A. V. RAVINDRA BABU
Gudugunturi Rama Rao @ Goduguluri Rama Rao S/o Yogaiah – Appellant
Versus
State of A. P. Rep. by the Public Prosecutor – Respondent
ORDER :
This Criminal Revision Case is filed by the petitioner, who was the appellant in Criminal Appeal No.11 of 2008, on the file of VI Additional District and Sessions Judge (Fast Track Court), Markapur, Prakasam District (“Additional Sessions Judge” for short), challenging the judgment, dated 31.03.2009, whereunder the learned Additional Sessions Judge, dismissed the Criminal Appeal modifying the sentence of imprisonment imposed against the appellant before the Assistant Sessions Judge, Darsi in S.C.No.303 of2007 as that of Section 324 of Indian Penal Code (“I.P.C.” for short) from that of Section 307 of I.P.C. for causing injuries to P.W.1, as such, sentenced the appellant to suffer rigorous imprisonment for two years and to pay a fine of Rs.500/- in default to suffer simple imprisonment for three months and sustained the conviction and sentence imposed against the accused before the Court below under Section 324 of I.P.C. insofar as causing injuries to P.W.2 is concerned.
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 Sessions Case No.303 of 2007, on the file of Assistant S
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