{"id":94667,"date":"2009-03-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-02T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-of-karnataka-vs-siddappa-sangappa-agasar-on-3-march-2009"},"modified":"2015-10-20T02:46:05","modified_gmt":"2015-10-19T21:16:05","slug":"state-of-karnataka-vs-siddappa-sangappa-agasar-on-3-march-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-of-karnataka-vs-siddappa-sangappa-agasar-on-3-march-2009","title":{"rendered":"State Of Karnataka vs Siddappa Sangappa Agasar on 3 March, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
State Of Karnataka vs Siddappa Sangappa Agasar on 3 March, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: V.G.Sabhahit & A.S.Pachhapure<\/div>\n
.\u00a2.'.__\n\n\u00a7\u00bbg..;;\n\n' 30\n\nIN THE RISE SOURT OF KARNA?AKA Ci\ufb01\u00e9ai\u00e9\ufb02gy\ufb01cg\n\nAT GULBRRGR\n\nDATED THE$ THE 3\") 5%? OF M\ufb01\ufb01\u00e9\ufb01 20$? 7\n\nwag HON'BLE M&.&$3?:cS'\u00a5.a_s\u00a73\u00a7A\u00a7IT\n\nAND\n\nTHE %ON'BLE;MR.JUS?TCE\n\nCR2. A??E\ufb02L No.\n\nBETW\u00a3EN:54 \\\n\nSTATE cg $EENETAK% ja \n\nf\"'\"\ufb01\nW\n2-<'\n\n' $\u00a7\u00a7;%$U\u00a7H\u00e93H"M\u00a7L:\u00a3\u00a79R,\n\n \n  \n\n\ufb01u Kr E\u00a3D\u00a3WRL%R\n," 39 YEARS\n%"'\u00a7GR:cUL?aRE\n\nALIES HRUlW\ufb01&%R\nAGE 85 YEARS\nUSS: HOUSEHOLB WORK\n\n'2\u00a7gz2002\n\n x\u00a7.S.?\u00a3\u20acNHR?URE\n\n..A??ELLRNT\n\nECG? E\n\n \n \n\n".$amGAp?A GURUSl\ufb01\u00a7&?PR AGASAR\n\n\n\n3 SM? SH\u00a7\ufb01K\ufb01REWM%\nWXQ SRNGAPPR \ufb01\u00a7ASAR\nAGE ?5 YE%RS\nGCC: \u00a7GUSEHOLD WORK\n\n ARE Rfa :v:AD,*:.,a:-av: \nBASA'JF\\,NA B\u00a7~'XGE3Wz\u00a7E}I, Bzgiztgua xgzjs' .\n\n  . 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" '-\n\n5WhiE, Appeal coming Qn for further\n\n_. \ufb01aaringv\ufb01\ufb02is day, SABHAHIT, J'..197f\u00a77 dated 19.9.3001 :\u00bb\u00bbr?2ez:\"&\u00a7; i\u20ac \"~.:%.x':_\u00ab;\u00a7'L1.5\u00a7;\u00e9-d\n\nn05.2 to 3 befsre the trial ccu$\ufb01fh3ve b\u00a7\u00e9m\u00bb\n\nacquitted of the charges for having c\u00e9mmi\ufb01ted\n\nthe offence puni3habie_ umdgf Se\ufb01\ufb01ions _\u00a798~a;\n\n. \ufb02\n\nand 304~B IPC and Sec\ufb01iebs 3, 4 aid @ of ih\ufb01\n\nDowry ?:ohibiti\u00a9n Rot}\n\n2. ?h\u00e9. mate\ufb01i$;_Vfact3\u00ab:0f tha cage\n\nvd-\n\nleading id ibis \u00e9p\ufb01eal wits reference t\u00a9 Lhe\nrank \u00a2f\"t5e p\u00a7ftie\u00a7\"befGf@ t\ufb01a trial court are\nas f\ufb01llowsz '\n\n_ It i$'th\u00e9 cag\u00e9 of the prog\u00e9cution that\n\n\"w. \ufb01i\ufb01mala the Seuuhd daught\u00e9r of 9%\u00bb: Narasagpa\n\n=w\u00a7$_\"marfi\u00a2d. to accased no.1 on 22.4.l\u00a796.\n\nkc\u00e9use\ufb01*\ufb01o\u00e9.2 an\ufb01 3 ar% aha parents sf accused\n\n30.3. Before marriage there was 22 demamj by\n\n\"  ih\u00e9gaccuge\ufb01 far paying a sum sf R3.iG,\ufb02QG\/-- as\n\ndowry and two tholas of gold was also demanded\n\nalong with atensils and ether mevabies of the\n\n\n\nAccordingiy a complaint was filed by 9%\u00bb;\n\nbefore ?W\u00bb? who was working as Q31 in Bijapur\n\nPsjfaicze Station on 21.10.1995 at ':;'%::;*.~i;:'e..._f';s:_,z\u00ab>;,\n\n?he said complaini was writtem.by PW\u00a53.. Thebx\n\ncomplaint Ext.E~i wag regisiet\ufb01\ufb01  by Pwfi in\n\n,,_,...\n\nCfime No.19?\/%7. Ha .p:epa{ed gr;RV aSE \ufb01ef;\n\nExt.?~? and sant the $figinai \u00a7omplaint and\n?TR to the courf \ufb01nd semi C\ufb01py of ihe FIR to\n\nthe PSI w\ufb01c Vhamded Qvgg the same for further\ninvestigatien\ufb02 is gii\u00e9 Dy.S.P, Bi\ufb01apuz. T\ufb01e\n\nDy,S.9.,u.,'Bijapu:, deputed staff fer\n\n\u00b0AA3\u00a7\u00a2r\u00e9he\ufb01ding the ECCUSGQ and they visited the\n\nngp\u00e9t gn\ufb01 prepared inquest avg: the dea\u00e9 body\n\n\u00e9ad. pz\u00e9\ufb01ared. panahanamaw Hawever, the said\n\n = \u00a7y.S,\u00a7., expired during p\u00e9ndency of the case\n\n'before the tyiai caurt. Further invesiigation\n\n \u00a9f the case was Conducted by\" 9w+9 who was\n\n_ , kg\nworking as C?I i\ufb01 C85, A\ufb01tiw\ufb01owry Gail.\n\n\n\nvigitad t\ufb01a spot, recerded the *$iat&$\u20acb{_Rd\u00a3u\n\nthe witnesses and on \"Z1\u00a27.\u00a7?_.\u00a7andedX 036:?\n\nfurther' inVestigati0n  'g\u00a7  '\ufb01\u00a7\u00e9 .=\u00bb\"\u00a7\u00a7:iQ\u20ac\ninspect 5, \u00a7\ufb01l:R\u00a7gh\u00a7ha:he\ufb01e\ufb01\ufb01\u00a7\ufb02\"s\u00a7W~i\u00a7}\nAfter ccirnpleting 'the E;aes:i\"g'avvt:;'o'\u00a7}, gsw-:e:s\nfiled charge sh%\u00e9\u00a3 \u00a7g3:@\u00a7%f\ufb01\ufb01\u00a7 \u00a7ccused mas. 1\n\nta 3 for  QfEence \"puni\u00a7;gb;@\u00ab under Sections\n498~A gnd,3\ufb0145SfQfx:5@\ufb01\u00a7EC and Section% 3,4\n\nan6' 6  0z_ th\u00e9 _D\u00a9Qry'.Pr0hibi:i0n Act. The\naccu$@d w@;ep\u00a2Ommi\u00e9t\u00e9d :0 the Sessiens Court,\nBijapur}   \u00bba\ufb01d7 {he case was r\u00e9gistered in\n\n36351033 Saga \ufb01oi19?fl99?.\n\nV m:3,\"u*?\u00a7e trial court framed chgrggs\n\nAagains\ufb01jthe accuged and the p:03@cutien\n\nex\u00e9mg\ufb01ed witnesses FWS~l to i\ufb01 and got marka\ufb01\n\n=do@umem:s Exts.P~1 to 9-1}. On b@half of the\n\nEaccused Exts.D~\u00a7 to Dw\ufb01 were got marked in\n\n(\"T\n:3'\n{D\n\n(\"1'\n'LT\n(D\n\nevidence of wiin\u00e9ssea examined for\n\nxwsg T\n\n\n\n \n\n \n\nprogecution. Statement umd\u00e9r S@C\u20aci;n \n\n  \n\nSr.P.C., was r@c0rded,u\u00e9$@%~w&s one vi\n\nThe accused did not lead \u00a7;yP@\u00e9f\u00e9hc\u00e9 \u00a7v\u00a3\ufb01\u00a7\u00a5\u00a7\u00a7,\n?h@ trial ccugt after \u00a7&nsi&\u00e9::ng %h%J\u00e9vi\u00a7enC\u00e9\nof the prosacutiga and\u00bb\u00a7\u00a7\u00a7r\u00e9Q\u00a7a\u00a3i\ufb02g\u00bbt5\u00e9 ocular\namd doCum@ntary ' \u00a7\u00a2id\u00e9\ufb01c\u00e9:Q \ufb01\u00a7f\u00a7re it, by\ngudgment gated \u00a7W\u00a79;?%2SQ1_  353d that the\np\u00a7\u00a9secu\u00a7i\ufb01g'\ufb01\ufb01\u00a7'Q\u00a7\u00a7\u00a7\u00a7\u00a7b;f f\u00a2\u00a7i\u00e9d to bring hame\nthe \u00a7@\ufb01itH?ffE\u00a7\u00a7 a\u00a7\u00a7us%& for having cemmitted\n\nthe Qffenceg \u00a7unighabl& under Sectioas \u00e9\u00a78~A\n\nand.3G4?B \u00a7f-fPC\\a\ufb01\ufb01 Sections 3,\u00e9 and 6 0f the\n\nV*  Se\ufb01rya *\u00a7rg%ibiiisn Act and accordingly\n\n'ag@ait:e\u00a7\u00a5,the accused 6f the said charges.\n\nae_:ng,..;;A\u00a2;.g}:ie=g~ed by the said jzzdgmem; \n\n'u.acqui\u00a7ial dated 19.9.2661 the State has\n\n\" p:\u00e9ferr@d this appeal.\n\n\n\n\n\nend the trial court was met juetifie\u00e9 in\n\naequitting the accused and therefore the7Qfde:\n\nof acquittal \ufb01essed by' the t:ial_feeu;\ufb01 5ie.\n\nliable te be set aside.\n\n6. In response to ethe 'eubmiesieQe ef\n\nthe learned Government C\u00a7ieade:;;:\"IeermedV\n\ncounsel for the respen\u00e9enfe submitted ihee the\n\nevidence of the eempleinee\ufb01V?@~1 ie eentrary\n\nto the evetme\ufb01ie Reade in the plaint and the\nevide\ufb01ce_ cf f?W42 xie iacomsistent to the\n\nevidence Qf\"?Wfi end the evidence 0% Pwsml and\n\n'W, 2.eere_ baeee\"\u00aben' the information given by\n\ne1'Kai}evVe;geether of the deeeaeed Nirmela and\n\nihe'sww;ijEe1lavva jg; net examined. Further\n\n', materiel on record would clearly shew that the\n\nf*aCeeeee did not make any demand for payment of\n\ndowry; Ext.Em2 would clearly' show' that the\n\nagreement arrived at between the accused and\n\n\\5,%\n\n\n\n10\n\nthe complainant has been reduc\u00e9d to w\u00a7iti2g55\u00a7.\n\nper Ext.P~2 and the demand fa: _\u00a7&ym\u00e9\ufb01t_ oi.\n\nRs.1Q,OOOf~ doaa net fimj a @1363 in Extg?:\u00a7\n\nand the fact thai. the_ accusedT ma\u00a7e. fu:\u20ach\u00e9:'\u00e9\n\ndemand of two thoias \ufb01f gold i\u00e9\"\ufb01of proved\nand \u00a7xt.D\u00abZ the d\ufb01it #h:\u00e9h h\u00a7s.bee\ufb01A\u00e9dmitted\n\nan\u00e9 the \ufb01tatement 'q;v\u00e9nf bgfc\ufb01e 'the polica\n\nwhich is markad' as Ex\u00a3.?e27wQuEd Clearly Show\n\nthat \"ac\u00e9us\u00e9d \"%Ee_Vnbt r\u00e9gponsible for the\n\nsuicide G0mmit\u20ac\u00a7d by%B:rmala and therefore th@\n\n\u00a7ud\u00a7mentL70f .aCd\u00a7i\u20ac\u20aca1 passad by' the tziai\n\nv! 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gccuse to lead marital life wi\u20ac&_\u00e9c\u00a2u3\u00a7d no.1
\nawj whan %Ms went Ex: t\ufb01e_%0u$\u00e9aC\ufb02f Nixmala \ufb01e<\/p>\n
bring her within one and h\u00e9ifp\ufb01\ufb01\ufb01t\ufb01\ufb01 after the<\/p>\n
date cf magri\ufb01g\u00e9 theaad\u20ac&3\u00a2d7\u00a3@\u00a7t \ufb02irmaia with<\/p>\n
him and aha g\ufb02aye\u00e9 in bar house. ?hereaft%:,<\/p>\n
tha accused ‘\ufb01Qo\u00a7VV\u00a7i:ma\u00a7a to their house.<\/p>\n
hi<\/p>\n
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The:\n<\/p>\n
(E:\n<\/p>\n
aft\u00e9xg .fo: f\ufb01ag\u00e9rapanchami f@~:iva<\/p>\n
\u00bb, wife\ufb01 K\u00a7}l&VV\u00a7”.WQ\ufb01E :c= bring Nirmaia to :59<\/p>\n
h\u00a7aae\u00bbQzfher \u00a7aramt5 and the accusad demand\u00e9d<\/p>\n
:wo”vthsl\u00a7sA?9\u20ac goid. and 5aidT that she could<\/p>\n
‘ take h\u00e9g if Ehe \ufb01emand is met and did moi send<\/p>\n
.fNi\ufb01mgla to her parents’ housg. Thereafter,<\/p>\n
–T:hw again went :6 bring Nirmala and \ufb01e wag<\/p>\n
\\ <\/p>\n
J<\/p>\n
@><\/p>\n
17<\/span><\/p>\n
yadhi prepared regarding thg obligation t\u00a7=b\u00e9:
\nperformed <during' marriag@_;betw3en  t%\u00a7 'brid\u00e9_V
\nand. bridegrmomfs family; K}%3\u00b0h\u00e9s\u00b0aid\u00e9nt1f\u00a7\u00e9@:<\/p>\n
his signature as pef"xExt\u00a7?&2{a\u00a7  an&m"has*<\/p>\n
furthex' depoaed that the aacquse\ufb01,Wh\u00a73_ atated
\nthat demand of the"3\ufb01Qunt\u00a7\u00a7f"R3,1@,GOG\/M shall
\nnot be mentioned ;n"t\ufb01a v3\ufb01hi}aH\u00e9 has further<\/p>\n
deposed thatf ;a$\u00a2us\u00a7- ,–have, raturned the<\/p>\n
u\u20acensii\u00e9"giyen to :59 ac\u00e9\ufb01sed during marriage
\nat th\u00e9 imstanc\u00e9u\u00a9\u00a7 Eh$ polica. Hswever, they<\/p>\n
havg not reiugged twc thelas of gol\u00e9. It i3<\/p>\n
.ir: the ~~~~ ~C:0a3~ezamin3ti0n that big<\/p>\n
 :da\u00a7ghte:" h\u00a76. studied upto 9"' standard &nd<\/p>\n
aCCQ$@d "\ufb02ail had not studied agd he was<\/p>\n
' wcrkiagjas Hamai: in RPMC. His daughteg has
\nfhQi"writien any lettex from the house of ihe
\n"'a\u00a2cused. He \u00e9id ngt inform' 3&9 elders of<\/p>\n
 .Madhub\u00a7Vi village about the iiimtraatment<\/p>\n
vs.\n<\/p>\n
39<\/span><\/p>\n
accused and complainant in thia case. Nirmala<\/p>\n
was married to accusad no.1 during l\u00a796 in :he<\/p>\n
month of Ayrii or May and during ng\u00a70tia\u00a7iQ\ufb01 <\/p>\n
&bsut 15 days prior to the maxf\u00a7aq\u00e9\u00ab.:\ufb01\u00e9\u00ab<\/p>\n
accuaed demanded dowry sf R$,lC;CQG[4.\u00e9nd_:w\u00e9<\/p>\n
tholas of gold and th@9saidVam\u00a9unt,waS pai\u00a3 t\u00a9 *<\/p>\n
them by the complai\ufb01a\ufb01t, %f\ufb01\u00e9r’ marriage
\nNirmala went w:ih*.th\u00e9 _3CQa5ed and started
\nmazital life with gtgused \ufb01Q;Z and when th\u00e9<\/p>\n
mothef Cf @\ufb01\u00a3\ufb01\ufb01l$ Want E0 the house cf the
\naccus\u00e9d .t;-‘b:ihg mher for N3garapanchami<\/p>\n
\u00a7estiva1;* the} acc\ufb01\u00e9ed demanded further two<\/p>\n
“%_th\ufb01Ea3,@f goE\ufb01”&hd said that they weuid H03<\/p>\n
‘1_$en5_ h\u00e9;”,:\u00a7. tha parents house uniass the<\/p>\n
d\u20aca\u00e9nd_i\ufb01,$et and K&1lavva had ta return as<\/p>\n
<_Nirma1a.was net sent with her. \ufb01e was iniormed<\/p>\n
 a\ufb01d$t the same by Kaliavva. On 31.20.96 Pwwi<\/p>\n
" r\u00e9ceived inf\ufb01gmatian that Nirmala committed<\/p>\n
vwis<\/p>\n
29<\/span><\/p>\n
suicida by consuming poisan. Ext,\u00a7%2’is {ha<\/p>\n
yadhi prepared before the marriage, ?h\u00e9”@am\u00e9\u00a7d7<\/p>\n
of Rs.1{;’,S\u20ac}O\/- and twg} _’cho2′:5;\u00e9W.::::f g&;.1.<\/p>\n
23<\/span><\/p>\n
that ha hgd gone to tha hcuse of ihe accused<\/p>\n
ta bring %irm&ia fa: Nagazapanchami f\u00e9ai’<\/p>\n
whereas, in the evi\ufb01enca he has. $t\u00e9t\u00e9d[‘t:&t<\/p>\n
his wife had gone to :brimgj”\ufb01i:ma1a*,fQ\u00a7f<\/p>\n
Nagarapanchami f@stiv&1*\u00a7nd bath thg”wita@$s\u00e9s
\nadmit {bait \u00a7:;>:t.P-2  :e<;a':d:;:~x; the
\nobligatiens to be_\u00a7mrfo:me&_by2ihe bride and<\/p>\n
bridegroom. V ?Ws–l V3n\ufb01 ;2"=a&mit that the<\/p>\n
payment of{R3};G,\u00a7QQf4 aid twewthaias 05 gold
\nis net :me\ufb01tio5&i fi\u00a7"VEXi:?w2. However,<\/p>\n
accer\ufb01ing' fO .ih%"v \ufb015G "said payment was not<\/p>\n
m\u00e9ntieneu, gi Eh\ufb01 uguatance Qf tha accused.<\/p>\n
s, Th@\ufb01efdr@, ij3_\u20ache absence c\ufb02f a\ufb01y averments<\/p>\n
~m;d$ ia,the_c0mpE&int that the accasa\ufb01 made<\/p>\n
dawry he\ufb01wti\u00e9tions b\u00e9fcze marriage and in the<\/p>\n
abs\u00e9\ufb01c\u00e9avof any mantion made in EX:.E\u00ab2,<\/p>\n
lxregagdinq t\ufb01e demand sf \u00a70wry* mgde by th@<\/p>\n
accused, it is clear that prasacutiom has<\/p>\n
{\u00a7\u00a2%<\/p>\n
22<\/span><\/p>\n
faiia\u00e9 E0 prave that accused dema\ufb01d\ufb01\ufb01aamdg<\/p>\n
accepted Rs.lU,OOO\/~ and V\ufb01wo t\ufb01dla\u00e9 .\ufb01fV\ufb02go\u00a7\ufb01’\u00bb<\/p>\n
prier to the gmrriage. $he*fur$h&: cake $5<\/p>\n
the pzosecution tha\ufb01’ whe\ufb01a the _m\u00aeth$r: Ofv’<\/p>\n
Nirmala w@nt to the ho\ufb01s\u00a7–Qf \ufb01h@_gc\u00a7hsed to
\nbring Nirmala Vufb_’\u00a3h\u00a7 p\u00a7r\u00e9n:s house for
\nNagarapanchami fe$tifal,_th\u00e9 a\u00e9\u00a2u\u00e9ed demanded<\/p>\n
two :h\u00a9ia$ GE gold  is_$13CV\ufb015t proved as it<\/p>\n
is ciear fr\u00e9m t\ufb01\u00e9 e\u00a7id\u00e9\ufb01\u00e9e bf 9W3\u00bb: and 2 that
\nthe s\u00e9ld fiat {as \u00e9pgken to by PWs–2 and 2 is
\nbasad fur the  \ufb02\ufb01f\u00e9b@\u00e9\u00a7ion sgiven tar Kailavva,<\/p>\n
the_m@th\u00e9t,\u00a7f~Nifm#Ea and wife of EW~l, and<\/p>\n
_ shg baa hat be\u00e9\u00e9 examined in the case. She<\/p>\n
 gw\u00e9g cited a5}CW~24 in the charge sheet. when<\/p>\n
Kaliavva ];s not examined, the evidence of<\/p>\n
V\u00bb\u00a7Ws\u00bb2 , and 2 who have \ufb01eposed on the<\/p>\n
V7infQimation given by Ka1lavv& wouid not in any<\/p>\n
‘”m ‘w3y help the proaecutiea regazding the daman\u00e9<\/p>\n
23<\/span><\/p>\n
made when Kallavva went ts bring Nirmala ‘an\u00a7<\/p>\n
therefore the said demand is 3380 net \u00a7:\u00a7V\u00e9dC,<\/p>\n
Therefore, the findings of the .\ufb01:i32 fcouft & <\/p>\n
that proaecution \ufb01as faiie\ufb01 E? \u00a7fQv\u00e9~\ufb01hat fh\u00e97<\/p>\n
accused have Commiited the offence _pQ\ufb01i$hab1eV<\/p>\n
under Sectians 3,4 a\ufb02dj\ufb01\u00e9 “0f’ tH\u00e9: D0wry
\nProhibition Act i\u00a7 justifi\u00e9\ufb01. RThe \u00e9\ufb01i\u00e9ance of
\nPWs~l an\u00e9 2 also ‘\u00a2;e\u00a7$iy; \u00e9\ufb01\u00a2$f.tha: their<\/p>\n
evidence is” got ghel@fa\u00a3  in _\u00a7z0ving that<\/p>\n
accus\u00e9d \ufb01fe qg\ufb011ty \u00a9f Qffence punishable undar
\nSections;”:i_98~<EiV-\u00e9'\u00e91*:ci"'—3\u00a7.{5'\u00a3'5~E of the 19:1.<\/p>\n
'13. is is wail settled that the question<\/p>\n
 "o\u00a7" d3QT\u00a7*,daa\ufb01$w\u00abwsuid arise Qmly when the<\/p>\n
AvdeCea$\u00e9d"wag?subjected to czuei tzeatment in<\/p>\n
conne\u00a2t3\u00e9\u00a7A with th@ demand fer dswry<\/p>\n
 =:mme@i\ufb01tely before tha death, and in the<\/p>\n
 ,pre\u00e9emt Cas\u00e9, in the absence of proof sf<\/p>\n
'"u._\u00e9emand $f dowry, the questi\ufb01n of accused ii1~<\/p>\n
\\,\u00b0~\\8_<\/p>\n
24<\/span><\/p>\n
treating Nirmala for dowry weuid net ari$e<\/p>\n
W<\/p>\n
ali. \u00a3xt.\u00a7~E is the Chi\ufb01 which} i3*=imF;\ufb01h<\/p>\n
\ufb01<\/p>\n
HI<\/p>\n
handwriting of Nirmala and VPWFI ha\ufb01 a@\u00a7i\ufb01E\u00e9d_ <\/p>\n
the aamgj 6&3 per Ext.D–2Eit_i3 \ufb01ie\u00e9f that she
\nhas statai in the chit t\ufb01a; accus&\u00a7 is mat
\nresponsibla for her Qbnsmming*pGi5mn. Further
\nthe evidence “Qi’ PWs4if 3\ufb01\u00a7 2V%mDUid aiso mat
\nprove th\u00e9t gNirmS13″fw$S~’s@b\u00a7ected to cruel
\ntraatm\u00e9nt Er? tEei: e#idence 1&3 based {M1 the
\nbasis cf =infQfm\u00a7ti\u00a9\ufb01”.made by’ Kallavva, the<\/p>\n
mothe: of Nifmaiaf. The said Kallavva has not<\/p>\n
“*been examiQed. “if is elicited in the cross”<\/p>\n
9&xamin\u00e9tiu\ufb01,d\ufb01 PW-3 that Nizmaia had gone to<\/p>\n
h\u20ac:  parent$  house oniy ence and therefore<\/p>\n
‘when the Qrssecution has failed to examine<\/p>\n
 Kaii\u00e9Vva, the avidence of Pwswl and 2 by<\/p>\n
V*. “it\u00e9elf would mat \u00a7rove i1l*treatment given to<\/p>\n
4 Nirmala and on re–a9p:eciatien Of the evidence<\/p>\n
\\3,\u00e9s .\n<\/p>\n
25<\/span><\/p>\n
aforasaid n\ufb01texia}, the oUI\u00a7”\u00a9o\u00a7ciusiQn that<\/p>\n
can he arrived at is that th\u00e9ggrcsecutiongha\u00e9g<\/p>\n
faiicd to prove guilt of the acCus\u00a7dW55& the
\njudqmsnt of acqmi:taL”is j\ufb01stifi\u00e9\ufb01 and does
\nnot $uffe: from any :;;\u20acga;;ty,so a8 E0 call<\/p>\n
for inter\ufb01ezenseg i\ufb01;.:hi3V’appeai against<\/p>\n
acquittal”  \u00a7\u00e9s\ufb01sda; \ufb02y \ufb02’the’ trial court,<\/p>\n
Rccordinqly, #e=a\ufb01swar ?ci\ufb01\ufb01 29.1<\/p>\n
an3way_t=V?Qint Nb.l, we h\ufb01id th\u00a7t the appeal<\/p>\n
\ufb02 \u20acS 1i\u00e9\ufb011\u00e9AfX3 be dismissed. Accordingly, we<\/p>\n
V\ufb01\ufb01\ufb01\ufb01 :h\u00a7.;\u00a7E<\/p>\n
039%?\n<\/p>\n
fTh$ appe31 is ajismissed. The judgment<\/p>\n
uwa\ufb01d decree paased by the trial court in<\/p>\n
26<\/span><\/p>\n
Sessions Case N@.}\u00a77f97 dated 19.9w2SOl i3<\/p>\n
co\ufb01firmed.\n<\/p>\n
The a5sistance rendefedu’byK the ‘le\u00e9rhe\u00e9<\/p>\n
counsel appointed as amicus Curiae is ;\ufb02a\u00a7@\ufb02k<\/p>\n
on record and his fee is fixed at RS;3QOO\/w.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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