1 of 4 C.C.No.298/2020
IN THE COURT OF THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS
AT NARSAMPET
Friday, this the 12th day of March, 2021
Present:- V. Sanketh Mithra,
Judicial Magistrate of First Class,
Narsampet.
C.C.No.298 OF 2020
Between:-
The State of Telangana through Sub-Inspector of Police, P.S. Gudur. …Complainant
AND
A-1 Guguloth Veeranna, S/o.Mangya, Age:28 years, Occu:Agril A-2 Gigiloth Mangya, S/o.Chakru, Age:55 years, Occ:Agril. A-3 Guguloth Hachi, W/o.Mangya, Age:50 years, A-4 Guguloth Chandulal S/o Mangya, Age:25 yrs,Occ: Agril All are R/o.Pedda thanda(V) Nellikuduru Mandal.
… Accused
This case is coming before me on 12.02.2021 for final hearing in the presence of learned Sr.APP for the State and Sri S.Kiran Kumar, Advocate for accused and having stood over for consideration till this day, upon perusing the material on record this Court delivered the following:-
:: JUDGMENT ::
The Sub-Inspector of Police, Gudur Police Station has filed charge sheet against the accused No.1 to 4, in Crime No.77/2020 for the offence u/S.498-A, and Section 3 and 4 of DP Act.
2.The brief facts of the prosecution case are as follows:-
The marraige of LW1/Guguloth Bargavi and accused no.1 solemnized 5 months back and lived happily for one month and thereafter accused no. 1 started harrasing LW1 to bring additional dowry of Rs.1,00,000 for purchase of agriculture land and accused No 2 to 4 supported the acts of accused No 1and all accused harrassed LW1 physically and mentally for additional dowry. On that account LW1 informed harrassment to her parents on that they approached 2 of 4 C.C.No.298/2020 caste elders LW6 to LW9 and conducted panchayath and admonished accused
No 1 to 4 and advised to look after well. But they did not change attitude and continued the harrassment and beat her with stick on her back side and necked out from matrimonial home on 17.05.2020. Finally LW1 lodged a report before police against the accused No 1 to 4. On receipt of written information, LW13/
Ch.Sambaiah, ASI of Police registered a case in Crime No.77/2020, for the offence u/S.498 (A), sec 324 IPC,Sec.3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, issued
FIR and took up the investigation of this case. During the course of investigation, he examined and recorded the statements of LW1/G.Bargavi,
LW2/Banoth Keema, LW3/Banoth Bujji and further visited the scene of offence in the presence of mediators LW10/Banoth Bhavana and LW11/Banoth
Santhosh and conducted scene of offence panchanama. Later examined
LW4/B.Veerababu,LW5/B.Devender,LW6/M.Bavsinghand
LW7/B.Vijaykumar and recorded their statement in part-II CD. Subsequently
LW14/SK.Yaseen, SI of police took up the investigation and verified the investigation done by LW13 and found on proper lines. Further LW14 visited the Peddathanda of Nellikudur Mandal and examined the LW8/Banoth Raju and
LW9/ Banoth Eranna and recorded their statement. On 24.05.2020 LW14 served the notice u/s 41 A Cr.P.C to the accused. He collected the medical certificate of
LW1 from LW12/Dr.Rajakattaiah. After completion of investigation LW14 filed charge shet against accused No 1 to 4.
3.The Court took cognizance for the offence under Sections 498-A,sec 324 r/w 34 IPC, Sec.4 of D.P.Act and on appearance of the accused before the
Court, copies of documents were furnished to them as contemplated U/s.207
Cr.P.C., and the accused are examined u/S.239 of Cr.P.C., in respect of charges 3 of 4 C.C.No.298/2020 framed under Sections 498-A.324 r/w 34 IPC , Sec.3 and 4 of DP Act against the accused, read over and explained to them in Telugu, for which they pleaded not guilty and claimed to be tried.
4.To prove its case, prosecution examined PWs 1 to 3 and got marked
Exs.P-1 to P-4. The Sr.APP has given up the evidence of remaining witnesses i.e.,LW4/B.Veerababu,LW5/B.Devender,LW6/M.Bavsinghand
LW7/B.Vijaykumar. LW8/Banoth Raju and LW9/ Banoth Eranna
LW10/Banoth Bhavana and LW11/Banoth Santhosh LW12/Dr.Rajakattaiah
LW13/Ch.Sambaiah, ASI of Police LW14/SK.Yaseen, SI of police.
5.Since there is no incriminating material against the accused no.1 to 4 in the evidence of prosecution witnesses, the examination of accused u/S.313
Cr.P.C. is dispensed with.
6.Heard both sides. Perused material on record.
7. Now the point for determination is:
"Whether the prosecution has proved the guilt of the accused No.1 to 4
for the offence under Sections 498-A,324 r/w 34 IPC and Section 3 and 4 of
Dowry Prohibition Act beyond all reasonable doubt?”
8.In this case, the prosecution has examined the defacto complainant/vic- tim as PW1, and deposed that she does not know anything about the facts of the case. About one year back she had tussle with accused no.1 to 4 on that
Police obtained her signature on white paper and she does not know what was written on it. However she admitted her signature on Ex.P1-Report
dt:19.05.2020. PW2 & PW3 are parents of PW1 deposed in the same lines of
PW1. The learned Sr.APP with the permission of the court declared them as 4 of 4 C.C.No.298/2020 hostile, but nothing was elicited from them except marking their 161 Cr.P.C.
statements as Exs.P2 to P4 respectively.
9.As the material witness PW1/ victim and PW2 and PW3 turned hostile and did not support the case of the prosecution, the case against accused No 1 to 4 is not established. Therfore the point is answered in favour of the accused No 1 to 4 and entitled for acquittal.
10.In the result, the accused No.1 to 4 are found not guilty for the offence u/
Secs. 498-A,324 r/w 34 IPC, and Section 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act and they are acquitted u/S.248(1) Cr.P.C. The bail bonds of the accused no.1 to 4 if any, shall stand cancelled after expiry of appeal time.
(Typed, corrected and pronounced by me in the open Court on this the 12th day of March, 2021)
V SANKETHDigitally signed by V
SANKETH MITHRA
MITHRADate: 2021.03.12 14:52:38 +0530 Judicial First Class Magistrate, Narsampet
APPENDIX OF EVIDENCE
WITNESSES EXAMINED
For Prosecution: For Defence:
PW-1 : Guguloth Bargavi/Victim - None - PW-2 : Banoth Keema/Circumstantial witness PW-3 : Banoth Bujji/ Circumstantial witness
EXHIBITS MARKED
For Prosecution: Ex. P1 : Signature of PW1 on report dated:19.05.2020. Ex. P2 : 161 Cr.P.C. statement of PW1. Ex. P3 : 161 Cr.P.C. statement of PW2. Ex. P4 : 161 Cr.P.C. statement of PW3.
Material Objects Marked : - NIL -
Digitally signed by V
V SANKETH
SANKETH MITHRA
MITHRADate: 2021.03.12 14:52:45 +0530 Judicial First Class Magistrate, Narsampet