JUDGMENT

1. The present appellant as the sole accused was tried and later convicted by the LI Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge at Bangalore City (hereinafter referred to as Trial Court for brevity), in Sessions Case No.73/2013, by its judgment of conviction and order on sentence dated 04-01-2014, for the offences punishable under Sections 427 and 326 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as IPC for brevity) and was sentenced accordingly. It is against the said judgment of conviction and order on sentence, the appellant/accused has preferred this appeal.

2. The summary of the case of the prosecution before the Trial Court is that, PW-2 Somashekara the complianant and the victim in this matter was running a provision store in the name and style of M/s. Sneha Provision Store at Gangamma Circle, Hosapalya Main Bandepalya, Bengaluru. On 24-10-2012, at about 7:15 p.m., the accused went to the said shop of PW-2 - Somashekara and all of a sudden, destroyed and damaged the bottles and the contents of the bottles including the eatables which were stored in the bottles in the shop of PW-2 and also using a razor which he was possessing inflicted several injuries upon P