourt] submitted that<\/p>\n
accusedE’–.No..3 ~{\u00a2;=*I$\u00a73\u20ac?_1\\1a’*’IV\u00a7:f’r\u00bb.:’].’Io.2). who came to be<\/p>\n
sentenced to” u_Vt1de.rgo’v.siii1p1e imprisonment for three<\/p>\n
“vV*y.ears\u00ab..'{a1i,d also  \ufb01ne of Rs.1,000\/–, underwent<\/p>\n
the for the said period and as on this<\/p>\n
  dayA,’~..__he been set at liberty and therefore, the<\/p>\n
 appeal. in respect of this appe\ufb02ant is not<\/p>\n
i” .;3re’s\u00bbsed as having become infructuous.<\/p>\n
&._r\\*~\/<\/p>\n
Cr!.A.No.742 2008<\/p>\n
5. Sri I.’I’haranath Poojary, the learned counsel for<\/p>\n
the appellantswaccused strongly contended that the<\/p>\n
Trial Court committed error in observing at para ” <\/p>\n
the impugned judgment that accused   3 <\/p>\n
assaulting the deceased, though  <\/p>\n
cause death of the deceased,he_ committed   act<\/p>\n
of assault with the ‘knowledg’e’V~..that he ‘wasV’:in’i”iicting<\/p>\n
such bodily injuries on  persc-;nd:of._thedeceased as is<\/p>\n
likely to cause death, iswo, _tsid–e_  Part I of<\/p>\n
Section 304 as  impugned<\/p>\n
judgment  of accused No.1 for
\nthe offencejV_u’ndei’Sectioii..i’\u00a7GZ1 Part I of I.P.C. cannot be<\/p>\n
sustajgned,<\/p>\n
  learned High Court Government<\/p>\n
Pleader  that though the Trial Court has<\/p>\n
 ‘mused tiievjjword ‘knowledge’ on the part of accused No.1<\/p>\n
  “in inflicting the injuries on the person of the deceased,<\/p>\n
 …_’v”‘the% circumstance under which the incident occurred<\/p>\n
  Land this accused No.1 assaulted the deceased indicate<\/p>\n
,…i.,\u00a7’V\\\/-\n<\/p>\n
Cr\/.A.NO. 742 2008<\/p>\n
before he could be admitted in the hospital for<\/p>\n
treatment. H.\n<\/p>\n
8. The defence of accused No.1, as could <\/p>\n
from the written statement filed by  T’ <\/p>\n
statement under Section 313 of  3W’as’\u00a5’recorded,<\/p>\n
is that the deceased went tegform the”r0ad,Vir3   V<\/p>\n
his (accused No.1’s) house he the
\ndeceased not to lay’    deceased
\ncontinued to Iay the  -“request, by<\/p>\n
ex-:’–‘<\/p>\n
digging the ‘\u00a7J’.’C’:.B. and then, a<\/p>\n
quarrelqstartedvt’betj}\u00a77een,V:hirnseif and the deceased and,<\/p>\n
during the tsaidn the deceased assaulted<\/p>\n
V accused _No.i head with a stick and P.W.2<\/p>\n
  Vwho was one of the ten members<\/p>\n
  deceased in forming the road, assaulted<\/p>\n
V . himt”””{ac’c:tise”d No.1) with a chopper and thereby,<\/p>\n
 iein\ufb02icted “on his head severe bleeding injuries and<\/p>\n
 the said incident, when his wife Smt.Yashoda<\/p>\n
{accused No.2] and his elder brother K.Honnappa<\/p>\n
,–.r”~’*”-*”‘<\/p>\n
Crf.A.No.?42 2008<\/p>\n
Gowda (accused No.3) came to rescue him, the<\/p>\n
deceased Devappagowda also assaulted accused Nos.2<\/p>\n
& 8, and when the deceased again went to <\/p>\n
accused No.1 with a chopper, he (accused  <\/p>\n
snatched the chopper from the handsof   <\/p>\n
and started swinging it for protectingohis 1ife,_ApAthen <\/p>\n
chopper came into contact  “the
\ndeceased and consequently,; “t’he._: ‘ ‘decgpased ” “sustained<\/p>\n
the said injuries.\n<\/p>\n
incident…Aas ‘  ‘complaint at Ex.Pl, the<\/p>\n
prosecution has piaced”re1iance on the oral evidence of<\/p>\n
   ‘Gf,t__the-se witnesses, P.W.-4 Puttanna<\/p>\n
 ;n’ot.._fully supported the prosecution case<\/p>\n
and.”t’nerefor_e….1’he came to be treated hostile by the<\/p>\n
learned l5tjblic Prosecutor. In his eXamination–in–chief,<\/p>\n
 is has stated that at about 0.30 am. on 24.00.2005,<\/p>\n
 .___””l’.”wAh;ile”he was in his shop, the deceased Devappagowda<\/p>\n
“.had brought J.C.B. for forming road and at that time,<\/p>\n
,….\u00bb…{“””””‘”””\n<\/p>\n
Crl.\/l. No. \/742 2008<\/p>\n
also assaulted the deceased with chopper and thereby<\/p>\n
in\ufb02icted injuries on his person. This being the nature<\/p>\n
of evidence of P.W.4, I am of the considered”<\/p>\n
that the same is of no heip to the  ‘ <\/p>\n
inasmuch as this witness has gstated  two?  <\/p>\n
versions, one in his eXaminati_on-in—-chief and .anc3th’er”=<\/p>\n
in his C1’0SS-\u20acX8_II1iI1atlOI1. ‘V”i’e’..i.*jx1erice,V”   evidence
\ndeserves to be rejected’.\n<\/p>\n
11. Though ther.evidence:.of r5wi..4 \u00e9f\ufb01o’ help to the
\nprosecution    incident of
\nal1eged:’ass.aul.tNo.l on the deceased, the<\/p>\n
evidence of i?..VJ,s.l1 ,_   as to the occurrence of the<\/p>\n
.-v~.’_sajdV_~i\u00a7{.1cident ‘czpaitervconsistent. Therefore, I do not<\/p>\n
to hold that the Trial Court committed<\/p>\n
any errorlinaccepting the evidence of these witnesses<\/p>\n
  & 5) insofar it relates to the occurrence of<\/p>\n
  “:itfnAe:liricident as alleged in the complaint at E3x.P. 1. The<\/p>\n
learned counsel for the appellants is also not in a<\/p>\n
(____(“\\\/-\\,—-.\n<\/p>\n
_ 1} _
\nCrl.A.No. 742(2008<\/p>\n
Umavathi has clearly admitted at para 14 of her<\/p>\n
evidence that the Police had come to the scenejdogf<\/p>\n
offence pursuant to the complaint filed by   <\/p>\n
No.1 against the deceased and had stopped..for1ningl..of it   l <\/p>\n
road by the deceased at the scene <\/p>\n
that the deceased could V.fo.r”m   <\/p>\n
obtaining an order from the Cixriiu it   ‘ <\/p>\n
13. The above adrnissi.’on “._of;_’I\u00a75.V’J’53:*Smt.UmaVathi
\nclearly goes to show that   dispute
\nbetween acc1,1sed 1- _Vl.the\u00ab-deceuaihsleld in respect of
\nforming\ufb01of  house of accused No.1<\/p>\n
leading to thcedthousea\u00e9lof  and a complaint was filed<\/p>\n
 a.c\u00a7;;useid Nol.in_____respect of the said dispute and<\/p>\n
 _the_  .__had stopped forming of road by the<\/p>\n
dec\u00e9asegi   the ill-will between the accused and<\/p>\n
 the dec.eased continued. P.W.3 has further stated at<\/p>\n
   of her evidence that on seeing the J.C.B. at the<\/p>\n
 .__h”sce;ne of offence, accused No.1 requested the deceased<\/p>\n
 , Dnot to form the road and thereby not to cause any<\/p>\n
\u00a2–….r”*W”~\/’<\/p>\n
M 12 –\n<\/p>\n
CrI.A.NO.742 2008<\/p>\n
injustice to him, but the deceased told him that he<\/p>\n
would form the road at the said place only despite his<\/p>\n
objections and therefore, the incident of quarrel<\/p>\n
between the accused and the deceased comInerieed.r:’__’__s’  A’<\/p>\n
14. Further, it has come in the evidenceof it   <\/p>\n
5 that during the said <\/p>\n
also sustained some injuriesrand they also  to Egel”<\/p>\n
admitted to the hospital for treagtmentlll  this,
\nD.W.1, the Medical  _ol’f\ufb01P15itt.ur_’fi'{eneral Hospital,
\nhas stated in his Aevidericedthat’  at about<\/p>\n
10.45 aim. –.i.’e…V after the occurrence of the<\/p>\n
said incident” he”  accused No.1 who had<\/p>\n
…l.come\u00ab:l:pllvhim \\Nit’l1va___mhistory that he sustained injuries<\/p>\n
 ._res_iiltj.ofv assault on him by one Vishvvanath<\/p>\n
(P.Wl..’2)l and.’-‘fi3e$:%’appagowda (the deceased). He has also<\/p>\n
 ‘deposed that on the same day, he also examined<\/p>\n
   Nos.2 8: 3 who had come to him with the same<\/p>\n
 of assault. He has further deposed that he<\/p>\n
  fnoticed on the person of accused No.1 an injury on the<\/p>\n
?_..(”\\\u00bb—–\\__,.–~\u00bb–\n<\/p>\n
Al; 13 _
\nCrl.A.NO.742 2008<\/p>\n
parietal region measuring 10 ems. X 5 ems. X 1 cm.<\/p>\n
with profuse bleeding; one injury on the right wrist<\/p>\n
measuring 3′ X 11\/2′; an abrasion over the  <\/p>\n
measuring 2 ems. X l em.; lacerated Woun_d”‘onCfri~ght T’<\/p>\n
ieg and also on the thumb. He <\/p>\n
that accused No.1 got himself discharged the<\/p>\n
hospital at about 3.30 p.m. onlV’2$;.lO8.2OVO’5.’p_V”i  <\/p>\n
15. Ex.D.13 wound lldlcertiiicate lis.su:ed_ by D.W.i
\nMedical Officer\u00e9also  No.1
\nsustained  ‘a_s’:._:deposed by D.W.1.
\nBesides:7thi_s’,  of D.W.i and also the<\/p>\n
Wound certificates 8: 15 cleariy establish<\/p>\n
.-v..thatv_\u00bba–ccused l\\los;2…..<3l.\u00bb3 also sustained some injuries<\/p>\n
V",du;ri11.g  sai"d.._incident. It is pertinent to note that<\/p>\n
accused liiled his compiaint before the Kadaba<\/p>\n
 'Police Station in respect of the same incident alleging<\/p>\n
  "thatfl"iiimself and accused Nos} 8: 2 came to be<\/p>\n
 …_'\ufb01assaulted by the deceased and P.W.2 Vishwanath and<\/p>\n
lifthey also sustained severe injuries but the said Police,<\/p>\n
<m____(\\\/'-x.—r"'<\/p>\n
_ 14 _
\nC!'\/.A.NO.742 2008<\/p>\n
though registered a case against the deceased and<\/p>\n
others in Crime No.67 \/ 2005 on the said complaint,<\/p>\n
not file charge-sheet against the deceased   <\/p>\n
and filed only B–SuInma1'y report  it <\/p>\n
complaint.\n<\/p>\n
16. From the evidence of P,Ws.1,    <\/p>\n
clear that the incident of quarrReii\u00ab.occurred’ hetween the
\naccused and the deceas’e_d’*an’fj,  the said quarrei
\nthe deceased andP.W.2:.AVishwai1at_h’ dassairilted accused
\nNos.1 to   wounds on
\nthe personuof  namely, lacerated wound<\/p>\n
over the left_htshoulder” rneasuring 11\/2′ X 21\/2′ which<\/p>\n
 . resulitedy fractu’re___of_ spine of left scapula and another<\/p>\n
V7.lacerated.__wovu.nd.over back of left thigh at the junction<\/p>\n
of uoper  lower 1\/ 3rd in size with bleeding as<\/p>\n
  ‘a_resu1t~of\u00ab;_cutting of the blood vessels.<\/p>\n
   The Trial Court, having come to the conclusion<\/p>\n
 the act of assault by accused No.1 on the<\/p>\n
 __.”deceased and consequent in\ufb01icting of said injuries<\/p>\n
.,..__:'”v”—-\u00ab—-\n<\/p>\n
_ 15 –\n<\/p>\n
Crl.A.NO.742g2008<\/p>\n
could not attract the ingredients of Section 302 of<\/p>\n
I.P.C., has observed at para 42 of its judgment that<\/p>\n
while so assaulting and inflicting the said injur-ie_si.’_onj’  <\/p>\n
the person of the deceased, accused No.1,..t1a4oiigia.::’did it   l <\/p>\n
not intend to cause murder of the  \u00e9kriieylvl <\/p>\n
that his act could cause such bodily’ injttries\ufb02as <\/p>\n
likely to cause death of the ‘V<\/p>\n
18. Part 1 of Section    that if the
\nculpable hoini0\u00a7’tile.,,. D95 V’ 2 ‘murder is
\ncommitted   causing death<\/p>\n
or of caiusingx_::bod’ilQ’-.iiy\u00abury as is likely to cause<\/p>\n
death, helshpjall  yvith imprisonment for life<\/p>\n
_ or   sentence of imprisonment for ten<\/p>\n
 :aiso’*w_ith fine. and, part II of it provides that<\/p>\n
iflusulch’ aei’l’ie  with the knowledge that it is likely<\/p>\n
to ca.use”V.death but without any intention to cause<\/p>\n
 death’-…or to cause such bodily injury as is likely to<\/p>\n
  “death. he shall be punished with imprisonment<\/p>\n
,.-…C”””””””‘\\r-\n<\/p>\n
VIC 17 –\n<\/p>\n
Crf.\/1. NO. 74252008<\/p>\n
described as the injuries of such a nature as are likely<\/p>\n
to cause death of a person. Therefore, I am of <\/p>\n
opinion that the Trial Court committed   <\/p>\n
invoking first part of Section 304 of I.P.C.  3 V’   9 <\/p>\n
accused No.1 for the culpable honi_icidelnot–oo: o <\/p>\n
to murder.\n<\/p>\n
21. The established facts  ciearly
\nshow that accused  did :\u00ab._saJid.p’act  the
\nknowiedge that by doing..,:so,,  to cause
\ndeath or such  as   cause death.\n<\/p>\n
Therefore, I  opinion that accused<\/p>\n
No.1 should\u00e9have”  for the offence of<\/p>\n
.-v..cu1pa’::%i.eV  homicide _____ __not amounting to murder<\/p>\n
 second part of Section 304 of I.P.C.<\/p>\n
22..’e ._’i4iavi.n’g?t:’i__regard to the nature of the injuries<\/p>\n
Vd*.,.,_’in\ufb02icted~  accused No.1 on the deceased and the<\/p>\n
   in which he committed the act of assault<\/p>\n
‘ :bH1v’1H1ih\u20ac deceased, I feel that the ends of justice would be<\/p>\n
  .. irnet with if the period of sirnpie imprisonment imposed<\/p>\n
r________(“\\\/’-‘\\-\/”‘<\/p>\n
_ 18 _
\nCr}.\/1. No. 74252008<\/p>\n
on him is reduced from seven years to three years as<\/p>\n
the sentence for the offence punishable under Section<\/p>\n
304 Part II I.P.C.\n<\/p>\n
23. In Vi\u20acW of my foregoing discussions,  C’<\/p>\n
pass the following:\n<\/p>\n
@195-:33,<\/p>\n
This appeal, insofar as:i’t-ll.,relates”tolappellant
\nNo.2, who was accu’sed_A  l4i,’il}p’vvvlA.p:’:S.’_=_:VS.Sl01’1S Case
\nNo.1\/2006 oil #336,, fi13″”o~f\u00ab Iihe  Additional
\nSessionsv–‘Jt1clig;Eip,l   hereby dismissed
\nas hmngbeconie <\/p>\n
The appeal,…ins’ofa’r: as it relates to appellant<\/p>\n
 No, 1″,i—\\Xrh.o’. was accused No.1 in the said Sessions Case,<\/p>\n
‘is.  in part. Conviction of the appellant<\/p>\n
  No.l*—..(ac<;fvuse.ir3lfNo.1)~for the offence punishable under<\/p>\n
"  Part I of I.P.C. is hereby altered to the one<\/p>\n
 ,.tin.der:A*Section 304 Para II of I.P.C. Consequently, the<\/p>\n
C .,'_'"s\u00bbe1-itence of simple imprisonment for seven years<\/p>\n
 C' if imposed on him by the Trial Court is hereby reduced<\/p>\n
( <\/p>\n
-19-<\/span><\/p>\n
Cri.A.No.742 2008
\nto three years. However, the sentence of \ufb01ne of<\/p>\n
Rs.1,000\/– is left undisturbed. The impugned order on<\/p>\n
sentence stands modi\ufb01ed accordingly.<\/p>\n
If appellant No.1 (accused No.1)   .<\/p>\n
completed his imprisonment for a period of  <\/p>\n
he shall be set at liberty forthwith\ufb01g  A it<\/p>\n
A copy of operative  this
\nbe sent to the Trial” ._\u00a7?ou1″t'”  dife’ction to
\ncommunicate the same  it  of the<\/p>\n
concerned priso’np_,\ufb01:_’.  V it shall be<\/p>\n
furnished to for the appellants.\n<\/p>\n
         sd\/–3
\nIudg\u00e9<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court Kushallappa Gowda vs The State on 10 August, 2009 Author: Arali Nagaraj CrI.A. NO. L742 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE DATED THIS THE 10?” DAY OF AUGUST 2009 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUS’I’ICE ARAL! NAGAEA3 ‘ ,1″;-I A. Criminal A[;Qe_a_l No.742 42003007; ‘VI f BETWEEN: 1. KUSHALLAPPA GOWDA . 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