Karnataka Circuit Bench High Court · 2011

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22. Statement of the accused was recorded and accused denied all the allegation of the prosecution.

23. The sum and substance of the findings of the Trial Court are as under: (a) The Trial Court from Ex.P.3-the inquest panchanama. found that it disclosed the presence of 4 Inch ligature mark on the right side of neck and one contusion mark on the left cheek of the deceased. The Trial Court was of the opinion that It was a clear indication of homicidal death, since In case of suicidal death, there would be no ligature mark on one side of the neck and there would be no possibifity of self infliction of such injury. The Trial Court also taking Into consideration thc opinion of the doctor that death of the deceased was due to asphyxia as a result of congestion of neck and that the ligature mark, which was oblique and one side of neck, was of the view that ft was an I t •(1 i I I an:s indication .A ‘1iKidC. The dni 101 116% awcn opinion a per Lx% “ is a.ii ii. Ix P 13 s t e Po I flifli en) F, )ri a i 1n oblique and does not nrnpicid’ .‘nrirric tin ntck iinI 4 In e ‘eP d. in 4.rk prc sent. sa1I oil’ r. fliflflhi)Q nil C flhi)lith frz’ciure ot thyroid canhiat ‘rn and presence ot S I t c. sinte death Wu 16 to 20 hnur that the caii%e 1)1 (ltbth K Jut I ong lion iii c as i Ma Inc t mr ti-a a. r.cI s C o sIIaI12nItt; n. The Int-stigatiii )ific’et htd ‘utigin tor a -‘ e 1 r I tb.’t ‘itt .11 tt._ of ililia! .._iua ‘vas ..ta’ . 1’u ‘ . ! ft • •a I :Ijr •rJ .ruI: :j;’i tin’. .iild C I C I I6 Ui) T lit’ 111.11 (‘tirt rt’llril 911 The 4 vidc’n.. t of P.W 1 OlflI I Ca . I I bfli. it (‘(Id. ‘1i ei cult lh lnp scufl: r guilt to the a cused. I’.W. I is l,:itiitt of P.WM The ‘1 nil C otirt i1c.n re1;cd on and 10 t”hk h are in 1 1 IS. 1J2I 1k act \i kalxrnm aid P V 12 Is tji PSI Iii it ‘Is i d he mic%ing cr)mplaliii fht- ‘trial (c,urr ...bsern ci ‘hat attn 15 da s nf missuig complaint. iecca’ecl was trac i-tI and I icc h t ei l’_ t at used ii 1’ ii ( 0 Wi vh’le o in conren ‘on of the delew e ‘iili rei.tr’I in t!ir’ ;noidinaie delay ui lad gi 11w’ (9’npla’lt sin 1 that th . Id k ‘. .ia t 1 1 if..t t 1)1 ‘ItiC fl 5 ‘Ci i 1’ ii Ill IlU it it ‘I ..i i)1r . ia’i ‘itt 1 ‘‘If :‘‘ ‘ ‘‘.‘i In,1 (il..t I_s Ii t ‘a i.tI iii ( flJl, ‘‘ ‘14’ - ‘C .t’i... 1 i’1Ii ‘ha hn.a .A 4fl I I’ ‘1’ £ ‘. ! i 1—: P V and iflt’ 1u%-%dav 1nC1 ‘tdi1nl Iiint wit ii th ceased Ankalainnia tic! n bt hr tie Ir iv on e tr I th a reiatI c s. it eannor 1w said that. thc .ire interested wftnes-e’, and n en nthcnvi’e evident ut P Vic ‘ 1a I I cS 1Iai Court has als.’ observed on 1hr d:fte ol con.nilssloti of the offence pt I was sleeping in the house of P.V.6 ‘U v h o kalari a.. In t crc t a. P. prepared sketa Ii map jc pc’r Ex.P.5 has slic 11 tw’u U is p i’en all t’ h ‘ss 1 a !u feel , %C 1i Irl’,Tr !1it j’r( ‘raj a’’ tisid rafltl ‘J(’c’C:%ret ikaitti i ;c 1’ 1 ‘ • ‘ • C. S t

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