JUDGMENT :

Crl.A.No.1140/2016 has been preferred by the appellant namely Mallikarjuna S/o. Shankarappa who was the Prosecuting Witness before the Trial Court, challenging the judgment rendered by the Trial Court in S.C.No.55/2014 dated 10.02.2016 acquitting the accused for offences punishable under Sections 498A, 304B, 302 read with Section 34 of the IPC, 1860 besides Sections 3 and 4 of the DP Act, 1961.

2. The appeal in Crl.A.No.1677/2016 has been preferred by the appellant/State challenging the aforesaid acquittal judgment in S.C.No.55/2014 for the offences stated supra. But both these appeals have been filed challenging the acquittal judgment rendered by the Trial Court seeking consideration of the grounds urged in these appeals respectively, and seeking to set aside the acquittal judgment rendered by the Trial Court in S.C.No.55/2014 dated 10.02.2016 and to convict the accused for the aforesaid offences which were leveled against the accused persons.

3. Heard the learned Senior Counsel Shri H.N. Shashidhara for the appellant in Crl.A.No.1140/2016 who is representing the counsel Smt. B.A. Sujatha who is on record and so also the learned HCGP for the appellant/State Smt. K.P. Yasho