{"id":98081,"date":"2010-08-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-26T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-vs-babu-on-27-august-2010"},"modified":"2018-08-04T14:41:49","modified_gmt":"2018-08-04T09:11:49","slug":"state-vs-babu-on-27-august-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-vs-babu-on-27-august-2010","title":{"rendered":"State vs Babu on 27 August, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Gujarat High Court<\/div>\n
State vs Babu on 27 August, 2010<\/div>\n
Author: A.M.Kapadia,&Nbsp;Honourable Mr.Justice J.C.Upadhyaya,&Nbsp;<\/div>\n
   Gujarat High Court Case Information System \n\n  \n  \n    \n\n \n \n    \t      \n         \n\t    \n\t\t   Print\n\t\t\t\t          \n\n  \n\n\n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t\n\n\n \n\n\n\t \n\nCR.MA\/5436\/2010\t 9\/ 9\tORDER \n \n \n\n\t\n\n \n\nIN\nTHE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD\n \n\n \n\n\n \n\nCRIMINAL\nMISC.APPLICATION No. 5436 of 2010\n \n\nIn\n\n\n \n\nCRIMINAL\nAPPEAL No. 857 of 2010\n \n\nWith\n\n\n \n\nCRIMINAL\nAPPEAL No. 857 of 2010\n \n\n \n=========================================================\n\n \n\nSTATE\nOF GUJARAT - Applicant(s)\n \n\nVersus\n \n\nBABU\nMANDA MAKVANA (AHIR) - Respondent(s)\n \n\n=========================================================\n \nAppearance\n: \nMR\nLB DABHI, APP for Applicant(s) : 1, \nNone for Respondent(s) :\n1, \n=========================================================\n\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nCORAM\n\t\t\t: \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nHONOURABLE\n\t\t\tMR.JUSTICE A.M.KAPADIA\n\t\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nand\n\t\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nHONOURABLE\n\t\t\tMR.JUSTICE J.C.UPADHYAYA\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\n \n\n\n \n\nDate\n: 27\/08\/2010 \n\n \n\n \n \nORAL\nORDER<\/pre>\n
(Per
\n: HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE J.C.UPADHYAYA)<\/p>\n
By
\n\tmeans of filing this Application under Section 378  (1)(3) of the
\n\tCode of Criminal Procedure (“the Cr. P C” for short),
\n\tthe Applicant – State of Gujarat has prayed to grant leave to
\n\tfile Criminal Appeal No.  857 of 2010, which is directed against the
\n\tjudgment and order dated 26\/2\/2010 rendered in Special [Atrocity]
\n\tCase No. 2 of 2009 by the learned Addl. Sessions Judge [Special
\n\tJudge], Kutch at Gandhidham, recording acquittal of  the Respondent\n<\/p>\n
\t– accused (“the accused” for short) for the
\n\toffences punishable under Sections 504 and 506[2] read with section
\n\t114 of the Indian Penal Code (“the Code for short”) and
\n\tSection 3 (1) (x) of the Schedule Castes and  Scheduled Tribes
\n\t(Prevention of Atrocities), Act 1989 (“the Atrocity Act”
\n\tfor short).\n<\/p>\n
The
\n\tprosecution case,  as unfolded in the FIR and unwrapped during the
\n\tcourse of trial, is   that –\n<\/p>\n
2.1.\n<\/p>\n
Ganeshabhai Merabhai Parmar lodged his FIR in Bhimasar \tPolice
\nStation on 14\/6\/2008 stating that on 11\/6\/2008 at about \t4.00 p.m.,
\nwhile he was in Adesar bus stop, respondent – \taccused came
\nnear him and abused him and threatened him \tof dire consequences. It
\nis the prosecution case that daughter \tof the first informant
\nGaneshabhai, named Hansaben PW 8 \thad earlier filed FIR against the
\nrespondent accused regarding \tthe offence of rape and, therefore, it
\nis alleged that \trespondent accused threatened the first informant
\n\tGaneshabhai \tto withdraw the said complaint of rape. The \tFIR lodged
\nby first informant Ganeshabhai \t came to be \tregistered.   During the
\ncourse of investigation statements of \tmaterial witnesses were
\nrecorded. Necessary  documents like \tcaste certificate, etc., came to
\nbe collected. Necessary \tpanchnamas were drawn in presence of
\npanchas. After \tcollecting required material for the purpose of
\nlodgement of \tthe charge-sheet, charge-sheet came to be filed in the
\nCourt of \tthe Ld. Judicial Magistrate First Class, Rapar. Since the
\noffence \tis exclusively triable by the Special Court [Sessions
\nCourt], the \tLd. Magistrate committed the case to the Special Court
\n\t[Sessions Court],  which was registered as Special [Atrocity] \tCase
\nNo. 2\/2009.\n<\/p>\n
3.\tThe
\n\ttrial Court framed charge against respondent accused, to which he
\n\tdid not plead guilty and claimed to be tried. Thereupon the
\n\tprosecution examined 12 witnesses and produced relevant documents as
\n\tdetailed in para 4 of the impugned judgment. After the prosecution
\n\tconcluded its oral evidence, the trial Court recorded further
\n\tstatement of the respondent – accused under section 313
\n\tof the Cr. PC and the respondent – accused in his further statement
\n\tdenied generally all the incriminating circumstances brought to his
\n\tnotice by the trial Court and stated that he was  falsely implicated
\n\tin this case. After appreciating the oral and documentary\tevidence
\n\ton record and considering  the submissions made on behalf of both
\n\tthe sides, the trial Court came to the conclusion that \tthe
\n\tprosecution failed to prove its case beyond any reasonable doubt and
\n\tthat the respondent – accused is entitled to the benefit of
\n\tdoubt and ultimately, recorded his acquittal, which has given rise
\n\tto instant State appeal.\n<\/p>\n
\t4.\tWe have
\n\tconsidered the submissions advanced by Mr.  L.B. Dabhi, Ld. APP for
\n\tthe applicant – State and we have examined the record and
\n\tproceedings of  Special [Atrocity] Case No. 2\/2009,  which was
\n\tcalled for vide order dated 13\/8\/2010. This Court has also
\n\tundertaken a complete and comprehensive appreciation of all vital
\n\tfeatures of the case and the entire evidence on record with
\n\treference to broad and reasonable probabilities of the case.\n<\/p>\n
5.\tRe-examining
\n\tand re-appreciating the oral evidence adduced by the prosecution, it
\n\tclearly transpires that the entire prosecution case  centers round
\n\tthe oral evidence of PW 6 Ganeshabhai Merabhai, first informant, PW
\n\t7 Gauriben Gameshabhai, wife of the first informant Ganeshabhai, PW
\n\t8 Hansaben Ganeshabhai,
\n\tdaughter of first informant Ganeshabhai and PW 9 Ramesh Ganeshabhai,
\n\tson of first informant Ganeshabhai. Examining their evidence, it
\n\ttranspires that the evidence of witnesses Gauriben, Hansaben and
\n\tRameshbhai is hearsay evidence as admitted by these three witnesses
\n\tthat at the time of  incident, they were not present. Re-examining
\n\tand re-appreciating the evidence of PW 6 Ganeshabhai, it clearly
\n\ttranspires that his evidence suffers from material omissions and
\n\tmaterial improvements which go to the root of prosecution case. The
\n\ttrial Court, analyzing the evidence of first informant Ganeshabhai
\n\t\ttogether with his FIR, rightly observed that there are
\n\tinconsistencies and contradictions not only about the time of the
\n\tincident, but even regarding the words allegedly used by the
\n\trespondent accused while insulting him in his caste name. The trial
\n\tCourt further came to the conclusion that the motive attributed to
\n\tthe respondent accused for commission of the offence
\n\tis that in past,  Hansaben, daughter of first informant Ganeshabhai,
\n\thad lodged an FIR  against respondent accused regarding offence of
\n\trape and that according to the prosecution case, at the time of the
\n\tincident, the respondent accused threatened Ganeshabhai to withdraw
\n\tsaid criminal case of rape. However, examining the evidence on
\n\trecord,  the trial Court came to the conclusion that on the day of
\n\tthe incident, the oral evidence of Hansaben in the rape case was
\n\talready over. The trial Court further observed that as per the
\n\tprosecution case, the incident
\n\toccurred on 11\/6\/2008, but the FIR came to be lodged on 14\/6\/2008
\n\tand the first informant Ganeshabhai \t neither in his FIR nor in his
\n\ttestimony explained the delay in lodgement of FIR. The trial Court,
\n\ttherefore, observed that the FIR was suspiciously belated. The trial
\n\tCourt, therefore, observed that as emerged from the evidence of
\n\tfirst informant Ganeshabhai, the alleged incident occurred at a bus
\n\tstand where there was availability of other witnesses, yet the
\n\tprosecution examined only the first informant Ganeshabhai in
\n\tconnection with this incident and no other  independent witnesses
\n\tcame to be examined by the prosecution. Ultimately, considering the
\n\toverall evidence on record, the trial Court came to the conclusion
\n\tthat the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond any reasonable
\n\tdoubt against respondent – accused and the respondent accused
\n\twas entitled to the benefit of doubt and resultantly, recorded the
\n\tacquittal of the respondent – accused.\n<\/p>\n
6.\tOn
\n\toverall  view of the matter, according to us, the prosecution has
\n\tnot been able to bring home the charge levelled against the accused
\n\tfor the offences for which the respondent – accused came to be
\n\tacquitted.   The complicity of the accused for commission of these
\n\toffences  is not established and there is no evidence against the
\n\taccused to connect them with the alleged crime.\n<\/p>\n
7.\tIn
\n\tview of the unsatisfactory evidence led by the prosecution, we are
\n\tof the considered opinion that no illegality or infirmity has been
\n\tcommitted by the trial Court in acquitting the accused of these
\n\toffences.  We find ourselves in complete agreement with the ultimate
\n\tconclusion and the resultant order of acquittal, as, in our view, no
\n\tother conclusion was possible except the one reached by the trial
\n\tCourt.\n<\/p>\n
8.\tThis
\n\tis an acquittal appeal. The principles which would govern and
\n\tregulate the hearing of appeal by the High Court against an order of
\n\tacquittal passed by the Trial Court have been very succinctly
\n\texplained by the Supreme Court in the matter of  AJIT SAVANT
\n\tMAJAGAVI VS. STATE OF KARNATAKA, reported in AIR 1997
\n\tp.3255.\n<\/p>\n
(a)
\n\tIn an appeal against an order of acquittal, the High Court possesses
\n\tall the powers, and nothing less than the powers it possesses while
\n\thearing an appeal against an order of conviction.\n<\/p>\n
(b)
\n\tThe High Court has the power to reconsider the whole issue,
\n\treappraise the evidence and come to its own conclusion and findings
\n\tin place of the findings recorded by trial court, if the said
\n\tfindings are against the weight of the evidence on record, or in
\n\tother words, perverse.\n<\/p>\n
(c)
\n\tBefore reversing the finding of acquittal, the High Court has to
\n\tconsider each ground on which the order of acquittal was based and
\n\tto record its own reasons for not accepting those grounds not
\n\tsubscribing to the view expressed by the trial Court that the
\n\taccused is entitled to acquittal.\n<\/p>\n
(d)
\n\tIn reversing the finding of acquittal, the High Court has to keep in
\n\tview the fact that the presumption of innocence is still available
\n\tin favour of the accused and the same stands fortified and
\n\tstrengthened by the order of acquittal passed in his favour by the
\n\ttrial Court.\n<\/p>\n
(e)
\n\tIf the High Court, on a fresh scrutiny and reappraised of the
\n\tevidence and other material on record, is of the opinion that there
\n\tis another view which can be reasonably taken, then the view which
\n\tfavours the accused should be adopted.\n<\/p>\n
(f)
\n\tThe High Court has also to keep in mind that the trial Court had the
\n\tadvantage of looking at the demeanour of witnesses and observing
\n\ttheir conduct in the Court, especially in the witness box.\n<\/p>\n
(g)
\n\tThe High Court has also to keep in mind that even at that stage, the
\n\taccused was entitled to benefit of doubt. The doubt should be such
\n\tas a reasonable person would honestly and conscientiously entertain
\n\tas to the guilt of the accused.\n<\/p>\n
9.\tIn
\n\t ANOKH SINGH vs. STATE OF PUNJAB,<\/a> reported in AIR 1992
\n\tSC p.598, Supreme Court has held that in an appeal against
\n\tacquittal, the High Court should attach greater weight to
\n\tappreciation of evidence by the Trial Judge who had the occasion to
\n\twatch the demeanour of the witnesses.\n<\/p>\n
10.\tIt
\n\tis a cardinal principle of criminal jurisprudence that in an
\n\tacquittal appeal if  other view is  possible then also appellate
\n\tCourt cannot substitute its own view by reversing the acquittal into
\n\t conviction, unless  the  findings  of  the trial Court are
\n\tperverse,  contrary to  the  material on  record, palpably  wrong,
\n\tmanifestly erroneous or demonstrably unsustainable.  (See  Ramesh
\n\tBabulal Doshi  V. State of Gujarat<\/a> (1996) 9 SCC 225).  In the
\n\tinstant case, the learned APP has not been able  to  point out to us
\n\tas to how the findings recorded  by the trial Court are perverse,
\n\tcontrary  to material on record, palpably wrong, manifestly
\n\terroneous  or demonstrably unsustainable.\n<\/p>\n
11.\tOn
\n\toverall appreciation of evidence,  this Court is  satisfied that
\n\tthere is no infirmity in the reasons assigned  by  the trial Court
\n\tfor acquitting the accused.  Suffice it to say that the trial Court
\n\thas given cogent and convincing  reasons  for  acquitting the
\n\taccused and the learned A.P.P. has  failed to dislodge the reasons
\n\tgiven by the trial Court and  convince  this  Court  to take a  view
\n\tcontrary to the one taken by the trial Court.\n<\/p>\n
12.\tSeen
\n\t in  the  above  context, we do not find any valid reason or
\n\tjustifiable ground to interfere with the impugned judgment
\n\tand order acquitting the accused of the offences with which  he was
\n\tcharged.\n<\/p>\n
13.\tFor
\n\tthe foregoing reasons, the application fails and accordingly it is
\n\trejected.  Resultantly, leave to appeal is refused, and as a
\n\tconsequence thereof, Criminal Appeal No. 857 of 2010 is dismissed.\n<\/p>\n
\tRule
\nmade absolute.\n<\/p>\n
(A.M.\n<\/p>\n
Kapadia, J.)<\/p>\n
(
\nJ.C. Upadhyaya, J.)<\/p>\n
*
\n Pansala.\n<\/p>\n
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