Karnataka High Court
State By Circle Inspector Of Police vs Vageesh Banakar S/O Danappa Banakar on 21 April, 2011
Bench: Subhash B Adi, N.Ananda
Ulivepga Baganagouda Sasanagazzdya, Age: 44 years' Qcci Agricuiiure.
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Rio Sutaketis Hézekerur Taizék.
kappa Shivanandappa 'Basé;n;3'g<3udra§"
Age: 22 yeays, __ "
Qcc: Agricsgitagre, V ' Rio Sutakoté, Hirekerur Taiuk.
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U Occ: Agricutiureg Rio. Swiakoii, Hirekerur Taluk.
Dewendrappa Nagappa Kofiuru Age: 24 years, Gas: Agricaimreg Rie» Sutakoii, H%¥ei<eru{Taia;i<. Framesirzappa kappa Haiiera Age: 26 yeam, Occ:Ag;'%cui'm:*e, Ric; Sutakoté, Hérekerur Ta€_;;§<;. Paramesiriappa Mahadevapiaa Kar=a_gig- j. Age: 41 years, " 1 Gas;/kgyécuiture.
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"39. S%':@kha§a@pa Daédahanmappa 'kfafieyanavar T' Age: 84 years.
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Ucéayakumaar Shammzskhappa Vadeyanavar_;5: "
Age: 30 yeaws.
Gcc: Agricizttzsye, _
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13. PW 20' the iC1*<i>ct::>i1 who conducted the postmortem €>(aFTii%"'%3'[i(j}f1 on the déad body of Ganeshapgaat he t'tOt§C€C§ six ingaries and his optzéicm as $0 the cause of death; ws.isV_V'd4:ue.,_to the shock as a result 03' injuries sugtairted to bzaia. After seemg the i\!tO/E8, §xxi<_:i.gf§_ am'"§»tt§'§I;';?}"~:%tg--hatfé O§ii't€d that injuries ah the body of 'the couid be causeé by M.C)r'1(ft.
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"ii? _]j'..1té'tie heafé Sh Bahubati A aagzawadet zaamed At-»t€iT'3t?;_.t:::>§ the $'i3i% 3%? Sit 8.Ei1.i<sté St"; Stittamj ii,"
P-atfiihagzste and Sri F.'v',Patit, leameé COE.£t'"tS8t for accused E 9:;
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View which is faveurabte to accused accepted, V' _ iii} Tee preeedure adepted by the trial recording the statement ef the ace-:}:e'edAAie"i'$fi"t véelatiert ef p{ov§e§ee__..:::?__ See't'§et§..:::3V?'3°"' tax") No seesteetéve marge' ' ;:3.ge%est'_'1;:§eeL1ee'§:1 "< 'V Nc::»s.1 to 8 $3
22. Though fer an offence pemehabte under V_SectiO'e".-'t-%:3;."lg?!:?3é4= 427 and 302 reagj; W;-:3; S55 tsemed egaéneéi overt acts are etieged.
The .e4p;:;e"r§u'st§ty ta reply to the incriminating mateeatt bftedttvtlétiht§V3t.:t%3r;3§:p'tt:tS€CL£tEOrtA The triai eeurt has met frareéetd=preper"w--_<§eestAEVr3ne eerttaming éeceménating meteréat .A ggeirzsgt :.ft:e, e.c_cused to enebée them te teeéyg The '=.:'E§i"'y' ~pe.;'.§aee'«V"_t'e._§"[;§trtittéeh the statement ef the aecuseet to be resmee "meet seem 323 at ewe. ée fieteetee'. A3 3 2 'ieeett, Heeeueed had ea eeeeitzéeéty evee ie testy the 'A'-fnéztiménating mateiéeé, V'gWaS 35 at 10 or It am, and the deceased was under treatment tit! t» 30 p.m., however, there is no evidence produ;etd:'j'«t§y--tV'the prosecution to show as to whether the dece.ased.f5Wa'st am; when he was taken to the District. .Eetosp.itat,"4"tatrer'E..'_'_edit deceased died at 1.80 pm, itfiis happened between 1.30 5.20 vttie body' was sent to the postrttortertt,.«---tie. s'e.hmitted*vthat,:§ PWQ, the witness to thespet has stated that, he was crafted' t:{y' ttfte to see the dead beey st t,e_as"_geateettatxtttet seat etattazat and as were seized. awe has {stated "was lying, there is matertat ineoesistiertey. in t_t.ter'..Vs'tatement made is the eeraptatnt--E><.P--3 evi'cie'ae.e._o'f PW-3 as regards to the place of etfeece r fatten also ez' death, if the deceased ttad died 0?'; the spot 'as-petde€s;~:1tzrde::ce of ewe tee eeestten st Pens, swag attaesttttets takteg Geeesttaeea ts the ttesettet eteates asset _ats"~te tettethet fiaeeseaepa ttae died ert the sgeet atttt tee eedy tying Ort the spot. §t,e"thet3 PWKZGE the deetet, who conducted the pestmortent, has net stated that he treated the deceased or the deceased was attve 5 see' 'e:'I""
.72'-9 which P.W.5 had mntested arid on accouni of the pggaxiazss compiaéfit film by the §'.W.4, neitiwr the PMW4 were assauimé in the incident. 21:3: P.'a'\:fi4 and * {escue cf the P.W.3 and the dec:@a$e.::*L,_who_*'s.%;'éi"é:%?;;€i'§}fi:,ié§s Of ' P'\fV.5. §"hi3 czeates serimus doubi $5;-3 and witnesgmg the iflcidéfét.
27. He aiso V(V..7§r¥'iQié3§f'I'{; wh@re§r: PX/V33 has steamlcjigvé§{§%é.."_fi'§V:Vaz*i'e§ }}§.I$J&§t:aceased bmiher were §i'E$Ed€? izbge' Gut$%de. Vxihen may camé. Qguééd am' assauiiecéf the decea,é$§£VVs:n~:.§5%j_e and {he fieceaged feii dczvm iaécu§§§§A:.LjVF£.5$'é;'"§"anc% 4 a$sauI':ea wéih the ciub. \/V%:e_a.VPW~§'w,:ént»£{> the résacue of the éeceased Gameshappag ifgg- ,.a,-2":2ag~:;33'§.au§'€8:2§VV'E}'§§'VaCCUS€d N935 and 8; PW~3 in {he tVi~:.;_:f1"éf§;A§:3:i:':1:¥i'_AM :'sés. $.iated 3 sgecéféc aver: acts against a$<:u$eé am _a§.§e ge3 éhaii gccusad N0? aasauiéefi me afeceaaefif with s":::": ;;"{te§ Pmsimeyiem zepsri EKRQ S§':Q%:2»'8 géx éfiguzéeg am _:"z~:3; ééégagigf asrsasgmzéiseg Ea we s::ze?%;~a<:,% aéigged agamgi {he ___;=§cc:.,:sad N032 3 and 4 were famed on the boéy cf 'éhe dewased. Not even contusion, abrasion or Eaceratéon.