IN THE COURT OF THE SPECIAL JUDGE FOR TRIAL OF OFFENCES UNDER
S.Cs & S.Ts (POA) ACT-CUM-VI ADDL. METROPOLITAN SESSIONS JUDGE;
SECUNDERABAD.
Dated this the 29th day of August, 2012
Present: Sri N. Subba Rao, B.Com, LL.M.,
Special Judge for trial of offences under S.Cs & S.Ts
(POA) Act-cum-VI Addl. Metropolitan Sessions Judge; Secunderabad.
SC. No. 164 of 2011
(P. R. C. No.7 of 2011 of X Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Secunderabad)
Committed by :Sri D. Sham Mohan Rao
B.A, L.L.B.,
X Addl. Chief Metropolitan
Magistrate, Secunderabad.
Crime No. & Police Station : Cr.No.120/2010 of P.S. Lalaguda
Name of the Complainant: The State through Sub-Inspector of Police, P.S. Lalaguda Name and Description of the accused :
A.1 A.Sanjay S/o. A. Balaiah Age: 30 Yrs., Occ: Business, R/o.Flat No. 301, Style Home Apartments, Street No.6, HMT Colony, Nacharam, Cyberabad
A.2 E. Ravinder S/o. E.Ram Reddy Age: 32 Yrs., Occ: Fruit Business, R/o.12-12-192/83, Pardiwada, Near Community Hall, Sitafalmandi, Secunderabad
Prosecution conducted by :Sri M.Kishore Kumar Addl. Public Prosecutor.
Accused defended by : Sri Nagaraju and A.C.Srinivas Accused No.1 and 2
Offences:U/s. 364-A,342,323 r/w 34 of IPC
Plea of Accused:Pleaded not guilty.
The Accused is found not guilty for the offences under section 364 (A), 342, 506 Part II and 323 of IPC and theyacquitted U/sec 232(1) Cr.P.C.The bail bonds of the Accused.No.1 and 2 shall stand cancelled after expiry of appeal time subject to condition of Section 437 (a) Cr.P.C. M.O.1 Cell pone Nokia black colour; M.O.2 Cell Phone Reliance silver Metallic colourM.O.3 Apache Motor cycle black and 2 red colour bearing.No. AP 9 BC 3235 were seized from the possession of A.1 under cover of confession cum seizure panchanama on 09.10.2010 are in custody of police and M.O.4Cellpone L G Black colour; M.O.5 Cell pone Nokia Black colour M.O.6 Qualis red colour bearing.No. AP 28 AB 3068 were seized from the possession of A.2 under cover of confession cum seizure panchanama on 09.10.2010 are also in custody of police and M.O.1 to 6 shall be returned to respective owners on proper identification after expiry of appeal time.
JUDGMENT
1.The Accused.No.1 and 2 have been charged under section 364 (A), 342, 323 r/w 34 of IPC connected to P.R.C. No. 7 of 2011 on the file of Learned X Addl. Chief
Metropolitan Magistrate, Secunderabad arose out of Cr.No.120 of 2010 on the file of
Lallaguda Police Station, Secunderabad.
2.The Sub Inspector of Police Lallaguda Police station filed the charge sheet against the Accused.No.1 and 2 for the offences under section 364 (A), 342, 323 r/w 34 of IPC.
3.The brief facts of the case of the prosecution as per charge sheet are as follows:- a.On 07.102010 at about 6.30 P.m A. and A.2 called wife of L.W.1 D.
Saibaba over pone and asked her to come over near Ganesh temple/Saibaba
Temple, Tarnaka for talking about the issue of acting of her son in cinemas, on which Smt. Shyamala went near Ganesh temple Saibaba Temple at Tarnaka, when she reached there the accused took her away forcibly in Tata Sumo vehicle. Later the accused called L.W.1 D. Sai Baba and demanded him to come over to Tarnaka along with an amount of Rs.50,000/- for releasing his wife, on that L.W.1’s son by name Ashwin aged about 24 years went near
Ganesh Temple/Saibaba Temple, Tarnaka at about 8.30 P.m along with above demanded amount, but the accused also took him away.
b.The accused again called L.W.1 D. Saibaba and demanded to pay further ransom amount of Rs.1,60,000/-for release of his wife Shyamala and his son
Ashwin and threatened with dire consequences if he fails to obey their demand.
3 c.Basing on the complaint of L.W.1 D. Saibaba, L.W.10 N.R.K. Goud
Sub Inspector of Police, Lallaguda Police Station registered a case in
Cr.No.120/2010 under section 364 (A), 342, 323 r/w 34 of IPC and P.W.4 took up the investigation and during the course of investigation he examined the witnesses and recorded their statements and arrested the accused . After completion of investigation charge sheet as filed.
4.After filing the charge sheet the Learned X Addl. Chief Metropolitan
Magistrate, Secunderabad took the case on file under section 364 (A), 342, 323 r/w 34
of IPC against both the accused.
5.When the Accused.No.1 and 2 appeared before the Learned X Addl. Chief
Metropolitan Magistrate, Secunderabad, copies of documents were furnished to them and the offence under section 364 IPC is exclusively triable by the Court of Sessions, the Learned X Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Secunderabad has committed the case to the Hon’ble Principle Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad and in turn the same is made over to this court for disposal according to law.
6.When the Accused.No.1 and 2 appeared before this court, after hearing the both the prosecution and defence, charges under section 364 (A), 342, 506 Part II and 323 of IPC against the accused were framed, read over and explained to them in telugu and they pleaded not guilty and claimed to be tried.
7.For proving the same the prosecution examined as many as four witnesses and marked Ex.P.1 to P.9 and M.Os 1 to 6.
8.The gist of the prosecution evidence is as follows:-
P.W.1 is the witnesses to speak about the offence P.W.2 and 3 are the panch witnesses for confession cum seizure panchanama of Ex.P.1 and P.2 and P.W.4 is the Investigating Officer who took up the investigation and filed the charge sheet.
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9.After closure of the prosecution evidence the Accused.No.1 and 2 were examined under section 313 Cr.P.C to explain the incriminating evidence appearing against them and they stated that incriminating evidence appearing against them is false and no defence witnesses were examined on behalf of the accused.
10.Heard the arguments.
11.Now the point for determination is whether the prosecution brought home the guilt of the Accused.No.1and 2 for the offence under section 364 (A), 342, 323 r/w 34 of IPC beyond reasonable doubt?
12.It is the specific case of the prosecution that on 07.10.2010 at about 6.30 P.m the Accused.No.1 and 2 telephoned L.W.1 D. Saibaba to send his wife to Ganesh
Temple/Saibaba Temple to discuss about acting of his son in the cinemas and when
L.W.2 D. Shyamala wife of L.W.1 went to the Ganesh Temple/Saibaba Temple, A.1 and A.2 took her to another pace and also telephoned to L.W.1 D. Saibaba to bring
Rs.50,000/- for the release of his wife, on that L.W.1 sent his son Ashwin to Ganesh
Temple/Saibaba temple along with demanded money at 8.30 P.m , but the accused also took him away and again they called L.W.1 D. Saibaba and asked to pay Rs.1,60,000/- for release of his wife and son and threatened with dire consequences if he fails to obey their demand. The accused denied the same. The burden heavily lies on the prosecution to prove the same. For proving the same the prosecution placed reliance on the evidence of P.W.1 to 4 besides Ex.P.1 to P.9 and M.O.1 to 6, so now it has to be seen whether the prosecution evidence is acceptable or not.
13.According to P.W.1 on 09.10.2010 at 5.30 P.m or 6.00P.m A.1 telephoned to him then he immediately rushed to the Sai Baba Temple situated at Tarnaka. From here himself and A.2 picked up Shyamala and dropped her at Seethaphalmandi flyover. After dropping he waited at flyover. After one hour, the accused came along with Shyamala and boarded his quails car and proceeded to A.1 house Nacharam.
5 After dropping them he left his house. Except this he does not know any facts of the case. He turned hostile to the case of the prosecution. He was cross examined by the Learned Addl. Public Prosecutor. In the cross examination by the Learned Addl.
Public Prosecutor he denied the contents of Ex.P.1 what he stated before the police.
14.According to P.W.2 his house is adjacent to Lallaguda workshop. About two years back, Lallaguda Police called him and L.W.6 Prakash. Wherein except police personnel he has not found any civilian including the accused. Police obtained his signature and co panch Prakash in plain paper. The propose for obtaining their signatures in plain paper is not disclosed by the Police. He turned hostile to the case of the prosecution. He was also cross examined by the Learned Addl. Public Prosecutor.
In the cross examination he denied the suggestion that on 09.10.2010 at 2.30 P.m police conducted confession cum seizure panchanama of the Accused.No.1 and 2 exclusively. In pursuance of it, at the instance of A.1 police seized one cell phone and car and at the instance of police seized three cell phones and Apache motorcycle black colour. The signature on confession cum seizure panchanama of A.1 is Ex.P.2 and the signature on confession cum seizure panchanama of A.2 is Ex.P.3. He denied the suggestion that he was deposing falsely. He also turned hostile to the case of the prosecution and he did not support the case of the prosecution.
15.According to P.W.3, he does not remember the time when police called him.
By the time he reached the police station, except police personnel he has not found any civilian including the accused. Police obtained his signature on plain paper. . He turned hostile to the case of the prosecution. He was also cross examined by the
Learned Addl. Public Prosecutor. In the cross examination he denied the suggestion that on 09.10.2010 at 2.30 P.m police conducted confession cum seizure panchanama of the Accused.No.1 and 2 exclusively. In pursuance of it, at the instance of A.1 police seized one cell phone and car and at the instance of police seized three cell phones and Apache motorcycle black colour. The signature on confession cum seizure panchanama of A.1 is Ex.P.4 and the signature on confession cum seizure panchanama 6 of A.2 is Ex.P.5. He denied the suggestion that he was deposing falsely.
He was not supporting the case of the prosecution.
16.P.W.4 is the Investigating Officer. According to him he took up the investigation and he examined the witnesses and recorded their statements and he apprehended the accused and the accused confessed the offence. Confession before the Police Officer is inadmissible in evidence.
17.The Prosecution examined P.Ws 1 to 4. P.W.1 to 3 turned hostile to the case of the prosecution and they go by their earlier version. They did not support the case of the prosecution. PW.4 Investigating Officer is not a direct witness to the incident.
Absolutely there is no material to establish the guilt of the accused for the charges levelled against themand they are entitled for acquittal. The point is answered in favour of the accused and against the prosecution.
18.In the result, the Accused is found not guilty for the offences under section 364 (A), 342, 506 Part II and 323 of IPC and theyacquitted U/sec 232(1) Cr.P.C. The bail bonds of the Accused.No.1 and 2 shall stand cancelled after expiry of appeal time subject to condition of Section 437 (a) Cr.P.C. M.O.1 Cell pone Nokia black colour;
M.O.2 Cell Phone Reliance silver Metallic colour M.O.3 Apache Motor cycle black and red colour bearing.No. AP 9 BC 3235 were seized from the possession of A.1 under cover of confession cum seizure panchanama on 09.10.2010 are in custody of police and M.O.4Cellpone L G Black colour; M.O.5 Cell pone Nokia Black colour
M.O.6 Qualis red colour bearing.No. AP 28 AB 3068 were seized from the possession of A.2 under cover of confession cum seizure panchanama on 09.10.2010 are also in custody of police and M.O.1 to 6 shall be returned to respective owners on proper identification after expiry of appeal time.
Dictated to Personal Assistant, transcribed and typed by him, corrected and
pronounced by me in the Open Court on this the 29th day of August, 2012.
SPL JUDGE FOR THE TRIAL OF OFFENCES
UNDER S.Cs & S.Ts (POA) ACT-CUM –
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VI ADDL. METROPOLITAN SESSIONS JUDGE
SEC’BAD.
APPENDIX OF EVIDENCE
WITNESSES EXAMINED FOR PROSECUTION
PW-1B. Srikanth PW-2Syed Sultan PW-3G.Prakash PW-4S.Ch.Rangaswamy
WITNESSES EXAMINED FOR DEFENCE:
Nil.
EXHIBITS MARKED FOR PROSECUTION
Ex.P.1161 Cr.P.C.statement of P.W.1 Ex.P.2Signature of P.W.2 on confession cum seizure panchanama of A.1 Ex.P.3Signature of P.W.2 on confession cum seizure panchanama of A.2 Ex.P.4Signature of P.W.3 on confession cum seizure panchanama of A.1 Ex.P.5Signature of P.W.3 on confession cum seizure panchanama of A.2 Ex.P.6Complaint Ex.P.7FIR Ex.P.8Confessional Statement of A.2 Ex.P.9Confessional Statement of A.1
EXHIBITS MARKED FOR DEFENCE:
Nil
MATERIAL OBJECTS MARKED:
M.O.1Cell Phone Nokia Black
M.O.2Cell Phone Reliance Silver
M.O.3Apachi Motor Cycle
M.O.4Cell Phone Black
M.O.5Cell Phone Nokia Black
M.O.6Red Colour Qualis Vehicle
SPL JUDGE FOR THE TRIAL OF OFFENCES
UNDER S.Cs & S.Ts (POA) ACT-CUM –
VI ADDL. METROPOLITAN SESSIONS JUDGE
SECUNDERABAD.