JUDGMENT :

This appeal is directed against the judgment of acquittal dated 01.10.2013 rendered by the I Addl. Sessions Judge, Gulbaga ( for short, 'the trial Court') for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 302 r/w Section 34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860. The appellant/State seeking intervention of this Court on various grounds urged in the appeal memo and thereby seeks to set aside of the impugned judgment of acquittal and prays to allow the appeal thereby convict the respondents/accused of the aforesaid offences.

2. Heard Sri Prakash Yeli, learned Additional State Public Prosecutor for the appellant/State and so also Sri Baburao Mangane, learned counsel for the respondents/accused and perused the entire material on record.

3. The factual matrix of the prosecution case briefly stated are as under;

It transpires from the prosecution case that, on 31.05.2012 at about 9.00 a.m., the Police Sub-Inspector of Aland P.S. received a MLC report from Government Hospital, Aland to the effect that one Smt. Umadevi has been admitted to the said hospital for treatment as she has sustained burn injuries. It is stated that on the said date at about 10.15 a.m., the Police Sub-Inspector of Aland