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1--h b-t-1 TIT TJ:J TIIGH cot.m OF T::n3~1TL1 .:'.T I.fT..'lNZL ·no:: COTJJ.T CRIH]}L',I, }..?rJ~:.:J:., NO. G OF 1992 (CF) ID/cn/,".P.P.No.a 434 OF 1991 (Oric;in:.,l Cr:i.raincl Cas0 No.534 of 1991 o:f the District Court of Hv.s6mn. District n.t i'Iusor.m,. J.xfo1·0 r.I.J • · Lugo.zi31c1, :':sq. Rosid~mt ·Magistr do). 2.D1l)..'US IC.:'.:l1.::JD!l,::::l =mo • • • •-mo ~·.1,1...I.:."-)U.L 1•J.v1'[•:..t'·S-J..L l• • • • • • o • • • • o • o o • c o o o ~ • .., . ,. ,. . !-1\ml .1.~ J. ~.:i.J.J.l.J.-..1.'4.L (0-c':l.c,':i.n~~l Locuscd) S t 3. IL'l.oID ].;JlRU . versus TIT;::; fu.."'?UTILIC ( O:dGincl Prosecutor) JUJ)GM:::l;NT cont:c::ixy to coction 297 c..nd 380 of the ~cn--:.J. G0·lo. Tho paJticuJ.n.i•s of t~10 ch:::r[sc o.llccc:d t]:··-~ on or 2-lJot:ct: ~-- tho 22nd of' SoptJnbcr 1991 c..t 14.45 hrno at tho :::?.c,:::;ion;.,1 Stoxcc, I-io.,jitc. Rond wi. ti.lu.11 . 1'.1usoma 1 I 01m::i1.11p,· J.n T . . . . 'f ,., • ha..rn. _;_,.ogion t; ..1oy n:;;'t or.1pt od· J.l,o ,orccc l ~.-nc.1 on 01~, t the st'..id :!.legibm,l Sto::x> t)JpoUGh tho roof u:i:t;: intont to co1:1:1it ._, fc1on3, thoroj_n. 1..t [ho end of .,chc · t:ric.,l the n.ppcll<'.nt o uoro convicted 2.0 sent enc od to 'l'hcy ~ci 110,r 2.:1._)j_)Oa..lil'lG c.cainst both convict~.on ~..nd sentonco.~- Tho , l 2l1d ond 3r(l :-,ppoJ.lnnt s ucro ::_•;.::Je-~oc!1t od lJy r1r • Ilc.ntuJ.n.lci lc<'Z'nocl Couns·Ji" The J.r_;t

~~:P~Olln.nt ~-::.:.i/l_ i'iJ. ·'c! ~,::.:::: ovm ]_)Ctition _of' 2.:9]_)onl c.11.d J.J.o c1id not 1rit:.i to :.).U p:rcsont c.t t!10 hcc;cinc; of the awocJ.. The ._......... I I 1. L ... 2 Hr. BcntuJ.v..ld., a.t the stnrt of th: I2u,,:d11c of tho r..1J11c~J.,· withdrew. tho 1st groU11cl ho hc.d filed in r ::spoct of t.:1.0 2nc1_ c..nd 3rd C.J)poll.:-..nts on the cvidonc,i 1-u-opor a.nd lWll :fotmd0d. lce,ruly n.nd in tho cii:'otnotnncos of the cnso.,. ITc thus invited the coui..-t to int orf Cl.' trit h it• I have perused encl oon::ii(lCrod tho cv::i.dcmoo on rcoord ~ cJ.;I. tho .:i].')polln.ntot groundo of n:p1,cn.1 2.s ,•~oll L'C Con1s0ls'sullrnisoions,. nnd I am of. the settled 011inion thn.t tho conv:i.ct1.on of tJ11J tJ.rrco a,11p<ll.ants uc..s p:i:-op0r cmd. well founc.lc<l. T)1c cvicl.cncc• to;.1clc::_,cd did in ny view cstablii On scntonco,- fi':-Gt t~10 offence foJ.' 1~!.:icl: the o,p:pollr..).'ltG wcro convicto~ for icr c., oohodtt1cd offence in t(:,:-::is of pc:ir:.::,.·crih 12 of tho , lot sc:.1cdulo to tl10 lli.niour.1 SontonccG ~\ct, 197::1, ~ ......... 1n·oc..kincr into n 1JUilding cmd coru::iittin{s' :_:, ~"oJ.onf tho:;:-cin, contrc,ry to section 296 of ·tlw I>ona1 Code being c oc:.,odu.lod offonoc · in terms ./ of 11c.rnc,rn.ph 6 of thq scid 1st f.lchcdulo to tho ;.Iinir:nm Scn.tcnoos /:ct, 197. . Tho trial Ooui'.'t t ;_10roforo l.12..d pourn:> in t c:.:•r,10

of Sect ion 170 ( 1) (a..) of tho Criminal 1'1:'o0otll.r-:-c .:ict, 1985 to in1101Jo Be~1tonco not c:;:coodj_nc.- o:i.cf1t yonrs. The offonc? undOJ-:- aection 297 o.-.'..l':dcs a rn¢our.1 scntonco of 14 yor.rs imp.i.'isonr.1ent. In, j_n:rosing t210 sentence of 7 yon:rs inprisonmont · tl.10 trial cou:rt tool: into. nccount tho :JCj:fousncos of the offcnco fo:t' 1rhicl1 thcjr wore conv:i.ctoc'l. Ind.cocl it u~'.s :~.nd ;,.c,c1 it not been for t:'.l.o ........... .... • "-,,I .. - -· •• I vic;:U,:mcc of Jc::.<; uc.:bc::u:,,:.n, ::~ lot o:i:' provc::-ty could :::.,:wo boon lost •. an inclined to t210 viow, it is not so o:·o.-:rn:d.vo r:.s to wr'.rr::mt tho within the compotonco of t:~.c trial Court t,, :in::::ioso 0 The sc:ntcmco is acoord.itigly UJ.)hold and ,con:firra,1;; In th0 end. result these a:P1,eaJ.s fr.~il ancl they aro dismissed in their cntiTe~y• l!ppoaJ. dismissed• i ..J Delivered on this 2nd da3r of }frno1:111or 1992· in tho :r;xroscnco / At Mw-a.nza., 2nd November, 1992.•. ,,.._ ,,,,,_ -..._~ .·- ·,·,:, ~-' '! ,. ,._.,,,. '""' /-:r-, f ,,, ' t - : I• . • \. i'