Karnataka High Court
K Sarvanna S/O M Kaveri vs The State Of Karnataka on 15 November, 2010
Author: K.Govindarajulu
Bench: K.Govindarajulu
BETWEEN:
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2 'E-?.;.'TA0 Befiary,
; 3 ; Cr1.P,N"u--. "?O32/2009
IN THE HIGH COURT or KARNAf:*AK«.§> " V.
CIRCUIT BENCH AT TDHARWAD .;
Dated this the 15%: Day of'<Yf$d %Aéi£v1b<:fi»i'--
Before A _ . . A V 1
THE HOZWBLE MR:.JUSTE€;_ E..K.G(31'I_NI}+§§R.A;1UI;'£§
Criminal Petition Na:/_g32 $009" ;
K.Saravannan, 8/ 0 £\/I.Ka\2é'ri:,'
Aged about 34--year,<;; " "
Mechanica}; E'z«1gi--r1ee:_1:', 3;
Hothur I.SvPAT21A;Pyt. ._ _
Near Kuiriiitifii yiliagfi «, .' .
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. G.E<Ifishr1a,.VVS'Vj'V(§'-
Aged '.a,b<:::ut: 3}' "
Ir1~(:haf'g.€_: VD_.G .M.;, " ,
Hcthur ISPAT Pvt. Ltci,
N'»'£"3'1Ei1E" K11ditin'i'-x:i11ag.e,
é £e,z'o E<7§')'p;5'.KMF Milk Federatiorz,
_ V 'E).evina~ga1f'," Bellarye
. .1?»/vi<>1:a:::;r:';e3c§.Iqbal,
S;/0 Latég. Bzussain Peera,
r'-%..ged_.ah_€>§ut 5}; years;
Managing Directer,
Eiotkilgf ISPAT Pvt. Ltciw
...Pei:ii:iane:rs
' J.Basava:'a3g Acivacate}
C3ri.P.No.?'O32/2009
5% N D :
The State of Karnataka}
B3; Subwlnspectcr of Police;
Rural Police Station; Bellarjyg
Represented by Public Pmsecutor,
Circuit Bench; Dharwad.
_-- ' Q }'<:"'e:AT.<§}:~c$éj':<3ie.:1t'T- ._ A V'
{By Sri K.B.Acihyapak, Add}. Gové:.<:m_'¢n'*: Adxrc§g:§'}
This criminal petition £s'vi'i;ed ui1.«iie1= _Sé<:ti'{3fi'*4~.S2 of V
the Code of Criminal PTOC€dii§C€: praying all-j.>w this
petition and to quash __the prQ--ceévdif'z~gs ini'tia.tAed.."against
peti1:i0ners~ac<:used to.'3V_in' -C.,_C;No.106/2008 for
the alleged Qffences undezr Se§'I:ti53nSf3AS7~,.V30-4A of IPC,
pending before the HQ1f1_'b}£:: P_ri3f1cipa,I"~~C§.:2i1 Judge (Sr.
DB') 85 CJM, Be§laI"--y. % % "
This §:ri19;&';.i__:'iz2:1--';Vpéti:i.Qfi.._cam-ifgg_on for hearing this
day, the C0u._rt~i:n;ade"fh<: 'fci_iIQiviVng:;
%j%>RDER
Pet'i:i'04herS'V..Aé.1:5e' N33,} to 3 in QC.
No.1Q<3f2.0{}8x onjfie fi 1e:;>f the CJM3 Beliary.
V '=2 advecate for the petitioners submit: that
at 4,08 am, within the Emits ef Bellary
',., VE«?.ura} 'PQE'ie::e Statien, in the factory of Hothur ISPAT,
" é';_it:;é{;f'g3é agar Veniveerzapura village? accident hag
srgézurreii in {he aficéfisnz S138 §;Ea::}'L;:1a.th aged 35:31:: 23
»§;..v2"'"'
I 3 I Cr1,P.No.7032/2009
years succumbed 13:» death. The Factory Ir1spe<:f.er__ has
filed a c:harge~sheet. It is taken an record,
private complaint and thereafter}
C.C.Nd.644f2007. Under Se<:ti0r2.~Ef}.1' dd'
Act, the accused is given a A'
happenings and mention 'Vjthe ''
factory. In View of this rhe eecused, they
have filed an app1icad:idr_1' 2007. On
08.04.2008, 't:heLs;a,id by the
learned CJ and 2 to implead
accused' No.3 has pleaded
guilty; /.~ ordered by the learned
CZJM' In Vie"w {if r}§iVese._:fi2§i:eria1s in the crirninai case} it
p;--*rf:3b.:aba1ie'e,'"without any doubt, that in regard ta
ref«._:}'v2é."13j:t;;;1ath having resulted in eonvictior: of
aces.;'sV%ed vNe1:$.'dV:The act of the Police in fiiirzg 3 sseparate
T3"-v.__"ehe.rge%s1j{3eet in C.C.No.EO6/2008} if permitted} weuid
A "'e.:11d_:ri:'rt to punishing a perectsrz fer an offerree twice, So,
preeeedirzge inirieted by the Traffic Peizlee, which is
: 4 1 Cr1.P.N0.7032/2009
later registered as C.C.N<:}.1€}€s/12008 is not 3
pray fer quashing the proceedings in '
3% Learned High Court G9V'§;fI;ft1ef;:
heard. Learned High Cour? '€'§oveff:.n:1ent glad
admits that there Cannot be t}{?é..pu.:1ishfnA@t§ts regard
to one offence. '
4. In the light of thc~. :};b§'<:¢=_sfiB:rfiéSi§ns, the point
that arises fQ1;T,vCC}i:iS7;Ci€fZ?1fi€)I1, of this Cbiirt is as under:
""" 'V5Z§:,etfi:€:§1";"*C1i€:»,.%i5x'Eétiti5fiE3Vf's have made: out
a ~ ca;3'e __§of the proceedings in
C.c;-Np;~1%a5-/_:'éQ8?"--_é% '
of application filed by accused N031
'a;id_%2A.f['fm§9:c§:{¢..%--L~~:he CJM in (EC. No. 644/2007 is
n&C€t_sSa:j.I answer the Subjacg so it is, extracted -
".' v§£?~:. Witheui: prejudice 1:0 the contentions
"}:a_1«:::-:11 above it is submitted that the
applicant csrrzpany an humgnitarian graund
hag paifi exgratia an:x:>':.:a::£: of R8.4,;3§§GQ0g'~
U1
[fsur iakhs fifty thousands} thmugh <:heq13,€7'..'_ "._
dated State: Bank of India Bellamy bea:ti::_g. __'
Na.91548: dated 11.8.2001:/3 a:1ci' fi:}*:e ' " H
Company has borne, bodjgw4:.:*fa:r1spor%2a£i0ri"
charges, funeral expensgts s}:'5€tit f-..__
Rs.5oJ,oo0/« {fifty :1:10ausafid_;$']',; e:f<f:v. 5 :h¢
deceased was covered
Act, Insurances ,--}?Q1iCi$S""§i.{§€ 'GPA; iiforkimén
Compensation uri'd;z§:<. {fine -insurance:
company IiInitedf...F1:i_1jth'e:rA is also
going or; Wgarkarrxwén "<:<§}:::§.pen§atiQn Court
to vj#1Q1é:¢i<:$ amount and
pVe--ns.i§i:i":~VL_{C f3:;_6:_ szif*'»ti:§;'ofs- of EEG deceased. The
-- has also provided
efiip}-:i'y:n€:1_;fiV famiij; member sf
V c1eceé{S~<'m_i EX/IV5;.t1ji:vt1éii}V1."
1é'é::*n§_:;i.vadVoca:e has placed reliance on
'r1;:i§;ng ~Qi?'.€£?.,1flé"vCOUFt in Daljith Singh and another Vs.
'S:{Ez.fe' Heuse Office, Wadi Police Station,
--V Chi£ic2:p'i;&r"i;'aZuk, Gulbarga District (200441) E<:a::L,J.
Tiiig {hurt has held that where negligence Carma':
:, _ "§;.§,="'a?%;€'?;:*i'b11t6:i 11:3 éhé accusséfi ha :::a:1:"2c=+': bs pr0s$cute§ C:"LP.N0.7()32/2009 ,,--*§.,./ ; 6 : Cri.P.N0.703i2/'2009 and proceedings are liable ':0 be quashed. In A Kumar Singh and another Vs. State of V. LLR 865) relied by the learned aaxsog:a:e1.':s;y'§if':; aég:-3% Ewe cases are filed} one by the anether by the Ponce), bo':h 'e.§nneL..fun The ratio reads as follows:
"' Presecutien .AL':".§»::"{:'§;ior1s 92 and 95 .Qf::the Factory Ir1spe_e.t<§1f4tLc:3 aflijeeciiffence a fatal acciderg: premises will Sectien 342 of the C1jirt1ina1 "E?roCédui"e Code. 'vi0'iati0f:--.,_ 'of the provieions of 5 E*'..a§:te1:ie:3V A225,, t he'.'i.11speet0r under the Act is .:":i33*'¢:Y1Ch.ing « V"""'E3'f0secuti0n hence the under Indian Penal Code will be 'wieigen theugh the extent ef the i::;p:*ie.T;fi":ment is much similar' but the aimeunéi ef fine is higher under the Faeteries A ; jfiet,"
: '7 : Cr1.P.N0.703i2;'20€)9 in View ef the above ruling, the principie that if Cenvictisn in récorded to a criminal act; same criminal act} Qthers cannot be pras¢§1; *§e::3V.' of the same, it is féund in th€v {;a§ e' Charge is impieaded as A3 gm %<:.c%1§N¢;%a%4;'é}o:Q?;V A3 admitted and he is conx?ié:<'€;§.. T1/;..1is;' Knot ' challenged 'Whfl€ fi1ing'~:he polica so, the submission of vAA. :t'~,",'{»»)""LfLI1\'E'>€1 for the petitisners is ..i§3_itiQ:ed against the p€titiOI1€fS€;f@lV€'E'%:§§};liV. on the file of the CJM, 3e11a:y;,":aré' 3*'. 'Pafiitioti 9:<:C0r<iingIy.
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