V. SRINIVAS
Vijay Singh Thakur – Appellant
Versus
State of A. P. , Rep. By Its PP Hyd. – Respondent
ORDER :
V. Srinivas, J.
Assailing the judgment dated 06.08.2008 in G.S.C.No.112 of 2007 on the file of the Court of learned Metropolitan Sessions Judge at Visakhapatnam, convicted the accused, on his admission, for the offence under Section 307 of Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred to as “IPC”), the petitioner/accused filed the present criminal revision case under Section 397 r/w.401 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973.
2. The revision case was admitted on 18.08.2008 and the sentence of imprisonment imposed against the petitioner was suspended, vide orders in Crl.R.C.M.P.No.1667 of 2008.
3. The shorn of necessary facts are that :
(ii). Based on the complaint of de facto complainant, Gajuwaka police register a case in Cr.No.262 of 2006 for the offences under Section 307 of IPC and investigated into.
4. After completion of investigation, police laid charge sheet and the s
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