High Court · 2011

We and ser t first infcnmation Lx p 10) Icc jur1sd1 t ra Magistrate PW If gave ‘ec1uisitic PW13 Di Chcz. iar 1 aS to herher the injured Hrfllav-flhi 15 ifl position in gne staternc nr. P La starn] that rig- den —iseci 1% fa t statement. bt inadr the eil&,rst-’nc’nr op the- I cqtaisit’ni cc urdingh. Tub deceased ‘4 tImer ias rt toreie-d ar . ‘0 a-tm on ‘ 09 0)- PXI6 11(1. In n spot arc pit c .1 F t?t( tile. c’. i’W hospita jtt )Jfl) r.’i C, ‘te.fl

1. . ç a. -. -- : a. - -S. k: -. b i&• ?t’ J ‘sr•a — .; 3• •. i-j .j’ 4L- B l,ji flq ( t 1’ v e. ‘ -I- --: • --r 3 — -- . — e 5 MOl i, MO .x Ui cprt aid andc1 ,a ark r ‘niestiganvn !‘ Pk . I \alzesn iThaI trien %ub in’pcc U,’ A Pout c PW, ufflinueti .nvc biiZcCit)r 4 Dtrmg LhC cc•t r& t .nes ‘gaflo PW (1 d inforrnarini: from the iwspital oil 3010.2002 that iIemLi athi dicd PW ‘rt thc 1 )spltaI I nd ict d inquest pa:rhnmraa md scnt c’c cid bnclv “I the dccc i%rd for pnst mu! tern examination. a PWI Dr rRajkumsr onductcd jxst fl)T cm in tlic !,‘yt’, cS rjre:jsj d p3. • t’iflCfl thnt death o the dereostn V?b ritte t cepti 4t mir %hc’ck resulting from 35 n 40’ . nt b .. PW 13 T)y.thn1nai’i:a ran ga’.t t.’ a’n’erzt t !lb. t. S ‘1 1 1 I flAt ri _nirl.r (t.1’(ai Or P)1 p. ,i I I. rc. )t•% it_’’ .7at1 —. I, • :d._)—s.rrt—i I •r “‘ t —•• * c_i I .. _. ,. (9 — ;ij ‘ .“ a - .t ‘•i • •,. — 6 receipt of post-mortem examination report and other material completed investigation and filed charge sheet against accused 1 & 2 for the aforesaid offences.

7. The learned Sessions Judge securing the presence of accused 1 & 2 framed the following charges for offences punishable under sections 498A, 302 r/w 34 IPC: “That the marriage of you accused No$• took place with CW. 1 Smt.Hemavathi about 7 months prior

16.9.2002 and after marriage, you accused No.1 being the husband and you accused No.2 being the mother-in-law of CW. 1 Smt.Hemavathi in furtherance of common intention subjected her to cruelty both mentally and physically at your residential house situated at Gundurao Bedi at Bellarv alleging that she was not knowing household work and talking properly and they would have got lath of rupees dowry if accused No.1 married another woman and assaulted her and thereby you have committed the offence punishable u/s 498A read with section 34 of IPC and within my cognizance; 7 rh o 9 )OatabotiO( p the zbc saic ola sed %os 1 ard ) i birth r3nc.c ; 1CM 1 l nt’)r t cur t fnJrtdvci)t C. a 4O 1 st ic r )n nrc. nd causcd burn injuries and ,he died ‘r )Q0 NY” at aboa R %hllc td in treatment a ‘dMS h spital Bellan and ou omnuttc.d murdcr f LW zr’Hcra h n’l’s sir hr death and thu in ou have omm’tted thc offtnc c punish ablc s (2 r ad ith se bon 34 tIikariinnr It prse itio id r krc. fPM P11 C r I x C C. i r) 3 8 ‘tt used 1 c% 2 as PW.3 Kann1ulial’ the neighhnur at 1iCt tlSL’(l 1 1 wh first vnlt C the spot hear’rj tit. ‘I tie d tc sc.d tcx k tin t lice tflion md Ir 3! iliac o tne h”spual has mit U;%’ifl d the flice ni ‘ill— f.rO%efla’bi” winp tross xavrtnatcr h.s sta’ec1 that t’e Jecrased ias ak,nr in th h%b.Sr iS accust-d at thc tirnr ut incident. 1 1 PV is. PW6 are the paients of the deceased P1k & PWh %tate t)nh d1YUt t,aras’-rnent “.iu ri t’) ±r d ecsed 3accusdl& ‘ctpthe’s ncsc Witt’lCt.S has SJIIPI)ttt(i “ast !.jjt• j)1c’ec A.c •rdpui. ‘hr ‘ial . •ir? ti1r th. : 1• IC, I t 1, • ht.. gi s le. ‘ il’—ca 4-.ptsinst ‘. _.s’—’i 1 . .2 aid ccci; tzfl’l I•I.rti: ‘. d.Z.tiIi’? t ‘ ;‘‘ h4fll” q’ - Q ‘La b • ,I jJ1 3 -: ‘ii ‘.._ Sr h ‘‘a:’’ aj ,,: !t;i...r rrr. as;(, P Fr • H.. •

1. • .• I 1’ 9 i: ol tin ;udgnit ni uf tht- Suprc me Cowl • epon. (I in (fl14S 41R .s ii 4 pn r’ie “a’e nr Disainminu ‘ ‘ktiers I tatt’ of L fez’ .P’Ld hi.) t• I i1: tht n • fl -incj t ikcn the pCa hr diso”siI lit n’ Ihc eide e f PW1 PW’ S flA1 ? Fo are th’ ather moti er and brother 1 it c Icc c ase. ci sh s s if at acc’i%ed N 2 none .ithcr th n Fe sistex of PWI maz nae .1 thi- accused no I ard deceased u as perint mcd uid there is no allegation of demand of dtn n either before or aftei thc rnarnage PWI cot lflf.)rrzjatjo,i c-It i,.09 2002 di • p rn. Thouszh PW3 hi-is been titsd:ed as -i bnblilt witrie’. lIe is I-hi rn-i 1 ate znahh-i r t)

31.1St’ at -r inC S iiicn )4 te’ I’S I’ ‘ list W 1 di(’ cd i I I LL hr I :— r, • ‘ •g••I• ! • •-..-.- • _ • •I •1_ — •••• I •• • ;‘1* • r, ‘ ‘: %t1% i•. • r -,‘:- 1’ t-- .‘ ‘ - - - :.3- S ‘“ •. • 2- - ‘ - 10 ncwhbo ithciod ramc ; tic olaic of ‘rcicten nd PW cit ( V t Id? that 01.1’ • “ii ‘111% flt(fll tht fl lIlt ?I .j), Jut snoa li hosni ose ition a’,t 14 !V’” ir 7ij%% s ilfliflo’.’’ Ii 4 .4jfe1 11,4. ‘cighbouicr f tli. ho ti o Ikrua attn add tni .ight Hetnabathi to rh’- Po1 a Std;Ion ‘‘ii 1o.O’J.2004 at r)..30 p in - pm P11( didr t n ‘ ht. iancs I tt ie ,l-bours iho brought Heniaiathi to the police station 1-lowner PWIb has statcd ii at the c.rc three gcnts dm1 a “.o nan PW!b ‘ins stated that hi sci’t Hcm.ia*i along t1i pws. S anti a Rar I to t ic Ii 3pitt 15 pk:8_$a11th.g Ran. rbc :itcn ij.fl;jfl onlic ‘nsIal)!t Th S t t I t S C •jj (fl ‘1. 7 p t’l. )Ji,LU’rtl dcnissL..fli.i Let ath’ —. .mirner iii’ e s r r ‘.‘r! •1•’ 1.i1.— •. ‘i...•.i a’. ti —‘ I ‘‘ 1 I’’ Ii in. I a. f S Ii 1 ‘ •. e S f I,,. • I . . II I • t . . • * a ‘I hc h )spltai AS t V tl’( tntc tic of PW16 PWs to k 1—Irmsttattii in ?hr l.vispita. The 4’idenre ‘.1 l-’\ s $ flilt c wb ratc witI 1x idcs c it flit 16 I” rIh P’.V2 hJ% )(. r . .jregj •s Lnsiil a ttI•v iidciar t. th cxtc.rt that. la crit Li tin plait 0f ariclittit imrnc-diattlv after hearing the s ream of det eased Fiemwathi xl sow c.. lactic s m hc neiht rh xxi c amc o th placc 11 meideni, thereafter PW3 c CWT left that place has flat been onrrovertc d 1 7. in the. nnss ‘xaiiliiianc’n. PW lb h€ts stdtecl tl’at lhn-r daorrar ar ii t I’ cdceasclto h policc s1.?ion und PiVin ce’it via •Iec’ jseci to ‘lie h..spt€tI 1 iN I ‘ltr ) “ t p..lrc,LIs ;:i .ue d e-a,-r,l, 3m?’ c th’i ‘n Mc.tin.’; C ie n a’re ‘ c n r i’ 1 t: ‘!e.’ .1 •j• .1 jI’(% I’.. . •, —. ..ri .c_: rs11 ‘it e ‘i 91 (,‘ ,(r IZ I F” —t YaQ — I’ _j • ‘ 1’ . S I t. I. • . f •l. %It - ; K’’ i’ t, 4,0% ‘1 1 I, I a PW1 & I’Wh hatc dtposed that thc dectasd lad td d that act usc d No.) Pt ared keros. tic ‘.,n nc.I aid a Cu’tc1 w i hi ire on her. T-b.tn c ;lJc flit IV’i. sisppnrtu i ‘ c’ cc. ‘I n tIcr tilt s linuS z I witnesses hate stdted that kerusent was kept ifl the huuct’ (ii c.eustdmditt j ur t tjt “tu dM0 MO) undn Ei.P.J PW4 I)r.T.Rajkuma ‘luimg cro’s exaniination ‘,.as taud th4t te &es rct k aCflt I I r’mene ‘.s ?flU ed cn the neck 01 a person who his oiii ught (MW; ktiosc.iie peicolatrs up !fl breast pnition. PW4 has taiea rh.it iju in band I tad bJd3 d ej ed r u’ I I arid parna1I thiLk 1)Ufli rnj’irc. stattcred utci tippet .sea ‘.1 ctr k (I t’OCf I a It c— . t c ii uk. eI wi: L:vizifl. “i b• k. I’ n ‘e.(k .f cc jic ab’ ant f’ nat nfl. * g ‘‘‘: I ?— F •1’f’f’n ‘ r..1’d’_.”s1’I.’ .F’I Jt . s_ft ,ii “1 • . . . C £ . ii’ I, I • 5 •. . • 13 )U1 mmii or tlic scuir an] hur The otner iniunes ire i Pu kIt pper hmt it d c.t al the dc eastd uegc’nor ide that he d ascd lac )nTl ted s Ciu b% ojin,I’ccs.. c ) I arid 1,1111 ciicknce of PiA P16 ¾ P’ 12 ho an tht parents and thc I Ic us r the mdy id upportc d U e c asc c f thc prc sec ution 9 the ntxt withcss t c plair •hc n ident P1W Kanmullah th ncighbouz i ‘used 1 & ho has mined hoWe. ccacd No as at atc ikslav di r sedMc r dsd kat d r r i enr i F r filit c f’W 1 1 I 14 proc the ch.u cvdllcc’ avaiist & 2 eord trdSotiahIr doubt .i F c. c midc n’l ‘cat f r 1 nidcnce nn record, w.’ do nut lind an’ reasoras to differ with findings ccordc I In .U1’ It. circumstances, we find no gi unds to mtc rferc uth the rnpugiwc1 ludMrnLnt ‘A’ ‘ql.utte’l A •4c’cusecI I oi 2 22 Accc rdhn’4 thc appeal s l’srmsttd a4rno