CC.No.276/20161
IN THE COURT OF THE PRINCIPAL JUNIOR CIVIL JUDGE AT TIRUVURU,
Present: Sri S.DAMODARA RAO,M.A.,LL.M.,
Prl.Jr.Civil Judge. Tiruvuru.
Monday, this the 9th day of May, 2016
C.C.No.276/2015 (Old C.C.100/2013 )
Between:
State represented by SubInspector of police A.Konduru police station. …Complainant.
And
1. Kola Uma Maheswara Rao, S/o. Ramaiah, Aged 40 years, Mutharasi, Atlapragada village Now at Cheemalapadu village, A.Konduru Mandal.
2. Kola Narasimha Rao, S/o.Venkaiah Nyapalli Rama Krishna, S/o.Satyanarayana, Aged 29 years, Mutharasi, Cheemalapadu Village, A.Konduru Mandal.
3. Mareedu Jamalaiah, S/o.Venkateswara Rao, Aged 43 years, Gouda, Cheemalapadu village. A.Konduru Mandal.
4. Morla Thirupathi Rao, S/o. Kotaiah, Aged 35 years, Gouda, Cheemalapadu village. A.Konduru Mandal.
5. Parasa Venkateswara Rao, S/o.China Nageswara Rao, Aged 35 years, Gouda, Cheemalapadu village. A.Konduru Mandal.
6. Tulluri Butchi Babu, S/o.Koteswara Rao, Aged 32 years, Gouda, Cheemalapadu village. A.Konduru Mandal.
7. Vuyyuru Jamalaiah, S/o.Gopaladu, Aged 50 years, Gouda, Cheemalapadu village. A.Konduru Mandal.
8. Vuyyuru Rajesh, S/o.Jamalaiah, Aged 25 years, Gouda, Cheemalapadu village. A.Konduru Mandal.
9. Bezawada Gopala Rao, S/o.Lakshmi Parumallu, Aged 22 years, Gouda, Cheemalapadu village. A.Konduru Mandal. 10.Morla Pullaiah, S/o. Bushaiah, Aged 42 years, Gouda, Cheemalapadu village. A.Konduru Mandal. 11.Bezawada Goplarao @ Gopi, S/o.Tataiah, Aged 35 years, Gouda, Cheemalapadu village. A.Konduru Mandal. 12.Madam Seetharamaiah, S/o.Nageswara Rao, Aged 30 years, Gouda, Cheemalapadu village. A.Konduru Mandal. 13.Vuyyuru Nagaraju, S/o.Venkateswara Rao, Aged 20 years, Gouda, Cheemalapadu village, A.Konduru Mandal. 14.Sk.Jan Basha, S/o.Nagu, Muslim, Aged 22 years, Cheemalapadu village, A.Konduru Mandal. 15.Ummadi Kondulu, S/o.Kotaiah, Aged 35 years, Yadava, Cheemalapadu village, A.Konduru Mandal (All are residents of cheemalapadu village) …Accused.
This case is coming on today i.e. on 9 th day of May 2016 for final hearing before this court in the presence of learned APP and Sri K.Venkateswara Rao, learned Advocate for accused and having stood over for consideration to this day, this court delivered the following:
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J U D G M E N T
1.This case emerges out of a Police report filed by the S.I of police, A.Konduru police station in Cr.No.156/2012 for the offence punishable Under Section 143, 341, 323 IPC.
2.The case of the prosecution is as follows: The Accused are residents of
Cheemalapadu village of A.Konduru mandal and they are close associates with each other. one Gunju Nagaraju, S/o.Late Jamalaiah is the injured complainant, resident of Cheemalapadu village of A.Konduru Mandal, working as Press Reporter of Visalandra News Paper and G.Ramana (LW2) is the wife of the complainant.
The scene of offence is situated at Milk Center of Cheemalapadu village. The
Accused No.1 and 2 are working as RMP Doctors in Cheemalapadu village since 20 years in that village and giving treatment as per their disease and being paid some amount to them on their own willing. While it is so, the Drug Inspector visited their hospitals, booked cases against them about 20 days back. During their enquiry, they came to know that the complainant contacted the Drug Inspector and also advised to inspect their hospital. This was known to the villagers. In this connection, A1 and A2 approached to Mareedu Venkaiah (Lw.6) and informed about the attitude of the complainant and to pacify the matter at his level. While the matter stood thus, on 27.9.2012 evening, M.Venkaiah called the complainant through M.Seetharam (Lw.5). The complainant came to the house of M.Venkaiah at about 19.30 hrs, when some other villagers also came there to know the fact and what is going to be done. M.Venkaiah (LW6) asking the complainant, whether you contact the Drug Inspector for inspecting the hospitals of A1 and A2 or not? When the complainant raised all of sudden and stated that are you an elder ? On that
M.Venkaiah (LW6) requested the complainant to go away from here without talking further. Immediately the Complainant left the house of M.Venkaiah when the villagers followed him and when reached near Milk Chilling Center, all the accused persons have formed themselves in to an unlawful assembly and pounced up on the
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complainant and beat him with sticks and kicked him with legs due to sudden provocation as the complainant did not give proper answer to the question of
Venkaiah and without observing his status, due to which the complainant fell on the ground due to injuries, when his wife came there and trying to remove the complainant, the accused wrongful restrained the complainant and obstructed him not to move further, in connection with the above subject matter. In the meanwhile police came there, on seeing them, they all escaped from there. This was witnessed by G.Ramana, G.Ankaraju, S.Suresh and M.Seetharam (Lw.s.2 to 5) only. On receipt of Hospital Admission Intimation, SI of police (LW8) recorded the statement from the injured complainant on 27.9.2012 between 20.30 hrs, and 21.00 hrs, who in turn registered the same as FIR in Cr.No.156/2012 U/s.143, 341 and 323 IPC of
A.Konduru PS and investigated in to this case.. The SI of Police inspected the scene of offence, examined the same and prepared a rough sketch of the scene of offence and he examined the witnesses (Lw.1 to 5) and recorded 161 Cr.P.C statements. During investigation, SI of police arrested the accused A1 to A15 on 15.10.2012 at 10.00 hrs, later sent them for Judicial Custody along with remand report on the same day. Dr.K.Sahanam (LW7) Medical Officer, Area Hospital,
Mylavaram who examined complainant opined the injuries sustained by Lw.1 are simple in nature and issued wound certificate to that effect. After completion of investigation the Investigating Officer filed charge sheet against the accused under sections 143, 341 & 323 of IPC.
3. This case was taken on file by my predecessor in office against the accused for the offence under sections 143, 341 & 323 of IPC.
4.On appearance of the accused, the copies of the case documents were supplied to accused as required u/s.207 Cr.P.C.
5. The accused were examined u/s 239 Cr.P.C for offence Under sections 143, 341 & 323 of IPC, charge framed, read over and explained to them in Telugu and the accused pleaded not guilty and claims to be tried.
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6.During Trial, prosecution has examined Pw.1 to Pw.7, and Ex P1 to Ex.P6 were marked. The learned APP given up the Lw.6 M.Venkaiah from list cited witnesses.
7. After closure of prosecution side evidence, the Accused was examined u/s.313
Cr.P.C. with the incriminating material available in the evidence of the prosecution witnesses, Accused denied the same and reported no defense evidence.
8. Heard arguments.
9. Now the point for determination is :
Whether the prosecution bring home the guilt of the accused for the
offence punishable under section 143, 341 & 323 of IPC, beyond all
reasonable doubt ?
10.POINT: The learned A.P.P has submitted that the evidence of P.W.1 to 7 coupled with Ex.P.1 to P6, the accused called the complainant to milk center of said village, stopped him without proceeding and bet him, the prosecution established it's case against accused by examining the Pw.1 to 7. Hence, prayed to convict the accused.
11. The learned counsel for accused has argued that there is no obstruction made by the accused at milk center of said village, on that day the lord Vinayaka procession was held in the village, the complainant earlier worked as an agent in a finance company, the villagers deposited amount through complainant but it was not returned to the villagers on that aspect they questioned him. It was further argued that except wife of P.W.1 no independent witnesses supported to the case of the prosecution. The brother of P.W.1 who examined as PW5 is also not an eye witness to the alleged case incident. The eye witnesses who examined in this case are did not support to the prosecution case. The PW1 and 2 deposed with later developments and exaggerated version. There are number of omissions and contradictions in the case of prosecution and he further argued that accused did not made any obstruction or injury on the body of P.W.1 the same is revealed through the evidence of medical officer, the complainant is present reporter in a newspaper
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having acquaintance with police people got it registered a case against accused, to escape from his liability being earlier agent of said finance company, since the accused are insisting to repay their deposits made to the finance company through the defectocomplainant. The prosecution party failed to establish its case against accused and prayed to acquit the accused.
12. In order to fasten the liability against accused for the offence u/s 143, 341 & 323 of IPC the prosecution examined P.W. 1 to 7 Ex.P1 to 6 marked. Accused did not examine either themselves as witness or any person on their behalf.
13. Now coming to the evidence of prosecution witnesses, the defecto complainant examined as Pw.1 deposed that on 27.09.2012 at about 730 PM, that accused 1 & 2 called him to attend at milk center stating that they have some work with him, on his attendance stopped at milk center and bet him. A1, A2, A3, A4, A6,
A8, A10, A11, A13, A15, stopped him at milk center bet with hands sticks and kicked with their legs. He sustained seviour injury on head and fallen on ground.
Some person available at scene of offence called the 108 ambulance shifted to mylavaram hospital. While shifting him to the hospital some persons came in the middle of the way stopped the ambulance. The SI of police rescued him caused to pass the ambulance from that place to Mylavaram hospital. Police recorded his statement at hospital, statement marked as Ex.P1.
14. The P.W.2 who is the wife of P.W.1 deposed that on 27092012 at about 7 7.30 PM some of their villagers bring her husband on their hands stating that he was beaten. He was shifted to the hospital in an 108 ambulance, in the meanwhile the persons who bet to her husband came and obstructed the ambulance, SI of police A Konduru came and allowed to pass the ambulance to the hospital. The evidence of P.W.2 itself speaks that she is not a direct witness to the alleged case incident.
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15. The P.W.3 who is eye witness and P.W.4 who called the P.W.1 to milk center of that village direct witness to this case incident did not support to the prosecution case and they resailed from their earlier statements given to the police.
16. The P.W.5 who is the brother of P.W.1 deposed that one venkulu called the
P.W.1 to milk center with a view to have converse in panchayatin in connection with drug inspector visit to the hospital of RMP doctor, P.W.1 reached there and he was available at milk center with injuries. P.W.5 and SI of police shifted the P.W.1 to Mylavaram Hospital.
17. The P.W.1 in his crossexamination deposed that on the date of this case incident lord Vinayaka procession was held, while he collects photos from Vinayaka idol at Kothuru center the A1 & A2 called him to Milk center which is situated at a distance of 300 meters from there, bet him with hands, sticks and kicked with legs.
According to P.w.1 he sustained sevier injury on his head. The P.W.5 stated that
P.W.1 available on ground at milk center with injuries. The P.W.2 stated some of the villagers bring the P.W.1 on their hands. Where in the Medical officer who examined the P.W.1 on the same day issued Ex.P6 wound certificate and examined as P.W.7 deposed that, No Visible and external injuries noticed by him. At least did not depose as he complained pain to attract the offence under section 323 of I.P.C.
During cross examination of P.W.7 medical officer, it was revealed that the injured stated before him that some one beat with hands. There is no specific overt act aslo.
So the evidence of P.W.1 is not supported by Medical evidence and it seems to be the
P.W.1 and P.W.2 came with developed version.
18. The another contention of the prosecution party is P.W.1 wrongfully restrained by the accused. According to P.W.1 after this case incident while shifting him on 108 Ambulance accused came in the middle of the way and stopped the ambulance, on interference of S.I of police allowed passing the ambulance to the hospital, the same is deposed by P.W.2 & 5, by then P.W.1 is in unconscious state, according the prosecution version the P.W.1 regained his conscious in the hospital
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at about 1100 P.M. wherein the P.W.7 medical officer deposed by the time of his arrival to the hospital the P.W.1 is in conscious state. The P.W.6 investigating officer evidence revealed that P.W.1 did not state before him while he is collecting pobots from lord Vinayaka at kothuru cneter A1 & A2 called him to have converse.
P.W.2 did not state before him as some of the villagers bring the P.W1 to his house on their hands. The P.W.5 did not state before him that accused made obstacles to the ambulance and after his arrival made it clear to pass the ambulance to the hospital. The P.W.6 visited hospital and did not notice any visible injuries on the body of P.W.1., milk center situated in the middle of the village, having surrounding residential houses and investigating officer did not examine the surrounding people to ascertain the occurrence of alleged incident. According to investigating officer after receipt of phone call he rushed to the scene of offence, after his arrival, it was learns that the injured was shifted to the Mylavaram hospital in an ambulance. So in the presence of investigating officer he made is clear way to the ambulance by removing the obstacles of accused is not correct. According to the I.O. by the time of his arrival to the scene of offence he noticed that about 50 to 60 persons available there, on that day it is Ganesh Nimajjanam and it is already over. So the contention of P.W.1 that the accused made obstacles to the ambulance not to proceed in the way which have right to proceed is also not established.
19. The another allegation of the prosecution party is an unlawful assembly.
It is onus on the prosecution party to establish unlawful assembly. In order to slip from its liability the learned counsel for accused suggested the probability that on that day the Ganesh Nimajjana Procession is in the village, the same is admitted by the prosecution party. But the accused took another folder of plea that in respect of character and earlier profession of P.W.1 as agent of private finance company collected deposits from villagers, on failure to return their deposits by finance company to its customers of their village assembled and questioned him. The evidence of P.W.1 is also revealed that while he collects photos from lord Ganesh
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idol the accused sent a word to come to the milk center of said village on his presence bet him. Even though there is neighbouring residential houses at scene of offence, the purpose of gathering is for common purpose to question the P.W.1 about loosing their deposits made to the Kranthi Kiran and Subhodaya finance company through P.W.1 being agent of said company, the same is revealed in the evidence of
P.W.1 that he worked as an agent of Kranthi Kiran and Subhodaya finance company earlier to this profession as reporter. So the good cause for assembled villagers on that day is revealed in the prosecution evidence, by leaving the same and root cause of this case incident, motive for an unlawful assembly is established themselves by the accused during crossexamination of P.W.1.
20. In this case more than 5 persons assembled for common object to question the
P.W.1 in connection with their deposits in Kranthi Kiran Subhodaya Finance company through P.W.1 being agent of said finance company, in that connection some criminal force shown against P.W.1 which is not caused any visible injuries and seems to be compelled to cause production of their deposited amounts. So there is existence of assembled more than five persons with common object, the circumstances of this case inferred the common object in a planned to attack the victim among the persons who present there, the accused being the same villager can identify them and accused having knowledge of consequential action in furtherance of initial common object itself attract the offence under section 143 of
IPC.
21. On close scrutinizing the evidence of prosecution witnesses, it is obvious that no independent witnesses supported to the case of the prosecution. The eye witnesses who examined in this case are not supported to the prosecution case. The
PW1, 2 and 5 deposed with later developments and exaggerated version. There are number of omissions and contradictions in the case of prosecution and Medical evidence not supported to the prosecution case to establish the alleged offence under section 323 of IPC. The prosecution party failed to establish its case against
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accused for the offence punishable under section 323 and 341 of IPC and established its case against accused for the offence punishable under section 143 of IPC. hence, this court found that the accused 1 to 15 are not guilty for the offence punishable under sections 323, 341 of IPC and accused 1 to 15 are found guilty for the offence of unlawful assembly punishable under section 143 of IPC. Accordingly, point is answered.
Typed by me on laptop, corrected and pronounced by me in the open court on this the 9th day of May, 2016.
Prl.Jr.Civil Judge, Tiruvuru.
22. Accused 1 & 15 are questioned with regard to quantum of sentence to be imposed. They pleaded mercy on the ground that they have family members and they are only persons to see their family welfare and requested to take lenient view as first offence.
23. By considering the facts of the case, the benefits of either Probation of
Offenders Act or u/s.360 of Cr.P.C are not extended to the accused and they are deserves punishment.
24. However, in view of the circumstances prevailed in this case, the mercy pleaded by the accused and the facts and circumstances of this case, this court feel that sentencing the accused following will meet the ends of Justice.
25.In the result, this court found that the accused No.1 & 15 are not guilty for the offence punishable under sections 323, 341 of IPC and they are acquitted for the same in terms section 248(1) Cr.P.C. and accused No.1 to 15 are found guilty for the offence punishable under section 143 of IPC, and they are convicted for the same and sentenced to pay a fine of Rs. 500/ (Rupees Five Hundred only) by each accused for the offence punishable u/s 143 of IPC, in default, Simple Imprisonment of 15 days for each, in terms of Section 248(2) of Cr.P.C. The bail bonds of accused shall stands cancelled, after expiry of 6 months from the date of this judgment, as contemplated under section 437A Cr.P.C. The unmarked nonvaluable property if any shall be destroyed after expiry of appeal time.
Prl.Jr.Cvil Judge,Tiruvuru.
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APPENDIX OF EVIDENCE
WITNESS EXAMINED
FOR THE PROSECUTION FOR THE DEFENCE
Pw.1.Sri. G.Nagaraju None
Pw.2. Smt.G.Ramana
Pw.3: Sri.S.Suresh.
Pw.4:Sri. M.Seetha Ramaiah.
Pw.5: Sri.G.Anka Raju.
Pw.6: Sri.N.Venkateswara Rao, SI of police.
Pw.7: Dr. K.Sahanam. Medical Officer.
DOCUMENTS MARKED
FOR: THE PROSECUTION FOR THE DEFENCE
Ex.P.1. Statement given by injured. ...Nil...
Ex.P2: 161 Statement of P.W.3.
Ex.P3: 161 Statement of P.W.4.
Ex.P4: First Information Report.
Ex.P5: Rough Sketch.
Ex.P6: Wound Certificate.
(Sd/) S.Damodara Rao,
Prl.Jr.Civil Judge
Tiruvuru.
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Prl.Jr.Civil Judge,
Tiruvuru.
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CALENDAR AND JUDGMENT
IN THE COURT OF THE PRINCIPAL JUNIOR CIVIL JUDGE'S COURT
AT TIRUVURU
CALENDER CASE No.276/2015
1.Offence: 27.09.2012 2.Complaint : 27.09.2012 3.Apprehension of accused: 4.Commencement of Trail: 22.01.2016 5.Close of Trail: 04.03.2016 6.Judgment: 09.05.2016 7.Complainant:State represented by SubInspector of police
A.Konduru Police Station.
8.Name of the Accused :
1. Kola Uma Maheswara Rao, S/o. Ramaiah, Aged 40 years, Mutharasi, Atlapragada village Now at Cheemalapadu village, A.Konduru Mandal.
2. Kola Narasimha Rao, S/o.Venkaiah Nyapalli Rama Krishna, S/o.Satyanarayana, Aged 29 years, Mutharasi, Cheemalapadu Village, A.Konduru Mandal.
3. Mareedu Jamalaiah, S/o.Venkateswara Rao, Aged 43 years, Gouda, Cheemalapadu village. A.Konduru Mandal.
4. Morla Thirupathi Rao, S/o. Kotaiah, Aged 35 years, Gouda, Cheemalapadu village. A.Konduru Mandal.
5. Parasa Venkateswara Rao, S/o.China Nageswara Rao, Aged 35 years, Gouda, Cheemalapadu village. A.Konduru Mandal.
6. Tulluri Butchi Babu, S/o.Koteswara Rao, Aged 32 years, Gouda, Cheemalapadu village. A.Konduru Mandal.
7. Vuyyuru Jamalaiah, S/o.Gopaladu, Aged 50 years, Gouda, Cheemalapadu village. A.Konduru Mandal.
8. Vuyyuru Rajesh, S/o.Jamalaiah, Aged 25 years, Gouda, Cheemalapadu village. A.Konduru Mandal.
9. Bezawada Gopala Rao, S/o.Lakshmi Parumallu, Aged 22 years, Gouda, Cheemalapadu village. A.Konduru Mandal. 10.Morla Pullaiah, S/o. Bushaiah, Aged 42 years, Gouda, Cheemalapadu village. A.Konduru Mandal. 11.Bezawada Goplarao @ Gopi, S/o.Tataiah, Aged 35 years, Gouda, Cheemalapadu village. A.Konduru Mandal. 12.Madam Seetharamaiah, S/o.Nageswara Rao, Aged 30 years, Gouda, Cheemalapadu village. A.Konduru Mandal. 13.Vuyyuru Nagaraju, S/o.Venkateswara Rao, Aged 20 years, Gouda, Cheemalapadu village, A.Konduru Mandal. 14.Sk.Jan Basha, S/o.Nagu, Muslim, Aged 22 years, Cheemalapadu village, A.Konduru Mandal. 15.Ummadi Kondulu, S/o.Kotaiah, Aged 35 years, Yadava, Cheemalapadu village, A.Konduru Mandal (All are residents of cheemalapadu village)
9. Charges framed: U/s. 143, 341 & 323 of IPC 10.Plea of Accused: NOT GUILTY 11.Result
In the result, this court found that the accused No.1 & 15 are not guilty for the offence punishable under sections 323, 341 of IPC and they are acquitted for the same in terms section 248(1) Cr.P.C. and accused No.1 to 15 are found guilty for the offence punishable under section 143 of IPC, and they are convicted for the same and sentenced to pay a fine of Rs. 500/ (Rupees Five Hundred only) by each accused for the offence punishable u/s 143 of IPC, in default, Simple Imprisonment of 15 days for each, in terms of Section 248(2) of Cr.P.C. The bail bonds of accused shall stands cancelled, after expiry of 6 months from the date of this judgment, as contemplated under section 437A Cr.P.C. The unmarked nonvaluable property if any shall be destroyed after expiry of appeal time.
12. Explanation for delay: The case was taken on file on 02.03.2013 the prosecution evidence started on 22.01.2016 and closed on 04.03.2016. The Judgment was
pronounced on 09.05.2016. Hence the delay.
(Sd/) S.Damodara Rao,
Principal Junior Civil Judge,
Tiruvuru.
Copy to :
1. The Hon'ble 1st Addl.District Judge, Machilipatnam.
2. The Hon'ble Chief Judicial Magistrate, Machilipatnam.
3. Copy to the Asst.Public Prosecutor.
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Prl.Jr.Civil Judge, Tiruvuru.