State by Police Inspector Anti Dowry Cell, C.O.D., Bangalore v. S. Vijavkumar Sb. Lingappa & Ors.

Judgment

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6. During the triaL, the prosecution in order to bring home the guilt of the accused persons examined PWs 1 16 and relied on the documentary evidence Exs. P1 to Pig. During the cross-examination of PW 1, a portion of his further statement was marked as Ex.Dl. Letters said to have been written by one Arunakumari. sister of deceased and also a letter said to have been written by the uncle of the deceased were marked as Exs.D2 and D3. while a news paper on which the deceased said to have left behind a death note also came to be marked as Ex.D4. DW 1, Fingerprini Expert who compared handwriting found on Ex.D4 with the admitted handwriting of the deceased and furnished his report was examined as DW1. 1 ‘ — a a D C r Z D C m c D C D C D C m c D C m c D — C ) I C m c D C D C a c i m c C C i L H D C H2 2 m c m c D C — r Z m— c D C r Z , _ D C i L ‘ . . - D C m c D C — 4 D C m c D C - : 9 D C i D- C q — ‘ m c D C D C ’ •Tj D C D C i L H D — C D C — D C . — C — O D i L r Z 9 — i L D C D C D C : 0 “ ’ — 9 D C D C D C D C H . 2 i L 2 m c D m C c D C D C m c m c D C D C O D O D D C * 2 m c D C D C O - i L D C D C m c D C D C : D C D C Hc m m c - D C D C D C HC D — D C m c 9 9 ’ — D C % 9 : 9 ’ D C O D D C O D , 4 D C r Z D C ’ 9 J - D C D C i L i D C L D C D C t - i L D C r Z D C i L D C D C D C D C i L D C r Z H m c D C < L r Z m c 9 a - D C — r J Z - D C D C ‘ ‘ — — j — i L — 9 D C i L r a Z a D C 9 D C D C O D r Z D C D C a D C r Z O C i D C D C r Z L D C m c a . 4 r Z i L r Z D C D C D C — i L C D C r Z ‘ D C 9 2 — h — C D C . 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evidence placed by the prosecution on record. We find that the evidence placed by the prosecution in this regard does not satisfactorily establish that the deceased had been subjected to any kind of cruelty either in connection with demand for down- or for any other reason. oc course PW 1. the father, PW5 — the cousin brother of PW1 and PW7. the grand father of the deceased have, in their evidence, spoken the deceased informing them about the accused subjecting her to cruelty. However, the prosecution itself has produced three letters written by the deceased to her father as per ENS.Pq to P11 - There is no dispute that the D ( 5 4 ( 3 3 F “ < ) : H i C 4 * ‘ ( ) / : F “ < D C ’ ) 7 : : D C 9 : : D C : 4 / 4 5 ’ e m * 4 D C D C ) C e m H D C e m H a : 5 ( 5 3 D C H D C < 7 7 ’ ” H D C h / 7 U H < • a D C D C D C : C , C < D C _ < D C D C : C C 1 ) D C a ) C S E D C ’ - 9 4 1 5 “ ( : H D C a C - 5 4 5 4 S C — F a — D C 4 / a < ‘ . 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E O C ’ N H O C ‘ H L C O C “ N < O C H L C ’ N “ - H N u H - H N < , N O N N ‘ - - : - N , C O C L C C u C N O < - N i k H . — O C - N O C O C ‘ u C - N O N L C N ’ C ( H H H L C ” O C O C N O N N < O C O C - _ “ L C H N j C O C C L C ’ O C C ‘ O C . H O C H . C ” N I C . O C L C N — O C ‘ O C N - — . C C . H ‘ C C ) H N H N N N N N — N N N < O C H i C ) ’ N ‘ , O C “ O C C J N < N * C - O C L C ’ N O O C - H C P C C C N O C O C C H C ( . L C ’ N O N L C H N H c O c C O C H < r ’ O C N N N N O C N O C O HC O C O C t ’ r L C ) C - H O C ‘ O C - N O C N N N L C O C . H — H ‘ ÷ - O C N — N N O C ’ N ) N C < — H O C C ) C ( - H N — — O C < N : i H C ) C N O C C ) C L C < ” N N < O C - ) C N . O C • O C O C L C . N N N N O C , ’ t C N N ’ N H O C OH C ’ O C O C O C H O C , O N C N NC O H 0 0 ) - H i ‘ N ’ H • ‘ O C N O C : C C N - N L ô C c O C O C J N L C C C C C : N C C . t - O C H C N D C ( D I ( , — . — — D C i — L — D I D C E — i L o r D C . D C D C . C D D C - I L — D C C L C : D C D C D C D C ( D C D C D C D C “ — t I 2 . D C I N — i L - i L - i L D C 0 D C D C . i L 9 - - I I N I - — rt, — H C D I ( o D C i L D C D C I I ( . . i L I . L C 1 . D C D C — i o L 2 I N D C D C i L i L _ D I I D C — i L D C , i C i I L L D C - 4 C D D C D c C D C D C D C D i i — L - I N D D I L C D C L C D C i L - — I _ D C D C D C $ D I L i L I L C D i L . I N D C D C D C r D C D C D C L C n ’ D C i L — ( D C i D C L D C 1 I - C D i L L C i D 0 D C C D D C I N ‘ ? - , D C H i L L C — i L D C D I D C I . D C N I D C D C L C i L i L — D C o i L — — D I - C D — C i “ L L C i L 2 ( i L i L D C i L L C o I L C D D C C C i i i L L L i L D C I ( D C L C I N D C D C N1 D C D C L C i L 9 D C / L C . D A C — % D N l D C 1 i L D C — H D C ( i L i ” C D C L C I L D i L ’ N C ” c , D N I L C ) - 2 i - — i L D C D C i L — — H D C ; i L D C - 4 ) i L 0 2 D C D C i L D 1C r 2 D C L C C D i L i L D C L C r D C D C C D D C - . I ( D C D C D D I ‘ D C — I N 2 ( D C r D C D C L C _ C D D C D — C - - D C ( D C I N D C i L - - 4 C 0 — D C D C L i . — D C ‘ D ‘ C D C _ D — . C — ’ 2 ( D C N D C D C C ‘ I N i L - D C C D D C D C D C i L 4 7 D1 i L D C D C — I N — D C I N C D i L . — . r ) - D C C D - ? ! i L i D L I - j - D C i L ’ D C C I N D C I - 4 D C t D C D C — i N L : I N i L D C C D i L I L C D D C H D C D C D C 1 . ) D D f — i1 L I N t I C D D C I N 9 C D . i L — ? I N C D i L L C D C - I D C N - - D C D C ( D C — C D D D C D D C D C t I ( 9 i L D C D . C i L i L . - — 4 D C - 4 L C D C i I L C D . i L L C i L 1 . D C 2 ( D C i L — C D i c L Y D D C D C D C . . , D C i L D C D - C : D C D C H — i L i L : — D — C D i L D C D C D C — I N , — — D C H 1 : i L : D C I D C N — D I I D C D C C D . I N I j 2 I D C — — j i L . . C L C D C . r r C ‘ * 1 D C i L D C - - L . r f 2 D C D C D D C h T I — C D D C N D C D1 C D I L 9 L i D C D D I D C 2 C D i L D i L - 4 D C i L C D - o H D C D C D C D C C D D D I D C — — D C D C . C D 2 D D According to him, they sleep in the second floor. According to him, he owns a shop at a distance of 200 ft from his house and usually he open his shop at 10.30 am or 11 .00 am. It is elicited from him that the accused have not quarreled with him at any time. Certain suggestions have been put to him that there was some difference of opinion between him and the accused, which lie has denied.

17. Nevertheless, from the evidence of PWs. 2 and 3, it cannot be held that the deceased had been subjected to any kind of cruelty by the accused. According to PW2, at some point of time. he had heard some galata in the house of the accused. He has no personal knowledge as to who abused whom. Similarly, PW3 also has stated that he does not know as to who abused whom. Merely because some quarrel took place in the house, it cannot be said that there was cruelty. Quarrel in the family is a common event. On that basis itself one cannot hold that tlic’ married woman D D < 9 m c m J - — C D 9 l D D C D C — ’ H C l D D C — 9 D C D C D C 2 2 L C D C m c - ‘ - c c L D - ‘ - D C c * J ) D N c m D 2 C 2 9 L 2 C ‘ C ‘ - - ‘ - t - D C D C C D D C R C . L D C 3 ( c m c c . . D C < - - D C D C D C m c 9 [ L C D C C D — m c D C 9 L C — D C C : c c C D C ’ 9 D C L C ) C D C C - ‘ - D C : . 9 L C D C D C m m L C D C c L C c D C • L C D C t m ’ D C J - L C D C c — — - m c C C E t H E D C D C D C L C 9 C L C C C L C c C c ( m c l D m c L C D C D C c - C C D L C ) C C D L C D C D C ) C C D D C D C L C D C D C — D C D E D C C D . ; ) : 9 . P C — t I L C D C D C L C D C 9 9 - 9 C D D C c m c - c L C D — C 9 • D 9 ) h T ) L C D C c c D C , 9 o t I C l D C E t D C C C ) C H C D m c L C D C . — L C C D C C L C D C ) ) C D C D C C L C L C C < D C D C D C D C D C c - c 1 - < D C D C D C D C L DC C m c . ) C J — ’ D C D DC C C . D C L C ’ D C D C L DC C ) C L C D C ) D C L C < C E D C ( — ) C L C ) C c c c c 9 D C E . i E 3 ( ( L C D C D C m C ) C D C m C D C D C D C C c C c 9 - ) C m c D — C L C - — c D c C D C L C c c ) C : C L C D C L C t r D E - m c L C c m c , ) D C D C D C ) C L C C ) C D C C c D c C D C D C C E C D L C D C D C - - ) - L C c r — - L C ) 9 C 1 . m c - - D I ( D C ) o \ 4 c c C ( C r — t - — D C C C l D L C L C C D E < D . 9 C C i — L C 3 ( : C 9 C - . — L C L C . c - c D C J - D C D C : C D L C C D C D C m c C i - 9 m c D C C D C i D C 2 j - L E L C — 9 < D C : 9 E D D C D C D L C D C I 1 ’ 9 D 9 C D C L C - — c c C C C D C ) N c c H D C l D L C t ± C 9 c D D C D C I D C C D C H D C 3 3 ( C C D ‘ C D D D O < 4 - ‘ L C - ‘ - ‘ L C C D L C C C < 9 - c ) m C — D C C E D D C D C D C * ! ! ! ) ) D C D C D C D C C D C * L C D C L C D 3 c t I D C ’ < 9 . H ’ D C D D E * H ) D C c ) ) D ) L C D C ’ H D C D D CC C m m C D ‘9 negotiations were held and at that time, the accused No.2 demanded dowry of Rs.2.OO.OOO which was later on fixed at Rs.1,1O,000/- and out of that PW1 has paid Rs.55,000/•• in cash and Rs.55.000/- in terms of gold ornaments. It is the further case of the prosecution that out of Rs.55,000/- payable in cash PW I paid a sum of Rs.25,000/- by way of Demand Draft and balance of Rs.30,000/- by way of cash. The accused has admitted the receipt of Rs.25,000/ - by way of Demand Draft. However, the accused persons have denied the receipt of sum of Rs.30,000/- said to have been paid in cash.

22. As noticed supra. the defence of the accused with regard to receipt of Rs.25,000/- by way of Demand Draft was that the said amount Uêt5 paid towards marriage expenses. The learned Sessions Judge having regard to the evidence on record has come to the conclusion that the defence theory that the amount of Rs.25.000/- was paid 21 accompanied them, demanded Rs.2.0O.000/-, for which he agreed to paw Rs. I ,10,000 - and accused agreed for the said amount. It is his further say that the engagement function had been fixed on

24.04.1994 and at time, the accused wanted to perform the marriage at Bellary and demanded cash of another Rs. 10.000/- for marriage expenses. hut he did not agree for this proposal. It is his further say that out of Rs.l.10.000/- Rs.55.000/’ was agreed to be paid in cash and Rs.55.000/- in terms of gold ornaments, He has further stated that a cash of Rs.55,000/- “as agreed to be paid before the marriage and out of the said Rs.55,000/-, Rs.25.000/- was paid by way of Demand Draft and another Rs.25.000/- was paid in cash in Bellary and Rs.5,000/- was paid on the cIa’ of marriage. According to him. the cash of Rs.25.000/. is paid to accused No. I at Bellary.

26. Except the oral sa of PW I. that he ptticl Rs.25.000/- and Rs.5,000/- by way of cash, there is no other evidence tc substantiate the same. In an case. Since the amount of Rs.30,000/- in cash was stated to have been paid to accused No.1 and since now the accused No.1 has died, the said alleged act of acceptance by accused No.1 cannot be attributed against the other accused persons.

27. As noticed supra. according to the specific evidence of PW 1, it was accused No.2 who demanded the dowry. It is not the say of PW1 that he paid Rs.23.000/- or Rs.5,000/- to the hands of the accused No.2 to 4. Therefore, this part of evidence of PWI does not incriminate accused Nos. 2 to 4 regarding acceptance of dowry by accused Nos. 2 to 4 and demand of dowry by accused Nos. 3 and 4. 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4. 27 contended by the accused and not as a part of the dowry. If really Rs.25,000/- received by way of Demand Draft was towards dowry, there was no reason for accused No.2 to indicate in Ex.P3 that all her money is locked up in fixed deposits and to indicate in Ex.Pl that she needs money for all the needs in connection with marriage at Bellary.

32. In view of the above discussion, we are of the considered opinion that the judgment of acquittal recorded by the learned Sessions Judge is sound and reasonable having regard to the evidence on record and it does not call for interference by this Court. We find no perversity in the judgment. The learned Sessions Judge has taken into consideration all the material evidence and has recorded proper findings. Even if another view is possible as sought to be contended by the learned State Public Prosecutor, having regard to the evidence on record, we do not find any ground to interfere with the sound and reasonable o j r — C C f c / f ) f C C . ) C e R - N e . f C f - ) U ? C C ) - C C E t . C R : C ) U a c C • ) 4 a a . ) U ) U 1 : C * i & ) C , )R U C 4 — ‘ I U . e n r t ’ n r e t 4 j t f (