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KARNATAKA HIGH COURT
S RACHAIAH, J
PANIYERAVARA BABU @ ANNU – Appellant
Versus
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. overview of conviction process and charges. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 2. arguments regarding the validity of age determination. (Para 6 , 7 , 9 , 10) |
| 3. court observations on evidence and prior case references. (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18) |
| 4. final order and acquittal of the appellant. (Para 19) |
ORAL JUDGMENT
1. This appeal is filed by the appellant being aggrieved by the judgment of conviction dated 31.07.2019 and order on sentence dated 08.08.2019 passed in Special Case No.2/2018 on the file of II Additional District and Sessions Judge, Kodagu-Madikeri, Sitting at Virajpet.
2. The ranks of the parties before the Trial Court will be considered henceforth for convenience.
Factual matrix of the case:
3. It is the case of the prosecution that, on 13.03.2018 at about 10.00 p.m., the accused kidnapped the victim, who was a minor, from the house of the informant situated at Nehru Colony, Thithimathi, in his scooter bearing its No.KA-05-HL-3769 took her to the house of Kallira Jaya situated at Hosur Village. Both the accused and the victim were residing in the line house of Kallira Jaya, where the accused is stated to have committed sexual assault on the victim.
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