Karnataka High Court
State Of Karnataka vs A C Ananthaswamy S/O Late Patel Chikka ... on 13 April, 2012
Author: Jawad Rahim
Bench: Jawad Rahim
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3(1)(;;), (ix/),{v) and (x) AND {yes 143, 14--4;,~:1.j45,"-:43, 447; 427; 506-8 R/W SEC149 OF IPCLW «_ This appeal coming en forVhearlr1g lltlflls da1ly;_l'.tl2'e 'C(ll;lKE;'t'v, V delivered the following leg» 5 Lw'léllee:e' The State is in allffigfieiai of the respondent for Sections 143, 144, 14¢3;'read with Section 149, I,P.C»; {V} and 3{1;(x:; ef the Schec;iu'lAed"_ Tribe Qreventfen ef etrecitées} -
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5) P"fJZ~fVienjunaEh is the ewrser pf fans Er: fiurvey $39,133 and eéeéme :0 be in pessessien. The aee::;seéV'raIi'is:;:_ daimed :0 be ewners of the same prepertyg Eétigation in that regard is pending.
b) On 11.10.1996 at 10.3e.VLér.--fi1'.'T r€"'r::p~.ae«1e'g:éd.» V"
respondents formed themselveV;s*«V'i,p:r:f}"L*o} an ur1i.awf::.§'§_; with the cemmon object of.Vdest.re'3,V'V§..rfi_:g 'iV:'i*:re_2 strtaictuereeiput up by PW2»~Manjs.math en ':V:§;*;».:.fipgestion, and perpetrated atrogifiiee _ ongz' rhey travelled in a car, _m"dii,E:ge.:i in destroying the property... ---- M Q} P¥5iSj_«Be£e'gVe£dr'§ie §i%%:._e ;r§as the watchmar; is eaid ts have §rjfe--rr2j:edu.?3;*%;i'Z'4E*i§e:§§':,:n.eth ebeut the ever: acts ef ihe eiezzeeé §s%"L':*ee;:*.enee ze wiech he {W52} went: there; Sher: em VeeCeeee;...:V:efeféeeee te have eeeeee him referring is hie eeete em; .§:i~*e':.:§ge%e fie erimsrzef irstimieetiere, " ;§'§..éE%eer::a;E:%%e§ ?¥1§<fi:n~Q'?éé;Gir%er: wee wee er}; eeirei wee: fie ihe epei eee iefermeé the eeéiee steiéeeg =3 ?W5~Shéves'2ea em} ?%;'ai8~M.§<*:}i:%':apea rusheci te the eee: eed it eeeeare they eefused tee situation,
e) On the basis of repert given by PW2,.. the:_j§:a.Se.:%;:'ese' --
investigated by the designated police':-:"Ciffi::e';*".2;':s includes effences under the provisi tm_e1*--_eA? th»ev_-v_e:S'C 8;" "
(Prevention of Atrocities) Act.'--v..: "*Ei»nalV.:'eg::io:ritj"_:m}eeMfiIec£ indicting the respondentgfpr th.e"':2f:f;en'ees._ i:'1d'ieaV'teci" ab0ve and they were $33: fie tria§. V%
f) Buring tr';;;:a;,;_V g,;$::"os€e{i§.1ti_(§vn». e)§9:a'r':'iined in an 8 W5t"€'55€5 a"§--V..£3$fd:5f1\uced«,§"'vVL.d0C\L:V'mé§nts and 3 materia! objects. :.__earneiif-:fiaV_IVjud'g,e"'fQLmd evidence in sufficient te estebiish '£A§"?f3V_ €:heas9gVe e§3:i'fi'e§':'§7e aecusefi and eeeuitéted them age;-net zeE:2:e.?:V'%'h'e State is in eepeei, _E3;.eje:v'$z:éi:-faheeeeye Beef hag iekee me theeeggh V iee eeiéieeeeeesiz éeeerd ta eeéei: east the gjreeenee :3? tee %CCL§S€§"§.i s%:§<f;eVe§£:>': was eeiaeiieheef ehreegéi eise teeiimeey ?%?"E.aMe§jeeeth; ?¥»g'e=§:§:§e?2 aee ?*%%f§~§%§§eenee, 4'V"-.e__f§'%;:'ere;;fereg ehe iréef cease: cezsfe net eeve eceeéeteé ihe V _ Eeeeeeéeeie.
S. ieemee cezmsei fer {he reseendeets, %"«'Es.Ras'?*:.m§ eeeeerte the imeugned judgment, 6, Keeping in mind what is urgedag have_'ex'asfi§»nee: the '4 evidence on record.
'F. It is material to note Pwie-vefienjueeth 'fin pessession sf the fend'bearir:g""';§s:;:tjfQey.._No,fi3C;* bet the accused ciaémed to ee the factum of possession, SUNS Winding which is éjde incident alleged :0 have occurreéfi;V eeé :3Z;;3-.lfi:1-e§9;5',' "a'd:i::ittedIy PW2: was not at the eame. He relies en the statements er?'-?VW'S--V8e_§eg.ew.d'e, wetchmae, Hie xzersien is; vV..-'8e§egea£!§a:_§§*;fe:me§"hvi.m«'aed in reseeeee ie E: he ezeei ée fiie' :%.e':;,d:. 'she eeeesed eestreyéeg ihe etrueiere eei:
.. Lge by eei§ké_:V%é'ee he euesiieeeé them; ihey eeeseé him fl__4r5e§_e:':*%s°:g; iefiféie eestefi 32:3 tzereéee ée tetewg eeeetee egg ':'L_:§~aS;%€%::eeee wee eeeiee eeeéee éneeeeéee the errieeé ef eeeesee e: yegerdieg teee" ever: eete fie ?:«i?2, 6 Therefore; we eeerce Q? ieformetéen en the basis ef whéeh 9W2 cfeime is have gone :e the see': £5 me': ereved.
8. $0 far as PW4-«Girish is concerned; he Q official who ciaims he was on patrol:-d1jty4aé_n§jé the spot, His arrivaf cannot be said incident teak place; His arrive!*§.._ee:::e v.en or during the incident' VsTf}eref0're;':_;if;e "":.ennef"S'i:ré'€fi%:Iy be eonstrued as an eyewfleeess and his testimony about".::¢e'fije.Qt% efi;aightaway be accepted as .P'W6-Shivanna and PW8--Utha.pp*av é'*;§i'eir';evidence shows the presence not Show presence of PW2; they dexe«_:}t'seeekA'af eresenee ef PW2 when they V..~ei_s§ted,_"éheepeet. *?'ee:fe€*ore; ereseeetiee esétneseee whe ?2--eve.V'gee;;ve;9te::§~e.Ale:-ese:et§ee azereéee have given ééffereet V x;ereéees"&éeceeséeieei zeétéi eeee eifzefe testimeay eeeei the eeeerreeeeg Eeieen seek éeeeeeéeteet eteieeéeeés zee eceerreeee ere breegee em: ey ehe ___ip'reee;:uiEee, ii eeee es': iefuee eeefieeeee ie eeeeei es the Ewe eefieeiéee ef feeteg Siege the ehaegee eéee érscéeees