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Karnataka High Court

Bhimappa S/O Kenchappa Madaar vs The State Of Karnataka on 28 July, 2008

Author: N.Ananda

Bench: N.Ananda

 

 V S,lQ.i3asa;ppa'
' Aged: _ 45 yea;-3, " --.
 Qc-c':_; AgHcu1m';c;"

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNA'?AK,P§:VV:    *
CIRCUIT BENCH AT GULBA.RG}3.    H

DATED: THIS THE 28TH L3AYHOH}*»' Ju'LY%HH20r3Hs%  

THE HON'BLE MR..J t3$iz:;}5: N.2ANANi)A }

CRIMINAL APPEAL £_'iO:;5_3n-'4~QF 2603

BETWEEN:

1. Bhjmappagv ' 'A

BEFORE 

S] o. Ke11ch_appa__  __  

Aged: 60 y£;arS:,:_ 

Occ: Agxicu1Vtu.Mre."'1-:::::,--  " 

2. Kefichappé;  v  

S] o.Bhimappa   

Aged: 22 ysats, _
OCClvA_vgI'iC111i'!J.¥'VC.~ _ 

4. Balappa 

 S]o.Sh1'v'.sappa Madar,
  V "Ag;-d: 48 years,
~  " QCc":~..Agricu1ture.

« _ *   Sifivappa,
  MST/o.Ba1appa Madar,
 Aged: 20 years,

Occ: Agn'cu1ture.



 

3%.}

6. Ramappa aiias

Ramesh Hiragappa Madar

Alias Korannavar,   
Aged 25 years, I

Qcc: Coolie.

3?'. Basappa,

S] oflalappa Madar,
Aged: 26 years,

Occ: Cookie,

All are residents of  A   
Kavalagi Village,   . 

B.BagewadiTa1u1g,':-. I Z.   = j
Bijapur    ,      APPELLANTS

(By sz»i.:%.A»i.;g:iii§a;;1i"'rg 3§'it§'.%'§%affi1; Agmcates)
AND:   T.  . .

'E'he Staicgf Ka§';:a5;a;ka,V_"' 
By B.Bage~w.gvd;;..,Pgn¢e';.§ '  '4 RESPONDENT

_ ' {B35E3§;iv$uia§ha$Ii"?21a11§.1i;11r, GP) ; A 2 Appeal ffled 11/ S/3?4{2) Cr.i-3.69 agamsf. _'§1'z§:ig1'Im:fIfAV Eiafiid ',.19.3.;'2C18 passeci by the PrI.S.J. Bijapur in $3.6.-bk;-.9} iééllfitlzvéoaviafing tbs appcllams/aceused 1 :0 7' far th7e:__011"e:3$e'--j;}1:x:is}1abi:3 unéar Sections 147, 343 aaé 304 Pa:"£:"'II 1*-jw," Sec. 149 WC and senteficing them to 'eméfirgo Si V._f9:: six zfirbnths for the Gfifinfifi 11,18.) 14'? I96 and sentencad r i}o;21_;Lt2.dcV1'g.o Si far six months for the offence u[S. 2344 I'/W'; &<3.' 149 [PC and ftlrther Sfifltéfiifitfd to untierga RE fer six 37631:; axxd to pay fine of Rs¢S,{}€!6[~» aach, in ciefauit rsf paawment Gf finét, is undergo Si fer tam fgears fer tn: aflhnce:

-mi/S, 3&4 Part H 1*/W. Sec. 1&9 3136. 2583} the sentences are {;¥1"{:ifiI'€(i :0 mm mncuntnfiy.

2. i have hctaifl Sri.R.M.E{u}kaI"nifi learneé counsel for Em: appcliantsf accused and Sri.Subhas}1 Maiiapur, ~i§:"e:z§ffxe<:d Government Pieaiier for the State.

3. The 888$ of prvsecution is as fc>11oWs_:.. ' On 24.5.1999, d€CC8S€€i -

fertijiizer bags in a cart is his _1'10usé--- a;i:'V.'I'€:1giT the gurisdictien cf Basavanabégggfiadi p<51§.cé" Taiatiésn. H fxfter pu'£:£j11g the fezriiiizer «abou'iVS.6{} pm. ha went tirj At about 11.00 p.111, when figs éompifijfiafif Sasagpa was siaeping in his h(_'3'£1S€, acétngéd Ifsfcsaw E, st{::..-- iiyrmxght deceased Hanazfiazifz by asf_s§fe1i'%;ii5ig A' ";~'scri::1s;ed N03, 1 to 4 haé held hands 0f ihfi ' has'; put a {ewe} on the 11:-:ck cf decaasmi ts': hrifagv fhe eemgiiainam: Woks: up a:::u:1 enquired the a€c:1 2:~;*ged aa:s ' '£8 why they were assaulting dacvzassed, The x V' »é.€i(3t1;S€éH' toifi camglainafit thai éeceased aftey consig irifid £0 autragfi madesty {sf Womanfaik in Harijaxzkeri.

""""I'T'h& cemgiainant icxlé the accused that he weuid mziqtgirs ignto the mattfir in the Iflfifiliflg and asked tbs 8.CC11S€€i'V.,i§}"g(%3;' L-'Ef'h€ 3 deceased was groaning with grain arid he slag: hi$_T'1i 0 1§As[t--g..:. V' $11 the next: day merging the dece:is;:ét1"4«§ia11a;11é3 §3€. _d§df':f1oii".

get up' The Compiainani found idecééggtd :i;::1 the place where he had Th;3:':?.fdx*a, _:c€§ifi'§Iai3:§ant V came to Basava11abag:;":x;a{ii fitatien $591316 ~'}%3dged a csmpfiant. It wafi ,' 1999 against accused. Aftgr. C}iafi'g: was submitted against a<:c"§;1'S:i%1«__f<E;a*- {§_ii'f:13g:;€:_ §"pui:{iShab}.it finder Sectiorm 14?, 341 and 302 géw. 1i54IgV%;i;>:::V ;ség;::m_-- {#9 we.

4. £311, -§::&.E1a§f" 'p§5osés:zif3:e:>fi, PW3 1 is 13 'W'fii"€ exafiifizaé, V"'%"'i1§:,/,i}e:,;C'i':m.6:1§:$VVfiiéfl by prosacutiofi x>§=-"firs: markézi as E§:§'iii.'b5Vi'§§ $ 2 '_m1e:i matcrigi Qhjactts pmziucsd E}? jxrtasacutiozgé W82? 31% M63. 1 {:0 §.

*?1:e-- «.§¢a:;£md '§'1"§ai Judge an apymfsiation 035' msidezzce E ta ? guilty 5f Qfiences ;3umlshab16 zmder Sections 14?, 341, 394 Fan £1 1'. /w. 149 we _ then} as a;fc>re~statsed.

6. This is an appsal against jtgdgmentj A<':ofiviC1tié;'; '--..L Therefore this court has to m~£ij;3;}f%:r:iate tilt evizierige.

7. The pmsecuficfi vAA'«eL§ridez1c& of Fwd .. Basappa and f~ US} have witnessed Witnessas ta the 9cc:1r,r em::c §'W~4 -- Shivanand have net sufipoficd théfjugse, §:$f.§$'1'0:§ccutien§ "P;W--S¥'~B {1':}_daf:pa is a Wimess to inquest and spot 'A i'"g?_e?~6 IvZ'>":'c;'£'€1avgu;:t1a1c11a1"y*za has given fividence examinafion 0f dead body Gf regardiatlg the cause of éctath. PW-7? »« $1' has given ii'Vi(i€IiC6 about '[7116 €}CC'E;lI'r€§1CE'3. The '--.Aea*i_df§9:fic& given by ?W~3 --~ Goraziagmxcia, PW~9 - Gaugappa, .A _F;W-- Z9 »-~ Mallikazjurz and PW~ Ii miams ta investigatian. {U

9. PW--1 - Basappa is the elder brother Hanamant. PW--1 has deposed, on the date about 4.30 13.111. deceased bmtlghfiicefiaiu "bag:Sr(£)"i;«_f{'.rt:V']']:]';£i<S in a bullock cart. Afier keeping bags his deceased went to Hafijankefifof about' 10.30 p.m. accused 1, 2; h"1T;ughtdth'e deceased to his house. Accused on the neck of deceased. Aceuised 1 of deceased.

The other fisting deceased.

1(:}:_\_'1I>"'w»1 as to why they were assaulting deceased?"-A 1 to 7 told that deceased in an «hadvattempted to outrage the modesty of ' ;\}Vcmen_ '«'muHaejanakee. The complainant told them that enquired in the morning. The deceased weufitzasieep, however, he did not get up in the morning. He. at the place Where he had slept. Thexefore, came to Basavanagagewadi police station and d V' "(lodged a complaint.

During cr0ss~--exami12atim'3., PW-*1 has depo$€{i;*-thmrjé ixjas. no p2*6viouS anmity between accuseii and d.€Q_éase:};T,:V' .;PW»41._ has denied the suggestierz that]. dccrifitélsetll drinking aicohsl. He has: _denié:3A fl1ft s1:1g.;;{éf3tji:>::"

daciteasézd usaed to pick up cgua:i'z'c§:.1'M'.&?it}:1 €)"tl:€ I'£;-Vin {iV:fi"2.1111<eI1 state. The clothes of "€1€{?f{§.i.':.,1:':S£§2ti'V\.':¢3'53fité3.f:' 11ot'¥V:§'Io7o"::i stained, biooé had not faflcn 021 th6 _1L;>i;§;Ce:'bfif The accusezzi wars fisting d§:cé:as?'_'ad aéad <«:§'nVthe grounsi. 1P"'\*e("_-2 gs hthe uncle Qf deceased. PWMQE has ciepééeszig (3nV't§1éA'dé.£§;-~'L'0f O€3(3U;I'I€I1C€ at abeut EE!€}§ §;3,m, ihg:'--§e:£&cgL-:5as&:i aifierV__};¢(~:ping 'me fzsrfiiizer bags in his haussa » §§3%€»:r;t t0w3rdLé'sT"'H_afijankefi. At abaut 1 LQG p.333, accusziii Nays. ,§ 1..cs,?n§v$fe..a:«%;.$éu1ting the fi€C€:3S€ds Accusceii P493. 1 and 4 ;§:2;ii:'1;:jp wwsi are, $313 neck :3?" dacaaseci and draggeé him V. if)' Eggs 551236. 'éihsn W932 qusstianéd the aecuseszi as to why ?%§E:é§A'wem fiaigzg so, the accused teki ?W~»2 that figceasegi " ~a{m«= fianguming axrack was trgaizxg 20 outraga m0{£ss§i}=' 0f Wamzsxzzifaiii 311:: E%8:"ijar:ke1"§. Thamfamg they had detfzrmizzctai 1:0 18 fauzxd that accused I to Tr' want taking the decaassd towards his house and on the folk:-wizxg day PW-:4 canm: tcyizjzow about his ticiath.
14" Pfivfi Bundappa has given €tvida1;;:§é:"..V:abf;.t;;ti K V' inspection 0f tht: §1ac:& of occ11mféncé"';xy7._th-5 §b1i<:¢ 'éz:1d°. seizure of clethes from the place cxf oécaiiifence. * ' 155}. PW--6 ~ Dr.Ya1aguIfiaC«i1§;;#§ra h2;s "gi.§.311V"1.beV§ide11ce V regarding the poshnoxifim €X£§;ii§iIi¢%1,f§xfi$f'i'*'Qfl thlévéieatfiboaigr Qf ' fiX3I}3.iI1flfiO1'1 E-"'W~6 notad the:
fofiawiné "

i} §3x*e.%»;t1}ir.2VgV"<:>i:' §éft more prsmauneed an the lataral .. _____ ..

haemmorage an the ieft éya Lateral AT ..E<:--fid§mosis (bluish éiscoieurafiany cm. the latarai margia cf left aye érxtandizig an :0 ieft tampesrai area, irztguiar 4 cm$§ X 2 $3213.. Them is bisefiing @111 {E15 N.

1.} submataizcious tissue anfi muscular lengm', oblique: fracture of $316 ieft temporal balm A'

iv) Superficial ligature mark {edges I10:-« colour than the 321;-1'o?z13:1diI1?gj right extenciing up to ;'c':lj!.';'3t_?'.'('i('}"i£)4I,;V"§T).'lv.'.'¥.'1'€'j(':}" of 11:. TWO abrasions cf (L5 thfi iigatura mark. efiffiizciéng on the anterior 1/3rd of :5: érsis. Wiée and 20 cms iaxgrgg; ' ' _ ' V) €333. X 12 cms. (bluish) beiow' the r£g}:;_t 3(:a5pifla-- " ---

vi} 5 * -3 ,5 ?CE)'£'."EtSiGI1 with thiifi Saab of the anifiriar V' as=;m?c:.'a£1efi":;::iee joint.

V 'had givan grovisional Gpifiiflfl that deaih was dzifiio iéading ta respiramxy faflure aims to icrehmt form sufifiaifiéfi fir; {ha head, After I'€€3f3iI3¥1 ef report fmm the FSL, VA Irés given a final oyixiien regaxfling @3336 G1' dsath as éfigekxéfltg cgéma Ieafiing is respiyatary faiiure éufi ta biuai {arc-E 12 Sustainezd on the head and alaizoholic intoxicatiegfi"E§'X§e'~e§' §i;_:_{§S~. aclmitted that in3?'uIy {$9.3 i.e., Xinear 0bfiq1:.s..fr;z§;§:ti1§?§Qf Eéfi ., temporal bone was grievous in natixta 33}iE'Z1::.if"§3G:1'}_'§i§--._b€.V cafi§¢c}' by a fall.

131 PW»? ~-- Vittapéfizg. ~-mat' date of GC€'1fiI'}i"'€I?iC€: at afmut 10f flfifll' his house, on hearing accused Nos. 1 to --.*":,"'§,"i:€V*¢'2«¢£§§-zti Eianamant. They took £69431 £0 his IEECK anti 23130 by hoidifig to 7' mid PW»? Mahaéevagrpa tE;a¥[.d£caa §3*ec1:VwaS. outrage the mocicsty of woman in Pi?-2""?viahadeva§1pa mid acczzsed 1 E9 7? that ha file mattfir stating next atiaj; marninga H tha course cf crass examination PW-=3'? has 2 V. x :'ie§0$éd thai; he had witnessed 3€(31,ZS€d assaukting deszreagsd. iiéiévsvar, he éid net ask accuseé as to why {hay ware " assaxlifing deceasfié. R} _§ % 1% evidfince that accuseci had gushed the deceased t{:..::a_i1:;:e a vioient fall.

The iearmsd Coimssl Wcmlé submi1;,_ if highly discrapant evidence, the fézajiifiti 1101: have Collvicted. the accust-ffd.

20. The learned Goverfimfinig P}€:éid.ctr' vjgf(§u1&'~ the"

impugzxed judgmtznt of;.<;onvicfi$--n1;
«. ' the" leaxtuefi csunsal for pa3;"ti<~':s with mfeiwszgtmg t§i:; éfiidefitrg 4011 record and fmciings recoxtieé by }geaI"1:1€:':i~ Jflzégs, E116 points that would arise for V' c<}:;g.id%;33§'ati§5fi._ am;
the prowcution has grevanzd that 011 at ahaut 10.39 pm. amused 1 to 7;' Z Easing mt: members sf an "amlam-*fu} assembly llfifid farce 01:' vlralencs ma esmnxitfsaé an offazmfi pufiishabls 1}.1f3.dfir Sectiim 14'? EPC?
vvA, a*\)_ .
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(ii) Whether the prosecution has prov€d__.Eh§4:3;..'f,1jE:V.' cf same transactioxzz acc§;sgc1__} ta"? '' confmeti the deceaséd :
offence: puzxishablfi u.:}de§ " 'E.-'s_ébtion 2 3 4 IPC? V' ' V V '
(iii) Whether thé "1'3£gS;:pr§§v6t:} A1;;fiAtha ceurse 0f Sam? assaulted and €;1{:$:::r;a:.'-;§:.§.;'VcJe«:::1 éiz;------Vi£r:1tention of causiag Vb'odi13: injury as is Ijkeiy """ " committed an ofience §;a1::1is}V;éL."v¥§1t:»»t§1;¥§€':;"'Sectio:1 304 Part {E :<*/v.2: Secular;

:a9%%:ps>; X A Eiihetéxziétv' """" {he ingpugnafi judgment C3113 fer . % Lriifiriiérence?

" .__ {v} V. 'évhat Qififir?
AA '§'he medical €'+?Ti{i€I1{3€ given by Pwé «» Dr; Y;é»1;agurdachar}-'a ané report 0? the ESL markcé as sxhibii P'? Wouid disclose that death 9!' Harxamant was dug ta irguxy {:3 16 head 32.3., fraciure of left temporal bone <::i<;€ié$§i¥vr:
consumption of alcohol. Tho"ugh.~it..i$ s1'1fi§g§s'{é§1 V' that abmzc: injury could have: been '"ca11§_§€d': bf;-*3 "m'i§i19:u1'{."%f3}:{ 713 a drunken Conéitian, yet evi£:i,_ c; i1e.°;€ <:>fPW--Ei --.t{) éausc. V L' sf death is not contmvgrted.
23. It is allcgmti of an urslawfizl force and thereéby rromnxittzedi _V:'.45t§1:_44_":(;;=.:£.1§'#..*:'I."i'iI.:»*'.*; iifxder Ssection 14'?' IPC.

The: \',=;'£.1':'V1?"iV<V?:§'="vs::-:3 in particular, evidence of cfiitablish that accused had farmed an giniawfiii gssefiibigt vfiih the comma": subject of assaulting f{1";.'::.=: §(-";:::=z2as2a:=;.:;1. ether hand, it 21:; establishéci from the '1:~;%§fi£im'f:c§ :§fA' 1 and 2 that accused in a drunken state €23) outrage the modest}? cf womenfcrik in E~§arij9;§§i;:eri. Therefore, accuséd Nos. 1 1:0 7 had assaulted " .;$é€:$as&d. It is 110*: ms 033$ 9f the prosezzmiien that accused ;E\$e$k 1 ta 7' wcm Waiting {(3 wayiajg; the decfiascfi. The initial provosatiam far O(3C'{1£';"€i}.C€ came from the deceagad whi; in a rv.aJA~»&--41«~ 17 drunken state had tried to outrage modesty 01-'SJ§?()II1f:;(}Vffq}3'}§_V_i1'£ Harijarzkeli Even if the evidence of PWS- . acceptttci, it 023111101; be heid that accused w.

members of unlawful assembly    'fsizfiflcé
vislfince. ' ' ' & V

24. The accuseéi are charg£sa:'f;ciz:: a1i"e:if'i§1;-€46 figfifighabie "ilifidfif Section 342 Q56 Qfience punishable under Section _S&c'£ion 149 IFC. fI']}.'lf§Sfi:v€i.'1';2":V';VvI'%g"ti~~§V:>g}f€' cvitiencc aéiclucfitd by the pmsecution in ;3r:§0f~r:f't}.13é'3c..::harges is common, "--3:{:_d5___.¥'W~2 had not seen as ":9 when and ' v2?i1=r:;;"e..ac::us::kii __sta:'§:e<:§ agsauiténg dsceasad. The cvidencs Qf H is consistent that accused Nos. 1 1:9 '3' had dréggeéifiéééasaé fmm Eiaxijankeri 3:0 the house of de<:¢asc{1. V. §"§J;-_? stated ta ha an €}?'€'Wi'§;Ci€S$ E3 the eccmrstncaw ?W--'?' iiégsficposed that an the date cf eacurmnce at abmzi: lflfiifi " V' he haarti hue 311% er}: and went {awards Harijazikeri, Accused 1 to: 2'' watt assaulting deceased Eianamant' They N' £8 éragged him 'iowards his heuscw "§'h€ accuseé; Mahadevapya that deceassci had flied £9 _ Womenfoik in Harijankeri. They had broaigiifi' is 31$ * V. house. PW~2 tald the accused that ha? iv(§"::11€i,A.€'r1quiI%: inffrfi 3 ma £21" in 6 mix a' mwrnizi .};x:&'s*:vi erij~::e:"s, th tt th td _ g Fmn*'VVd_ 'zf PW4, PWQ and PW»? it is 015%}-$13.: 'iviadlvgzo motive or e11mit_v to assault t13;§."c¥ec&5§a;s{;t£i,L" for the fii$behaviour of deceased with Vwomenfqlvk._§1i%..'§i;2s}'§ia;1fi§:€:i3i; ._ }3W'1, PW42 811:3. PW»-7 have 120: tiiatiacfiuéfid 2iac¥..1§$€d Weapens to assauii €113' T€ié:It;:;aVs§éd. has dfiposeti that accused weft dmggifig "i<::'ékS pmbabie that the deceased Eiad. -- ia vixgicfit <f§i1§ "-x%i9iE11 accztmeti dragged him {rem ' V' --. ';§3sxza1':'i$"i?si s: houae.

3 T. éqidfince sf PWJ? finds srerrobomtiozg from the évifiénsc; 1 and 2 wha have degessd that accused I ta 3? E:a§i';.=§I'agg€d the zieceased :0 his 118336 and 0:1 8:16 Way A §fi§é§f~«_.£$fi1:€ figtfifig dsceased. Pws. 1 and 12 have éegmseé when they anquirsci, accuser} ioid PWs_ 1 311% 2 that 19 {iC{Z€aS&d in a drunken state was flying to e:>1;trag6:_4v2:;3Vi<:<%'est3-= of Womenfolk in Harijankfitri. Therefore, fiom H PWS. 1, 2 and 7 it is proved that accgscd was trying to outrage modesty of élraggeci by §E1{:C1}S€d 1 to 7 d€{'T$é-_':1:_!S!i'€:§ ; to 135.3 house. in the pmc$$;s#'VL4Ld <;;ce:gs€d" gigiant fa}! resulting in fracmrc: sf _ S Thfi final 0p§Zt1£on is shown as fracmm of Iafté "a1<."v;rholic intoxication. PW»5 171.33 not statad that mjxlries suffered" "suificient to Gauss 6,633.11 in Qrdinfixfiy cciirss liffi. "En them: {?iI'{f"{1ZfiS§3fiC€S, it is EST, '».Aps0i5,'i_:¢;.ui':?:}}é:'-L'. ts» xhoié accussé had wmizgfuliy Qféilfcilfffid {i'L§£;}f§€£iSéE§,,,: ' "get gossibia '£0 hoid that aCCEiS€iCi had fistéfi aifizi 6;raggév{i3..V_r3;%c€a$é:d to his; hcsuse with the knawificige that 'iiiaeir 3C'Ef§;_ am likely to cause dfiaih 91' cause such injury as is to cause ésathfi DJ, 22 Accused 1 to 7 do not bear any c:°1'mi11:a1 ant.::v::éé§.<:é1:t§. Considering the ganesis of <)ccu.1"1*etnr::e and_.-§_a1s6"--'1"::a.$Ii:1.g regard to the fact that the pravacjggion fin' '"t1;1€f;:'_<,}<f611£'£EI1::":€" "

came from the ciecsased, accusfid, 1 343 32:: 's(V:é'31:€§f{(';5:d"1A :15; uniierga simpie hnprisnamani fgar 3 ififiviiéfi of 5 i1x~.:'2;fi;h$§ to pay 3 fine of R3.5,O0Of »» ea¢1i;'§_r:1}'{§~efauit '*i»:'2 1§1'1fide1:fg<3 simpla imyrisenmmxt far a for an offencéi punishable under Sectiog 'V;'3e:ctio11 34 EPC. R is Sff$I1f{€i0}C{1 the i"e(E01'€i's, C{%i1ji::2g pre--tria} stage, the a»::<:used 1 £0 '}1'_ were Ai;n*L';<;11§;£c»ciy'*.f<5':*.;;_: period of one month and aficr ce~:1vic$io11','VVt1*i:'=:§r *%.vz::1*c~:-..'i12 t32;§téi.cI}; far a pcrioei of six months. The --9.cs::usei;i ..hz§'i¢€'13Ii{i€fg0ne <:i.etm1'£.is:):1 fur a periad zafgééfiizi 'i'};16r6fo:1i§;"i::3.fis§7 shall baa mlfzasézaffi; ferthwéfth. if {nae aammmt, if mat, {hey shag ha "€:~ii2%3.S€d airs? '£hvf3.fi2ii.§fgéi3}10i1I11T is depasitfzcl, Sa!"

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