HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
SRI. KANTHARAJU @ KANTHA – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KARNATAKA – Respondent
CRL.A/560/2016
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2018
PRESENT
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE BUDIHAL R.B.
AND
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.A.PATIL
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.560/2016
C/W
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.166/2016,
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.278/2016 AND
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.368/2016
IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.560/2016:
BETWEEN:
Sri.Kantharaju @ Kantha
S/o Kalegowda
Aged about 28 years
TATA Indica Car Driver
R/at Karehally Koppalu village
Arakalagud Taluk
Hassan District – 34
… Appellant
(By Sri Pratheep K.C, Advocate)
AND
State of Karnataka
by Konanur Police Station
2
Arakalagud Taluk
Hassan District
Rep. by its
State Public Prosecutor
High Court of Karnataka
Bengaluru – 01
… Respondent
(By Sri I.S.Pramod Chandra, SPP-2)
This Criminal Appeal is filed under Section
374(2) of CR.P.C., praying to set aside the judgment
dated 17.12.2015 & 21.12.2015 passed by the II
Additional District and Sessions Judge, Hassan in
S.C.No.36/2010 convicting the appellant/accused
No.3 for the offence P/U/S 143, 144, 148, 364, 302
and 201 read with Section 149 of IPC.
IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.166/2016:
BETWEEN:
Sri Shivakumar @ Kumar
S/o Nanjappa
Aged about 27 years
R/o Laggere
Chamundeshwarinagar
Bengaluru – 560 058
… Appellant
(By Sri Pratheep K C, Advocate)
AND
State by Konanur PS
Hassan District
The State of Karnataka
Represented by its
State Public Prosecutor
3
High Court of Karnataka
Bengaluru – 560 001
… Respondent
(By Sri I.S.Pramod Chandra, SPP-2)
This Criminal Appeal is filed under Section
374(2) of CR.P.C., praying to set aside the judgment
and sentence dated 17.12.2015 passed by the II
Additional District and Sessions Judge, Hassan in
S.C.No.36/2010, convicting the appellant/accused
No.4 for the offence P/U/S 143, 144, 148, 364, 302
and 201 read with Section 149 of IPC.
IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.278/2016:
BETWEEN:
Harisha @ Hari
Aged about 35 years
S/o Thimmaiah
R/o Jalamangala
Kootagal Hobli
Ramanagara Taluk
And District – 571 511
… Appellant
(By Sri H.C.Hanumaiah, Advocate)
AND
State of Karnataka
by Konanur Police
Represented by SPP
High Court Building
Bengaluru – 560 001
… Respondent
(By Sri I.S.Pramod Chandra, SPP-2)
4
This Criminal Appeal is filed under Section
374(2) of CR.P.C., praying to set aside the judgment
dated 17.12.2015 & 21.12.2015 passed by the II
Additional District and Sessions Judge, Hassan in
S.C.No.36/2010 convicting the appellant/accused
No.1 for the offence P/U/S 143, 144, 148, 364, 302
and 201 read with Section 149 of IPC.
IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.368/2016:
BETWEEN:
1. Yogesha @ Pani
S/o Late Ramaiah
Aged about 29 years
R/o Somanahalli village
Koppa Hobli, Maddur Taluk
Mandya District-571 445
2. Manjunatha @ Manju
S/o Bhanuprakash
Aged about 28 years
R/o No.4, 3rd Main
Rajagopalanagara Main Road
Ganapathi Nagara
Peenya 2nd Stage
Bengaluru – 560 091
… Appellants
(By Sri G.Nataraj & Srinivasa, Advocate)
AND
State by Konanur PS
The State of Karnataka
Represented by its
State Public Prosecutor
5
High Court of Karnataka
Bengaluru – 560 001
… Respondent
(By Sri. I.S.Pramod Chandra, SPP-2)
This Criminal Appeal is filed under Section
374(2) of CR.P.C., praying to set aside the judgment
dated 17.12.2015 & 21.12.2015 passed by the II
Additional District and Sessions Judge, Hassan in
S.C.No.36/2010 convicting the appellant/accused for
the offence P/U/S 143, 149, 144, 148, 364, 302, 201
of IPC and Section 4 of POCSO Act.
These Criminal Appeals coming on for hearing this
day, BUDIHAL R.B. J, delivered the following:
J U D G M E N T
All these appeals are in respect of judgment and
order of conviction passed in S.C. No.36/2010 on the file
of the II Addition