Abdulgani v. The State of Karnataka

Judgment

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D C 0 [ D C D C 0 0 i c t C i S - i c D 3 3 0 0 D C i S ) i c D 3 D 3 i c D 3 3 0 N I C 0 i c 3 > t n 6 3 j 5 t n c 0 D C D 3 D C - i c D C D C 9 5 D C i c D C D 3 i c — n i P 3 > D 3 D C t r - i c t D 3 3 0 9 5 t ‘ , 0 t n 3 > D C D 3 D C . 2 5 D 3 — — D 3 O D 3 3 0 - 0 i c J c t n 9 5 9 — D 3 t r i c D 3 D 3 S 0 1 3 t r i c > D 3 D 3 D C 0 i c D 3 D 3 i c 0 3 0 i c ° 5 3 9 D C S U t r h * 2 2 3 i , j - — i S D 3 - — D 3 i c c N D 3 D C n D 3 3 > D D i c D 3 - D C S U n - 0 D 3 ‘ _ _ n T , — D C i c 3 0 D 3 3 0 D I D 3 = 2 n i T D C D 3 i c D C D 3 D2 C 3 0 > 9 5 t r - 3 > — 3 0 5 3 9 D 3 * 2 5 3 0 5 D 3 D 3 > 1 D C t C D C 9 5 i c 0 C C 0 > D 3 3 0 i 3 0 D 3 - D 3 — - D 3 0 t 3 5 0 i C C N I 0 S o D C ‘ t r n . 1 > D C D C D 3 ? D t E 9 5 t E * 9 5 D 3 D C D 3 D 3 3 > 3 0 D 3 i c D 3 * 2 3 i c ’ 9 5 3 > D 3 D 3 - 0 i c 0 t n D C 0 9 5 3 0 1 1 1 1 t 1 3 & i c c t C 3 3 3 > 1 3 D C P 3 0 * 3 > T C i = i S ’ H D C n i r t r D 3 3 0 3 0 3 > ± r h 4 T \ ( i c D C t r - * 0 r f D C D 3 D 3 2 D C ‘ i c t C D C D C D C D 3 - D 3 , - D C 0 D > 3 0 . : : C 3 3 i c D 3 d r C o 1 3 i n D C D 3 D C 0 1 > — i c t n 3 > 3 > 3 t 0 r D 3 3 0 3 - 0 3 0 D C D 3 ) C c ) D C C c . D C 3 1 3 i c c 3 5 : 3 ( ( D 3 ( i c i c D 3 D C D C P L C 9 5 r T i D 3 t C < > : . 1 3 ( D C t r D C 3 > - E > L D C 3 t C . 9 5 3 D 3 D 3 D C ; 3 1 D- 3 D 3 9 5 3 0 9 9 5 3 9 r C ? 9 5 D C 9 5 - ) C c D C D 3 L D C i c 3 0 9 5 9 5 3 5 * 1 - 3 ( i S i c 3 > 3 0 3 D 25 on the part of the accused and the Apex Court has relied on the very same position of law in the judgment in the case of T. Subramartian Vs. The State of Tamil Nadu reported in MR 2006 SC 836 and in the case of Punjabrao Vs. State of Maharashtra j2002)10 SCC 371).

29. Apart from the aforesaid decisions, in the case of Duraisami Vs. State of T.N. reported in scc (Cri) 1508, the Apex Court has held that even though the appellant had admitted having received the amount, but

has taken the contention that said amount was received as balance payment towards Indira Vikasa Patras and regard, appellant relied communication sent to him by his immediate superior, on these facts, the Apex Court held that the case set up by the defence has to be accepted. In another decision of the Apex Court reported in AIR 2004 SC 1728 in the case of State of Andhra Pradesh Vs. T. Venkateswara k _ _ i c O C D C D C i c i c r i c D C i H i . c i c D C D C O C D C i c D C + r D C O C i c L 0 H D C — 0 i H j t c H ‘ i c ) E i c i r c D C r i c i c i c i c O C * r D C C 0 t r - i c D C i (H 0 D C D C ) l C i H D C i c — i H H ) C D C i c O C i H D C — C i c i c — i c + r D C i c D C i c r o H D C i H D C D C D C t r - i c c i c O C D C D C i c D C i c O C i c i H - H . D C i c 0 - i c D C D C i c i c i c i c i c i 0c i c C i c i c D C i c D C ) C i c O C ) 0 C i - c i c D C i c O C i c i c D C i c O C D i c D C D C < > i c i c i c i c i c • i c i c D C 0 D C i c O C D C - i c : i c O C . : D C i c i _ c D C D C 0 i c r i c o i 0 c 0 O C D C 0 i c i c ) C D C i c 0 D C i c r O — C O C DS C i0 c i0 H D C i c c < > - 0 - 0 - i c O C i - D C O C D C t 0 r r H i H D C D + - i c 0 i c i c 0 0 ” H i c i O r i c i H ) C i c i 0 H — ‘ i c i c O C 0 i c )H C i c i c D S D C 0 i c D C i c D C i c O C 5 D D C i H i - i - D C C i c — D C i c D C i c O C D C i c i c ( i H i H D C ) H i r i r c D C • i c * r i c i c D C D C i c ) l C C i H D C j 5 . O C C i H D C C i H i c i c D C D C ) ) D C D C . g - D S i c D C i c ) . . C , n r i H 0 ) r C C i i i H D C i c i H i c D C 0 i H i c D C i c D C D C C i c i H ) C C i H i c . i c i c D C C i c D C c - i H 0 i H . D C . I rS 5 — i c 1 . ) i H i c i c i c r - — . i c D C i c i c i c : i H D C i c i c C i H D C 0 r C i c i c : i c D C H i H D C i H i c 5 5 c i H D C D C i H D C C 0 0 D C i H D C ) C i c O C D C r i c D C i c i c i c D C i c D C D C ) H $ C D C i c - i c D C ) 0 + r 0 0 D C ” 0 i H c O C i c i H i c v r D C i H i c i c i c D C C D C C i ; C c C C ) C D C D C D C D C D C ) C D C C C D C L D C s : C r C D C r D C a — ) . C a t r D C 1 D C Cr C a i i r t D C — C — D C D C Ca P D C — C C D C 3 - D C D C C o o D C ) i : a D C — D C D C C- D C 0 D C D C c a a D C D C D C D C Q 1 2 i D C D C D C — r f D C D C - r D C :c i c D C D C a D C D C D C a C o C D C a D C C - D C D C D C — C C C Q D C aC D 3 - D C D C C C D C o C D 7 c D C n r — ‘ 3 - ‘ _ 4 . i L J z t