VEERBHADRAPPA Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The appellant/accused Nos.1 to 3 are before this Court seeking the intervention in the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 25.09.2017 passed by the II Addl. District and Sessions Judge, Haveri, sitting at Ranebennur, in S.C.NO.2/2011.

(2.) We have heard the learned Senior Counsel Sri. Ravi B. Naik for Sri. Avinash M. Angadi and learned Addl. SPP Sri. V. M. Banakar, for the respondent-State.

(3.) The genesis of the case of the prosecution in brief are that, accused No.3 got married with deceased Nirmala @ Nivedita on 27.11.2009 and thereafter she came to the matrimonial home and within short time she came to know about the illicit relationship of her husband accused No.3 with his sister-in-law i.e., accused No.2 and in this regard there was misunderstanding. She protested the act of the accused No.3. In that light, accused Nos. 1 to 3 with an intention to commit the murder of the deceased started ill-treating and harassing her both physically and mentally. It is further alleged that the deceased filed a complaint before the Halageri Police Station and the police called all of them and pacified the quarrel and a charge sheet has been filed. Thereafter the deceased started residing in a portion of the said house along with her mother and in the same house accused Nos. 1 and 2 were also residing in the other portion and accused No.3 used to stay at Ranebennur. It is further alleged that at the instigation of accused No.3, accused Nos. 1 and 2 used to abuse the deceased often and also used to assault and ill-treat her. In that light, on 03.08.2010 at about 8.00 am, when the deceased Nirmala was preparing tea in her house, with an intention to commit her murder, accused No.1 came and has poured the kerosene on the person of Nirmala and accused No.2 lit the fire on the deceased, by using the live match sticks and caused grievous burn injuries. Immediately after catching the fire, she raised hue and cry. Her mother, neighbors and others came and douse the fire and immediately she has been shifted for treatment to the Government Hospital at Tumminakatte and from there she has been shifted to C.G. Hospital, Davanagere. While under treatment she died in the hospital on 09.08.2010 at 8.00 pm.