2009 Supreme(AP) 775
HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
B. CHANDRA KUMAR, J.
KOLISHETTY VENKATESWARLU
VS.
BANDARU VENKAT REDDY
Criminal Revision Case No. 1213 of 2009
Decided On : NOVEMBER 5, 2009
K.V.Raghuveer, T.C.Krishnan,
Headnote:
Indian Penal Code - Section 304-A - Criminal Procedure Code - Section 319 - Negligent attitude - Mismanagement of swimming pool - Examined - Evidence deposed - Criminal Revision Case is allowed against order passed in of in of by learned judicial Magistrate of First Class - Case are as follows de facto complainant reported to police on that he got admitted his son aged about in Resorts for learning swimming and that he had paid a sum of for days learning - he dropped his son at Hyma Resorts and returned to home - Again at about when he went there to pick up his son initially coaches informed him that his son was outside swimming pool - Then he searched surroundings of swimming pool and resort for his son but he could not trace his son - Again when he insisted coaches about his son they dived into swimming pool and brought out his son who was in unconscious state - He noticed that forth was coming from nose of his son - boy was immediately shifted to where Doctors declared that boy died - It is alleged that due to negligence of owner of hyma Resorts namely and his uncle who was supervising management and four coaches of swimming pool son of de facto complainant drowned into swimming pool and died – Held, Contents of impugned order trial Court has not discussed evidence already available on record - It is duty of Court to examine rival contentions and to see whether there is any material on record to show that proposed accused has committed offence or not – Admittedly trial is at initial stage - Alone has been examined in this case - The lower Court has also not considered contents of FIR - As argued by learned counsel for petitioner it is clear that order of lower Court is not a speaking order and it is very cryptic and therefore same is liable to be set aside - Every order must be supported by proper reasoning - Reasoning must be based on appreciation of evidence on record - Criminal Revision Case is allowed and impugned order is set aside – Consequently petition filed by petitioner in stands allowed - lower Court is directed to proceed against proposed accused under section without being influenced by any of observations made in this revision - criminal Revision Case is allowed
( 2 ) THE brief facts of the case are as follows. The de facto complainant Kolishetty venkateswarlu reported to the police on 24-5-2005 that he got admitted his son Uttam kumar, aged about 11 years, in Hyma Resorts for learning swimming and that he had paid a sum of Rs. 300/- for 15 days learning. On 23-5-2005 at about 6. 00 p. m. he dropped his son at Hyma Resorts and returned to home. Again at about 7. 00 p. m. when he went there to pick up his son, initially the coaches informed him that his son was outside the swimming pool. Then he searched the surroundings of the swimming pool and resort for his son, but he could not trace his son. Again when he insisted the coaches about his son, they dived into the swimming pool and brought out his son who was in unconscious state. He noticed that forth was coming from the nose of his son. The boy was immediately shifted to KVR hospital, where the Doctors declared that boy died. It is alleged that due to negligence of the owner of hyma Resorts, namely Brijesh Reddy and his uncle, who was supervising the management, and four coaches of swimming pool the son of the de facto complainant drowned into the swimming pool and died. Basing on the said report, the police registered a case in Crime No. 138 of 2005 of suryapet Police Station on 24-5-2005 under section 304-A IPC.
( 3 ) AFTER completing the investigation, charge sheet was filed against A-1 to A-3. As per the contents of the charge sheet, accused no. 1 Bandaru Venkat Reddy had taken hyma Resorts on lese for a period of one year from 1-12-2004 from its owner Brijesh Reddy and that A-1 had power to enlist private employees and to maintain the swimming pool properly with all responsibilities. He had to look after the customers and to provide services to the customers, which include providing of life jackets, tubes and divers. A-2 is the Supervisor and A-3 is the observer of the swimming pool. It is also alleged that due to their negligent attitude and mismanagement of swimming pool, the deceased drowned into the swimming pool and died. Thus though it is mentioned that brijesh Reddy is the owner of Hyma Resorts the police did not array him as an accused on the ground that A-1 had taken the Hyma resorts on lease from Brijesh Reddy.
( 4 ) IN this case, the trial Commenced and the revision petitioner herein, who is the father of the deceased, has been examined as p. W. 1. P. W. 1 in his evidence deposed that on 12-5-2005 he got admitted his son and daughter in Hyma Resorts for learning swimming and that he paid Rs. 300/- for 15 days learning. He categorically deposed that at the time of admission one Brijesh Reddy and his staff were present and the said Brijesh reddy used to run the resort and also the swimming pool. He further deposed that on the date of incident i. e. , on 23-5-2005 at about 6. 00 p. m. he dropped his son and daughter at swimming pool and returned to his house and that at about 7. 00 p. m. when he went to the swimming pool his daughter alone was swimming and that his son was not seen. According to P. W. 1 then he questioned the staff of Brijesh Reddy (A-1 to A-3 present in the Court) about his son and that they asked him to search for his son around the swimming pool. He further deposed that after search, again he questioned the accused and Brijesh Reddy to search for his son in the swimming pool. Then one of the staff members dived into the swimming pool and on search found his son inside the pool and brought his son to the floor. According to him, froth was coming out from the mouth of his son and no staff member came near his son. Then he himself gave first aid to his son and then shifted the boy to KVR Hospital, suryapet, where the Doctors declared that his son was brought dead. He further deposed that about 100 children were learn