Content Provider | Supreme Court of India |
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e-ISSN | 30484839 |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | NDLI |
Subject Keyword | Penal Code 1860 |
Content Type | Text |
Resource Type | Law Judgement |
Jurisdiction | India |
Case Type | Appeal |
Court | Supreme Court of India |
Disposal Nature | Appeal Allowed |
Headnote | Penal Code, 1860 – s.436 r/w. s.34 – Prosecution case wasthat accused no. 1 along with accused no.2 to 4 threw kerosene oilon the thatched shed situated in front of the house of PW-1(sisterin-law of accused no.1) and after setting it on fire, all accused fledaway from the scene on motor cycles – Trial Court convicted all thefour accused u/s. 436 r/w. s.34 of IPC and imposed fine ofRs.10,000/- on accused no.1 and imposed a fine of Rs.5000/- onaccused nos.2 to 4 – High Court enhanced the sentence on accusedno.1 to simple imprisonment for a period of six months and a fine ofRs.50,000/- and set aside the conviction of accused nos.2 to 4 – Onappeal, held: There were civil disputes pending between accusedno.1 and husband of PW-1, and earlier also they had filedcomplaints against each other – In view of such disputes andcomplaints against each other, there was a possibility of implicatingaccused by making false complaint – There were materialcontradictions in the oral evidence adduced on behalf of theprosecution and further, except the interested testimony of PWs-1 to3, no other independent person was examined as a direct witness tothe incident – PW-1 and 2 had not stated anything about thepresence of PW-3 and whereas, PW-3 stated that she had also comeout on hearing cries of PW-1 and 2 – Further, PWs-1 and 2 hadstated that books and clothes were burnt, contrary to the statementrecorded in the mahazar in which only partial burning of pedestalfan and the roof was stated – PW-7 admitted that nobody was residingin the shed which ran contrary to evidence of PWs-2 and 3 whereinthey stated that PW-1, her husband and children were staying in theshed – Material contradictions were not noticed by the trial Courtas well as the High Court which resulted in perverse findings againstthe accused – Thus, impugned judgments set aside |
Judge | Hon'ble Mr. Justice R.Subhash Reddy |
Neutral Citation | 2018 INSC 1183 |
Petitioner | Shanthamalleshappa |
Respondent | State Of Karnataka |
SCR | [2018] 14 S.C.R. 1152 |
Judgement Date | 2018-12-10 |
Case Number | 1583-1584 |
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