A. V. RAVINDRA BABU
Vemula Vamsi Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State of Andhra Pradesh – Respondent
ORDER :
1. This Criminal Revision Case is filed by the petitioner, who was the first Appellant in Criminal Appeal No. 145 of 2004, on the file of Sessions Judge, Nellore Division, challenging the judgment, dated 18.04.2006, whereunder the learned Sessions Judge, Nellore Division, dismissed the Criminal Appeal insofar as the present petitioner (A1) is concerned, confirming the conviction and sentence imposed against him in Sessions Case No. 386 of 2003 before the Additional Assistant Sessions Judge, Nellore.
2. The parties to this Criminal Revision Case will hereinafter be referred to as described before the trial Court for the sake of the convenience.
3. The present petitioner along with A.2 and A.3 faced charges under Sections 498-A and 306 of Indian Penal Code (“I.P.C.” for short) before the Additional Assistant Sessions Judge, Nellore and the learned Judge acquitted A.3 under Section 235(1) Code of Criminal Procedure (“Cr.P.C” for short) for the charges under Sections 498-A and 306 of I.P.C. The learned Judge convicted the present petitioner along with A.2 under Section 235(2) of Cr.P.C. for the charges under Sections 498-A and 306 of I.P.C. and sentenced A.1 to undergo rigorous im
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