{"id":87471,"date":"2010-01-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-28T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/rudrappa-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-by-the-on-29-january-2010"},"modified":"2015-03-07T01:02:43","modified_gmt":"2015-03-06T19:32:43","slug":"rudrappa-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-by-the-on-29-january-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/rudrappa-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-by-the-on-29-january-2010","title":{"rendered":"Rudrappa vs The State Of Karnataka By The … on 29 January, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Rudrappa vs The State Of Karnataka By The … on 29 January, 2010<\/div>\n
Author: K.Sreedhar Rao B.Adi<\/div>\n
am THE Ham comm OF\" KARNAT\/-MA AT BANGALORE\nDATED HAS THE .29\" DAY OF JANUARY 2010\n\ni3RESENT\n\nTHE HONBLE r\\ARJus'TtcE KSREEDHAR RAO \n\nAND\n\nTHE HC')N'BLE MRJUSTICE $:a~3H.A'sH'_'\u00e9.'A'i3:T;A   \n\nCRINHNAL APPEAL No.3:eo?';2\ufb01o5\"AA\u00bb._  \nCRIMINAL APPEAL.NV{}..1?'Z0f2OU6'\u00ab  \n\n1N CRL. A. NO.1607,r'2U06\n\nBETWEE-ZN:  H\n\n1. P\u20aciJ{'\u00a7i'&1p_\u00a73E%.    %  \n \ufb01hsfmz':abasa\u00a7;'p.a.;* _ \nAged a.t)ou.,a,t 23'V\u00a7\u00a2ea.{s. _ \n\n2 V:rfI\"i1;Z'Q@SW\ufb02\u00a7'i?.}f'= V \" \"\n'_ _\"  WC EV: an : 2 p__::_a ., V\n\" A \"f\\ge'{:\u20ac L2b<":-ui 24 years.\n\nV  80t%fi a.re" :"%3's:d_mg at:\n-.8ang;:;i~r;?:l=E\"f.' {\"\u00a5'.E:}. Sh\u00a7u;apr'a$ad, \/3\\dv.;\n\n\n\n8. Ema>:.\nAge 1 l9 \n\nAEE  agsc:cuEluz'\u00e9sls and\n\nlilo Badgeraklxanagudda Village'\n\n3e.gaELlr Talula   v.\nDavanagere Dssmc\u00e9. .AAPPE!...l,_AN.'i'S\"V;~ \n\n{By Sr\u00e9. CH. Jadhavy Adv}\n\nANDL\n\nThe Slate of l<amalal<a\nBy Jagalm Police,\nDavangere;\n\nRepresented by\n\nState Public Prosecutor, \nHigh COi,l:"\u00a7 Buildmgs.  -- --_  .V   \n\nE3ar1gaEore5BG om "      JFRESPONDENT<\/pre>\n
(By Sriy SB. Pav4:a\u00a7;SPP}i’<\/p>\n
\u00a35′;-\u00e9n=.ie::ya\u00e9”l.Appeal “\u00a7\\E.e’;–?6G75’2’9G6 es ‘filed Lender Secllorl 374
\nGl1P.C._ agaln”s5S._–lh.eV\ufb01agdgmeol dated: l\u20ac5.6.20OB passed by me Addl.
\nSessioads Judge. 3″-.”:l’~Q5l’:e.._{}e_yes”:_age:’e. in S.C.No.’lO;’2005 Com\/%c'{\u00e9ng
\nihe appelEVa%ca:s;-‘a%;cused- N’o_sf’9″aod 10 for the offence punishable
\nunder 8523519.;-5 :43. ms 5sv4.’*vR==\u00bb’w Seci\u00e9on 149 of lPC._ 324 R.-‘W Sec.
\nl4\u00a7 353C. lot: l%’le7’oz’lence punishable under Secllor\u00e9 V13 of H30
\nAcc:{sedLA*No.9 and .10 are hereby sentenced to pay \ufb01ne of Rs.L_OOO:\u00bb<\/p>\n
 l,D’:: ‘me: slfyaii a.iladelge simple imprisonment for a period of one
\n_ \u00bb lv”l’l’G:'”_l{E”l.,E.1ll7.C’l-‘Eh\u00e9’~.3CCL\u00a3S\u20acG for the offence punishable under Section \u20ac48
\n  QTETIPC  lzelrebyc. sentenced \ufb01e pay fine of Rs} .OO0,.-=’- in default each<\/p>\n
‘:)f”i’\u00a7Tl\u00a73??’i Vsh’_:~;\u00bbl.l__ undergo simple imprisonment for a period of one mooilx<\/p>\n
elc_<\/p>\n
“\u00a73%l:.:’n\u00a7n.al Appeal \u20ac\\io\u00a2?’?{}.i2D06 is filed under Section 374<\/p>\n
 ACrP.C..”‘aga:’:1sZ\u20ac the judgmem dated: l.648.2Q06!l9.6.20O8 passed by
\n” slze\u00e9fxcid\u00e9. Eiessiens Judge, FTCLEL Devanagere, in S.CyNo.lO:’2005
\n‘.cons;r’Ec’:mg ‘line apeellaaisiaccused Noel to 8 for me effence<\/p>\n
ggmnislwable under Section 343. 348 504 WW Seclioe \u20ac49 of I90; 324<\/p>\n
 ” “”R.:vV Sec\u00bb we 0:’ PC. 387′ RW Secl\u00e9on 149 of IPC and 302 RIW<\/p>\n
Secleon 34:? of EPC and sentencing lhem to pay fine of Ra\ufb01 .OG{}.:’- l.D.E
\neach 30 men: seal: URd\u20aci’\u00a7}O shall undergo simple impr\u00e9sonment for a<\/p>\n
accused No.15 is the son of accused No.3. Alt accused Nost to
\n16  reiated te each ether. Accused No.2 was running a tair
\nprice c.tc2;:r’::\u00bbt re the vitiage exec} he had ctesed the sameebout t
\nyear 5 to 6 months back. He was hot distributing
\nregaiarty and properly. In this regard. \\Jiilage*rs”
\ncomplaint to the Tahsildar and  j i
\nopen another “fair price depot aed fLrrithei-Apetmiittedp
\nfood giairts. Accused No.3Vwa:s”i–t’hei.Cha.i’rmae xot’V’B’et’termehti
\nCommttter3 of the Sctiaet toa’oVtt’a”boiVi_;t itwop mehti’ts’i’ahd he was i
\nperforming poeia in the  had developed<\/p>\n
an tttwiii atid:..e’rmfiij’ty a\u00a7;_;aies.t’..’tti’eadeceas\u00e9ed and injured. as the<\/p>\n
accL.ise.:itt*–~t.r~.s.er”e. tJ\ufb01{3.;S-r this—.impi’–es.si’oa that on account of the<\/p>\n
deceas”ect”:;;:rid t_tiie\ufb02ajitii1ed,_the fair price depot of accused No.2<\/p>\n
was cteseid. -Oi:-._ 3′..vttjr;..27L3O4 deceased along with CWWE ~<\/p>\n
  Ra’.i’.i:i%’tac_i:;accttappxa;VQW’-4 ~- E3havar’rraa, CW6 \u00ab Srirzivas and CW~<\/p>\n
 It V’;\/eEt’s;{>;r:.:t”t=i._a%:aet.rt  persons had gone te purchase a sheep<\/p>\n
aned\u00e9at tttpisiiiierjard, CW-2 had settled the price of the sheep for<\/p>\n
  and had paid an advance of Rs.t{}0.:’~. Accused came<\/p>\n
 tttet’t;~ and ga\u00a7ci\u00ab;ed tie a dttatret. by sayteg that they wanted to take<\/p>\n
A  same sheee. in this regard. at about ti) am. in treat at the<\/p>\n
house at ezte Ketrappa. att the accused came sttoutidg in titthy<\/p>\n
. rt
\ns'”‘i?.;~ ‘<\/p>\n
Eaegoage asmed with dead\ufb01y weapons 3o a tractor ~ traiior, they
\niosgu\u00e9\u00e9eo ?u\u00e9;22a:ep;::zaa zmo os’ovo\u00e9<ed them and assauned Marappa.
\n.}agadEs'o. Base-ware} @ Rajappa and assaulieci Q\/VA1 ~
\nl\\\/iaranoa. P\\\/V-8 ~ Shavanma. PW–9 ~– Vasarma  ~
\nR'amac?":ee<ireppe. Marappa was assaoited
\n2, 5:  13 and :5. He died on the__way_'to %:1<:'sp;%%;'\u00e91;V:;'w"oe%;&ea\u00a7\u00e9de<\/p>\n
Jagadissh end Basavaraj suffered gr\u00a5'e&vo: JsA~&'hju[r:.eS~ and'i\ufb01ey'"'~;-:.zere<\/p>\n
sh\u00e9\ufb01ed to oiggez \u00e9aospita\ufb01. D'e.c_e-eased A8aVsax\/aka} w_as.V.es1sau1{ed'<\/p>\n
by AL A2,: A3, A44}, A47,&_.A\u00a79;eA.e:11 %a'm::e._A;172. Injured
\nRamaczhendraopa was \u00e9iseauifedf'}.bfy  7. :0. H. 12. 14
\nand 25. PW-1_(CW~3}"EojL:'re:d aV'-ce\ufb01upaamz E0 the Police.
\nPoiice \u00e9ta% for postmortem, Jagad\u00e9sh,<\/p>\n
v-mso was \u00a7o–j..;:;\u00e9’e’avr.ii o_\u00a7eC._Von.o.-6.10.2004 end Basavaraj  Ragappa<\/p>\n
 :\u00e9ie’:o’:”\u00ab:.orEo1._\u00a7;3.’\u00a7_o.2GG4.. …. Qoiice {egesiered the case for the offence<\/p>\n
  Sectiorws 143′ 447. me 504. 302. 301?: 323.\n<\/p>\n
 .w\u00a7i;_f1AoSect%o;’i we of mo.\n<\/p>\n
 s?\\x”v’-E3 oonoooted the postmortem of Jagadish, PW-$4<\/p>\n
“‘.o2 in tvtrO.t t. He seized a<\/p>\n
 start’ ba:’tt’;zatt and Eurtg\u00e9 of the deceased under mattazar EXPES.<\/p>\n
“‘t._}’%.i::c~tt\u00e9se<.i?'58.<\/p>\n
6. Proeecution in at: has examined $3 wit{“;E2__$se’s~.4..”V..Prom<\/p>\n
amongst 42 witnesses. PWs–i. 2. 7?. 8 and 9 are”‘tEiVtevijrnsj\u00bbi.JEedn’eye;’ <\/p>\n
witnesses. They speak the overtgicitiisiibythe ~:ace_Liise(J.”:V”PW\u00ab1 7<\/p>\n
aiieges ovettects against aii\ufb01tie eccosee.  atteees. the
\novert-acts agaiset A–t to A-7  to  alileges the<\/p>\n
overtects against A4′? tr.i.’?’\u00ab.::f’t,  .\u00bbt T..’g1l”?d   to 16. PW,<\/p>\n
9 speaks oi’ ovettacts against a’iV_i t\u00a7iie -a~cVeeI\u00a7e.d’~~except A43. PW~
\n27′ atieges Ov..\u00e9”\u00a5-1\u00a2?S 3:\u00a71E’tij7%’txacCLtS’\u00e9’d~\u00abI\\\u00a5.os.i to 3 and 5 to 16.
\nF.S.i…. repo:’tV.si*i:_o:;qs the .taVi’ioo:t:s’taiiie’d cloths and weapons seized<\/p>\n
show \ufb01ne _’eei%iniia..i.j=*J’~:_shoppe?'”tfma\u00a2”‘iLi’}. item No.31 — another axe {_ \u00a3.?.aC\u00e9\u20ac,9 ),<\/p>\n
 \u00e9iena  1-gsnirt. item t\\io.t3 —- bariian and item No.14 – lung’;<\/p>\n
    iaieed.\n<\/p>\n
*~}”T;.”E”t1\u00a3>: triai court based 0?”: the evidence of F’Ws–\u00a7.= 2. 8, 9<\/p>\n
 a_if:d”_\u00ab2′.? being {be injured witnesses and F81. report. seizure of<\/p>\n
U __.Eamns convicted the accused Most to it) for an offence<\/p>\n
ei\ufb01tisnabie on-t:%e: Sections 143, 148. 504. 149. 324, 30?. 302<\/p>\n
 W.’ x<\/p>\n
 “The cdwespohd\u00e9hg thjuhes are hot serious t\u20ac’:\u00a7Ltt’ieS.<\/p>\n
read with E-Section 349 IPC and acquitted accused Nost to 13 to\n<\/p>\n
18. Sthce A452 died during the COLNSE3 ot the that, as against
\ntttm the case ahetted, it is against the conviction of
\naccused t\\tos.t to 8 ahd 9 and to have <\/p>\n
appeals.   _<\/p>\n
. ESt\u00e9.C.H’.Jadhav’ teamed Couhset.appea.tt’ihg fer accused<\/p>\n
Nest to 8 submitted that the ‘;\ufb01$’toVsecut_toh’ ~c_aseV-is that: accused<\/p>\n
Nost to 16 forming iht.:o’*~ah _uVhEa’trtth.2_\u00a7_as-sembitthotdihg deadty<\/p>\n
weapons assautted the dec’ea_sed e\u00a7rtd”\u00e9~h\u00a7t;%eed;’~~however, accused<\/p>\n
Nostt, :3 to” tE;:j,a.tha\\\/’e’.’beet? a.cq;;i”t’ted——eveh though the same
\nattegatztonea{ei\ufb01_n*;\u00bb’adeV”agatihst._the’mf it ptov\u00e9siohs ct Sectioh M9<\/p>\n
h”C  a_,:”;_t_:3:iE’e-dv  Judge, when he has extended the
\nhehe\u00e9st \u00e9;\u00a5t.,dt:’>ut3t’  1, t3 to 36, the same shoatd have<\/p>\n
bee-\u00e9f’ e;\u00bb_’t’s.._htaihty agamst At A2 and AG. overtaacts are<\/p>\n
‘.l<\/p>\n
.att-tegeuvh-to 2 and 3. as they were heidirtg deadty<\/p>\n
we’ape:<ts  other accused were hoidihg club and the overt-<\/p>\n
 acfs aheged against the other accused do not suggest any<\/p>\n
"'w%t-'z%.e'htiot: at causthg injury that may result in death of a perscnu<\/p>\n
He<\/p>\n
seh:t"t%tte::\u00e9 that com\/acting the other accused under Section 149<\/p>\n
lPC is bad. He also suiontitted that, there is serious contradiction
\narm' in the evidence oi PWS"ir_ 2' 8, <3 and 2?' each ot the
\nwitnesses aiieged ditterent overtects. tr: the complai.nVt-t_:tii.ough
\nnarhes of .!\\–t to A43 are mentioned and even.\n<\/p>\n
speak or’ tire; overt-acts against A-ihito “t”r”re:iit<:ial"rco–Lrrt
\nerroiieously convicted Awt to Art 0. ls\u00e9e
\npiovisiorts oi Section M9 ll"–\u00b0C'iV_ar.ez r"ieVt"aojclicabl:e'  tracts
\nthis case as triere is no premeditationt<\/p>\n
common object to commit the mu;i.der"."'-ff  _<\/p>\n
9. Srl.\\{~;ES.S\u00a7i’vaprasgad{ l’ea%he*cl,___{;Tot,rnsel appearing lor
\naccased lxiris.9.:-aedv iii siiifii[re.itted.i-thaiti’reyerwithesses like PWs–t.
\n2, 8. {S9 sir-‘i_d”:2.? _ud’o_rioft”~\u00abspe_ai: of serious overtsacts against<\/p>\n
a<:r:::.lse:2<:i"\u00a7':~,tcs_8 aid  C)'–iZ’v;”?”}’%M,A’&ig\u00bb{S1  s. s, 2?.\n<\/p>\n
‘Nth.-\n<\/p>\n
COt’tVlC:llt'”tg these two accused on the greuhd that they shared
\n{i;t’)E”E’tl”:’EtIL>t”1 t’T..5:\u00a73;E?Ci. He atso submitted that the overtects atteged
\nagainst the accused t\\1os.11. 13 to 16 being Edehttcal, when they
\nhave peert acquitted. there was no justification for the.Vtt’i.at~..coert<\/p>\n
to convict these two accused.\n<\/p>\n
10. The case of the prosec_eti.oh_ is _-ih”at’.”~.:t_i\u00a7,.eVre v’was.Vai’*..u
\nenmity between accused and the deceased, ‘loin ‘cr;i’1hec’tt~e.ri’?1.yyith<\/p>\n
dtstr\u00e9btstioe of lood grams to tE5,e”‘t’air prtcew depot. ‘r!\u00a7gc–c.t.ased were<\/p>\n
l,\u00a3l’1Ciei’ the tmpressiort that the decferasetj wetethe instruments tn
\ncartceitmg the fair price ‘teapot ‘-.’.tr;ifby  the deceased had<\/p>\n
also made a co_tr:p_laihl”a\u00a7ai~:\u00a7st_iA.{:3-_V_ wt~1e,\\.?vas the Chairman of<\/p>\n
if.-3a=;2tter’:_fns.’e2-at_i?C3e.i=rrtm%3t.t_–e,_e~t’.__the School and was replaced by
\noece;.2see__ 4;t21gz\u00e9.d.isl’t[‘e.s4″‘-\u00abthe”successor. Accused were also<\/p>\n
hatc;h’i’i’;g.  plat}to”elii’rtthate the deceased and others. to this<\/p>\n
 r:~\u00a2fs::ii}:lr-3:’\u00a7he_y’:%3_ati termed as ttrtlawtu\u00e9 assembly came in a tractor<\/p>\n
e:\u00a7'<a;'i:arret in cohrtectten with purchase ot sheep and<\/p>\n
asisaulted "the in\u00a7ured and the deceased. To support the same,<\/p>\n
 *;:\u00a7tT;)S\u20aciCt,i1lf)t"E has retted on the evideece ot injured eyewvitaesses<\/p>\n
These witnesses ceesisteht\u00e9y speak of<\/p>\n
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Rig tn a tractor holding deadly weapons and<\/p>\n
sht’sa.:’tit1g and abusing the deceased. assaetted the deceased<\/p>\n
imr –\n<\/p>\n
C<\/p>\n
;;1z’:d the \u00e9\u00a7’1\u00a7tti\u20ac:”3d PVVs~t\ufb02  8. 9 and 2?” they speak to the specific
\nevei’t~et’:ts et the accused with deadiy weapons against the
\ndeczeasee’ and the injured. P\\.f\\\/s\u00abi= 2, 8, 9 and 27 not
\nthe \u20ac3’y’?;1\u00e9~’\\\u00a3’\u00bbJit!iti’3SS\u20ac3S. but atso being injured
\neot\u00e9wing to disbelieve the vetsions o__f…t.h_ese
\n%”3S[L. rezagiicart EXP57 and se:’ologyV;’i\u00e9epo_;ft .
\nbtoodstaiits on the cioths of ttie._o’ecease’dViemduthe Ab{_E_o~eds~t3aies
\nthe V\\fE{3Ei\u00a7”)CiF’;._~3 seized f!’Om the atc\u00abciVjAsLe_o'”\u00a3}eiong”‘to.._fA},t3lood group.
\n is tamher coi’robo’:’ethed’ oi PW~23, who
\narrested the eccosed   same day along
\nwith time   itnvmtiteessest speaks of the<\/p>\n
 paa=v’:i.ci;\u00a7ation. sharing of commoe
\nobject”-:_g; “<:4:;imx~,_rt'i't.:'tnLJi*det:.._:V""'iftieu'e is nothing to disbetieve the<\/p>\n
evieence eit-these witA:2e's's..eis.\n<\/p>\n
  discrepancy” as regard to the overt–act in the<\/p>\n
.eti=iE.:;e””~.tet(“the iniured eyewitnesses, is not mater\u00e9at nor<\/p>\n
::\u00a3\u00e9sIt’::idg;-.e’t%’te’ presecutioe case. When all the witnesses speak<\/p>\n
 t\u00a7”:e,f; %_he”se \u00abszcceseci came in a tractor holding deadiy weapons,<\/p>\n
c>\u00e9.\u00e9t\u00a7i’:g;; ‘atga\u00e9itst the deceased and others, essauited them by<\/p>\n
“‘ei<:\u00a7<%;':g; tsgg'  and \u00a7'\u00a7'tE3!'\u20ac being ne attegatien at any sce\ufb01te or<\/p>\n
it*s_\u00a7t,ir';,.-' to the accuseei. or aggression by the deceased' whether<\/p>\n
3<\/span>
\n\u00a3>vej:s<\/p>\n
it hlvi\u00e9\ufb01leathi<\/p>\n
serhe ei the accused used club and assaulted on different parts
\noi the ttody which by itself might not have caused the death, but
\nthe tact that they came together with intention to___t<ilt the
\ndeceased atttzl the other injured knowing tuttwett that<\/p>\n
with the deadly weapons would result in death.\n<\/p>\n
t2. Crimihat taw is viewed tto;hMdiite’teh\u00abt_at’ig.le’asreg’ard’.to 7.<\/p>\n
ec:teat pa2″iicteattt_ accessories and ihe’t’t._actua,t’ed”‘vby cerhmiott<\/p>\n
thtehticxh. Charge is rotted up o’ne\u00b0’invotyed_irt”\u00bbdhi.tect Eiabtttty and
\nCO\u00a5tStt’i_,\u00a3CtlV\u20ac tiabitity. ViSey_ctio_r’t t2t9:4.loi\u00a75iC3y createsiixcohstructtve
\nttatatttty ii the otterice ts comrtiiittedi by..Vatvt’y_~thtiember oi utttawtut<\/p>\n
.33-E\u00a7E3\u00a7)l”t’ll’}l’jy’  pt”tJs:%;;{;,o’tiortotacehtr*rt~ort ‘o’bj.e_ct. The tngrediehts that<\/p>\n
&’tt”t{i :e<'tt_itz'tje<'t txo":;itVt–taCttthe "p::ov.ts.iot'as of Section tz-19 tPC are that,
\nt.he2'e  atttit\u00e9'l'aw,tiJi=—-a4ssembly and any of the members of<\/p>\n
the 4t;it":'t;;,twitt.ti asserhbiy 'commit ah ettehce th prosecetiori oi the<\/p>\n
y Cf\ufb01fftt nor; fdhje\u00e9zt,<\/p>\n
'  necessary that there should be an otzeitaot by<\/p>\n
 et"'–Vt:he'etccesed, it they had shared the Common obtect aftd<\/p>\n
2 tit;*ii\u00abt_;;titetg;t:'i:<;:e et cemmeh obtect. some et the eecttsed inflict<\/p>\n
xi'-ijtjttrtee at such a iiEi'tt,tt'\u20ac\ufb01 which they imew that as Eikely to cause<\/p>\n
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Karnataka High Court Rudrappa vs The State Of Karnataka By The … on 29 January, 2010 Author: K.Sreedhar Rao B.Adi am THE Ham comm OF” KARNAT\/-MA AT BANGALORE DATED HAS THE .29″ DAY OF JANUARY 2010 i3RESENT THE HONBLE r\\ARJus’TtcE KSREEDHAR RAO AND THE HC’)N’BLE MRJUSTICE $:a~3H.A’sH’_’\u00e9.’A’i3:T;A CRINHNAL APPEAL No.3:eo?’;2\ufb01o5″AA\u00bb._ CRIMINAL APPEAL.NV{}..1?’Z0f2OU6’\u00ab 1N CRL. A. 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