( 1 ) THIS is a revision petition under Ss. 435 and 439 of the Crl. P. C. and is directed against the judgment of the Sessions Judge of Dharwar in SC. No. 1 of 1969 on the file of that Court. By that judgment, the learned Sessions judge acquitted the 22 persons who were the accused in that case. The petitioner who is stated to be a son of one of the persons murdered in the incident out of which the sessions case arose, prays that the judgment of acquittal passed by the Sessions Judge be set aside. Respondents 1 to 22 in this revision petition were the 22 accused in that sessions case. Respondent 23 is the State of Mysore. This revision petition was filed on 7-7-1969 and was admitted on 28-7-1969. After the respondents were served with notices, Sri K. A. Swamy has appeared for respondents 1 to 22 and Sri G. Dayananda, learned Advocate has appeared for the State Public prosecutor on behalf of the State.

( 2 ) WHEN the case was taken up for arguments, Sri K. A. Swamy, learned Advocate for respondents 1 to 22, submitted that since the filing of this revision petition, an appeal which had been filed by the State against the order of acquittal made by the Sessions Court had been dismisse

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