Karnataka High Court
Abdul Subhan @ Subhan vs The State Of Karnataka By D J Halli Police ... on 5 December, 2008
Author: K.Ramanna
Bench: K.Ramanna
taka By D.J.'IStai:ion Rcspondcnt " 'Vag33711§t the judgment dated 34-2005 passed by the II! A "A:;id_l.S;J., Bangalore City in S.C.N«o.38/04 convicflng the __*_.appe:1!£t:nt~--accuacd for the ofiénoe punishabk under Section 307}' IPC and sentencing him to undergo R}. for 5 years and a fine of Rs.3,000/-, in defiult to undergo SI. for 6 , fmonths fbran offence punishable under Section 307 IPC,' the ' A default sentence shat! run cons-cc=u£iveEy- i in THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGA;1.£)::Rj:_?;~.V_ DATED THIS THE 5* DAY" 01? DECEMBER_.. ;;-f f . BEFORE THE HONBLE MR.Jus'r1c.:}3 1{.§§AMAfi'§iA'«- '% CRIMINA_L_ APPEQQNO. 8522005 .v " " BETWEEN : Abdul Subhanfzgifiuhhan.' =: A V Sfo Abdul Hafe-3:2 ;_ V 41 yrs, No.2; ncgér " Arabic (..'x:-liege ._ ' . ' Appemnt (By sris for Mahcsh as Mahcsh, Advs) . {By Sn' H Hanumanthaxayappa, HCGP) Tm; 'icximmal appeal is filed under Section 374 Cr.P.C. ' if chm Whcn she was in her "m--]aw's house, the husband started 5}} treating her and . he used to return m the house 21:21 the V. static and thcztfinc, P.W. 1 almig with her female decided to live in her mothcfs house and her 9011 T! . . . I 1 GO - EA- Judgment this day, the Court tbs: V JUoGME&f Q % The appcflant-accused 'V %' and order of .da€cd .3;I"fQ5x.'l§ the In Add1.S.'J., Bangaiom convicting the appellant-accused rgmgc Section am me am 5 mm and to pay a flag 9:': findc1*go SJ. tr 6 months. J AV 2. The VVfa¢ts d'f an: that P.W.1 -- Vahfis-1' Begum is; 130:}: wife of the appellant. The . 1.9,; ¢:§f P§w.}u:9ok about 12 years pan' to the date of wedlock, thmc flcmalc and one main was living with her husband. When she stmtcd " her mothcfs house, zclativcs of appellant ' and roqucsfiod to join her hushand.:'Smc¢A"V out to her, she 1cfi1sc,-ti "£63". ' subscquccatly, appellant tqpk a to eke out her livelihood, she: factory. Since one of from mmt bar mm, some ta? her. when she went ta purchase medical shap and while _ by holding a chopper in his hand " dc' away with her lift: and assaulted her hands, neck, cars ci:c., When she cry. appcllmt ran away with chopper mt! " j s:3¢ to her moflmfs house and her mother mo}: her hospital. It appears doctors of the said hoapiml H her mother to take her to Bowman' g hospital' where she was cxamincd md treated by CMO as we}! " doctors. She was tacatcd as inpatient. Swat' 1} __ ' ' H of the Bowrmg' hospital sent a memo; the next day mo:rnm' g, P.W.11 «f ASL came and mconied hscr "4'~E3'Bf£:rod a cast: ffif "fihc- §ofl'cnec punishable under way aamar: day, spot mt-313% " aminad cloths M.o.1 §§fP.w.1 bcfou: 1.0. which Ex.P~2. fiinoc aw appcllaxia was '~:<'o:~ azmst, on 7-8-2003 appellant '« pofioc but pmduccd he was formally arnzstod and his was xcoordod. On the basis of valtmtary Ox;}3 '--- chopper was seized under mahfl and _ of the investigation , charge sheet came to to the Court of Scssum' 5. , gt? 3. In pursuance of the receipt of summoaae, _ appealed through counsel and puma' hablc under Section 30?' llm1 t guilty and cxmmod to be % _ _ V 4. To prove the prosecution had 8 documents were marked M.p"s;'1-- ..':::§% ' produced. Appcllmfs have been rcconiedv.'_ trial Court found that punishable under Section 307 and passed the order of comtie the appcilant. " * AV *!54f£§'%1*Zi«_.thc eiéuments of learned counsel 1701' both 2'.-?«;?cifi$- " by Learned counsel for the appenant the evidence of P.W.l, there are no eye witnesses V' vfl_1e4"':'.neide1zt. Other witncss-- P.W.2 --- who is mm other mother as we]! as her brother P.W.5 are imaemstaed V ijwituesses. It is argued that incident is stated to have taken _ Q comoboratc with 'the evidence of P.W.1. It is that Em?-4 is the wound certificate wherein . injuries caused to P.W.1. 'I'hcrcfon=;,> .4 "= inflictcd different type of injuries with even injmics might be duo to M}{)__§. M.O.3 has not been proved gf to the mcovcry mahamr 39.0.3 is said to have been fpund prosecution has not proved 2 7. In his has mind on the dcc5;$£§ii' 'of Puwxuns KO'I"I'AYA & crrusksx-sk 1947 PRIVY COUNCIL 57) He hagalso c"i»Lé<"::'sic;-:13 namely, E») _A§R.._1954"'3e----39 ' , A19'?_5A'SCC (Cr) 530 A - " ~33 'Ajmj1%979 so 1252 _ -i%4.3 (Am 36?: ' _ Thcfe.fo1'c," contended that judgment and orducr of by the trial Court is perverse and incorrect VA to be set aside. . 8. On the other hand, Lcamcd SPP submjttsfli evidence of P.W.1 coupled with the evidence of ~ suflm' nt to pmvc the guilt of the " " 'V appcflant has sham" ed his relationship Court considering the of P.W. 1, coupled with the 22 vvfmzcovcry of M.O.3. It is argued c;hjccts to chemical isvinnf it is only a dcfcctivc f smiikt not suffer and assailant mlied on by the case. It is argued that M.C).3 wéséppclmnt in a bush situated in the bwial gi§5u1§¢i¢lti-- B.:AA" and is only on the basis of appellant alone led the and and took out M.O.3 marl lnmdavcr m&'L4;e"po1g.~,£; fine 1.0. has compared with Section 27 of the by mcovcring M.O.3, After the alleged assault, A was absoonding. Since he vnhmtazily appeared 3,3,3 pmczuoed that: order of annzcipamxy bail granted in his 7 which was cnlacmd into hctwc-sen P.W.1 and 'V H both had signal it It is not in dis.piitc* ma'; residing with her mother's house , fa " children. The evidence of P.w§i1.:d:fx=.a;:;os§;"s around 8.30 pm. shc her for treatment and after sh: Went and purcfiascd some in front of the bakczy, threatening her and " stated that she raised E116 mm: and appellant flcd the evidence of P.W.1 further V tl1c in<.:idcnt she went to bar mother's §fia;'Ah§x««mom¢} her admitted to mcd1scan' hospital whéztin Br. M R Vcxmgopal examined and neticcxi in zia33'11'ics. Out «of thssc ifljurics, injmics-I to 3 mt: VA natmr: and injuries 4 to 7' are grievous in nature. pmsncutian also examined another P.W.7]Dr.S .4 Raznachandm, Surgcxm of hospital who issued K another is straight. M.{).3 7m not the knife theugh it what looks like knife. Except denying same ~ nothm' g Worthwhile has been chm' of "' 2 P.W.6. Further p.w.7 is onhapacdieeeesueygmgnéewhe corroborated the evidence vvtq casualty medical amour who ,the en that _ niglgtt, next day morning recorded the i13.juricsz1ot1ced' byehim. on the" person of P.vs{.a§ .::izi§i'i1~:,»--7Nos.4,5 85 5 air: grievous and required aiso requirms pmpcr xehabilitetéxg-":1-- aiad fracture also. Therefore, even fixougli certificate history might have aecom@ied her daughter P.W.1, *A:§heV z:1i;1y:':.iie::k1}awn the weapon with which her daughter Wes suggestion was put in P.'W.'7 by the that M.(3.3 is a knife which has been denied also the suggestion that type of injune' s can be if any person falls or fell down or any sharp edged j . ; ..> 14 discloses that about 10 or 11 months back, 011:: V' comm' gncar D J Halli, police statiox1V;i1;'§.' Q V' him to Tannery Road, he acoompauwd" V person was sitting inside the mid to the grave yard and he; o%:.ic" fmm the bush and pmduecci was seized under Ex.P-6 an;1Aat.l:cstr,-ti' he was cross cxamincd, aionc has pmduocd__th# .-»-- Ex.P---6 has clcarly mmnfioaigggd kept in the bush, was not visible tfibzlfih {public place: when that was easy §fs(:cc:,3s Therefore there is no dclay as tzzjy "" "'« it of M.0.3 at that: instance of the contention of learned counsel for the is delay in scizum of 51.0.3 cannot be Of course, admission portion of voluntary has to be taken into oonsidcratian that he himself over to the burial ground and idcnti&d M.O.3. The .4 decisions mhled on by thc appellant has not at all made applicable to the facts of the case. The: <3€3:tI'0b0IatcS with the cvidcnw of Pf;W;1;«T}1§:j that so}: intention to commit vital part of the body like n6é}{&r;d 3. 'V V There is no delay in -cti333..pl§'1it'vand/£3150 in sending FIR to the and there is also no delay in mcgtfcxy of MLO. f§. Qansaczing the fact that and P.W.1 wen: separately by taking the evidence of prosecution witncsscfi it is has proved the guilt of they 'appcllént _I_f)eyt*on'c?. reasonable pound. Thcrcfom, fi?ém a'3Y angle """" &, I do not find any 3006 grounds to ordcr of conviction passed by the 11131' cafixt, 1.
i;i. As fin' as scntcnoc is conocmed, the trial Court has the appellant to undergo R1 for 5 years and
- m Fpay a fine of Rs.3,000/-, in default, to undergo s.1. for 6 V:
I months for thc offence punishabkc under ' .¢ and the same does not mqm:n::' any -1' ' V Hence, the appeal fails and is " " n .
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