Kavadi Laxminarayana S/O Gnagulayya vs The State Through on 21 October, 2010

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Karnataka High Court

Kavadi Laxminarayana S/O Gnagulayya vs The State Through on 21 October, 2010

Bench: V Jagannathan

IN THE H111}!-1 COURT' OF' KAR§\1'A'i';AKA
CIRCUIT BENCH, GULBARGA 
I)21i'.e.ci the 21%' day (3fOc:i.c:s§r3er 201.0  
:BEFORE:  

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made an orniuibuss :afg21t.erz3<::':1*£, i.11éJ;'--§s<m*§e. Of the accusecl p<~:rs0ns 111:1ﬁ'}_Ejcr'I:1j;§ ;1'ivc_§ their house and c0m.m,i.i.i;ued-_('E21§§:()'1§::',>j; ..E3t:t_,--,..'i.}';€':witi11esse-s do not speak §3j§<~::::'if€i":21i'i); «L '"(:a__ "3.-Tiéviich' accused did what. Eveég beforéa' 'é'..'E?I.e._{:;31i1=i.,"the'wimemses do not say as to whati {vgyé .T,'he. agti €&1C'.h one of the said izhree gxé'§:C;,1éée<i pe%:":'~::):_:__s;,. who 'K-7'Jf:',,E'f;": pres-e:1'€. in the <:<3:,1ri.. ,,.z:s,,?§1e_';é'=t§§*2_é"~i.:f1{:i(1e:1'{. had happeneé in the night. and ﬁsher: é§E:'f£* };'.t<:>1_:3'p§2:§mm?' dc):-:$ my': indi<?:aI:<-3: "§'§'1E': p1*:3sen<:*;e mi ..§:g3f:%. mad whﬁxii ziihe 211{",'.iTf"§,'1S€'{§. }3<3':*§s<m:§ were 2:}? {<2i:a_i _ S§'§.::'e::':§§:?--3°S af:":<.% vsE§€:3'2 3:35"; "{3} }:}27:_2'*a;{§.£:t '£i,='f¢'EEé5 2::_§;+;€.> E"§.€§{3.; §.ZI"§{iff3Z" :'-::L:C*i'z <":i:"{:un";s;*é.a:'1{t€::=%;g 83:1'. §:i€.nE1ific:2ﬁ.i{3:1 mi" 318 acetused in the <touri' whet": they were shown €30 the 2%, {xx I E") (?.0mpIai.3:1ar1.t mad the oi'.her wit:r;es::«3es by the _pc>iice, '[hf:'f1'€tf{"3I'€?f. Ca.IH1(}'{, be z1céc.£5pi.ec§ 21 (?:1€éaI' preezaf cf the:

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about the p21:"E.i<?:11e1r<g<31'i.11e"a;f§,.--t,1é§ed perSi3'r1:~3' 0r about their f'e21¥:L11'e$ and, '_A1'1'ei_'V.;*€:1V§21r1<:€ can be pIa.c:<2d €)i1 11E"1«(;iidCﬂtEﬁ§:E§1fi()I}. {§f'~.{}1"i(?ﬂf'a(3(ifE1Sf3£i personss before t.1i'1€: c;.éjm 1'{.;3'--.._ ' ' 1:3. 0116 » <:$t,':'ii;=;j'% &s1:i'::vn§is=;'s£<)1'1 made in this regard <t()11c<2r:VrV'1:;ng thé .dc3:1biifi11 nature of the idE:1'1tific%ati0z1 of f:'_E§':;3 ';1_€':('1.vES€i('}'AiIS'ﬁ7}.?:1i the pr«:)se<::.1tior2 &>..§SO hag? faiéeé E0 ' ']:;1'.OV€_ff4vT:h:é;t.f€:C_0\'f;E}f'_§," of $16 gaici gmd other {:>r_1:1ame:1'{ss as .' .'<,é.%eE§ a;<.~; Tj'<?.2isE: ?><;é<ta.2.,zs;€:, €216 éwc} §e1r:a:E:;2$ Elm' {he :'e;%<i(>:-992:"; %;é2:.§ Fiwss. 2% 21:15? "E 1, hzzve me}: sz,1;}p<_>r%:<2é {Em _ 3,3§:";§ssa=tm:?:.:€;.i<}§"; éﬁgfgzim' 1:.E:é%:'~;~;€ €::£.:"<::2.:ms+;E.2m<::s:s?s; ii: 11$ §)€}i",.Ei§:E}? masafss :10 reiiy an saith <i<>ub€,f'L2.E 'i'.é3s'i:im<mj.; {sf j/ E 2:

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34. While C{}{".1{ff;'diI1g {hat {.139 1'_(i£3.:";t.iiTi<::c1.1;i<)r1 "i.i?i"<§'Q_L.i'r:, :55 the su'z3s'i.3.13t:ive e\.«-'ide:z"1_<.*.«:~:*.. it is EifgL1€'}f 1"f.h&1I;:iK;'h€;?;f_§" "

Elm: E1C€11£Ei€3d pE3rS()I}i-3 were t:3i'f.éﬂ*«s"s§r::z:1ge1f$'v _a.r1d.T.«z1LG--; c1esC.rip*{.it>t1 (sf t,h<~:< £1C€If3.1S(:L',d ;3cér$:.g>1is;V was f€':'L:3'}'1{§~ é:ét:I'1<-:r'~_ in the <:<:»mp1aim'. £31" in t',E*:vz=: "é-3-A;-'id<it1*1<?:::: bf fth€I'1,>I13éi£:eri211_ wimesseaz, their i::ie.1:j;t:i£"ic:%L{.'i()Ife'1 i1*'3'.=,_':'.h¢:r c <5'u.1'i: at the ir1s1:az1c:e of the p<>§ié:e, L'Vi=.ii<:ére_i'(_)i"e ;;.Vshouici 1101: be acCepi':eci a1'1':1, §ac<;L:.e;1:2d~. will have to be a1<:c;:_'1it:'£,e§{:i _ 'a:>er1.efi1: of doubt. In suP:F?{):*t.'<3i7 i:E1t§}:2.}iic>Vé=sLi'bmiisssior1. the learned C()UI"£S-€31 piacedVV"r.elM1ax1(ie c§:1"a.rj.'L'Apex Court ruling; repc3'rt;ed in '<f.':j§¢L, J""'€:3,E_3_9;,.v 'xC);n 't:h__e e:}i,h.<:r hands {he iearnasjéi C§<3v€:r'r:mez1€. * A .}3*1_£323.€i&:'§*."j: --.§'t§::" §f.§1{2 r€sp<)33d.€m:~Stzzms 3.E"'§_;L§€'.{§ Ehaiz E:h.e g_}%;'--:§ss:§é:.§?é.1é:i0:'1 ?22::+; §:»§«:3a-*z::€3; {fags b€j;<i;z3{i :°€21s~:s{}:'22:%::E@ A <'i{;ubE. ;-;u':{i iiééif :":12:£:::*::"iz-2} U;-'i"£Z'§{ifSE::'~f>€ffeé; ?:%;§;;$e1§ fa 8 51:25? 2?'. hagve i{ié3:nE.if§e{i %:.'E1€~: £1{':C'iiS€fC§ p€:1'.s<ms, bath in {he p0}.i_C<:=. si.ai'.i<>:'1 and also in the courig EVEEEE if no "Pi is ﬁt/:

held, it is of no c:m1s<:>»:11.zem:e 530 Ecyrag' ass The &CCuS€'C§ are iclemiﬁeii by the w%t1';es$es in the court..

16. As far as 11135:. pr<=r.ser1c:€r sf light is c(}:'1(:<:r1_d'<:--ti';-«.;}';:.§% suE)111issi(>13 made: t:haE: the pm:~3e.<:1.:ti<:r 1 ' V' have stateci that there was mafia'-{>g1z1»{'i1e_,Ejigx-R: i11--.Tt,hE;=.

be€i_rc)0rI1 where the <é{3mp1e1iIi2mt'f----W213 S1t3€2'pi1:.g"

m<m:()v(-:1", as the im:id<--3:'1_t: "£v:.Q{§E.~;;» abeuffiﬁélﬂyﬂo1'ié"110u';', V it was possible fc>:*"'.[?.W.}"'ém§j' 11115:. <)€;I*1.é:"""i£'1'rn21tes to have remembered Ihe '-7:1ié<:_L::Se?._i'w. 'perss0r1s zmd, i;hc:re:f0re, :the._ir'_-.ide§:1t.ifi(:éi'(.i(2I1"~'e;5y wimesses in the (E011 rt. (tar: r1_dt '§:1.'.c3,1«i"1'> j1}-ecwi'. E7'. '1' he 'f€f(.?5:?¥'£§i;}? 4<V§i7A_.ﬁ";.2iI€ga1§y21 chain is 8.180 pmx-red as :iS «. e:::1<32.1r._ Vfruuryi {he f:"f\-"id€{EC€ sf P.W,4 exlgig":1th_a1éi:':1m£;: Th €:'I'E3fG'I"'(?., §'h€f: iearned ' '{§<}'V'r&31:'f';3F§'i€é'1'Q.P3{£?E1{i€?f1"" ar;§2_,:€:<:£ that. ihs (Tf{}2'i"v'"i{?Tfi{)§1 9f the 'A 2:{":{tuss&?;I<i'j_p.é1"-:s<)z'1s '$33? the 'i:.ri:~3.i <7:<}:,11"§. is j'E,1Si'. a::f;é §>r<}p€-3:"

am? I*'€.{§L§iE"{;'7f.&% 3:20 .%_:':t,<;?:'fer§;%:2{:::% mad' if} €;E:i.=:~:. {*;<>:1:::<-3:<':é',i::::;r:.7 _ ?:'s:7 a§E5e:} :'<:%};§aé{§ 0:: an Agiex {ie:>:,:_r%:, mfi§::':g; 2"<::'p<>r€'.<:»<§ in {2€}f3Q}b' SCC £217» 5:

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18. In the Ei§.j§i1i. of the .'«;1f<):f<-ts:-,11"e:} s;u.f:)rn1's55si<ms put forwarci anci thc: ciecigicmss cit.e?s:£,_ wi*1e1::her...__ the c<:>nvi<:t:t.i0n of the actcxzscd p€1."E,s{)!'1S by the i'I«£-'-'E;-1V.3V'V§}'{}:'lf¥4'rE-ﬁg:

(tan be susi.a1'1'1eci in law U16 point for c:c>r 1sf:icieréit'i%)r:V_f_'j M

19. Ceri.a:'1'1 facts. which ziiic .r.}.-c>1_ 1i1i:, €ii.Sp11t'<=é;'--.___wi;11A E121ve to be st:at'.ec:i at th-£>__ bcég'_i:1riir:g :?s3c")}; t;b_a.i: the aforesaid &iI'gLEI"I}&'.I1{,S c:.*.a.n in tI'1<_>. light: of the In the c:::>mp!a.int. Se1nf.h0sh, no dcscériptgoxi: are: f01'thc0ming who had come to the E1<311:é,<§ cm found to be sp(-:ak1'11g in B2111g2116'rgZ§f21%i1'}'éii;:' among themseélves in '3'a:ni.1.

Qif §.1€ffI' g:>éi;1't,.i.:fé_1.:l'ar-s 5113:) mi. {.119 f€21t.u1'es {sf thfz ' ix->a::'uvsg€§d {<3 be fmmd in *£:'mt ceampiaitzt. :10? in the .' .$i:'.5:i.em£i2:é'§: g§;i2:s_::'; be-2f{:e:':% {the p<)E§<::<-L S€:r::<m{iEj;, :10 '€16-S'? §€i<~31:=*g.ifi<::s:.'é"éc3r: pameie was; a.E.s»:> heéd is; a_E.ss€} :19: in _{i?§'$+;§}14;:'::: E3:=t<':;1a.:s%;az §?:€1;€7' §::':'{}s:;;€:<%:.2i.§<m 3335:; z3_<}'§.. §L>é'T'.é'7;""§ =;"§{}§€:

U3 pEe1.«.::<% the iséiesi; §CiE.':§'}§i{i{3EE.'€.§{}i'} §2?*£'£-i.(§E't §}1*€>{:§:eéi:1_g:~s b@f{>re {hrs t'.1*.i211 (',{}L.EI'T;. '¥'h{>1.;g11 PE.-". E2 Ramesh Metﬁ a_,,,~»*' =5 § E4 ihéa C.P.I_ Wm did 1;1'1e i1"1<Jes;iiggat'::'.<)1'1, (ic:g)<)se<i in his c1'<:s$s--exe1m1'1'3ation Q1211: €,{-asst: idt3:m;t:.i_f1ca':.io:1 paradza W218 C.0nci'L1ct.ed, no $1,:cE': T1. parade prc3Csée{i£11gs:_<' ";a_,r<3 placred on giecrcurd zzmd. threr<3i'v:}1*e, the ssaici _.<§-}€}i'€i'<;:'t";;--::§%' _ PW. 1.2 will heme: ta bf': 'taken with a pi:1'(:E1-- 12:} 01:1": words. "RI. pa.2_'ad<-? xx.»-*as;;._v :1<:;-'£3 .Cf()'Ii':iLi'{E'f.f;Lff1 Vf,3I'Ei;f;;' infe1*e:3c:£;=. to be cirawn. . '

20. Thzs third fé1<tt<>r to .131 in the c0r11p1aim;, Eher<-3 _]I3I'€S€fI'i£,',£'. of light and t,ha1;, which was the house were e1biég_At:()\\ p{~:1*ss0ns, ihough in the evidez'ic.§" the witnesses say that 1;4h.::;:*eu-*a.:'-3»; V-1i,>"1'1'i' bz.'zrz1_;'.1"z<f in E1116 bedmam Vs-3'h€if€ the V ' {i€;:r"1"1;"*;?a1"x_"'3;e1._z._1t. was; 5.-3-§;€epi12§_§. The argrctfsgﬁd pers;<>:1s were V .:_1_¥1 T's3.E§€3_1§J:': VA'?-€§.1~~t:E:e §§r<>ée;:;?<':1:i.i<):1 w'§E:z1<:s:5ss::e;s; m £1315: _p<3_'i%£:e :'+:.:._21%:.i<_72:1 3;§3f.=3,E:i;<> $§)<3k&:%r1 E10 by 21%} 'i.§"L{;"' 2%;'i'£.:'3€s;:s€s:2: and $30 by ?'£§?€f} E2 é1§}{§ 331:" £59; ?;.E'zs;?.r<::;?:.:E€:€r :.':1af;. %:E'2:=-'6 z?:{:és;:2;.:ssé%::.§ '%iV€;'.E"€"f AA ':3h;<;-Wm in me. s:;:<mr€'.. 'E'}m inc1?d<3:':r::t E§ap§3€:1€:<i {:23} '"'~ §_5A.4.2O07. It was two months Eater in JL1:'1€:

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2002?, that the p<21_i<:<> :sh()w£-3d th<--3 acctzssed per:-;<:>ns-2 to the pms5e<:z..1ti<m w§t.11es:+s{:ts at €,h(:: paiéce Sfi:"ii_'_i{)I1. '\,V11et,h<3r in .su<:h ('i.I'(3L1§}18'{1aI"§{)€?S, can it; be s':%1§:1 i;hé1i;: the a(?(3'L35SCd persons were the per5:ac:r1':+.:._ w1»;»g> ' }9i2a;:1f V' corI1m:it'1:e{i cia<:oii;y i'I'E Eiifu-3 E3()':1§'éJf;?Mm()'f" ":.31_e1.g:<>:nplg:1_r1aiI*1i. is': '£316 quesmm.

21. PK-='V..7£. I)r&Sa:1t;h(>:€sh fr» that there was bL:«1'9h iri§;V;"V in the bedroom Ellld from to thre£:

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22. P.W.«:1 Shak:_1I1i:}121}an1n121, gra.mi--m0th€r of P.VV.1, also that t',hé;*. accused pe3'S{)ns £'.<)0k 21way the t:h_i.:1ggs V'JI'i.i{i'h are f<'mr1ci in {'.3'1{-3 Godré-:3 e1.1r11ire3;i'i"~ar2ci the ggoid and Cash f3'{>1'I1 1:161' grzzxxci~c3aught.e:"..~«~~--. f L'

23. P.W.6 Soumya oraiy makes _..9.:1 '~ t3'rifi:1.ib2:é:' statement by saying '$13.1: the f.hie*s;.r;:s fxvi':.Q"h.:1d tzsénge i'::hs: 11()us<3 t.:3c)k. away sj1'vs:;*. gggdirci 3.11:! --,{}ﬁ';<iE'M She does not {;'.V€Zif} say Li';n her <»é"»»*:'.g:1<¥:*'1'1c?e,,j in the:-5 exan1i1'1a.ti0z1--i1'1.~--<Ehi«af;fi:h2%1 E;1'3f§"§L€E£ii.i~S(id persons who were pI'€S(331'{. i1'E i'.h<§-<:,-£)1i'zrt;'ax;<3wi:.f<3' i'.he p .<*:1""sc)11s Whiii had (:(>n1mit,t:§:d:-. .311, the" 1.2- 11£)L:<3e (;»ﬁ"tEie1t. mgglit.

24. P'.W.'?"_ 1'»'}V';9...1.i:=:.,<§,41*'1'[=.__ Vé1"1§'_s(>' speaixs in am <>mnibus fz1shi{3n"-iayv say_i11'g_§ 'i;1t:*i1t ﬁle t",h_iev£~:s Célfflﬁf and took gQ_id 21r%;d~<>t..':1€r 1:hings--3 and E-38,:,,--*8 that (mi: of the V :f.§EiE§¥'£,ﬁ§S . w§f:V<;-- haxé (tame E10 'i:h£::;" hmisezz, the :~1(f{T'i}.S€3{i ' ,_x;é-ﬁres _::»:ii:{9:'_,«~:=i.g E,?1.<am 21216 has E1213 $681} Eéaem in ﬁzz: poéisés:

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3:vé3i'()re the p{)Ei(?€ abmﬁ 1111:: appCa1°a1':<I€ or (§€s«:;tripti0n of the 2.1<:r;*.:.1se<.£ p<;%:'se(:mn:s's, Ehouggh he $213155 E'.haﬁ.a.___t;he: £:h.i£:*v@$ ix-*&%re V»-*ee1__ri.:1g 1?..1I1§_f;iS. P1"€S€iI':{?.f;'. of Iigiii 1101 $p<.>}:e_::1 to by P.W.E3 S()L3_fI1yE.{ H Sh&1k'i,1I}'L'hE11£1I'11FI1El.

25. It is in thtz backdrop of :7:-f 4, 6 anti 7' W111 hetwe §l{}'.._E>'1'}'{1§11yS€§ tihe~..¢;:2"1__sé"--,a5§ 'far V the 1.cie:1i:1f1c:-at.1on V #01' the;""ac=»§§a,zé$'e:~§:1 pe19S<:i'1:s'VE)y the prcsS€<:ut.i()1T1 wit,nes;se3 <¥c;>.:v'i'(:<érr_aedVA;_' 9' gixf<:.§f1 "C1ji:f.S(_jVI';};3€{1i{}§fv.i 23}? the appearance of the a_cc:1};s<::ci._ say'iI1g that he had m€z1€.£{§I1.§§{i,.V <:{}mp1z-1i:1i:., thzlt the daC()iE';S _§r1ef'{.y"~;3§§3'f:§<>11_$:é, P,\--X34 has S'C.I«HI€Ci in her (35035- "a;=v§ié1353;':§_t12:%;i:>:1 é,h'a%."'::}1e t.hi€.w:$ "s's£'§1{} haii éémrie: $0 $313 '}}ﬁ'}5L.§.§€3.'{}"i}. '€'.Ej12:'i" ;:'i:_igE";.t: wzareé weariyzg w}'1ii@ 2m{i E63211': "-'{Z1{'§{§1E:'E"'._ {ff§§'Ei§7§€;?f'£ azzéi '£'E"::%j«; i,1»":;:%':'s,: §,21§ki:";gg: {':§{"*:€i§'§}=-7 fir: A»EfZga:'zi1;:a;%;:.-221%? 2-'d;<:=,;€:: in '"E"«3':u;;;:.L She': 233559 ss=t.2ﬁ,e:d %E1.2%.t Ewes) (3? the t.hi<;W€.-*:::3 W<:%1*s:: f<)mzci wearizlg §g;i<3v<':=;;, She ' ' t;ha£; §:'>s3§1:3;*e the p<31i<:e she had rim', sstated that £8 t.I%1e £11163»-"es t:21_ikim.g €:it:h.:;=,r in K:a.rmada or in 'I'e1ugu,

27. P.'W.€5, téxtiétpting saying that somii a<:cus3<:éd W'€3E'€f Wearing_3; iungis with white _ some of them '~Jv'€i'I'€ w€é213'iI1g Hp21:1t8 .'E11'i{1.::j'€=7= §')V{)kt:TAV in Ban.ga103*e Karmzidzi, does 11c)t'»._ss213.f""::hat:'=$he 'v<a: is;{"=-53.}:i'1;:;5* to identify the p€rS<3ne-3 \-;v_'h'.:.»_V W'633.'€. wiiijh z1.<:§:LtV.~'5ed. --. L She 21130 that _ii:. was _:}_é§t»vVp<é:§.ss;;'i31(i3'*f}:3:f h;;:¥33f 'L10 say whether the f;h}:f3V'€fS' V"k;3I'f3h1E'£§3i37ig'ﬁ1vC3¥¥',€i,J[E'i(?h€E (yr not.

28. it is w:A1§i1.__ plracred by the pr0:sec1:€ii(>:?::,_.. x_'x>'C'4._\~':'.14I71'_121'\J_<~;* -to exe1n1ine to whethm the i'ci§:1;:fTifiCa1:jf<>1*1- €11';-.___ "t:'é: Court can be $3.10? to be ;:e.1i3.b1:: 'V V' '29'. %,.j"TI'%i1--2~"; IEl1?v' 1i{i{i'V dc}vs712 by ihe Apex Cemrt in 'zhig _ré§{:--:,§*:ii_'w§Ei._?§av@ 'L0 332% :'a§~::<3er'2 319:9 Of 22$; this-is jtmaétxzre, i' h<;> <3? £§z3'2§i,s::2,gFz E3fTzi§x:a:'2z:si:Tzg§t TE'?c0;§«:z,zr Vs. $i.::i{+~:3;.§Ei'{z%2<i::°<iz5;§':.::"af:. §'&3;:>{>;%*'é,e{§ 31".: {2{%€}7§E,. SCC Séi-£2. iii:

" been heki by €'.E7:e:% Apex C<.:='L:.ré E:'§3;.ai. the "i.'.[. g3«araci<;*:

I9 d<><::~3 nut. c<3n$t.iT,ui;e St§1bSi.£3.I}'[.i'v'E? eviticmfre but: C2111 otaiy 13¢ use-sci. 2:13 (T()TI'(}b(}I'21i'§¥"€i of €119 §s't'a1':',~zm*:em: in <':o:.1z'i;.

30. In f}1<£: C2?tS€ sf Shz'd1'1.art"ha Vashishi '--',5:i"'.7~C§I1L£ Sharma V59. S£ia£'e (NOT o_fDe>lhi}, rep<)rt:<3d_;i':1* SCC [Cri} 1385, the Apex Court:

em:irat (2155:? laws on i(ie;1t;f';fi(:ai.i()i1 'p2ir;i€1é3"21:r1:_1 evide1_2t.ie1:ry va.i:,1t3. 'F1"1c=: A};::;x C(§L;_r'E. he1ciV'{1E1'.e21;V_ c3vgi:11 if. no 'I'.1.P. co11duc:"'§ec1. no gﬁr-§3jLsdic:e L§e1L1s<:}c1 to the pr<)secL1€,i{>n case :e1r";«dTT1:;asi;_ ()T3i:)ESvE'.fx;iE3{T§.{half it the dock ide:1'é.ifi{:a1;i<H1vfihai; 'ax.:§ufJ's3i:2:11i.j§{e of eviden<:€:. E11 the 'r.:.<>;1rs5-,:__<;)f~ €.h_e _§Lf(T%j;?E:$£3_i€i , §fié2<:isi011, the Apex C<)u}2'i" 'alsee '1'7€.fe.:ji*E:T<i' 'i{;V"fhei €'c11"Ii€I' (,i€<:ission.s rrmdczreci in t,he'c:.g;ses 'of ii'x;'_£i1:<1_si'11i Singh Gautam Vs. State of MP1. __ a:';Md E\rié1}~E<.E:.a.:v1s3i:'1§__{1': 'J3. St:a_'{,e of MP. and $36 ' "}"€if*§V&?'15,Ei,i"3:§i"€)f£§S--E'?ZT"fE1{.i(f3I":E3 are as :..md:sr:r:

8i:'1gh Gzmiiaznz SEa%::e sf 1'./LP.

:2is:?7@5} 9 SCC 5:3: gs<:::<:: pp,542»45} paw 'A V ':<r;» 2 is 29% u

16. 2":s; £}'@ss<2§"vsé<% by ihiés €{}'"Li'£"€ in §'\a'I21*:':,:."%.,1 V. State of UP. {($971} 2 SCC 20 75] id€:{T1'{1iﬁC&1E1i()I'1 do I101. (t<msti'uH'e :';1.z}3si:2:,1':at'i"a:e evidcamée. They are primarily' naearat, for '£116 pL.1rp<3s€ of helping the,-.__ :iI1"vest1'gaE.i:1g agency with. an 2:ss'L2ra.I3:?e '~«._.

that, their prczsgresss with the imzcstig:ii','£<>--:::_~ ' i_:1t;o the offemée is p1"()(,?éi¥€C1iI1g on 1i}_1{%~..;'ig}it.~ I 1i_m*rs. The ide::1t.ificai.i0r1 ~'c§'éi:':~rm3;s' _1A;i&:- ec1 as c.<3::r<)b<)rat.ive {sf tjhc 1':1~ Court.' (See Sz11':€.«:;}§.}1 Singiw V:. "I.rg;%1._2j;V.V1' Hussai_n « (19'.73)2'2. "E§CC '40'5};' The:

n<3ces$ity fojr' ».,31<>1c1.:»:§g-A jar) '" - ,i._cieI1t'.ifiVC'a1'E,§03:1 parade can z1fise ' ~<>i';1y': accused am r":«:2>."E. 133"t':v:<9i{i'SiY , '=_}*isi1.€>_\1&%TIz*:'v.v'" ' to the xarit4x1_c;iVs&3£}¢V;' flfhéﬁ '"w1'L(;1Q itieix' of 21 tesit:

i<11€§11i:.i_.ﬁ'e>a'i{ion. that witnesssess W115; {E1531-m4V"E_£>'11g;i:esf2ér3 the culprits at the 511:5: <:éf._c)'<3..{:':,': 193' £3_I.iC?€*,J are to idemiiﬁz i.h<:»m F1'0i".:1 $31.5'. E11i{iS1:." 0f other p<:='rs<3n$ witflout 3:13,: 21i{f"C3Ef...£-H'i};v' ot:hr:%E assures: The '{.€3S'{ is _':*1.<2-§';z<?5'~«,£.<) ttlwcik U§3{}I1 t',heér verz1<:i.t',§a In 1 isfiheif'-:z;':>rd$' the r:z.ai§'1 ob} sci; af .}:1<:s1.::ii:é§; an V Eéfi(;t2:§ﬁ:'.i:3:a gmra deg dz': §'i.i"'i §'.§"zsa"< ~ 'E;::1v:-::$£:£g;21%.:51"; 5:at'.ag:='z is {:9 E.€$%': '{§'1{3f me>.m<>ry Hééi" 'é;%:_€: "i»§7§i'E'Z{?§§S€;?E§ %3;::..:s~;e{i :.,z_§}0§'1 firs?

§2'H§}1'"€-E:§$§€'}E'} and 211%} iii} §>.1'":abk:-% Ehs:

pr{}s3€~<:uE:i{;:z 3:: <f:<:éc_i£§e;? wh<;>I:.'E':c%:: 8.1% 0:' zzzizy of them wulci be citsd as eyeuﬁnesses of e "x N the crime. The id€?1'E11ifi{Y£iiZiC3Z'1 prcacté-:eciir1gs are in the nat'.z.1r<: (sf é'.£3st;§s 211363 $ig:1ifir:,3.nt1y, £:he.1"<§f<)1"e, tllere is; 1'1o_..__ pr<wisi<>r1 for it in ihrsr Code and ES\sic£enc:e A«:~:t. Ii': desirable that, id€:m:ific:at':i€3n pzxmdes shcvuld be <:c311:i':.;(:t.é_(i~ ' as soon 31.5; 21i'ter the z1rre:si:"'{)§7«i;he{_4 21<;r:*1_is€%_d. ' A This b<~:cc>'mess z1e<:e:ss21r§f.t.«:>1 é}:;'i"11'ii1~21tf3_ 't,h;?3, posssibi1.it,y of 'G19 2- c:'c.:.:_1_se<:1 :L».¢;ii1g'z $}T.1'(5v§Z:2...ij<> the witnesses 'to fgst:

id_ent_ifica1t:ior1~;§ar21cié'.' * is Véry COH1II1()I}. pieéi m'7 -- and, {he1"~<:f'():a:r::,v V'vpf<>Se;r::t:.t,i§ﬁéi_ to be tj'ﬁ&rrew':is no scope fox? . e:'iiegat'i0n, If.

him--'év:é;:*;V.. _ 4' ' V Vr_:i's;*~<:L"1'r1:s;i'2:"r}.r;t<:*.:23 are b<--:y0I1d "{:v0i'1tro'i .g_1i:{iv.f'h?e.;jé'«i3é some delay, it <i:ar1n<)t. be":»;>.1i.d .tgjV~.bé'v_£'ei'i'éi1 to t:h@ pmsecut.i(>r:, ._ l>s;'*'%¥" AA x xxx xxx 'E'. State sf ME', [£28032 5 [SCC 10;). '?5I:--52., para ?} "IF. it §'.;:i'i',c: {:23 say Ezhzgt: %;',h_é-:2 s§:,:E3$£:2::&i.i'v:* %§?'i.r'i{§€'E";{f€?.' is; 'ihsti £;%'i.{i§é:*:<?s-": £35 éde:1€.§i§<72m?{>:1 En C{>u:°1., Agar: {rem the: £31931" pr<}visi0§1$ caf Seiétion 9 of 'she'-3 Exzicience Act; the position in law is we}?

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seftleci by a c;:aJ£:<3I1e1 of decisi.::sns of this Ccmrt} 'i'E1.€ facts, which <f;'.SE.&1b}iSh 'the ._ ide'r1t.i{:y of t.1"1€- eacmaseci persona I"€if;',VaI1{". Lmcier Srsittican 9 {Bf the Evic1.@:1(:;e.' L-"j' Act. As a geméreii rule, the sL1.bsi.'af1t§.V*5:. ev:ider1ce of 21 wit:nesss :+§te1{',V}e%mT:5s'1'£i' made in Court. The Qvidfc-zme '~:)f' -.rf1'e3r€:

i<:k:r1t4ific:at.ior1 0 1' the: :a._(:(: 1.15-:.£=:v:A1 p'3FS(3I3 V IL. the i.r1'.ai far th€ first 1.i1I}é"~,iS fi'("1II.1"'i'f_-.E5;= n.a1;ure: i1'1her<::1t1y qf~-- ctiaizu'-a_{:t.é3r. '1' he purpsse V éri' Q1 _ Ap;i"i<31f »f_euS't V'ir§»éntific:21I.i<>r1,

1.he:1'<3fo1jg;=., is ".StfVe'£éI,gi':11er1 the Km I t is 21(:{;:{}19%§;§.I11g§13?_V_ i:c).';:si'd¢f<:§(i", a, ' safe rule of VHp}f'£f1'9C};{i"ﬁCééZi;;:_ V' ge.:1¢1f£»:1_ly 1o<3k for (TOYE'Q:b{3{'E1ffC)'{1'"'E)ff'~il_}'1'&?-.SW'O'I"I} t.esi.ir1"1<>ny of 'vg3f,:'ia_c.sSé:S' ~i 1"1 C:..1_1i.iri." as to the £de11'ii1'.y of f.I'1€§i3§§(?'L54S€%d 'wIr1}i'>:.2}.1"e sE;m:1ge1's to therri, in __Lti".::j .f<§*m:.1 .... of 921511633' idem§.:fic21i.i<)z1 _Vp1f@g:é--9{1i:1gsa This mic of prud£21'1<t€5;

"vE§'(}§%'t;'.'§€€3'f§ £53 s;:.:1'bj<-act E13} {:'tX€f€'§}Ei{}'[E5§§ whctzz .§1:>:f j{;::$;;m2p§e. iihe C€3u3"¥: is ériipressééd by 2:

§fr21rEi{'::.:§ar w§t.:z1:?s$ {>21 's5.:i"2{}s«3::>. >:::3s=;€:imz:;r1y ii: {tam sgezggﬂjg :'eE:;g witiiazzé: :'5e:.:ch <21' <::§:h:ér {:<§:'r{3b{>re1€.i{>n. "i"E":e: i<:i€m.i§°Ectzxiéim paraades 'micmgg; £0 i':E::e s§.z:g:§e af £:'1s:cs:'._igatéar'i, and there is no pmvision in {the Code: of Crimitml PT£}f;?@d1,i2"€ wh.i<:h Ub1.ig;e.s the £z1vestigat:.i§1g z1g_ge:1c:}f to hold. or {?(3f"1f€I'S 23. ._ right: upon tﬂhes a<:<'.us.se.d 1.0 ctalaim a idé31'1tificat:i()1'1 pa:*ad.e. 'I'i'1<:*y V {3{'3I'1-.':':1£.i1'.L3{'.(;§ s11bst,a:1ti*+;.-re. eviderncre "

parades are <:é:~3se11t.ia1_1};... ._g;<3v<:t:9i?iéCi'A j S€<:t:_i<m E82 of the C.g;de_--Aﬁﬁ' CI:i'§Tﬁ'i§'I"1.&if3V: '-_ PI'(}(?€d¥..1I'€. F ai1v1;:*_c; t:<§"-Ahfmld A ide:1tifi<:a{'.i0n p211"ade3.: ' §17(3L1rd .;9;(31'1 inadmissibfe 'the e%vid~e:":A1.(':€-. {ifj(1er1§t.ifivc.:a_!:;;;m in Court '£'Vhe Iweighjg" ::21!.,:1._e1(:hed to such idCI1§,ifiC?217{,i(§:§'§~.V3§i;iVbE,,ib1q."b 1,;-n21t.tTer for the Cfm: c)f::'g_'e1(?g'i:,--:~':i cases it n1a}'_? cjsf identificat:1'0n

---- 3-vétii' ~1?vAit.'I':is:§'t;3t s~iSt.i.'n; <31'? mrrcaboratﬂion . 3}. Apart v1T';'v:3rx1'" £*.heV;ifures21§d principias laid down, it i,:=._% ais;<3> ?1€1c§"§3.yvth€ Ap€x Ccmré. in £1136 case of Sh».:zéic}":; 1*U{I1Q%' .g§.I%§7?3'1g'd Shaikh. Vs. Szaiie of }\/1'czE'zar{;u£;*E1{ra§

- A§~ep<o';{-1-,$~%}%:: mgéégs Cri.L,J. 2534* thus:

a -.\."'«:{f:::m,«'i%::=€.i<;:": bzifﬁﬁféi an isiem§ﬁ<f%ai:}i_0:1. 0? the ;a:%{;%:,§s:m%{§ in €:@2.:§'§. zaféié naé: ?::<:: j:.:$?:.if°ie<i v;'.'%"3.<-:é:::

$318 21{:c:ts.,:s,s<;%::§ were ;g3..iE:'e3z:€£y Shcm-*2: {.9 {E36 W'§§II€SS€S. Thsziz" ide:1*€éfi<:at.i0n in Court by the said W'i'{.31€SS{3S 'W218 m<321z1mgiess5."

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32. In the dectis-;-ion mfermd to by §'.I"1.€E appe11a1.m:s' c:c)ur1s@I in t':1'1<:=: (12:36? 0%' Mohd.. Abdui Stale cgf Andhra Pradesh. r<:po'rt.e<:i in _ 689, t1he: Apex. C<)m'i: has i1<~31d thus:

"Where in a VV identifi_ca,ti0I1 t:};1e3ug.gh {that victim} of -Q_ffen. (ée-ﬁivid fiat:

know the zictcfigsed it vs.-*as on the basis of the by the yicﬁim: ':,o give an};

:ar;::;t»;i.~;€§ci if1 the F.E.R.;

f01;zr_ Ii:';!1V(L"}f§i1"'1V"E"»' «. that the " 5§ Lj..c1 K . the c:0nvic'{,ion

-.Wa«S 'L1ast.:Vs§E";21.i':v121[?;>Ee

-V in {4.ha.v;:é1sé Sézbflasfz & Sizivsfzanicar Vs' State :vf<:_'p(>'rte:i'"E11 1987' Sac (cm 573, she Apex . §.i'1'a.zs:

~~ '*fW'he:"::. ms ;>a:":i%{::.2Eaz's_s 2-'i,b{}'Li{ ms: fe21'm1*es; Eire fs::s:*'@'.h<%<:}:1ii:":§_:j ﬁifhﬁi" if: iE':<:% <3»: in EE'":€i_r 5;-:'taE[.<1%§:1{52r":£, Ea Eh<~;~: paﬁsﬁx hm: §<:iem:ifEc:?.af.i{;:1 in "§_"._'i. p21:"a<:§£: and in {?{}Ui§°§ is; rnade. :10 relia1'1€:e on this identification Ei.(?('.1.ES(-id pe1':+;c>r1ss on \s'e:'y c1{mbt,fu£ Elaillifti? cf I'd!-';3".{"ﬁ.'L'.I'.fi{'.E1i'IiC)f'L t:h<;%1*4:>f'<>'re. <.'.am1<)'£. be SL£S{IaiI1€?d.V-"IT{i{)1"{? S0 W"h€'.1I t:.h{-1*. {'::)111;)1aimi.:'1t and other wit:I1ess;§éés-- des<:ripi.i(:r1 at 211} of 1.110 a<:{:u5.'~;ed pETI'S()I1S '£f{r1(fI I'T1{§ T1}; ' paracie was also (:c§ncIL1<:tecl.

:37'. OIICE'. the ids-3:1tiﬁ<:atii{;--:1_ 01' i.I3e C"-31(?:Cf1':_ss'€:x§i_'pézrsiaxzss * itsésif is r€:3'1ci<~:red doubtfz,11 _i'_r_£"'Ehe'VV1ighi; Of thAe"€{i2)1'es21id reas0nir1g, the (:21se"'o€*at.ht%}piit)::3e'€Ei:"€.§(j:1 has; to fail and even. as far' '3 V re(:{av"c%'ry*.:'::; {':c3}'2.g:a:r:1s2.dV;' {he two pancrh \>v'itness¢s; §"»P_f\'g4_$.;;'__iO Supported '(ha pl'€)SvV€f€?.LEI_Ai"f)'I1f"CéiS§?_ <5-¥}}§%v5:hz1i.n that was H]é;1}'k€d in not "the one that rect<2v€ru<éd_V%f1 persons, if we look at the €f'=.-?"i«.4f,i£';*:?1_"_§..{';f?VV of P§'i£'s;7 A...-Shakzu:1t:h21i2é;:'r1r11a, W110 has Stated ' 't:'3:;at. had Eeii: the goid {tihain 1-vith E262' zufzti .' did. :1<21?:"£:::if;§«<:{% ii vciih i:.Efwm. 'i'E;.€;%§"ei"e:}}"<:-*2 ever: E"€'.{f€}'%-"{?§":g° of Exf§.{3_2 21% 311:? i:':$f;ia?:I1{%:: Gf {he Ei{Ti{?'E,TiS€fd {_:2=:1'2:":{3t be . E'3<:'::E§ €'i;?'€{§ ' ;3E;%. Ema} §}::<;>. im?esi.ig;:i,é{>11 has also 1101: E36911 S8fE.}'.SfE1Ci1£}I"ii§,' €.::mdu{t:':.ed b€*.(T':Ei1I.S€f5 PEREZ, ':.h{::ugh stand zasicie. The appe'1la.nt.s are a<:qmt.ie(1 of the <)ff<3:1<::e of ci23.{:<>ii.y p'L1£'1.iE:'h21bI€ under S<3c'{.i(m 3-135 of the LPC. The 3.<::<r1,zsec,': p{;sr.s:)}1ss .:>m'»s: Se1ic1_'i'.:3i:*:V céusstody for mosre than 3%: _'ff€8..1"S anci, i:I1é:'1i§«3fG:fe.4 L'1.heg..T ' shall be at ijbertzy f<)rtb.i%i'i;h,'« mqtzireci in c:<>11;r1e(:£:i<m with 21n},.--'1<;3't:h er c:as e_; "

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