{"id":81716,"date":"2008-03-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-26T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mahadev-so-shettappa-patrot-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-reptd-by-its-on-27-march-2008"},"modified":"2018-10-11T10:44:54","modified_gmt":"2018-10-11T05:14:54","slug":"mahadev-so-shettappa-patrot-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-reptd-by-its-on-27-march-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mahadev-so-shettappa-patrot-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-reptd-by-its-on-27-march-2008","title":{"rendered":"Mahadev S\/O Shettappa Patrot vs The State Of Karnataka Reptd By Its … on 27 March, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Mahadev S\/O Shettappa Patrot vs The State Of Karnataka Reptd By Its … on 27 March, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: R.B.Naik<\/div>\n
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THIS CRIMINME REVISION PETITIUN I3 FIBED<\/p>\n
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PETIT1\ufb02\ufb02EES FRAMING THT THI$ HUH’BhE CDURT MAY<\/p>\n
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THE DISTRICT & SE3SION3 JUDFE, 9.0., FAST TRACE
\nGQURTF EQEAK, GQMEIEHING THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER<\/p>\n
namsn 24.7.2003 IN c.c.NQ.21B\u00a303 on THE FILE C?<\/p>\n
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THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS c\ufb01\ufb01zwc on<\/p>\n
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‘in usfhuin, tn sdff\u00e9r rigorous imprismnment for a<\/p>\n
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paint af time, all the accusad persans came out<\/p>\n
4!. 12.1 \\.Lr_\u00a3\u00a2{__u<\/p>\n
of thair hcuae in a grcup and abused the<\/p>\n
camplainant in filthy- language and started<\/p>\n
a\ufb01aaulting hat with hands, wooden clup\u00a7tth\ufb01\ufb01tV<\/p>\n
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camplaint to the Felice an the next date at the<\/p>\n
incident i.e. on 24.10.2002 at about 5.45 P.M.<\/p>\n
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shaat.\n<\/p>\n
E. Learned counsel fat” the \ufb02petitigter\u00e9<\/p>\n
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an inpatiant'forisu\u00e9h\u00e9treatment and at such the<\/p>\n
'isaidti\u00b0i\ufb01jury i\ufb01\ufb01uid not fall within the<\/p>\n
'tiam\ufb01ifitgti\ufb01nttof grievous injury as defined<\/p>\n
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distmliaw car diaecard the evidence of W.<\/p>\n
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limita\ufb01. xt :g;;;a\u00a2 na\ufb01\u00e9\ufb02 in t\ufb01g said certificate-<\/p>\n
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quarhhl EW.1 austained injuries: ‘Thefma\u00a7\u00a7iiai \ufb01n<\/p>\n
reccr\ufb01 in net sufficient thi hbih ithah i\ufb01hafhh<\/p>\n
patitianers are guilty afi\ufb01haxaffahca_\ufb01g\ufb01i\u00a7hahia<\/p>\n
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S.a At tthis_a\u00e9hag\u00a7;iVlaaxh\ufb01d counsel for the
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xithe \ufb01har\u00a3hl\u00abgruh\ufb01e\ufb01”batwaen them. Thare was also<\/p>\n
inh=\u00a7hhmhqitati\u00a2n ta cause any grievmus injuriea<\/p>\n
tn ah? of’\u20ach\u00e9 injured and santancing the accused<\/p>\n
7, “garaah$.tith4 go behind bars would further<\/p>\n
viiuhhteriar\u00e9te the relationshiy betwaan the<\/p>\n
nn respwnsible persona ta carry out the<\/p>\n
agricultural aparatians. Thu\ufb02, 9 lenient view<\/p>\n
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fuel that the sentence impased by then<\/p>\n
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patitimn.\n<\/p>\n
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