Karnataka High Court
Siddappa vs The State Of Karnataka on 3 December, 2021
Author: H.P.Sandesh
Bench: H.P.Sandesh
,1 7+( +,*+ &2857 2) .$51$7$.$ .$/$%85$*, %(1&+ '$7(' 7+,6 7+( 5' '$< 2) '(&(0%(5 %()25( 7+( +21¶%/( 05 -867,&( + 3 6$1'(6+ &5,0,1$/ 3(7,7,21 1R %(7:((1 6,''$33$ 6 2 0$//$33$ +8/$*2/ $*( <($56 2&& $*5,&8/785( 5 2 $//85 % 74 &+,77$385 ',67 .$/$%85$*, 3(7,7,21(5 %< 65, .+$/((3+ 0 %$50$ $'92&$7( $1' 7+( 67$7( 2) .$51$7$.$ 7+528*+ &+,77$385 3 6 5(3 %< $''/ 3 3 +,*+ &2857 2) .$51$7$.$ .$/$%85$*, %(1&+ 5(6321'(17 %< 65, 6+$5$1$%$6$33$ 0 3$7,/ +&*3 7+,6 &5,0,1$/ 3(7,7,21 ,6 ),/(' 81'(5 6(&7,21
2) &5 3 & 35$<,1* 7+,6 &2857 72 5(/($6( 7+( $&&86(' 3(7,7,21(5 21 %$,/ ,1 & & 12 ,1 &5 12 2) &+,77$385 3 6 2) 2))(1&( 8 6(& 5 : 2) ,3& 3(1',1* 21 7+( ),/(
2) -0)& &2857 &+,77$385 $1' (7& 7+,6 3(7,7,21 &20,1* 21 )25 25'(56 7+,6 '$< 7+( &2857 0$'( 7+( )2//2:,1* 2 5 ' ( 5 +HDUG WKH OHDUQHG FRXQVHO DSSHDULQJ IRU WKH SHWLWLRQHU DQG WKH OHDUQHG +LJK &RXUW *RYHUQPHQW 3OHDGHU IRU WKH 6WDWH 7KH IDFWXDO PDWUL[ RI WKH FDVH LV WKDW WKH SHWLWLRQHU LQIOLFWHG WKH LQMXUHG ZLWK D[H DV D UHVXOW WKH YLFWLP GLHG DW WKH VSRW DQG WKLV LQFLGHQW LV ZLWQHVVHG E\ &: ZKR LV WKH ZLIH RI WKH \RXQJHU EURWKHU RI WKH YLFWLP 7KH SROLFH KDYH UHJLVWHUHG WKH FDVH DQG DIWHU WKH LQYHVWLJDWLRQ ILOHG WKH FKDUJH VKHHW 7KH FRXQVHO DSSHDULQJ IRU WKH SHWLWLRQHU ZRXOG VXEPLW WKDW WKH LQYHVWLJDWLRQ KDV DOUHDG\ EHHQ FRPSOHWHG DQG FKDUJH VKHHW KDV EHHQ ILOHG DQG H[FHSW WKLV SHWLWLRQHU DOO WKH RWKHU SHWLWLRQHUV DUH DOUHDG\ HQODUJHG RQ EDLO JUDQWLQJ DQWLFLSDWRU\ EDLO DQG KH KDV EHHQ LQ FXVWRG\ IURP DQG WKH LQFLGHQW ZDV RFFXUUHG LQ WKH QLJKW KRXUV DQG WKH FDVH RI WKH SURVHFXWLRQ FDQQRW EH EHOLHYHG DQG WKH FXVWRGLDO WULDO LV QRW UHTXLUHG 3HU FRQWUD WKH +LJK &RXUW *RYHUQPHQW 3OHDGHU IRU WKH 6WDWH ZRXOG VXEPLW WKDW WKLV SHWLWLRQHU LQIOLFWHG WKH LQMXUHG ZLWK WKH D[H DV D UHVXOW KH VXFFXPEHG WR WKH LQMXULHV 7KH 30 UHSRUW DOVR GLVFORVHV WKH QDWXUH RI WKH LQMXULHV VXIIHUHG E\ WKH YLFWLP DQG WKH GRFWRU DOVR RSLQHG WKDW GHDWK ZDV GXH WR VHYHUH KHPRUUKDJH DQG VKRFN DV D UHVXOW RI LQMXULHV WR WKH JUHDWHU YHVVHOV DQG QHUYHV RQ QHFN 7KH FRXQVHO DOVR VXEPLWV WKDW ZLWK DQ LQWHQWLRQ WR FRPPLW PXUGHU RQO\ KH LQIOLFWHG WKH LQMXUHG RQ WKH QHFN 7KLV LQFLGHQW LV DOVR ZLWQHVVHG E\ &:
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
-8'*(