STATE OF KARNATAKA v. MUTTAWWA

Judgment

3. MUTTAWWA D/O LAXMAN NAGAVAGOL AGE:19 YEARS OCC:HOUSEHOLD WORK MALLAPPA Sb MUTTAWWA NAGAVVAGOL AGE:40 YEARS OCC:AGRICULTURE ADIVEPPA S/O LAXMAN NAGAWAGOL I

4. AGE:40 YEARS OCC:AGRICULTURE SHANKRAPPA 5/0 LAXMAN NAGAWAGOL AGE:48 YEARS OCC;AGRICULTURE ALL ARE RIO JAGACAL TALUK :JAMKHANDI, DIST:BAGALKOT. .. RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.H.R.HOOLI, AMICUS CURIAE) THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 378 (1) & (3) CR.P.C. BY THE STATE P.P. FOR THE STATE PRAYING THAT THIS HON’BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO GRANT LEAVE TO FILE AN APPEAL AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF ACQUfl7AL DT.30.08.2007 IN S.C.NO.20/2007 ON THE FILE OF THE P.O. FTC JAMKHANDI ACQUITflNG THE RESPONDENT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S. 302 R/W SEC.34 OF IPC. CRL.A.No. 1467/2007 BETWEEN:

3. SMT.MUTTAVVA D/O LAXMAN NAGAWAGOL AGE:35 YEARS, OCC:HOUSEHOLD WORK MALLAPPA Sb MUTTAVVA NAGAWAGOL AGE: 19 YEARS, OCC:AGRICULTURE ADIVEPPA S/O LAXMAN NAGAWAGOL AGE:48 YEARS, OCC:AGRICULTURE ALL ARE RESIDENTS OF JAGDAL VILLAGE TALUKJAMKHANDI, DIST:BAGALKOT. ... APPELLANTS (BY SRI.D.B.KARIGAR, ADV) I AND — I — THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS BANAHALLI POLICE STATION. ... RESPONDENT (BY SRI.K.B.ADHYAPAK, AGA FOR ASPP) 304(I) JAMKHAND1, P/U/Ss.498-A, CRL.A FILED U/S.374 (2) CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE APPELLANTS AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT DT.30.8.2007 PASSED BY THE P.O., FTC., IN S.C.NO.20/07 - CONVICTING THE APPELLANTS/ACCUSED NO.1 TO 3 FOR THE OFFENCE AND SENTENCING THEM TO UNDERGO R.I. FOR 1 YEAR FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S.498-A OF IPC AND ALSO TO PAY A FINE OF RS.3,000/- EACH I.D., THEY SHALL UNDERGO S.I. FOR 3 MONTHS. FURTHER SENTENCING THEM TO UNDERGO 5 YEARS R.I. AND TO PAY A FINE OF RS.5,000/- EACH, I.D., THEY SHALL UNDERGO 6 MONTHS S.I. FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S.304(I) OF IPC. THE SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT PASSED AGAINST THE ACCUSED 1 TO 3 SHALL RUN CONCURRENTLY. 34 OF R/W. IPC. THESE CRIMINAL APPEALS COMING ON FOR HEARING, THIS DAY, MOHAN SHANTANAGOUDAR J., DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: JUDGMENT These appeals are arising out of the judgment and order dated 30.08.2007 in Sessions Case No.20/2007 passed by Fast Track Court, Jamakhandi.

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Sri.D B Kar:cja’, learned tanze ..n Deha’f r1 tht ‘c’1cd i du”r s aU, t ii,, q •cdg.n -. fl’(.;J’flt uijO ‘Zuci ‘Jr ay L flt ‘‘Piemnt’J Lu; trcp ‘t I 1 tr. tbr.:,. i.i.i Je(i jr ;t “es •_ E r . —‘n. 1:) . t.. t - a I (.ir,1,r . r’ ... . C • C • I r .__ t th€ v ctim tc the h sr.ital 3 i qot l.r treatcd ?hlC[ ao”s to show that tn.’ it tcnd die n:t P-w•’ nPet’ t.i d• a’a ;‘:ih th’ lift? cit t e dc cthed, U c rJØflI’- I )t’(.’ ,jf 13W ry ate, IdI fl) db, t it,u in i U r material WitfleSS.C including the parentc t th dc’ceased nave turfleO hOstie Fht’ triai cnurt ‘s nut justified in ronvictinq custd Nos I t 3 1cr the )ftences r unic hab e u,’ss 496 A 304 (I) rjw 31 LPC. On thcse among othti grounds, he prays for acquittal nf the arcused. S,i.K B Adhydpak. Icd’ned \dd’tioni (Jo crnment Advocatc sut mitc that the court ,3elow ‘ot ju’ titled ir acquitting 1-lw a’sused tor tie iftenrec P’!i. shabie JOL JR. -iS thv’’ a’ nt-nt’-’ :nl tr.z n’-t Pit-’ a’ ‘se’z t fl nt ‘ d 1’ d icc. . I N .r..’ w na r .:r.1 • a m.a• t •:.,I’-. .‘ ‘i r •:‘t.’;c’e-:.—u.- . — : 4’ Jr - ‘- r •-- .‘ :.— ;‘ I ) -: ( • f ‘sit ‘. :-— I- - -I C C r Z t P r Z ) C ) C r 5 5 u L u L D C t P 0 t P r Z ) C r Z t 0 u L P ) C u L u L u L r Z t P r Z ) C 9 r P ( u L D : C u L — < ) C C “ ' t P 0 D I u L 0 a ) C t P r Z D C u L u L u L ) C 0 D C u L u L ) C D I C . u L 5 5 r Z u L D C H C u L ) C ) N r Z . D C C C u L t u L uP L u L u L 0 C D C r Z H u L S E r Z m 9 C C C ) - 1 “ ( u L , 9 ( % 9 ( u L s u L f 5 u L t P t P r Z D C u L u L u L ) C r Z t P 3 t P r Z r Z 9 ( D C ) C ) L C 5 = — . 3 D C r Z u L D C C C 9 ( — u L C u L c u L D C r Z t P D C 3 r Z r Z r Z ) C u L t P ) C t P r Z D C u L 0 C t u L P r C C C L C - u L u L C u L H u L u L u L C r Z r Z ) C C C T C u L H C ) ) U t P r Z u L t P t P r Z D C u L 5 t P ° u L u L ) C r Z Z ) C r Z u L u L u L S ‘ t P ° D I ‘ t P C 3 u L t P t P D C u L C C r Z u L u L < “ H r Z , — u L , 9 r Z D C u L t P t P r Z u L t P t P ) C 0 - u L r C Z C ‘ “ t P u L S t P t P C 9 ( r Z ) C u L t u L P u L t P ) C D C • u L t P t P t P r Z ) U r Z ) C u L ) C u L u L ) L C r Z ) C ] l f x C C ) C u L t f u L S E T C < “ r Z ) U u L t P ) C 9 ( D I C C u L r Z > u L u L ) C r Z u L — u L ) C ( 9 ( S E ) u L — t P r Z D C r - Z t P C t P u L r Z D C u L u L t P u L t P D C 5 u L t P t P o t P r Z ) C a — 9 ( 5 r Z u L u L u L 0 u L D C ) C C C u L r Z ) C u L C u L ; 5 5 t u L 0 P C u L u L ‘ u C L S u L 1 5 u L P ] i L t P r Z D C u L t P t P D C C C u L t P u L u L u L ) U D C = u L D C P ) C u L S E u L S E r Z — u L ) C t P r Z ) C u L u L D C u L 9 ( u L o u L — t P u L % c s t P u C C t r u L u D L r Z ) L C u L 0 t P r Z 9 S t P ) C . C C r Z ) C r Z ) D C u L D C r Z u L ; — u5 L P C C 9 ( ) C u L u L ) C u L r u L C uZ L 9 u L 9 ( l C u L , 9 ( - u L u L r Z t P r Z D C ‘ u L D C t P C C ) C u L t P r Z 3 u L a t P C 3 ) C r Z r Z 0 u L t P r Z u L - HL u — C • 3 i n x ) C u L C C C a D C C C u L - r Z u L D C u L C D I D I ) C t P u L ) C r Z t P r Z u L u L u L ) C t P t P r Z D C u oL ) C u L C C L u L r Z u L t P t P 0 t P D C u L u E t P “ “ r Z ) C u L u L D C . $ 3 - ) C u L ) C u L t P r Z D C ) C ( ) C r Z ) C a “ u L C C u L D C u L u L D C u L ) C u L u L b u L r Z D I u L u L ) C — u L u L 9 r Z u L r Z < u L , u L ) C C u L u L u L u L r Z u L u L u L ) J - C u L u L r u L ) C uZ L u L u L u L D C u L ) 1 ( 9 Z 0 D9 C u L D C r Z u L u L u L u u L u L u L u L u L u L u L . r Z — u L u L t 3 P ) ) C u L u L u L r Z u L u L u L u L u J L - r Z u L < D C t P u L u L • D C r Z r Z 0 u L ) 1 ( Li Nothinci i br uaht nut r ther c C s orimir tc,i in L’D rt t the as o the pr’.ct. ti r. St i ‘W U nr th .f the icc porcj vhi’ lids ‘ r:pri the ‘;rnpla’nt [v F. ) r nosp:tJ; m .i’ctated nj tr dtceasez ‘i Isu tbrrwtl lIc2tIIc H”- e idenrn’ jI t’ cit flfl u’ to thn ce .4 11w r rose’ i Ii p PW 16 is a doctor who treated dccased La’cmi Bai

21.03 2006 in the nursir’o home t Banahatt’. at tht- :rdtial sta9e The v’obnd certificate issued b’y the said doctor js at Ex.P 23 PW-1 I! the cngineer rhc. diew thc sketch ‘f the scenccf if nc.t. sprExP25. PW 18, 93n120 icti police constabies anci head unstabl who ha ( partic’pated in the Inve’tIgdtIon it daifcrti’t staqtac. kW-22 ‘ th.3 i..ctOr torKir r )d1F I ndi Go tThThr,t H cpt., I ‘N’ tr at I ‘t • t tt ‘ I’ w Hosç 3 ‘it J .iflF. 31C C ECP ‘2 • .• •‘½ r it •4r ‘ ç,: r :_r.n.j .‘• . I. r ‘.: - .f ;.‘ r : • — r t ‘K

1. U ‘a -. — 11) do_tr Pw 2/ P ‘I—.’4 \ the fliuka E’cecnti e Maq’ctrit— Bijipur v.11) . ) ‘du.ted th ‘ I ‘L1Ut.,t I Jnc.hcInc3ma r th’ dtad t ,j$ Dir [k.I ‘ Pi ? ‘s “‘.r :b tridttd th 1’ictim ir )amkhandi (,o,ernmt nt Hospita!. Ht has depoced that th’j ‘t1m’s hca’th ‘ias detenur .ainq cay by day thoucih sne was given good treatment Cnnsiaquently, he instructed that tr’t victim be shifted to the Distritt Hospital at Bijapur for the fur thor treatment. Accor dingly the vic tim was shifted to District Hospital, Bijapur tot turthe treatment. PW-26 is the ph’tographer h - tx,ic the phutogrsch: .A the dead body as per Exs.P 35 tc Ex p 37 PWs ‘8 dna r 0 We inestiq itinq ffirnr vhc fn’est’ )at ‘ci nt’, “it r.ni.’ ;n ,rt. PV_9NtItni)t, ‘r’dc_1tl’ g.,r examnt o c ‘ tb’ I ..“ bcd, . d rsutd Wi. ‘;‘CI c • Cx3; F” tst’L’?tv’ LJ fllCJ L • r ‘ ‘ .‘i . n ..n t. n Il II ._a .c r 1L’’_ t1 t .r s . ‘ . • ._ • •, 3 V ‘.) ., jq Ii . , •, t .... a . ‘ c . —. . . I. I. • . .

1. I’ iftcr cmplet on of thc invc%tiçlat.on Thc d tor PW 33 it Bijapur has declarcd th’- d’-’c”jsed dtid l’hr ‘isp 0? ‘rosecutior1 rnainl •jeoen(]s urk,n tib- lvsrlj.J cir.-t laratir.gv E P.28 nd 53 anj tn’- e’iencc ‘t th’z ttttt.t P,’i-.”.’ JflC the Taiuka Executivn k13gi$trat. PW-23 It ic not in clicpure that alt tne 4 atcucea are residing ii’ one house. However they are hdv’nq different kitchen) for the purpose of cook nq the food separately. 1 he incident admittedly has occurred in the matrimonial houst. of tht Jeceased and 3ccused Nc 4 Accused N 1 i- tnc sistt. )f accused No 4. Accused No.? is the or of arc ued No.1 4ruced No.3 Ic the nre,tnp, eft jc c ueO N.4 The ‘.i’e r.f the jrocpcutfofl •% rr’cfl. Z Cus’d Nr,s I :n 3 ‘w:.. enr.JQi3d C’j titc ‘act tat t’. J’ -.n .‘ •:‘yi tc .ilk i.•,?” ‘—ra’ pç”,r ;t’ ‘. ap. iJ ‘rz’I: I’ ‘Jd ‘dK.q t ‘- . 1[t c d •.,t t-’ ‘r I .1 .0 r’ — . a 1 i• - 12 It is not in dicrutc that the victim ha3 suffered bun inluriec Jt ahnut 10 p.m t’fl ‘0.03.200b Untcltrart l. th i(tin’ as •‘ot floveci to tht hispiral rn t’nitmc.nt ru t-h_ ntxt ui muinnq at 10 a.rr A cused N.3 Au’ ppa took the virtim in autor’cfrshaw u File next date tn the private hospital at Banahatti a’ 11 a m ‘n 21 03 2006 and got her treated by PW-16. Smt.Dr.Anusha. PW-lb hac clearly deposed that while the victim was admitted to thc hospital she was oriented and was speaking ver’, ell The history as stated by tht victim s rtcorded in tie .aae sheet FYI 16 as per Ex.P.23. Ex.P.23 reveals that the victim ‘uffe,cd )3% burn injurie Thc doctot ‘ns rated ti it th i tir v dmittv”1 rç. tiedrrnsanr • iri,jrIec ‘t’fl ao h cdt’ On tj y

1.’ n.j.. rret ‘-ir-p;fe Jr ThKY mc! T s, ‘i ‘li - flJ Fr •‘- I” I- •. •_ I • J.i l_ ‘I 1,_ n •‘k’ •:‘•. 1L.-. h tr r •1 j r. - i - a uood condition U’ qc’ to Gowrnm&’nt Hocpita: at Jamfrhinhi c r ri’ 21 ‘h 2000. lrmeliite1, herLafttr the vi tm wa C,, ernrrErt Hosj ti ft Jomkhandi 1vht’t tin tk ii tim tam to he trcat ci by the doctor PW-22 and PW-25. The docto’ PW 22 has dt’pt’sed that accused No.4 Shankrappd had brought the avceas’-d to Jamkhandi Hospital treatment

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21.03.2006. ihe ioc.tor has notcd in the records Exs.P.30, 31 and 32 that the vic.Um has uffcrc.i 45( burn njurics He has furthrr deposed that the vi tim was rcgnant by 20 In his deposition. PW-22, the doctor has stated that hi was oresent when me Taluka Fecutiv’a MawsPrat. ‘am tc’ the c tai ‘jr r 4’nq th” tat ‘ent of I’ t ictir• 0 1(3 -r s’ ,I ‘ r ‘. dl1O — n ,. —‘r1 r’.. , .. —. :d ‘r” .‘ .; ,. r. —. .1 ., :- f’ . . ‘:. T”:.’ ji.—. 1.•—.r_ ‘ 1•• ,, )‘... : ., I — II — examination that he ‘.a- p’esent -t nn the statemtnt v:ds recordc i by the ralufr3 Ex cutivc Mag trdte md t[at ‘ic r a i)cuej the. certificate thit he t ri a r’ i ‘it in I tic;r ji:t the taternent. Hov.’cv’r, it is curous to ncte tbdt h. has ct derosea anything witr’ ‘egard to Ex.P.28, the ti’cr dying declaration recorded on 22.03 2006 at about 2 25 a.m In the cross- examination he admit3 that he has signed the aid titemtnt Fx.P 28 However h€ has fairly admittcd that he [3’, put hi signutu’e without atual ierification a; to whethnr the iittim was in .3 position to give the statement or nor. He has further admitted that ‘ie dries not kflct ac to ‘h7 as vritten Ex P ?t ye tind Hut ti- t’viden PW 21 i tura n’ i: I T i 1tor — —: ;r Ct E us d •1, t.r _a• rr.tr,l...r. —. fl•. Li’ J_I: r. I.’ ii, ••• r .-, L’ 0.i, e r •. :J. _•. . E—.P z • :— •ii . ) J W t b 1 6 Thr eidt flit- of PW-?2 is fully supported n tI’t evide e f PW 2 T iluk E cut w Maç,i reordec. the dirg iecbrati n Lx I Ti, lc!iuk’ Executi Maqistrat dtter gettiny rcquisiton frri tkit alict. went to Gov.tnrnenF Høspta! 3l. Jamfrhanrli f0r rvvrding tht• statement o the viairn. On going tn the hnspital. he met the doctor PW-22 and requusted him to enqu.rc as tc’ whether the iictim was in a position to give thc tatement or not. Ac ordingly, PW 22 examined th€ victim and found that the ‘ct’m .vac in a positi”n to give thc statement H.wevcr PW-23 also talk.’d with thc victim to find tjut and tr. sdtisft his consc’our ac te t.nethcr the ;Ym t•ia- in i to givt hc s’ati—mr it ) nut 0 ftet cit’ rq “r- e1 C t .rx.P ..u C. h.ind r .‘j. (tII% —. ,:t’- ‘F:— ,jr 1flr.r. c ‘-F • . V • • •• . •y•.- ‘ :t..t.;r •.4_ • •T ir. • ;• •f. . • ; 1 • t Ii•• ‘p . I Ci ac.cuscd No I t y statinu that atc used No 1 DC ured ktr nerie v,3fld lii- h..1 c’fl tire, tic’ wVfl. ‘h jlttm add that a is J ifltiQatrd rc ‘sc’d ,‘jc, I” In a:av w’t the iir’ f t victim by ett ng her n tire cy p0 iring pctrr I. In u I considert’d npininn, the made hy tht- deceasd n respect of c.omph ity of accused No 3 ret iUng to instigatior appears to be artific!al. It i. nobody’s case that accused No.) instigatnd accused No 1 by setting her on firt by throwing petrol Be that as it may, the fa’t remains thdt the victim was very specific about the compli ity a iccucd FJu 1 i commission o th,’ rrime by Douring kerosene and setting her on ,ire Thou j[ thc Tat ika Ext 4ti C t13git Pt PW 23 crjS-exam.rq”4 it irigth ti tii sfnr-’, flr3f’P’inq hr0 ..4k’ njttodc d K t )n ‘ic ‘Ic I U e :‘ fl.,” ‘j b5 .‘-t. ‘ r rb’ •;,j,-ry r’i -it — t”d’(hJ s ‘1 ‘s “ t:’._n II, ‘,.,i” .11 :. ‘a’’— “r; ,: — r i_ •r • r a’ ‘ I

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15.06.2006 tvhi h means the ict m A s alive for atnut 3 months after the ncident n quc ,t on Unfortunate’y she c st her life n spite of he r treatment at Jimichandi h0p tat Thus it annot be caia that the victim was not in a position to give statement as per Ex.P.33 on 22.03.2006. We find that the statement of the victim as per Ex.P.33 is a reliable document The said document is supported by the evidence nfPWc-2andflfully

10. PW 29 is the doctor who conducted the post mortem examination over the dead body of the deceased. His ft port is at Ex P.39 The same ats eveale that bum njurie arc oindo t .rp t n d iN cdd t i ntnath 0th ,p n i e”jt of br Hn th a I ‘1, the death is homicidal in nature and that the prosecution has made out its case against accused No.1. As aforementioned the material against accused Nos.2 and 3 as well as accused No.4 is shaky and such material does not prove the case against them beyond reasonable doubt.

11. The trial court is also justified in convicting accused No.1 for the offence punishable u/s 304-Cl) IPC. The injuries were not on the vital portions of the body. All the injuries were found on the lower half portion of the body. The victim was living for a period of three months after the incident in question. Under these circumstances, the trial court justified in concluding that the offence committed by accused No.1 falls u/s 304-(I) of IPC and not u/s 302 of IPC. The reason assigned by the court below for awarding 5 imprisonment for the offence punishable u/s 304-(I) and one imprisonment u/s 498-A IPC is just and proper. Accordingly, we pass the following order: I) The judgment and order of acquittal acquitting accused No.4 namely Shankrappa - 23 - s/c Laxman Nagavvagol passed by the trial court stands confirmed, ii) The judgment and order of acquittal acquitting accused Nos.1, 2 and 3 for the offence punishable u/s 302 of IPC stands confirmed, iii) The judgment and order of conviction convicting accused No.1 for the offence punishable u/s 304-(I) IPC and section 498- A of IPC stands confirmed, iv) The sentence imposed by the court below for the said offence also stands confirmed, v) The judgment and order of conviction convictbig accused Nos.2 and 3 namely Mallappa s/o Muttawwa Nagavvagol and Adiveppa s/o Laxman Nagavvagol convicting them for the offences punishable u/s 304 (I) r/w 34 IPC and 498-A IPC stands set aside. Accused No.2 and 3 are acquitted of all the charges.

12. In view of the above, we make it further clear that accused No.1 Muttawwa d/o Laxman Nagavvagol undergo imprisonment five years the offence punishable u/s 304 (I) IPC and one year for the offence F. -24- punishable u/s 498-A IPC as directed by the court below. The sentences shall run concurrently. Accused Nos.2, 3 and 4 are acquitted of all the charges.

13. We place on record the valuable assistance rendered by Sri.H.R.Hooli appointed as Amicus Curiae. We direct that an amount of Rs.3,000/- shall be paid to him as honorarium. Accordingly, Crl.A. No.21/2008 dismissed. Crl.A.No.1467/2007 is allowed In part to the aforementioned extent. Jm/ Sd/a JUDGE Sd/- JUDGE I I