G. Chandraiah, J.

1. This criminal appeal is filed by the Accused through the counsel, apart from another appeal -Crl.A.No.411 of 2010 filed by the counsel appointed through the Legal Aid Committee, aggrieved by the same judgment and awarding conviction in S.C.No.407 of 2007, dt.11.06.2008 by the learned II Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad.

2. It is submitted by both the learned counsel that without knowing about the filing of the present appeal by the accused, the appeal vide Crl.A.No.411 of 2010 is filed on reference by the legal-aid. Therefore, the learned counsel submits that with an intention to pursue the present appeal only, the other appeal i.e., Crl.A.No.411 of 2010 was already withdrawn with the permission of the Court, which was dismissed as withdrawn. Therefore, the dismissal of the said appeal – Crl.A.No.411 of 2010 as withdrawn, will have no effect on the judgment now being rendered on merits in the present appeal.

3. The case of the Prosecution, in brief, is that the accused Singam Ramakrishna, who is the native of West Godavari District, was appointed as Machinist in Bharath Dianamic Ltd., Co., Kanchanbagh, Hyderabad, during the year 1987.