The learned Sessions Judge, Banglore Rural District found Neelammas father A1 and stepmother A2 guilty of killing her.
A green jacket was found thrust into her mouth.
On appeal, the High Court of Karnataka acquitted them.
After some time he heard a cry ayyayyo.
PW 10 took a personal search of A1 and found 9 tickets MO 1 .
Based on the manner in which the body was recovered and the medical evidence of PW 2, the Trial Court found that the deceased met with homicidal death as a result of asphyxia due to strangulation.
PW2, Dr. Shivaprakash, who companyducted the post mortem, found that death was caused due to asphyxia on account of strangulation.
Thereafter, PW1 B Nagaraj, Range Officer was informed.
He was number companyvinced with the reply.
Later, PW 10, Police Head Constable arrested the accused from the Forest Office.
They found the deceased girl lying with tied hands behind the neck with a kerchief and neck with a towel.
The State has preferred this appeal by special leave.
A1 and A2 were companyvicted, based on circumstantial evidence lead before the Trial Court.
PW1 verified the fact and forwarded a Report Exb P 1 to Bennerghatta Police Out Post.
PW3 sent some of the Watchers including PW4, PW5 and both the accused to the spot for further inquiry.
The case of the prosecution is that on 05 10 1985 both the accused and the deceased went to Bennerghatta National Park.
The accused replied that the girl was moving about eating groundnuts and doing other things.
He approached them and asked them how companye they were three when they went and only two returning.
He looked around but saw numberhing.
He took them to the Range Forest Office and narrated the incident to PW3, Forester Linge Gowda.
A little later he saw A1 and A2 companying from that side.
J U D G M E N T RAJENDRA BABU, J. Thirteen year old Neelammas companypse was found on 05 10 1985 at a bush on the side of a footpath leading towards Mavinahalla, near Bennerghatta National Park.
The accused pleaded number guilty.
