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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
SREENIVAS HARISH KUMAR, VIJAYKUMAR A.PATIL
State Of Karnataka, Through Mysore South Police Station, Rep. By State Public Prosecutor – Appellant
Versus
Gangadhara, S/o. Siddalingachari – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. acquittal of the accused challenged. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. prosecution's evidence led to trial court's acquittal. (Para 3 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 3. arguments for and against the trial court's judgment. (Para 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 4. court's evaluation of evidence and contradictions. (Para 8 , 16 , 17 , 18) |
| 5. appeal dismissed; judgment of acquittal upheld. (Para 19 , 20) |
JUDGMENT :
This appeal is filed by the State questioning the correctness of the judgment of acquittal dated 08.12.2017 passed by the VI Addl. District and Special Judge, Mysuru in S.C.No.294/2016.
2. Facts in brief leading to filing of this appeal are that the accused is a resident of Ayarahalli village, he was working with PW-5 and CW-3 Lokesh as a Carpenter at Mysuru. On 11.06.2016, accused came to the house of PW- 1, CW-3 Lokesh and PW-5. PW-5 invited the accused to his house and he was allowed to stay in the house overnight. Taking advantage of the fact that PW-1, CW-3 Lokesh and PW-5 went outside, accused took PW-2, minor daughter of PW-1 & CW-3, to a room and committed rape on her. After some time, PW-1 and PW-5 returned home. The door was locked from inside. They knocked at the door but the accused did not open. At
The prosecution failed to prove the accused's guilt beyond reasonable doubt, leading to the acquittal upheld by the court, highlighting the importance of consistent and corroborative evidence in sexu....
The prosecution must prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt; inconsistencies in witness testimonies can lead to acquittal.
Point of Law : Trial Court had appreciated the evidence in proper perspective and also assigned justifiable and sound reasons in rendering the acquittal judgment. There is no perversity, absurdity o....
The trial court's acquittal was upheld due to inconsistencies in the victim's testimony and lack of corroborating medical evidence.
Minor discrepancies in victim testimony do not undermine the credibility of sexual assault claims under POCSO; conviction can still be upheld based on consistent evidence.
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