IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT

DHARWAD BENCH

DATED THIS THE 27^TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2020

BEFORE

THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE N.K.SUDHINDRARAO

CRIMINAL APPEAL No.100041/2017

C/W

CRL.A.NOs.100047/2017, 100078/2017, 100062/2017,

100175/2017, 100151/2017, 100344/2017 AND

CRL.R.P No.100206/2017

IN CRL.A.No.100041/2017

BETWEEN:

1.

AKBAR @ AKBAR BASHA

S/O ABDUL SAB

AGE 25 YEARS, OCC:AUTO DRIVER

R/O.GOUTHAM NAGAR, DC NAGAR

IN FRONT OF MASJIT BALLARI

DIST:BALLARI.

2.

HABEEB SAB, S/O ABBAS KHAN

AGE:32 YEARS, OCC:ELECTRICIAN

R/O. D.C.NAGAR, BALLARI

DIST:BALLARI.

3.

S K SHEKSHAVALI

S/O KHADER BASHA A K

AGE:28 YEARS, OCC;PAN SHOP

R/O.OPP:MOULALI ZANDA KATTA

DC NAGAR, BALLARI

DIST:BALLARI.

2

4.

SOORI @ M SURESH

S/O KANTHEPPA

AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS

OCC:AUTO DRIVER

R/O BEHIND SELECT TALIKIES

CB.BALLARI, DIST:BALLARI.

5.

BASHA @ MAHABOOB BASHA

S/O ALLABAKAS

AGED ABOUT:27 YEARS

OCC:AUTO DRIVER

R/O ADAM NAGAR

BELAGAL ROAD

NEAR DC NAGAR

BALLARI DIST:BALLARI.

6.

PEERA S/O SHEKSHAVALI

AGE:36 YEARS

OCC:AUTO DRIVER

R/O. D.C. NAGAR

BALLARI DSIT:BALLARI.

…APPELLANTS

(BY SRI ANAND R KOLLI, ADVOCATE

FOR APPELLANTS No.1,2,4,5 & 6

SMT. SUNITHA P KALASOOR, ADVOCATE

FOR A-3)

AND:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

REP. BY SPP HIGH COURT OF

KARNATAKA BENCH DHARWAD

THROUGH CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF

POLICE, RURAL CIRCLE, BALLARI

DIST:BALLARI.

…RESPONDENT

(BY SRI V M BANAKAR, FOR SPP

SMT. JEENA V CHACKO, ADV. FOR ASST. HCGP)

3

THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION

374(2) OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER

OF CONVICTION, INCLUDING THE FINE IMPOSED BY THE

HON’BLE 1^ST ADDITONAL DISTRICT AND SESSION JUDGE,

BALLARI IN SESSION CASE No.151 OF 2013 DATED

17.01.2017 PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 366, 366A,

366B, 368, 370, 370A, 372, 373 READ WITH 149 OF IPC

AND UNDER SECTION 3 AND 4 OF PROTECTION OF

CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL OFFENCE ACT 2012 AND UDNER

SECTION

3,4,5,6,7

AND

9

OF

IMMORAL

TRAFFIC

PREVENTION ACT 1956.

IN CRL.A.No.100047/2017

BETWEEN:

1.

P SANDHYA

D/O SATHYABABU

AGE:39 YEARS

OCC:WASHERWOMEN,

R/O NEAR MASJID

D C NAGAR, BALLARI.

2.

KUMARI

D/O YESUDAS

AGE:29 YEARS

OCC:HOUSE WIFE

R/O RAITHUBAJAR

SHAPUR, HYDERABAD

TELANGANA STATE.

3.

P KUMARI

D/O LATE P SRINIVASALU

AGE:41 YEARS, OCC:COOLIE

R/O KONDURU PALLI VILLAGE

KADIDI MANDALAM

KRISHNA DISTRICT

ANDRA PRADESH.

4

4.

S K LAKSHMI

W/O LATE DAADA

AGE:34 YEARS

OCC:COOKING IN MARRIAGES

R/O SINGANAGAR

PAIKAPUR, VIJAYAVADA

ANDRAPRADESH.

5.

RAMALAKSHMI

W/O DURUGESHI

AGE:29 YEARS

OCC:COOLIE, NADUKA

EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT

ANDRAPRADESH.

6.

DURGA

W/O LAKSHMINARASIMHA MURTHY

AGE:28 YEARS,

OCC:HOUSE WIFE

R/O KONDAPALLI CROSS

VIJAYAVADA, ANDRAPRADESH.

7.

SHAILU @ GORGAP SHAILUR

D/O PENTAYYA, AGE:MAJOR

OCC:CARPENTER, R/O KAGASNAGAR

ADILABAD MANDALAM

KARIMNAGAR DISTRICT. A.P.

8.

MARIGUDI KASTURI @ MALLUR

KASTURI, D/O MALLURI SATYAM

AGE:30 YEARS, OCC:COOLIE

R/O KANDRIK APARTMENT

KK/2, GF-1, VIJAYAWADA

A.P.

9.

MALNAD NAGAVENI @ MARLAPU

NAGAVENI, W/O MARLAPU HARIBABU

AGE:32 YEARS, OCC:COOK

R/O KORI MARKET,

5

RAJAMUNDRY, A.P.

10.

MERI

W/O VENKATESWARA

AGE:26 YEARS, OCC:COOLIE

R/O DURGA COLONY,

VIJAYAVADA, A.P.

11.

HUSSAIN BEE @ SAYYED HUSSAIN BEE

D/O NAGUR BASHA

AGE:25 YEARS, OCC:HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS

R/O BENEATH KONDAPETH ANJANEYA

TEMPLE DONE, KURNOOL DISTRICT, A.P.

12.

MALAGAL SEETHA

W/O MADHU, AGE:30 YEARS

OCC:AGRICULTURIST

R/O RAMPACHODA VARAM

MANDALA, A.P. NOW AT

D.C.NAGAR, BALLARI.

13.

KOMMIREDDY @ KOMMIREDDY LAKSHMI

W/O SATHYANARAYANA

AGE:52 YEARS, OCC:OWNER OF COLD

DRINK SHOP, R/O D.C.NAGAR

BALLARI.

14.

KAMACHI @ KAMAKSHI

W/O LATE RATHNAKAR

AGE:54 YEARS, OCC:HOUSEHOLD