JUDGMENT

A.V.RAVINDRA BABU, J. - The judgment, dtd. 6/8/2010, in Sessions Case No.25 of 2008 on the file of the Court of Special Sessions Judge-cum-IV Additional District and Sessions Judge, Chittoor at Tirupati (for short, "the learned Additional Sessions Judge"), is under challenge in the present Criminal Appeal filed by the appellant, who was the unsuccessful accused No.1 in the aforesaid Sessions Case.

2. The appellant herein (A-1) faced trial under Sec. 304-B of the INDIAN PENAL CODE , 1860 (for short, "the IPC") before the learned Additional Sessions Judge and he was found guilty of the charge under Sec. 304-B IPC as such he was convicted under Sec. 235(2) Cr.P.C and was sentenced to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for 7 years.

3. The parties to this Criminal Appeal will hereinafter be referred to as described before the trial Court, for the sake of convenience.

4. The Sessions Case No.25 of 2008 arose out of the committal order in Preliminary Registration Case (PRC) No.53 of 2007 on the file of the Court of III Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Tirupati (for short, "the learned Magistrate") pertaining to Crime No.6 of 2007 of Chandragiri Police Station, Chittoor