{"id":60015,"date":"2009-05-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-28T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-of-karnataka-by-saidapur-vs-shivarajappa-so-channappa-mali-on-29-may-2009"},"modified":"2015-01-27T09:57:12","modified_gmt":"2015-01-27T04:27:12","slug":"state-of-karnataka-by-saidapur-vs-shivarajappa-so-channappa-mali-on-29-may-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-of-karnataka-by-saidapur-vs-shivarajappa-so-channappa-mali-on-29-may-2009","title":{"rendered":"State Of Karnataka By Saidapur … vs Shivarajappa S\/O Channappa Mali … on 29 May, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
State Of Karnataka By Saidapur … vs Shivarajappa S\/O Channappa Mali … on 29 May, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: Anand Byrareddy Gowda<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA   %\n\nCIRCUIT BENCH AT GULBARGr1_\u00b0.'~\"' \n\nDATED \"rms THE :2 9 '\u00b0\" DA}? OF M:w;%%2009[ X T V     \n\nPRESENTa   = i \u00ab\n\nTHE H()N'BLE MR. msT:C1?;ANAw%D   \u00e9\n\n  AND?   \nTHE HON'BLI:'i MR.HJSTICAE'A;:NLVF;1\u00a7{5\u00a7\u00a7{}PALA GOWDA\nCRMINAE, A}?}5.~'E1AI;:T\u00a7fO; 1%5i'2';*20e2\n\nSiesta   '  \nBy Saida;;u1' g\u00e9oiige  -    APPELLANT\n\n(By sm;,%Angna3ha .De:\u00a7ai, 1\u00a7.dditiunaI spp )\n\n,__4S:'czII3JI'a:i\u00a7.  Secretary,\n ysgfs' '\n\n L \u00ab.'fa1nina2111a\n\n Sfu. Ramappa\n@ Ramanna Badar\n\u00a318 years\n\n5 hi\n\n\n\n3. Naramappa\nS59. Saibanna Dongs\nHarijan,   \n33 years I\n\n4. Ashappa  \nS\/0. Narasappa Badyal H \n33 years  '\n\n5. Hanmantha\n\nS\/0. Narasappa Bady\u00e9\ufb01i      '\n\n28 ywrs V\n6.  _     . \nS\/0.   '\n\n7.   V'   \" \nS\/o. Namsappa Ba('i3%_aI\"\n\n   ..... \n, ' . _Si:a. Sawa'ia_mma Harijan,\n _  Years.   \n\" ._  Q__e:c\":\"A;gric';1jI'i'i1re\n\nV --V 9. \n\nS\/<\u00a7.v.S3wa1amma Harijan\n\n A' '  yaars,\n* .,_()e;:<:: Agriculture\n\n   ....1;').Sayanna  Sabanna\n\nS\/0. Hanmantha Mordasc Harijan\n58 years\n\n8\n\n\n\n1 I Hanmanth\nSic. Sayanna @ Sal:-anna Mundas Harijan\n28 years\n000 2 Agriculture\n12.Basappa  Baswamj\nIo. Barappa Kawali Kabber\n33 years  \n\n13.Narasappa    \nS\/0. Mock Ashappa Ijjjeli }Iaxi_i3i2  V .  ' ~ _\nOcc : Shephard\n\nMiniwater  Wgirk' \n\n.. S,'\/0. I*\u20acagapp&--.Y\u00a7\u00a7gr.Byadar\n\n  'V .13 years \n\n" . "S\/o. Ha\u00e9fzgp\ufb01nna Harijan\n\n'~33 \nGcc :\u00ab;_Agricuiture\n\nV' 1' [ilW\\?'L.''Sabanna@ Sayhanm\n .  S10. Sayanna Gadusya Harijan\n\n53 years\n\n\u00a7\n\n\n\n1 8. Balappa Chandappa\nChattikindi Harijan.\n31 years,\nOcc: Student\n19.Ashappa vv\nSic. Lachamappa \n\n@ Lachamayya Chaltakind\u00e9 _  Q' -- ._\n\n53 years  \n\n20. Anjappa\n\nSfo. Mamppa   " \n\n33 years\nOcc: Coolie \n\n   \nS\/30. Cha\ufb01\u00e9.appa\u00ab K3..'i_6Ch_1IET Harijan\n73'ye.a1_"s' . "   " _.\n\n    \n.. S\/0'. Chanwppa Iigdcchut Iiarijan\n\n  \n" .  SE0. Hjatliipanna Harijan\n\n 29"yeaz\u00a5s\n\nV n .2_4.A'rm13anna\n\n ';S\/'o. Sabanna Agasa:\n\n  "48 years\n\nOcc: Mason\n\n\n\n25.Tippanna\nSm. Hanmantha Kawali\nWaikiii\n48 ycars\nOcc : Mason\n\nAll are residents of:\n\nDupalli Village,\n\nYadgirTa1uk,   .   \nGulbarga District    A  M  _RESP()NDENTS\n(By Sh:-i. Ashuk B. Me\ufb02age, }\\d:yuc\u00e9i1e""{';1':""Shri. Balm Ran\nMangane  E53).   \n\n_ "='a.--.~s:_'=a?;H="~--_  '\n\ni_This_C'r\u00a7:_nina}. \ufb01lcd under Seulion 373(1) and (3)\nCr.P.C;_b3' the fs)r-\u20ac,he--St:*._te praying that this Hotfble Court\nmay be'pl\u00e9ased'vwto"<~gra\ufb01i--..}\u00e9\u00e9ve to \ufb01fe an appeal against the\njudg\u00a2men\u00a3 'dal'edV Vl'v2.06_.2C02 passed by Lhc II Additional S.}.,\nGuljbarga in SCA.N0.77f*.94, acquitting the respondents 5 accused\n\n NQJEL' \ufb01e-.A  xand 6,""'"F"Vlo 24 and 26 to 28 for the o\ufb02\u00e9nces\n .  Section 143, I47,}43,443,504, 506, 427, 323,\n  324;   342, 307 and 302 r\/w 149 ofIPC.\n\n  Appeal having been ward and rtmerved at\nGulbarga Circuit Beach on 23.3.2009 and coming on for\n\n" _'PIOn()i$\u00a3i0t$II1t?Ill of Jndgxncnl' this day at the Principal Bench,\n"  BYRAREDDY1, delivered the fallewinge\n\n\n\nJUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n
Heard the Addiliona} Siate I’Ai1b’ii:; \u00ab_   ‘<\/p>\n
Counsel for the respondents. _<\/p>\n
2. This appcal by the SE;1_l:;iis.ag::j;1st hlliegsgdgrixcnl of the
\nTrial Court acquitiing Loffences punishable
\nunder smog; 143, %14?,kk1A;;3%:;,;;g;5o4,kk427, 323, 324, 326,<\/p>\n
341, 342,  149 of the Indian<\/p>\n
Pena}   7: 3 V<\/p>\n
3.     stated as follows:\n<\/p>\n
 Ivl ‘E’sV 61%” the prosccuiiun that accused no.1<\/p>\n
 ‘  one Bhimashcppa had developed enmity<\/p>\n
  Manda! Panchayai clczclions of their Manda},<\/p>\n
 said lujfmfe bean held in the year 1993- This enmity had<\/p>\n
V’_AAc:a::_1″ijj:’:1ued ku faster. On 10.2.1994 at l(}a.m., while one<\/p>\n
%  …_’ A:\u00a2”.’V’I_\u00a3}Iiransab . {he deceased, PW-1 M Chandrashckar, PW-2<\/p>\n
Hanmanih, PW-4 ~ Bhimashappa, PW-6 – Sabanna and PW’-<\/p>\n
@<\/p>\n
-.1<\/p>\n
I0 Hanumanthi and one other Parvathamma were <\/p>\n
their meal in their house Accused 1113.1 alungs\u00e9iith <\/p>\n
J<\/p>\n
accused is said to have come and; \u00bbshc_)_uted_-‘that’*  zip.’ <\/p>\n
away with Bhimasheppa and abused in  <\/p>\n
‘When PW’-\u00bbi0 Hanurnzmthi  wast\u00bb<\/p>\n
assaulted with a stick.   is giiegegi itiiat aeeesed ~’izus.2 to 4
\nassaulted PVJ—2 with an  was beaten with<\/p>\n
sticks and an;-‘ai.*:t;ViV’_t.vy  n(2esi.i5i[t’u.. Accused 1193.9 143 29<\/p>\n
assaulted”Miif\u00e9};tsiitifi.;wiI}1– 1;.;m.;:.-,.s; anti sum, while twisting
\nhis  leg,iivihiiei’ah,\u00a7e.:i\u00a7i-ckjng him and punching him on<\/p>\n
his ehest,   i\ufb01ihis deathlapari from causing injuries<\/p>\n
 ”    to PW-4 aadpww.\n<\/p>\n
A   to have lodged a complaint of the incident<\/p>\n
 at ibefore the Police Sub–Inspeetor of Saitbiprur Police<\/p>\n
Q’ Stetigm and a case was registered and a First Infmznaiion Repvrt<\/p>\n
it   ia\u00e9ras despatched to the Court. PW’-10 was sent to the Medina!<\/p>\n
Officer, Siddapur, Post-mortem of the deceased Miransab was<\/p>\n
%<\/p>\n
ccnductcd on 11.2.1994. It was on 18.2.1994 that accus-cd<\/p>\n
no.2, accused 110.24, accused 119.25 and accused <\/p>\n
arrested. A voluntary statement of accused  <\/p>\n
and an axe was rcccvcrcd from :’i1’i’i31″.-.    1<\/p>\n
invcsligaling cf\ufb01ccr anestcd   <\/p>\n
and rcccrdcd lhcir  mccv\u00e9rcd from
\naccused $113.5 and a   case having
\nbeen handed cvcr to   ci”‘~vI)c!’c:-.{ivcs for further<\/p>\n
invc:s\u00a3igesr1–iun;’~w..9’1  }nvc.$ii_1;a1i\ufb01gw.01’\ufb01ccr had rcccrdcd further<\/p>\n
slatcmcxgt\ufb01  on 18.3.1994 and 19.3.1994<\/p>\n
as wc1l 35119011  was an 9.4.1994 11114120 accused<\/p>\n
  vulunlary skate.-mcnts of accused<\/p>\n
  11:33.98; 9″-e;_’11:L}V9i’..1_1_j\\\\.a\/crc recorded and an axe: was recovered fmm<\/p>\n
  the handle of an axe fmm accused no.9 and<\/p>\n
  4.311;:  handle of an axe Ecru accused 110.11. Investigation<\/p>\n
9  up by PW–3 on 21.6.1994, win; in hm: had rcccivcd<\/p>\n
    wound ccrii\ufb01calcts from 1.1113 Mcdicai Of\ufb01cer and a sketch, of<\/p>\n
the place of occurrence, from an cnginccr cf the Public Works<\/p>\n
{‘3’<\/p>\n
Department. Ht: had thcrca\ufb02cr completed <\/p>\n
\ufb01led a. chargemshccl.\n<\/p>\n
4. The: case having been comiiii_1ied_ xlo Cour: {Io<\/p>\n
Additional Sessions Iudgc, cheagfges  {ht-, <\/p>\n
above mentioned  of. Al the
\ntrial, 16 wilncssos  Exhibits P-1
\nto P~–2′}’      to 7, On an
\n   record, the trial court<\/p>\n
having  — 11):: present appeal is filed.<\/p>\n
 MAE  o t1it;e:.\u00a3*,  be noted that the acuuscd 11133.1, 5<\/p>\n
.’ V.   procetsdings before the Triai Court and<\/p>\n
   them stand abated.\n<\/p>\n
” ~~  The Additional State Public Pmamculor would oontcnd<\/p>\n
“ii  the Trial Couri has failed to appreciate the evidence on<\/p>\n
   in its proper pcrspceutive. It is contended 1ha\u00a3 the Trial<\/p>\n
Court has magni\ufb01ed minor variations in the evidence of the<\/p>\n
%<\/p>\n
10<\/span>
\nprosecution, while it has faifcd to appreciate that there we no
\ncontradictions or omissions of a degree to negate the <\/p>\n
prosecution.\n<\/p>\n
The Additional Stale Public:=.._Pro_stci1lor,. ii<\/p>\n
 has painsiakingly     <\/p>\n
respective accused emd__\u00a3hc wc:;poa:._u::cd By “1’ht:_SIf._ii.i accused
\nand the person assaulicdiiasii  the body of such<\/p>\n
victim, in minu\u00a3c’dctai\u00a7_’iwi1h* i’to,\u00a7}ic cvidcncc of the<\/p>\n
wi1nc:\u00a72.\u00a2\u00a7cs.._  ‘ -record.\n<\/p>\n
Iliiszoconiciidcidiby i\ufb01ddilioxml State Public Prosecutor<\/p>\n
lha\u00a3}P’W’–1 is air “c.y:c\u00a7wiA[v’ncss who has deposed as to the incidcm<\/p>\n
‘ Sakhich  with the case of the prtxscculicn. PW-I has<\/p>\n
\u00a3ia:t\u00e9silcdit1\u00a7i:’j_\u00a3.\u00a7idividual ovcrl-acts committed by each of the<\/p>\n
 &ccu5\ufb02V.i.\u00b0;. The Trial Court has not assigltsd reasons to reject the<\/p>\n
“ii  of P’W-1 This cvidcnct: of PW-I is amply suppmtmi<\/p>\n
   the evidence ofPVJ-2 who was aiso irzjuwd in the incidcnl<\/p>\n
and the specific evidence as regards the assauil by Ike accuscd<\/p>\n
<5<\/p>\n
ll<\/p>\n
of the deceased. This tsvidcncc of PW-2 in is<\/p>\n
substantiated and supported by {Ina evidence <\/p>\n
who are cycwwiincsscs lo the inciduril ':1s\u00a2w\u00a2'_',H as vwhtiais '<\/p>\n
the complainant and PW–l0, who   <\/p>\n
evidence of these wilmzsscs caljiiot be t1'r:gaie\u00a3:i.=. Themsamc is<\/p>\n
uonsistcnt and has nod':   to  iihxtliablc or
\nfalse. There are no   omissions which
\ncould have     {be same. The
\nTrial     31::  '6 {hat PW–5 and
\npwnvhags 1u:1:1\u00e9\u00a7\u00a7:'V"i3a{$siii_:i\u00a2s;s…: \u00a7';3fzi ihc other hand, there was aznplt:<\/p>\n
Inatcriai  to have convicted lbw atwuscci<\/p>\n
" V'  _ emit ti'::.;ugI;acuus1eii"tio.1 who is lhc main accused is no more.<\/p>\n
     T.  Slate Public Prosecutor has taken this<\/p>\n
cuori cr;!\u00a3\u00a7t}::;iA$;eiy through the mcurd in support of the above<\/p>\n
 nuonlcnlious lo demonsiraic that the reasoning of the<\/p>\n
A’  below, in acquiiting [be accused, is no! whu\ufb02y jusli\ufb01cd.<\/p>\n
8<\/span><\/p>\n
12<\/span><\/p>\n
6. Reliance is placed on a judgment of <\/p>\n
Court in Jakki  Selvaraj and another vs. <\/p>\n
{he 1}’ Coimbatore, (2007) 3 SCC (‘3r;’,.5,.4 5?\u00ab1,l’ ts is <\/p>\n
circumstance that minor vaIi,atiuti’:sV ii: the ‘ev_\u00a3dence” .. the<\/p>\n
witnesses would not be a for nlegsting  <\/p>\n
any witness in tutu.\n<\/p>\n
The Cuu\ufb01sel  Scpreme Court has
\neInphasized”tl2e_  t’l:lst__i_i   in each case as<\/p>\n
to what extei1tftht;_ wmrthy of acceptance and merely
\nbecause, some  lllllti court cunsiders the same to be<\/p>\n
instit\ufb02lcient folrplecingv reliance on the testimony of a witness, it<\/p>\n
\u00bb jchaes :;lot.V:3eccssa1ily follow as a matter of law that it must be<\/p>\n
H   respects as well. The evidence has to be<\/p>\n
sifted with  Nouns} discrepancies in evidence are those<\/p>\n
” .vt’lii~:_:h are due to nunnal errors of ubservatiun, normal mess of<\/p>\n
f:nemur_~,r due to lapse of time, due to mental dispusitiun etc,<\/p>\n
These normal discrepancies do not affect the credibility of the<\/p>\n
23<\/span><\/p>\n
case. 11 is the material disurepancics alone: that Viviiiilsi. be<\/p>\n
material to hold that a cast: has nut been made  _<\/p>\n
whim the testimony of a witnsss isgiiscard:sii”in—-:j;\u00a7ari”‘\\ris-#1-vis’ <\/p>\n
some uthcr co-accused persons, ihz1iv.ca1,iz’1sii _sc”:~  llixziirtzgissill<\/p>\n
to discard his evidence in tutti. _<\/p>\n
7. Per contra, ~!l_it: cziiinsisi’  the iiicctiscd would
\nhighlight the reasoning of {its   judgment and
\nwould seek t\u00a3_.i   emphasize {hai lht:\n<\/p>\n
omissions   malarial discmpancics and<\/p>\n
cannot  norms! discrepancies and therefore,<\/p>\n
   “whi_sh’ihc Stair: seeks ls ground the appeal is<\/p>\n
V  is nu gmund made uni for intcrfcrcncc and<\/p>\n
iilhsil  be dismissed.\n<\/p>\n
i ii   We have, in turn, examined the reward at icngih.<\/p>\n
“\u00a7B\u00a2:ifore considering whether there is any trend to rcapprccisis<\/p>\n
the evidence, the reasoning cf the Trial Court with reference is<\/p>\n
the record is exmiiincd. It is scan ihal the Trial Cuurl has<\/p>\n
‘\u00a37<\/p>\n
. 34
\nrecorded a \ufb01nding [11:11 the only witnesses who have supported<\/p>\n
the prosecution case are relaied to each other namefy, PW-1 and<\/p>\n
PW-2, Chandrashekar and Hanamant are the <\/p>\n
B\ufb01himasheppa. PW-10 Hamnanihi is  ‘  <\/p>\n
Bhimasheppa. FW’-6 Sabamm is the gran’ds<J:dVef  " \u00bb <\/p>\n
Apart from this, PW-5 H\ufb02iil\ufb02\ufb02\ufb02i,  L1?\n<\/p>\n
Ya\ufb02appa, according to _{he V” were.VVeye-u%\\\u00a7i’ii1es\u00e9\u00a7es hi’ V<\/p>\n
the incident. These eiiijv-}\u00a7:’vei’~e.were ireaeiedv as hostiie<\/p>\n
\\’Vi’.I13S55(‘\u00a7S”by .i:.hc  a\ufb01\u00e9eeirrepile ui” cross-examination,
\nthere ii: .110 maieriai’Vc.{iei!.ed-.Lesupport the prosecution <\/p>\n
_ _9-   nexi recorded a \ufb01nding than it is<\/p>\n
 V’  _  “the  that the accused had caused damage<\/p>\n
  v”z:),{fj..ihe eompiainani by removing the roof of the<\/p>\n
hAc-‘use gend.vLi.f\u00a71ei’eby committed mischief. It is however, found<\/p>\n
   by theeduri below [hat net 3 single witness has deposed In {his<\/p>\n
 .;:e1. The Trial Court has furiher reeurded e \ufb01nding that<\/p>\n
” V’ “”eeeurding la the evidence of PW-1, the incident had \u00aboccurred<\/p>\n
6<\/span><\/p>\n
“Wm<\/p>\n
Wht\ufb02} PW’-I aiungwith others were having their H26\u00a7ii”‘thc<\/p>\n
padashala of the house However, in his crussmx\u00e9t\ufb01lina\ufb01dtig –
\nhas stated that he and others wcrc:v’\u00e9sss2iui{\u00ab:d*<t\u00a3uI~d  gr '<\/p>\n
the mom, especially the    \u00a33\u00bb. L\u00bb<\/p>\n
not clear as tn whether they   or
\noutside. the same. The   was stated
\nthat bleeding injsirfics   and tlwrc
\nwas bluxxt  then, the victims
\nwere  blood spilling at} the way
\nand  tu bleed on the road when: they<\/p>\n
lay Vunmnsci-q_\u00a3ts.aI\u00a3JngwiEiitV the dcccascd Miransab and that the<\/p>\n
  :of" the  namely, Hanmanti, Bhimasheppa and<\/p>\n
   "  blond-stzxincd and that an regaining,<\/p>\n
 PW\u00bb! had carried CW–9 Hanamant inside the<\/p>\n
 A. hqusekitd it was three: huurs later, that the Poiicc had come and
\n the injured persons in a jmsp to the Hospitai. The Trial<\/p>\n
V' " ''tCuuri has noted that the Investigating Officer has not taken the<\/p>\n
bioudsiained clothes of the injured not maiemd v[h'e 'bIgxxi<\/p>\n
stained earth from the spot of the incideni.<\/p>\n
10. From the evidence, the ‘Ca::;v:t’i_h:i’s.Tr.:ecz)ue:;;Vi'<\u00a7iVi: the<\/p>\n
allegations as regards the assgmii by\u00e9\u00e9eaciz. of  L\u00bb<\/p>\n
injuned witnesses. The ihzfl  eesauiied
\nHanmam wiua an  iilavlkaccused no.3
\nassaulted  left side and
\nNar.mppaam;gs;;;   with a stick. While<\/p>\n
accused  accused no-6 and accused no.7
\nassaulleii  Mi}: sticks and axes and that<\/p>\n
aee\u00a7;$ed.no.9  Miransab with the bull end cf axe and<\/p>\n
.A  ezssaulied with a stick on his chest and accused<\/p>\n
  V}4g\u00a7\u00a7i;;c  a stick while accused 110,16 iwisled his left leg<\/p>\n
   no.l4 assaulted with the but! end cf an axe on his<\/p>\n
A   and accused 110.10 assaulted with a siiok an his waisi<\/p>\n
V"    iihereby killing Miransab an the aspoi.<\/p>\n
II. The Court then notices the evidence of the<\/p>\n
doctor whu had examined Hamnan1PW'–2 and  <\/p>\n
PW-10 in issuing wound certificates. and  <\/p>\n
caused to Hanmanl. There was one. gi*ieveus"in_i\u00a7wa'y <\/p>\n
sir\ufb01flle injuries. Whereas  injuiies ' 'E0 JPVV'-4'<\/p>\n
Bhimasheppa were griewpus .i\ufb01iiinai\u00a7.h2fe"e-and  a simple
\ninjury and lwo injuries   were simpie in
\nnature and the  of ideaztlzief "}'rfiri1i1sabiiwvas due io shock and
\nhernerrhiige.  a  {sf uries.\n<\/p>\n
It ii’;+;.__eii;,:i(e:_i ii\ufb01vm}-he said doctor in the course of his<\/p>\n
cruise-eXamina\u00a3i0n_1\u00a7i;i\u00a7 in Medina Legal cases generd\ufb02y, the<\/p>\n
‘   would also diseiuse the names of the persons<\/p>\n
‘wide may’li:i_v\u00e9 caused lhe injuries Huwever, in Hue present case<\/p>\n
 on hzaiid, ithe wuund certi\ufb01cates Exs}-‘-14 lu P-16 did not<\/p>\n
   the names of the assailants.\n<\/p>\n
While he has also admiited lhai the injuries fuund on the<\/p>\n
deceased Miransab, namely, on the lower part uf left iower<\/p>\n
%<\/p>\n
18<\/span><\/p>\n
limb, the left upper arm below the shouldcr4Vjgjli:Il1i'{._V_and<\/p>\n
dislocation of lull shoulder juinl, were nm on <\/p>\n
his body. In is alsu mad that i\u00a71e_;lmclur h;4g\u00a7”a:i\u00a7$~’:\u00a7u\u00a7-;d l_hat–.g1i”\u00bb <\/p>\n
post-murlcm, he had found digeslcl\u00a7\u00ab\u00a2fu2fd lhcilhgs<\/p>\n
deceased Miransab. Havingllr\ufb01gagd lull”  “‘of’ljPW-2′ ll<\/p>\n
Hartman! the incidt:nvlr  whet!”-Atlxeiy wetv all
\nhaving their meal    and vegetables and<\/p>\n
further PVV-4;’ i1’z1~}\/hag   to state that each<\/p>\n
of   belbrc the aszsauli by lhc
\nacuusrlid  if  dicd on the :spuL after having<\/p>\n
curl:-mrlgexl   undigested fund wuuld have been<\/p>\n
 ”  ‘_$lom1-lhhllhf the duped” – sud. This leads iu ii suspicion<\/p>\n
A   the death of the dweascd-\n<\/p>\n
 the evidence: (sf PVV-2, [he Trial Court has<\/p>\n
 x that the said witness claimed {hat accused no.2<\/p>\n
l ‘*._ha’ss2iulit:d him with a stick on his lei} shoulder, accuscd no.3<\/p>\n
l ‘ “lassaultrzd him with a slick an his hand and lag, accused no.4<\/p>\n
@~<\/p>\n
also with 3 stick on his back while Ashappa ass*auiHi.e_di <\/p>\n
Bhimasheppa with an axe on his head, accused   <\/p>\n
and aeeused no.8 with an axe wiiile iiieciesed-i’I1u__.i9.;:ssiiei’ied<\/p>\n
Miransab wiih lhe handle of an} axe, iaeeused 121.2,’? 3. Vivilh ii; siisplic s<\/p>\n
and accused null with a   viriiijih\ufb02a stick,
\nwhile accused 1112.15    110.16
\ntwisted his left leg   the left wrist
\nleading toy    spot. However, in
\n*fx;::r:a1”:”ii\u00bb1’v1’zili<i\u00a7;i;:""the;witness has stated lhai his
\nelulheisgwerie  end neither were the clothes of<\/p>\n
ether  perse':1si.i'~._iHe'iiihas further stated Ihai Hannxanii had<\/p>\n
  %)iee<iiiig""'i'njiuries on her mouth, but the Medical<\/p>\n
   had examined her had not found any injuries<\/p>\n
sign: {_'z1c3isi\u00a3i1.ii The mm court has further observed that the said<\/p>\n
   eiaimed El1alPW~4 was assaulted 3 to 10 limes wiih<\/p>\n
i   and 20 [u 25 limes with sticks and that Mimnsab was<\/p>\n
 ' '''':issau}led 10 10 15 times with buii end of:-in axe and 25 In 35<\/p>\n
times with siieks He himself is said to have been assauiled IO<\/p>\n
@<\/p>\n
respective accused persons he demonstrate that no relianee can<\/p>\n
be pieced on the said evidence.\n<\/p>\n
Further, referring to the evidence of  neiieed. <\/p>\n
that the witness has stated  ihg…\n<\/p>\n
Saidapur had met him in the =viii}a_ge ii -iii {hee  i’<\/p>\n
had narrated the \ufb01icls relating  ineidenil  same was
\nreduced to writing  he’    signature on the<\/p>\n
complaint. Bei.:inv..his  has stated that his<\/p>\n
slate:i3_en\u00a3_ vvihe house though his signature was
\nebtaineci  Station. On the other hand, PW–l4<\/p>\n
the “}?eii_ee’:Stib-Inspeeker has stated that the said<\/p>\n
 ‘  lodged an oral eemplainl at the peliee siatiun<\/p>\n
 ieduced to writing and a ease’ ‘ was registered<\/p>\n
  Hence, ihese lwu versions have lead the eeurl to<\/p>\n
i “ii  the place of \ufb01ling of complaint and the manner in which<\/p>\n
  H  was done. The Trial Ceurt has also recorded that [he FIR was<\/p>\n
said to have been lodged on 10.2.1994 at 5.30pm. It was said<\/p>\n
Z\u00bb<\/p>\n
to have been dispatched on the same day at 6.30  it<\/p>\n
had reached the CJM, Yadgir at l.3{)a.m., on 11.2 ;j};99\u00e9t  :7    <\/p>\n
14. The Court has neticed t_ha.t___the  has net” \u00bb L4 <\/p>\n
explained the fate of the comp}.-aliiit    J<\/p>\n
Duppalii and the Court has     ‘as: to the’ L’
\ncorrectness of the eompigiyt.  t\u00e9kenexeep\ufb01on to
\nthe fact that the blmximstaiagdtt\u00a2::;’13\u00a7e\u00a7;\u00a7\u00a7\u00a7\u00a7g:t\u00a7’PW-6 has refened
\nto, were never  it\u00bb,  ef\ufb01cer, which was
\ncruei\u00e9tt to __ With reference in the evidence of
\nPW’-10*,’  C{t1lti’1:   her version at the incident is<\/p>\n
tei\u00e9gliy ttineon:;iStent___}\u00a7{itiI1 the medical evidence. She has aisu<\/p>\n
e ‘jgmm; was bloud spin on the Padashula by the injured<\/p>\n
  there was we evidence of any such blood<\/p>\n
 wileszteii By the Investigating of\ufb01eers. The panchanama is also<\/p>\n
  as regards the bloodstains at the spot. The panehanama is<\/p>\n
_ silent as regards the removal of the roof of the house by the<\/p>\n
accused persons. The Cuurl has 21330 found that she has<\/p>\n
23<\/span><\/p>\n
cuniradiclcd the evidence of PW–2 and Pwwi. <\/p>\n
cvidcncc has nut inspired cun\ufb01dcncc: of the C\u00a23ur[~. _  Ifiiisi  <\/p>\n
\ufb01ishiun that the Trial Court has hcl:3;t\u00a7iVaii’ ‘tbs:  <\/p>\n
Pw–2 Pw–<1 PW-6 and Pw–l0 btsing i i1e;\u00a7$i1sisten! '.&3n\u00a7}v"ui11;\u00a7:\u00a7E;\u00a7\u00a73:s!eVL'<\/p>\n
in uunvboraling the evidence of _c.)l3'1c.-Vi*'::2.1'; (i'1':'i1  absence<\/p>\n
of independent x~rilnc:s:s't5A2s.,_"':in {He VTA}%\\:_-5 and PW37 who
\nwere 3293 to bc cyt; wimgsssgi having, it wuuid be<\/p>\n
whoily  Eu  like i_3L'33n$i$i\u00e9\ufb01l and contradictory
\ncvidcnic\u00e9wt\u00e9f.  Tht: Trial court has also<\/p>\n
ubscrve\ufb01. ihaf .' iht: proscculion, the enmity of<\/p>\n
accused no.1' "w.as'wi'Eh Bhiinasheppa and not Mirzmsab. in any<\/p>\n
 Mir\ufb01virwb }1acv\u00a7"'f'1o enmity with accused nos. 9 lo 21 to<\/p>\n
  accused to assauil and causc his death.<\/p>\n
Cui'i:Jusiy;  is no assault un Bhimashcppa by accusui nui<\/p>\n
VV ' '   V. at all.\n<\/p>\n
15. It is further found by the Ceuri {hat {he pusocsutiun<\/p>\n
had alleged that accused 1105.22 it.) 28 stood outside the house<\/p>\n
\u00e9<\/p>\n
24<\/span><\/p>\n
with weapons in their hands and wrongfully <\/p>\n
and 10 and other family mornbcrs of tho <\/p>\n
coming out ofthc boosts. Howevcii?    ii<\/p>\n
Pw~–l0 have not stated  to <\/p>\n
restrained them from  threatening
\nthem with weapons.   masons that the trial
\ncourt hats con}?    investigation is
\nimgiropcr   in holding Ehai
\nthe     to establish the guiit of thc:\n<\/p>\n
accusisd Bciyomjli   cioubi.\n<\/p>\n
 it 1.6.  of these discmcpanoics which art: noted<\/p>\n
. above.’ oannot be said to be normal discrepancies, as<\/p>\n
H  the: Supreme Court, as they are certainly<\/p>\n
 mat\u00a2::i\u00e9it.:di$;crcpanc*ics which the State has failcad to demonstrate:<\/p>\n
A ff ig\u00e9iixot being reasons for tlrw iriai court to have taken a View that<\/p>\n
   prosecution has {Edict} to cstabtish ihe guilt of the accused<\/p>\n
beyond aft masonabic doubt.\n<\/p>\n
25<\/span><\/p>\n
Since from an cxaminatiun of the rcmrd wc.’..[i’%:ad”i-}19jz:.iV’il1::<\/p>\n
Trial Court is fully justi\ufb01cd in its cunciusionas,” <\/p>\n
[here is no wammi for at mapprecia\ufb01tio\ufb01’ \u00e9ofvihc t-;\\:–is_i”e::ag:<:: i':\u00a7h {Ii-*5<\/p>\n
present cast: can hand. We thgxtfom  ihcVi.h}:"w "<\/p>\n
trial court and dismiss the appcr$1."V\u00ab <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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