1/18C.C. No.1991 of 2021.
IN THE COURT OF THE SPL., JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE OF FIRST
CLASS FOR TRIAL OF (PROH., & EXCISE) OFFENCES-CUM-IV
ADDITIONAL JUNIOR CIVIL JUDGE, NIZAMABAD.
Present:Smt. Girija Tirandasu, Spl., Judicial Magistrate of First Class, for Trial of (Proh., & Excise) Offences- cum-IV Additional Junior Civil Judge, Nizamabad.
Dated this the 24th day of April, 2023.
C.C. No. 1991 of 2021 .
Between :
The State of Telangana through Sub-Inspector of Police, Dharpally Police Station.
… Complainant.
And
Gojuri Nadipi Gangadhar S/o. Pedda Gangaram, Age: 53 years, Caste: Munnurukapu, Occ: Agriculture, R/o. Dubbaka Village, Dharpally Mandal of Nizamabad District.
...Accused.
This case coming on this the 19th day of April, 2023 before me for final hearing and disposal in the presence of Assistant Public Prosecutor on behalf of prosecution and of Sri. S. Dayananda Goud, Counsel for the accused, and having stood over for consideration till this day, this Court delivered the following:
:: J U D G M E N T ::
1.The Sub-Inspector of Police, Dharpally Police Station, has filed a charge sheet against the accused for the offences punishable
U/Sec.447, 341, 326, 506 of I.P.C., in Crime No.74 of 2021.
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2.The facts of the case are that on 28.06.2021 at 08:30 hours the
P.w.1/Gojuri Gangadas came to the Police Station and lodged a petition in which he stated that there are three sons offspring to his parents. His father has distributed the property between them equally. The P.w.1 and his brother namely Nadipi Gangadhar has got the land of Ac.4 in same place and divided between them equally.
Since 1 year the quarrels has been took place between the P.w.1 and his brother Nadipi Gangadhar regarding the land. His brother kept the laid quarrels in his mind, upon which on 27.06.2021 at 13:00 hours while the P.w.1 plough his filed with the Tractor by the driver
Valgote Ramesh, meanwhile his brother/Nadipi Gangadhar went and retrained the Tractor and picked up quarreled with him, then Tractor
Driver/Valgote Ramesh and Nagelli Bhumaiah tried to interrupted him but his brother Nadipi Gangadhar has attacked on him with stick and caused bleeding injury on his left hand, while the P.w.1 took heels from there then his brother has threatened to kill him with dire consequences. Further he added that he went to Hospital for treatment and that day on 28.06.2021 came to Police Station and requested to take legal action.
3.Basing on the report of P.w.6/Sub-Inspector of Police, registered this case in Crime No.74 of 2021, U/Sec.447, 341, 506 of I.P.C., and
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3/18C.C. No.1991 of 2021. took up the investigation. During the course of the investigation, the
P.w.6 has secured the P.w.1 at Police Station, Dharpally and examined and recorded their statement. Further the P.w.6 visited the scene of offence which is situated at Dubaka Village of Dharpally
Mandal, where secured two mediators i.e., P.w.4 and L.w.6 (Koora
Pedda Gangaram) in their presence the P.w.6 detained examined the scene for incriminating evidence and seized one stick in the presence of them by affixing panch chit over it and conducted scene panchanama draw the rough sketch brought on the same in Crime
Detail Form. During the Crime Detail Form the P.w.6 secured the
P.ws.2, 3 and L.w.4 (Gojuri Uma) and examined them and recorded their statement. On 05.08.2021 the P.w.6 obtained the Medical
Certificate of the P.w.1 from P.w.5 who treated the P.w.1 and issued opined that the P.w.1 received injuries are in grievious in nature, as the P.w.6 altered the Section of Law from Sec.324 to 326 of I.P.C., and sent the Section Alteration Memos to all concerned. While efforts are today i.e., on 16.08.2021 at 09:00 hours on reliable information the P.w.6 along with his staff to house of the accused at
Dubbaka Village of Dharpally Mandal where apprehended the accused at his respective house and interrogated thoroughly. During the interrogation he voluntarily confessed to have committed this offence. Hence he was brought to Police Station at 10:30 hours and
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4/18C.C. No.1991 of 2021. affected her arrest by issuing arrest memos and informed the grounds of his arrest to him and to his relatives by strictly adhering to U/Sec.50 of Cr.P.C., and produced before the Hon’bale Court for his judicial custody. Further the P.w.6 deposited the seized the crime weapon i.e., stick in the Hon’ble Court vide C.P.R. No.145 of 2021.
4.The II Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Nizamabad taken the cognizance for the offences punishable U/Sec.447, 341, 326, 506 of I.P.C., against the accused.
5.Copies of documents were furnished to the accused U/Sec.207 of Cr.P.C., on his appearance.
6.At this stage, the case was transferred from the II Additional
Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Nizamabad to this Court as per the
Proceedings of the Hon’ble District and Sessions Judge’s Court,
Nizamabad and accordingly proceeded further.
7.The accused were examined U/Sec.239 of Criminal Procedure
Code for the offence punishable U/Sec.447, 341, 326, 506 of I.P.C., and the substance of accusation read over and explained to the accused, for which the accused pleaded not guilty and claimed to be tried.
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8.The prosecution in support of its case, examined the P.ws.1 to 7 and got marked Exs.P.1 to P.6 and M.O.1. After completion of prosecution evidence, the accused was examined U/Sec.313 of
Cr.P.C., for the incriminating material in the evidence of prosecution witnesses, for which he denied the same and reported no defense evidence.
9.Heard arguments on both sides. Perused the record.
10.The point for consideration is:
Whether the prosecution has established the guilty for the offences punishable U/Sec.447, 341, 326, 506 of I.P.C., against the accused beyond all reasonable doubt?
POINT:
11.In order to prove its case, prosecution examined the P.ws.1 to 6 and got marked Exs.P.1 to P.6 and M.O.1. P.w.1 is the complainant and injured, P.ws.2 and 3 are the eye witness, P.w.4 is the panch for scene and P.w.6 is the Investigation Officer and laid charge sheet.
The evidence of L.ws.4 and 6 (Gojuri Uma and Koora Pedda
Gangaram) given up by the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor.
Ex.P.1 is the Police Report, Ex.P.2 is U/Sec.161 of Cr.P.C., statement
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6/18C.C. No.1991 of 2021. of P.w.3, Ex.P.3 is the Crime Detail Form, Ex.P.4 is the Medical
Certificate, Ex.P.5 is the First Information Report and Ex.P.6 is the
Section Alteration Memo and M.O.1 is the stick.
12.P.w.1 testified that, on 27.06.2021 he went to his agriculral field along with L.w.2. He have disputes with the accused persons since one year. While he is cultivating his agricultural fields with the
Tractor the accused came into his fields and stopped the Tractor and started quarrelling with him, the L.ws.2 and 3 tried to rescue him from the accused but the accused tried to beat him with the stick on his head to defend the same he put his left hand, due to which he sustained fracture injury on his left hand and secondly he beat on his left shoulder and while he is going to his house the accused threatened him that he will kill him. Immediately he called to Police through phone and went to Hospital on the same day. The next day he went to Police Station and lodged the report. Police examined him and recorded his statement. Ex.P.1 is the report. He identified his signature on it. During the cross examination, he deposed that they are three brothers. The land of the accused is adjecent to his land.
He lodged the report against the accused for the disputes since one year before the Police and also before the Gram Panchayath. He have the copy of the report of the same. He did not bring the said
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7/18C.C. No.1991 of 2021. copy to the Court. He denied that no such incident took place between them and there are no disputes from one year between them and that he did not lodged any report against the accused as such he could not file the report of the same before the Court. He denied that on the date of incident he entered into the land of accused and he beat the accused with the stick when the accused questioned him that why he entered into his land. He denied that the accused sustained injuries in the said incident but before he lodge the report he lodged the report against the accused. He had Circle
Inspector’s number, as such he called to him on the date of the incident. He deposed that he have no prior acquaintance with the
Circle Inspector. He denied that he did not state to the Police that when the accused tried to beat on his head to defend he put his left hand as such he sustained injury on his left hand and secondly the accused attacked him on his left shoulder. He denied that no such incident took place on the date of incident and he did not sustain injuries in the said incident. He admitted that there is a Primary
Health Care Center at Dharpally. He admitted that in his report he stated that after the incident he directly went to Government
Hospital, Nizamabad. He admitted that he did not mention in his report and U/Sec.161 of Cr.P.C., statement that he made a phone call to Police after the incident. He denied that no such incident happen
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8/18C.C. No.1991 of 2021. and that he did not went to Primary Health Care Center at Dharpally near to his village and that he did not file the report on the same day.
He denied that as he have acquaintance with the Doctors in the
Government Hospital, Nizamabad as such he went to there to obtain the false medical certificate in respect of grievous injuries to implicate the accused in the higher section of law. He denied that no such incident took place on the alleged date as such he did not went to Police Station and file report on the same day. He denied that after obtaining the Medical Certificate he went to the Police Station and he filed the report. He denied that the accused never beat him and never threatened him, in order to encroach this land he falsely implicated him in this case.
13.P.w.2 testified that, two years ago he along with P.w.1 went to cultivate the agricultural fields of P.w.1. The accused came to the fields of P.w.1 and directed him to stop the Tractor. Later accused quarreled with P.w.1, he himself and L.w.3 tried to stop the quarrel between the accused and P.w.1 but the accused beat the P.w.1 with the stick due to which the P.w.1 sustained injury on his hand, later the accused warned the P.w.1 that he will kill him. Police neither examine him nor recorded his statement. During the cross examination, he deposed that he have been working as Tractor
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9/18C.C. No.1991 of 2021. Driver on daily wages. The incident took place on 2nd date but he did not remember the month and year of the incident. The incident took place in the afternoon. He admitted that he stated before Police that he have been working as Driver with the P.w.1. He admitted that he is deposing false as he is working as Driver with the P.w.1.
14.P.w.3 testified that, one year back he saw quarrel between accused and P.w.1 regarding the land while P.w.1 cultivating his land with his Tractor. The accused came to the land and stopped the
Tractor. Both fell in the agricultural fields and sustained injuries on them. He tried to stop the quarrel between them. Police neither examine him nor recorded his statement. The learned Assistant
Public Prosecutor declared the P.w.3 as hostile and during his cross examination nothing elicited to support the version of prosecution.
During the cross examination by learned Counsel for accused, P.w.3 deposed that lands of P.w.1 and accused situated adjacent to each other. He admitted that the P.w.1 cultivated his land with his Tractor by encroaching the boundary of the accused. He admitted that the accused questioned the act of the P.w.1 due to which the quarrel took place between them.
15.P.w.4 testified that, on 28.06.2021 in between 09:00 a.m., to 10:00 a.m., Police conducted the panchanama at the lands of P.w.1
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10/18C.C. No.1991 of 2021. and accused in respect of quarrel between the P.w.1 and accused as the accused beat the P.w.1. The Police seized one stick from the spot. Scene of offence panchanama is marked as Ex.P.3. He identified his signature on it. M.O.1 is the stick. During the cross examination, he deposed that when he going to his agricultural fields the Sub-Inspector of Police called him to the spot. He put his signatures at two places. P.w.1 is his relative. He denied that the
Police never called him to the spot nor conducted Ex.P.3. He denied that the Police never seized M.O.1 in his presence. He denied that he is deposing false as P.w.1 is his relative. He admitted that in the
M.O.1 his signature is there but he did not put the date. He denied that P.w.1 came to the Court along with him. He admitted that the
P.w.1 is present at the Court premises.
16.P.w.5 testified that on 28.06.2021 she have examined injured namely G.Gangadas, history of assault hit by known person on 27.06.2021 at 01.30 p.m., and found the following injuries: 1)
Abrasion over the left shoulder which is simple in nature. 2) Swelling in left hand, isolated fracture on left ulna which is grievous in nature.
3) Blunt injury over forehead, which is simple in nature. All the above injuries are fresh injuries. He was treated as out-patient. Accordingly she issued Ex.P.4 which is the Medical Certificate. During the cross
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11/18C.C. No.1991 of 2021. examination, she deposed that the Ex.P.4 the name of the person mentioned as Gangadas and there is no initial before his name. She admitted that she did not mentioned the identification marks of the injured. The history noted in the Ex.P.4 is as stated by injured. She admitted that she did not mention the M.L.C., in the Ex.P.4. She admitted that she did not mention the X-ray number of the injured in the Ex.P.4 and also In-patient/Out patient number not mentioned in the Ex.P.4. She admitted that she did not mentioned the date and time of admission of the injured in the Hospital and discharge from the Hospital and also there is no date at her signature. She denied that P.w.1 never came to the Hospital and she was not treated him at any time. She denied that she issued the Ex.P.5 at the instance of
Police for the purpose of this case.
17.P.w.6 testified that, he received report from P.w.1, basing on the same he registered a case in Crime No.74 of 2021, U/Sec.447, 341, 324, 506 of I.P.C., and took up the investigation. During the investigation he examined and recorded the statements of P.w.1 at the Police Station. Later he visited the scene of offence, seized one stick in the presence of P.w.4 and L.w.6. He obtained signatures of panchas on stick. Later he conducted the scene of offence panchanama and drew the rough sketch in the presence of said
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12/18C.C. No.1991 of 2021. panchas. Later he examined and recorded the statements of P.ws.2, 3 and L.w.4. On 05.08.2021 he obtained Medical Certificate of P.w.1 from P.w.5 who opined that P.w.1 received injuries are grievous in nature. He alter the section of law from 324 to 326 of I.P.C. On 16.08.2021 at 09.00 hours on reliable information he along with his staff rushed to the house of accused and apprehended him during interrogation he voluntarily confessed to have commit this offence.
He brought the accused to the Police Station and effected his arrest produced him before the Hon’ble Court for Judicial Remand. Further he deposited the seized crime weapon i.e., stick in the Hon’ble Court vide C.P.R. No.145 of 2021. First Information Report marked as
Ex.P.5. Section alteration memo marked as Ex.P.6. After completion of investigation he filed the charge sheet before the Hon’ble Court.
During the cross examinatiion, he deposed that the report is scribed at Police Station. He did not enquired about the dispute of land between the accused and P.w.1 since one year. He admitted that the P.w.1 went to the Hospital on 27.06.2021 as per report, later in the next day he came to the Police Station. He did not file any
Medical Certificate that the accused went to the Hospital on 27.06.2021. He denied that the P.w.1 did not sustain the any injury as such he did not went to the hospital on 27.06.2021. He admitted that he sent requisition to P.w.5 for treatment of P.w.1 on
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13/18C.C. No.1991 of 2021. 28.06.2021. He admitted that P.w.1 did not state either in Ex.P.1 or his statement that when the accused tried to beat him with the stick on head to defend the same he put his left hand due to which he sustained fracture injury on his left hand and secondly he beat on his shoulder. He admitted that he did not obtained the signature of
P.w.1 in Ex.P.5 at column No.4. He admitted that P.w.2 stated in his statement that he has been working as Driver with P.w.1. He admitted that as per the scene of offence the incident took place at the boundary of accused and P.w.1. He denied that when the P.w.1 trying to encroach the land of accused and on his question the P.w.1 started quarrel with the accused and beat the accused and falsely file this case against the accused. He admitted that on the same day the accused also lodged the report before them. He denied that the
P.w.1 follower of T.R.S., party as such they falsely implicated the accused in this case. He admitted that in the rough sketch M.O.1 not shown. He admitted that he have not written the date below his signature in Ex.P.3. He admitted that he seized the stick M.O.1 from the spot. He admitted as per Ex.P.6 it was mentioned as at the
Scene of offence nothing was found. The M.O.1 deposited in the
Hon’ble Court on 18.08.2021, but the C.P.R., number allotted by the
Court on 24.08.2021. He denied that at the time of filing of the charge sheet he have not having M.O.1. He denied that he called the
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14/18C.C. No.1991 of 2021. accused to the Police Station and threatened him who hand over his land to P.w.1, when refused to do so he implicated him in this case by obtaining the Medical Certificate from P.w.5. He admitted that he did not mentioned the descriptive particulars of M.O.1 either in scene of offence panchanama or in charge sheet. He deposed that it may be possible to locate the same type of stick like M.O.1 anywhere, but he seized the M.O.1 at the spot. He denied that the accused is no way concerned with this case and he never beat the P.w.1 at any point of time and also the accused never threatened the P.w.1 that he will kill him. He denied that the accused never confessed who have commit this offence before him. He denied that without conducting proper investigation he implicated the accused in this case and filed the charge sheet against him.
18.P.w.1 who set the law into motion testified that when the accused trying to beat him with stick on his head, he put his left hand to defend the same, due to which he sustained the fracture injury on his left hand and secondly the accused beat him on his shoulder.
During his cross examination he denied that he did not state the same to the Police, when the said improvement confronted to P.w.6 who is Investigation Officer of this case, admitted that P.w.1 did not state the same their in Ex.P.1 or in his statement. Hence the defence
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15/18C.C. No.1991 of 2021. Counsel proved the improvement in the evidence of P.w.1 by confronting it to P.w.6. P.w.2 though supported the version of P.w.1, but during his cross examination he admitted that he is deposing false as he has been working as Driver with the P.w.1. Hence, his evidence is not at all trustworthy and believable to connect the accused. P.w.3 testified that the accused and P.w.1 fell in the agricultural fields, hence they sustained injuries, which is contradicting with the evidence of P.w.1. P.w.3 also admitted that the P.w.1 cultivated the agricultural land with Tractor by encroaching the boundary of the accused, when accused questioned the act of
P.w.1, the quarrel took place between them. Therefore, the evidence of P.ws.1 to 3 is not inspiring the confidence of the Court to connect the accused with alleged charges. Further P.w.4 though supported the case of the prosecution and testified that M.O.1 seized from the spot, but on perusal of Ex.P.3, M.O.1 not shown and admittedly the descriptive particulars of M.O.1 also not mentioned in the Ex.P.3, further as per Ex.P.6 admittedly nothing recovered from the spot.
Hence, the seizure of M.O.1 is also doubtful.
19.The next aspect which needs consideration that the injuries sustained by P.w.1, to prove the injuries the prosecution examined
P.w.5 and Ex.P.4 got marked. P.w.5 deposed that she was examined
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16/18C.C. No.1991 of 2021. the P.w.1 on 28.06.2021, which is contradicting with the evidence of
P.w.1 as well as Ex.P.1, wherein P.w.1 testified that he went to the
Hospital on the date of incident. Further admittedly there is no
Medical Certificate to show that P.w.1 went to Hospital on 27.06.2021. Even on perusal of evidence of P.w.5 and Ex.P.4, who admitted that she did not mention the X-ray number of the injured, date and time of admission and discharge of injured from the
Hospital. In view of the above discussion it can be said that the prosecution failed to prove the injuries sustained by P.w.1 on the date of incident, beyond reasonable doubt.
20.Hence, in view of the discussions stated supra, the prosecution failed to prove the charges under Section 447, 341, 326 and 506 of
I.P.C., against the accused person. It is well settled law that the burden to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt lies on the shoulder of the prosecution. The accused has a right to maintain silence in the trial. Every accused is to be presumed innocent until proved guilty. The burden of proof on the prosecution is to prove the case by leading cogent, convincing and reliable evidence so as to prove the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt. The accused cannot be convicted on the basis of mere probabilities or presumptions. No evidence has come on record to prove the
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17/18C.C. No.1991 of 2021. culpability on the part of the accused. The prosecution has failed to prove the case against the accused beyond reasonable doubt and therefore the accused is entitled for acquittal, point is accordingly answered in favour of the accused and against the prosecution.
21.IN THE RESULT, this Court found the accused not guilty for the offences punishable U/Sec.447, 341, 326 and 506 of the Indian
Penal Code and he is acquitted U/Sec.248 (1) of Criminal Procedure
Code. The bail bonds of the accused shall stand cancelled after expiry of six months.
Typed to my dictation to Stenographer, corrected and
pronounced by me in open Court, on this the 24th day of April, 2023.
Sd/-.
Spl., Judicial Magistrate of First Class, for trial of (Proh., & Excise) Offences- cum-IV Addl., Junior Civil Judge, Nizamabad.
:: Appendix of Evidence :: ( Witnesses Examined on behalf of)
For Prosecution : For accused :
P.w.1 : G. Gangadas. --Nil--
P.w.2 : Valgote Ramesh.
P.w.3 : N. Bhumaiah.
P.w.4 : S. Sudhakar.
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18/18C.C. No.1991 of 2021. P.w.5 : Dr. Keerthi Priya.
P.w.6 : T. Murali.
::Exhibits Marked::
For Prosecution : For accused :
Ex.P.1 : Report. --Nil--
Ex.P.2 : Sec.161 of Cr.P.C., statement of P.w.3.
Ex.P.3 : Crime Detail Form.
Ex.P.4 : Medical Certificate.
Ex.P.5 : First Information Report.
Ex.P.6 : Section Alteration Memo.
:Material Objects Marked:
For Prosecution For accused :
M.O.1 : Stick. --Nil--
Sd/-.
Spl., Judicial Magistrate of First Class, for Trial of (Proh., & Excise) Offences- cum-IV Addl., Junior Civil Judge, Nizamabad.
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19/18C.C. No.1991 of 2021.
IN THE COURT OF THE SPL. JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE OF FIRST
CLASS FOR TRIAL OF (PROH. & EXCISE) OFFENCES-CUM-
IV ADDITIONAL JUNIOR CIVIL JUDGE, NIZAMABAD.
CALANDER.
C.C. No. 1991 of 2021 .
Name of Complainant:: The State of Telangana through 1 Sub-Inspector of Police, Dharpally Police Station.
Names of Accused:: Gojuri Nadipi Gangadhar S/o. 2 Pedda Gangaram.
Nature of Offence/s:: U/Sec.447, 341, 326 and 506 of I.P.C. 3 4Finding:: Not guilty.
5Sentence :: Acquitted.
6Date of Occurrence of :: 27-06-2021. offence 7Date of Complaint:: 28-06-2021.
8Date of apprehension of :: 16-08-2021. the accused 9Date of released on bail :: 25-08-2021.
10Date of Commencement:: 13-01-2023. of trial 11Date of Closure of trial:: 19-04-2023.
12Date of Sentence or :: 24-04-2023. Order 13Explanation of delay:: ----
Sd/-.
Spl., Judl., Magistrate of First Class, for Trial of (Proh., & Excise) Offences- To cum-IV Addl., Junior Civil Judge, Nizamabad.
The Hon’ble I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Nizamabad.
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