STATE OF KARNATAKA vs JAYAMKUMARI W/O SHIVANAND

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2021 Supreme(Kar) 886

RAJENDRA BADAMIKAR
STATE OF KARNATAKA – Appellant
Versus
JAYAMKUMARI W/O SHIVANAND – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
Anil Kale, Shankar Hegde.

JUDGMENT :

Rajendra Badamikar, J.

1. This appeal is filed by the State/Lokayukta under Sections 378(1) and 378(3) of Cr.P.C. against the judgment and order of acquittal passed by the Sessions and Special Judge, Koppal in Spl.Case (PC) No. 2/2008 dated 31.10.2011 whereby the sessions judge has acquitted the accused/respondent for the offence punishable under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

2. For the sake of convenience parties herein are referred to their original ranks occupied by them before the trial Court.

3. The brief factual matrix leading to the case are that the complainant is permanent resident of Kushtagi and he is doing the business of bricks furnace by the side of NH-13 Kushtagi and he is using the coolies to prepare the bricks. It is alleged that on 22.11.2007 at about 11.30 a.m., the Labour Inspector of Kushtagi i.e., accused has visited his bricks manufacturing furnace and one Hanumavva was working as a coolie and her sister 's daughter aged about 8-9 years was brought a child for breast feeding of Hanumavva. When the accused found the child, he has recorded the statement of the child on the ground that she is being

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