{"id":7016,"date":"2008-07-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-23T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-by-garag-police-dharwad-vs-dyamavva-wo-yallappa-madar-on-24-july-2008"},"modified":"2017-05-19T16:37:54","modified_gmt":"2017-05-19T11:07:54","slug":"state-by-garag-police-dharwad-vs-dyamavva-wo-yallappa-madar-on-24-july-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-by-garag-police-dharwad-vs-dyamavva-wo-yallappa-madar-on-24-july-2008","title":{"rendered":"State By Garag Police Dharwad vs Dyamavva W\/O Yallappa Madar on 24 July, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
State By Garag Police Dharwad vs Dyamavva W\/O Yallappa Madar on 24 July, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: S.R.Bannurmath And Gowda<\/div>\n
 \n\nIN TI-E HIGH coupsror KARNATAKA     \ncxacurr BENCH AT DI-lAR\\i-}lAD>_A' T' *1 \nDATED THIS THE 24*\" nua.Y{\u00a2'%'..j'\u00b0\\L%2?-'L\u00a5i; '25_05_   \nPRESENT  L 4% Xj   %\nTHE HONBLE MR.  5.3. \nANb%4%      \n\nTHE HOIWBLE _M:a:;\u00bb&k'yEawceO+5ALA GOWDA\n\n \n\nState by} Garag i5'o_!f\u00a7:\u00e9, =  J\nDharwad.     \n\n  \"\"\" \" 'V ...Appellant\n\n  (By Sr:r\u00a7':.;'T;4\u00a7\ufb02\u00a7;:yathri, Addi.SPP)\n\n 1. Dyar\ufb01avva,\n\" VTW\/o Sri Ya\ufb02appa Madar,\n.b_Aged about 42 years;\n\nYellappa,\nS\/0 Sri Ramappa Madar,\n\nAged about 48 years;\n\n\n\n\u00a7\"\u00bbr-W\n\n3 Raju,\nS\/o Sri Yaflappa Madar,\nAged about 26 years;   \n\nAll are We Mummagatti,\nTaluka Dharwad.\n\n. _   hg\ufb01\ufb01esoondents\n\n(By sn s.s.ooddaman:,Amatusfe:%r:ae..) %  \n\nThis Appeal is meaauaaa se\u00a2\u00e9\u00e9\u00a2attd37s(1) and (3)\nCr.P.C.by the $t'a!:e   fefthe State praying\nto grant _Ieaye \ufb01te  aphaat adainst the judgment\njudgment\u20acdate_d;\u00bb';28}'2;2.6'63   the Fast Track Court,\noharw.-ad \ufb01n ts,c;ss::a.13:%7]2oo1, acquitting the\nrespohdents\/Aoch\u00e9jseid\u00bb.fat offences punishable under\nSections saga-A,t'3o4.\u00a7ed aigdsos r\/w 34 IPC and Sections 3,\n4 an:d..6x of tiowhry\" Prohibition Act.\n\n   U'3--ppeal coming on for hearing this day,\n  BANNL!_\u00a7EMATr{,vV.1~J., deiivered the following:\n\nJUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n
V  ..  ..l3’eit.ng aggrieved by the Judgment of acquittal dated
\nK A  ’28’;2~a2003 passed by the Fast Track Court, Dharwad, in\n<\/p>\n
   -\u00bbvSjC.No.137\/2001, acquitting the accused for the offences<\/p>\n
dd under Sections 498-A, 304-8 and 305 r\/w 34 IPC and<\/p>\n
Sections 3, 4 and 6 of the Downy Prohibition:.~\u00abActD(ft’h.e:VAct’<\/p>\n
for short), present appeal is \ufb02ied by the State,  in<\/p>\n
2. The brief facts giving vriseto the pgirezgent’ case’,,as ; <\/p>\n
per the prosecution story are, as.fo\u00a7i_oi;$}s:’ii”\u00ab   .
\nAccused No.3 is the-son as Accuse’d;;Nvof1 and _2′..<\/p>\n
Deceased Manjavva,   and 16
\nSmt.Kashawa and eatieptia  _Madar,”was married
\nto accused __E\\io.3 _.o.n:’_’\u00ab.8..4V.;i.0G0tv.'”b~:’..’:vvieccording to the<\/p>\n
proisecetioVnV,”7a:’t..:g’the’=.tirne’ of marriage talks, there was
\ndemandof  the form of cash as weii as gold<\/p>\n
eii\ufb01amentsnandiaiiter negotiations, the accused agreed to<\/p>\n
  of Rs.5,000\/~ and goid weighing 2-1\/2 thoias.<\/p>\n
 ~. hit’is”t:h’e\u00ab._ce;se. of the prosecution that though initiaiiy, the<\/p>\n
reiatiognshiip between the deceased and her husband and<\/p>\n
it ” =\u00a7n_-tents was cordiai, Eater on they started iii-treating and<\/p>\n
harassing her for not bringing enough dowry as they had<\/p>\n
0 demanded and uitirnateiy had resulted in the death of<\/p>\n
Manjavva on 31.10.2000 by committing suicide by setting<\/p>\n
herself on \ufb01re.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
3. Coming to the incident, accordih’g’\u00ab\u00ab’..’_’te\u00a37 <\/p>\n
prosecution, in the evening of,,%s1.1o,2edd,i.c <\/p>\n
accusw and the deceased were\ufb02in thceflhe-use’,”*on”Vhearinsg<\/p>\n
the cry of Manjawa, peepie gath_e’red, <\/p>\n
inside, they saw her bodyvut4t”eingu,i_fed'”saith”: \ufb01re. After
\nexxtinguishing \ufb01re,  was shi’fi:ed.\ufb02tehospital, wherein
\nshe succumbedto the. day. In the<\/p>\n
interregnum,’ the  PW.9 Giriyappa<\/p>\n
Fakircaehta”Mad,ar,;;’eVs  a ‘case of un-naturai death, the
\njurisdixc\ufb02dnai ‘ pdliifcei”–~.reg.istered a case under UDR<\/p>\n
No.2?\/2056 ,_:and’v’*inquest proceedings was held under<\/p>\n
 ‘Sections: 1% orV’Cr;’P’.c. During the inquest, as it was
\n ‘Vieiieaied;.t4h’et:’_Manjavva died within 7 years of marriage
\n demand, acceptance as wait as harassment<\/p>\n
 and creeity over not meeting the further demands of the<\/p>\n
eccizsed, the case in Crime No.135\/2000 came to be<\/p>\n
h   registered against ail the accused for the offences under<\/p>\n
sections 498–A, 306, 304-3 IPC as weii as under Sections<\/p>\n
3, 4 and 6 of the Act.\n<\/p>\n
5<\/span><\/p>\n
4. The usual procedures like holding of mahazars,
\nsending the dead body for autopsy, gathering evidence<\/p>\n
including recording the statements of witn%ses*’:.f’a–n’d,4<\/p>\n
neighbours takes place and thereafter charge   <\/p>\n
against the accused for the aforesai.d*~offencesy”  ” <\/p>\n
5. On committal, the learned Sessions Judge it<\/p>\n
the accused..tfo;.’the}3″afo~resaidA”ofi’ences. As the accused
\ndenied the  to be tried, they are tried<\/p>\n
in s.c.No.1s7\/2ooii1l ‘  <\/p>\n
  prosecuhtihon has relied upon the evidence of<\/p>\n
wi_tnesses_  home the guilt of the accused as well<\/p>\n
it  _ as r”e\u00ab!.ian.;:’e’ placed on Exs.P1 to P21 and Mos.1 to 6.<\/p>\n
completion of the evidence of the prosecution, when<\/p>\n
 ‘ecicused were questioned under Section 313 Cr.P.C.,<\/p>\n
 have simply denied the prosecution case as false.<\/p>\n
it  ” ” ‘Neither explanation is offered nor any defence evidence is<\/p>\n
led except marking Exs.D1 to D4, marked portions from<\/p>\n
the statements of PWs.11, 15 and 22 recorded during the<\/p>\n
5\/”\n<\/p>\n
investigation. On appreciation of evidence…'”‘aVs”-.fa!.l’ea\u00a73Y<\/p>\n
noted, the trial Court giving benefit of doubtgjaceaiiitedhthan <\/p>\n
accused of all the charges. :He’nce,tthe  V”i:\u00abhe’i. <\/p>\n
State.\n<\/p>\n
7. Smt.Gayathri,  .Add’iti–o_nai’:  Public
\nProsecutor for the the entire
\nevidence,  judgment of
\n3C\u20aclUFtt3l  illegal, contrary to
\nthe evidentwnr she submitted that as admittedly,
\ndeath”of:”ManjatAi’a’  hardly within 6 months of<\/p>\n
 rnarriageand as there was cogent evidence regarding<\/p>\n
  dowry’; acceptance of the same and harassment<\/p>\n
I  accused, the presumption available under<\/p>\n
Section  A and B ought to have been considered by the<\/p>\n
 .. tr_ial.”Court. It is submitted that as the \ufb01ndings and<\/p>\n
it f”c~onclusion arrived at by the trial Judge are illegal and<\/p>\n
perverse, the impugned judgment and conviction is liable<\/p>\n
to be set aside and accused be convicted for the said<\/p>\n
offences. gr,’<\/p>\n
8. As the accused were indigent persons and had not
\nengaged any counsei, this Court requested Sri
\nS.S.Doddarnani, iearned advocate to assist the
\nAmicus Curiae. Defending the judgment
\nlearned Amicus Curiae contended\u00e9g  ”\n<\/p>\n
prosecution case is full of contradictioin’s’~and’~omi\u00a7siens—<\/p>\n
as such, the trial Court was._justi\ufb01ed  .g_ivi:n’\u00a7;_ji:i–en.ei*it <\/p>\n
doubt. Taking us through thgeelvvideunce of “the pgrosecution<\/p>\n
witnesses,”heiespecifaiiy\ufb02’>.sV}:hose”””‘e\u00a7<amined to show the
\ndemand, -accepte_nce\u00ab.._:t'i'e.nd further harassments, he<\/p>\n
contended"th_at,.Vthereiis total contradictions as to the<\/p>\n
  arno\u00b0un.tVidemandedwtry the accused. According to him, the<\/p>\n
'arnoun_'t..;isa"'id:'*to have been demanded ranges from<\/p>\n
 to Rs.25,000\/- and varies from witness to<\/p>\n
 witnessA.'i- Simiiariy, there is contradictory evidence as to<\/p>\n
 thejpiace of marriage talks as to whether it took place at<\/p>\n
h   M __'i*4iummagatti or Jeeragwada. Few witnesses have spoken<\/p>\n
to the piece as Jeeragwade and others at Mummagatti.<\/p>\n
Reiying upon the evidence of PW.9, the \ufb01rst informant, it is<\/p>\n
6%"\n<\/p>\n
marriage, is estabiished and is unquestionabiegf’Ea;;h_:
\nof the witnesses have admitted that within3uAsi~..\u00a2$”A~irionthL:s –\u00ab
\nof the marriage, Manjawa met with u_n~ln’at’ural..”dea*thv.i:_’_Vbut<\/p>\n
the question further to be censidereldisg wheth’er  dgeath  s<\/p>\n
was accidental or suicidal ar_i_l:d.’,v:if,suici’da.i,_’Whether the<\/p>\n
accused were responsible’ f_or._th;g-‘.: .sa:.’ne.”~l _<\/p>\n
11. So,fa’r:.;ai_s  except
\nthe  accused suggated in the
\nC7055,”‘\u00e9*3TilE?i.#fl5\u00a7!’;’ :”‘a”l’we:’-it\ufb01llntfabsoluteiy no supportive
\nmateriel.” tit  accused through some of<\/p>\n
theV_igvitn’esees .Vsvugdgest–iveiy that while Manjawa was<\/p>\n
 f00d'”o–~n.~a kerosene stove, accidentally her
\n“caught fire and she succumbed to the
\nllinjuries, story of accidental fire, is belied by the
\n scieritic. ex’\/idence available on record. PW.18 Mallesh,
\nA n.i=:o’rensic expert examined by the prosecution speaks that<\/p>\n
h   ‘after the spot mahazar, the articles lying near the scene of<\/p>\n
offence viz., the burnt sari pieces, hair pieces, mud and<\/p>\n
beeds worn by the deceased were subjected to forensic<\/p>\n
5\u00bb<\/p>\n
test and in chromography test, out\u00bbAAof”-iritems <\/p>\n
burnt pieces of sari and other, pieces..of–._half  <\/p>\n
with ash, there was positive presence of**lger’osenAe.v,:residue
\non these articles. Thatmdicatles has ‘presence
\nof kerosene on the  .Aijdeceased which
\nultimately caught\ufb01re.  there was
\neven  dtlei.to kerosene stove as
\none peruses the spot
\nmahazar,  the scene of offence, (though<\/p>\n
not marked);inimediateljftaken by PW.8, we do not find<\/p>\n
of lceroisene stove. On the other hand, the<\/p>\n
‘consists of a small kitchen with traditional<\/p>\n
stoxie  thy arranging 3 stones. Neither the<\/p>\n
vii’…,_”wphotogtra’phs nor the mahazar show that there was any<\/p>\n
A “:jprepa’ratlon made or in progress for cooking the food and<\/p>\n
it  such, the story that Manjavva caught \ufb01re while<\/p>\n
 .  preparing food on a kerosene stove receives its \ufb01rst dent.<\/p>\n
More over, if It was an accidental fire, as the presence of<\/p>\n
all the 3 accused in the house at the time of incidence, is<\/p>\n
5\u00bb<\/p>\n
11<\/span><\/p>\n
not much in dispute, their silence and in fact denial of the<\/p>\n
entire prosecution case, goes against them.<\/p>\n
12. Keeping aside this silence <\/p>\n
explanation of the accused, if one:-p’eruseso’f_ it<\/p>\n
the prosecution witnesses, viz.,  <\/p>\n
totally independent persons,  sen_se,.,,Ath:e$i~–.vVh’ave no ” it<\/p>\n
axe to grind against the accu.sed,”‘-\u00bb..have\u00ab”cogentiy and<\/p>\n
consistently stated before’  during the<\/p>\n
marrlavge”VVt’aiits,v   of cash and gold
\nornaments and–v\u00a7li’ejia._’th.e”pa:Ients of the deceased pleaded<\/p>\n
their inability to  a demand, at the intervention<\/p>\n
 *-of  el.ders,”Vit”was reduced to Rs.5,000\/– sash and 2-<\/p>\n
 1;f;”tha:a\u00a7 M3,, In this regard, though as rightiy pointed<\/p>\n
outiay t.heri,earned Amicus Curiae, certain variation as to<\/p>\n
the \ufb01gure of cash amount viz., whether it is Rs.10,000\/–<\/p>\n
“‘i:V’,AARs,.iAf5,O00\/- or Rs.20,000\/-, in our considerate view, that<\/p>\n
. hardly makes any difference. The concept of higher<\/p>\n
demand as spoken to by these witnesses may be even<\/p>\n
exaggeration to some extent. It is well settlw that mere<\/p>\n
g\ufb01s<\/p>\n
I2<\/p>\n
exaggeration to some extent, would not be <\/p>\n
the witnesses to hold them as totally f_als:e,.::,es_peciei’l3r\u00ab,_,<\/p>\n
when there is admitted anxietfm 3th_e<\/p>\n
witnesses to highlight their cese. vCi>’nehas  in e’<\/p>\n
the doctrine of falsus in uneleilfalsus ‘in lomni\ufb01us is not<\/p>\n
applicable to the crivrijjfiinal  the ‘\\l\\?’itnV9esses are
\npartly truthful and partlyunt’ruthful..,6Eeeiteggeration, it is
\nthe duty ef tl’:e”\u00a7\u00e9urt:=to ::seearate’–t3ra..ifle of truth from the<\/p>\n
chaffs of  \u00a7g;gge&atl’\u00a2n;er ‘ It is well settled that<\/p>\n
when lathe   acceptable and move, the
\nCourt h’a’s__’to_ ai:cei:it= and further if chaff or<\/p>\n
falsehedd is rnerfe than the grains of truth, bene\ufb01t of doubt<\/p>\n
. can iseigiyenlto the accused.\n<\/p>\n
H   these principles in mind, on analysing<\/p>\n
 and reiessessing the entire evidence, we find that even<\/p>\n
  the-u,ghvV”there are minor discrepancies as to the place of<\/p>\n
xnnarriage talk or the exact amount demanded by the<\/p>\n
 weccused, the fact remains that there was a demand and<\/p>\n
that was partially satis\ufb01ed by the parents of the deceased<\/p>\n
33-‘<\/p>\n
13<\/span><\/p>\n
by paying a dowry of Rs.5,000\/- in cash and  <\/p>\n
1\/2 tholas. So far as later part isbAAconcern’ed–.i’fabsoiluteiyit ‘\u00bb <\/p>\n
there is unanimity in the prosecutien evidence; -\ufb01le suit-h__, <\/p>\n
can be safely held that therewas delrland of  <\/p>\n
accused and the parents  .sarne”tovtheiislnaller
\nextent. Thereafter,    __versioh of the
\nparents and close rfelatwese _l:yelli~eyeefelaerly villagers
\nwhom the  \u00abnet  the village to
\ncelebrateyyyhjea  ..:(V:l_V::a:9a::\u00a3’aVl3anchami), she had
\ncomplained   the cruelty or harassment<\/p>\n
meted vvalcelisedunot bringing the dowry as<\/p>\n
 dernanded by  There is absolutely no inconsistency<\/p>\n
 in: this reeardend as their evidence is unanimons, cogent<\/p>\n
 to be accepted. At this stage, we<\/p>\n
  ey would llketoilposnt out that the trlal Court has rejected the<\/p>\n
“Vi\ufb02–.evidence”‘of all these witnesses solely on the ground that<\/p>\n
they are interested as they are related to the deceased.<\/p>\n
T  ‘Mere relation with the deceased or the victim cannot be a<\/p>\n
V x sole ground to discard the evidence of these relatives.<\/p>\n
They would be the last persons to falsely implicate the<\/p>\n
$1\u00bb<\/p>\n
I4<\/p>\n
accused and unless the accused even by  <\/p>\n
show that these or each one of thae <\/p>\n
persona! enmity with them, there  <\/p>\n
accepting the evidence of therelative—-ylrltnesses’._a’s” ions’; as <\/p>\n
it is corroborated and free frornu.:VV:.c_loubt.  “_i’s:.Vrel;\u00e9-quaint to
\nnote that the trial Court:_’has ‘Vsight”‘vvl’o.f.thislverellv settled
\nprinciple. Even otherwise,’-‘aoart vll*.F.iV_*.\u00a3l,=,’_’..relatives, the
\nprosecution  elr_ldence “olf:Ilhdei)T.endent villagers,<\/p>\n
neighbours   parents regarding the<\/p>\n
demand’, a.cco.ete.nfce’  as well as the further<\/p>\n
harassment\ufb01srvv n’o_t” the demands in entirety.<\/p>\n
 Strangeiy;~ the trialtiourt has ignored their evidence. We<\/p>\n
.,t:het.iAtl1e–:rea$oning of the trial Court and the conclusion<\/p>\n
arrilihed at:\\ri\u00bbz.,’V~li;(a) the witnesses are all related and hence<\/p>\n
V –VinterestedA.  discrepancy as to the dowry amount<\/p>\n
Hit’Vl’t\ufb02rlerraa\u00a2nded, appears to be not only illegal but perverse<\/p>\n
 Similarly the conclusion of the trial Court at para<\/p>\n
T  ‘:’l’3l of the judgment that PWs.15 and 16 belong to lower<\/p>\n
V U strata in the society and as such are unable and pay<\/p>\n
dowry, is far from reality. The devil of dowry is prment<\/p>\n
5″‘<\/p>\n
15<\/span><\/p>\n
irrespective of the people belonging to the different
\nof life, whether they are poor or rich and
\nassessment of the entire evidence, .._we :t;ha’t’ .’_i_:he’s-._ RV’<\/p>\n
conciusion arrived at by the trial (?ourt*tiein’g<\/p>\n
perverse, are iiable to be interfered with: _ _
\n14.0n assessment of the ieuidence, wei\ufb01nd that the<\/p>\n
prosecution has succeeeed sh–o\u00bbti:i’ng\u00bb..tAthat when woman
\ndied by un-naturai death. M}_lthii’iv..V7f.,nyear\u00a7..f’gf ‘her marriage,<\/p>\n
there was    dowry by the<\/p>\n
derriand and harassment seen
\nbefore the ‘dea*th_,’jAIt’h\u00a7~\u00ab.,.:h’nsband and\/or his relatives<\/p>\n
responsible tare_:Vguil,;:yA’ofVd.owry death. Aii these aspects<\/p>\n
 “vtake’nl<to\u00a7sethler will ieadvto no other conclusion, but to draw<\/p>\n
t't_he__:aVdverse"4inference against the accused under Section<\/p>\n
113  the Evidence Act. More over, as already<\/p>\n
T7-'\u00abi.__"noted,"the accused are absoiuteiy silent as to what<\/p>\n
  nV"'h,a'pp.es1ed to the woman who was in their house and in<\/p>\n
 _t_h__eir presence. This silence of the accused and the denial<\/p>\n
 ' iof the prosecution case, in its entirety as false, also<\/p>\n
6""\n<\/p>\n
16<\/span><\/p>\n
supplies the missing iink in the chain of circumstances.
\nHence, we \ufb01nd that the judgment of acquitai  the<\/p>\n
triai Court is iiable to be interfered with. At th:is’st;a\u00a7e;<\/p>\n
to be noted that the triai Courthas charged]_th’e::a’ccused <\/p>\n
both for the offences under
\nwhich do not go together.’_ z\u00a7..itheI=._’ttseV
\nunder Section 306 or  thet_:heqtiirement of
\nproof, evidence of   ._offences is quiet<\/p>\n
distinct.\n<\/p>\n
the reasons stated above, the
\nappeal’ is_ai!ovv’ed”.”  of acquittal is set aside
\n gitvis heid the accused are Quiitv of the offences<\/p>\n
 jeuvndet Tsections 498-A, 304-B IPC. For the very same<\/p>\n
 ~. :r’easo’ns;v_v\u00bbv.we;’aiso hold the accused guiity of the offences<\/p>\n
u}me:=’jse.*tions 3 and 4 of the Down; 9rohibition Act. In<\/p>\n
 * the absence of any acceptable evidence as to the offence
\n\ufb01dher Section 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, we give the<\/p>\n
 bene\ufb01t of doubt to the accused.  ‘<\/p>\n
18<\/span><\/p>\n
prescribed minimum period for the offence  23<\/p>\n
of the Dowry \u00a5’rohibition Act. All the <\/p>\n
imposed shalt run concurrently.’ Whi}e  the d<\/p>\n
Eength of imprisonment, the period’-__d’urihg_–v_’.t’h\u00bbe’.tr2t\u00a7’i~.v\u00bbforVV<\/p>\n
which the accused were in  shaEl.be..e’iyehTits’ oroper’<\/p>\n
set of.   –\n<\/p>\n
As the accused ere a-.cqq.!tted__Vhy\u00ab.the triai Court, we
\ndirect the junsdicuongrdpaii\u00e9ed ;ooarre;ermm and place<\/p>\n
them:v’tih%}eE’irA  _u   seitehces.\n<\/p>\n
Bdefore cor2c|’iidI\u00a3:’.gi;’*..\u00bbe.”;5lea’ng on record our word of<\/p>\n
appreciation  assistance rendered by the Eearned<\/p>\n
 2itrr’1:icuve’t:A..Co:Ljt=\u00a7.ae, we direct the registry to pay an<\/p>\n
, Fn\u00e9dnoutr\u00e9hamtdrttgprtdas.3,ooo\/~.<\/p>\n
Sd\/-\n<\/p>\n
Judge<\/p>\n
sdl -1<\/p>\n
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Karnataka High Court State By Garag Police Dharwad vs Dyamavva W\/O Yallappa Madar on 24 July, 2008 Author: S.R.Bannurmath And Gowda IN TI-E HIGH coupsror KARNATAKA cxacurr BENCH AT DI-lAR\\i-}lAD>_A’ T’ *1 DATED THIS THE 24*” nua.Y{\u00a2’%’..j’\u00b0\\L%2?-‘L\u00a5i; ’25_05_ PRESENT L 4% Xj % THE HONBLE MR. 5.3. 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