ORDER :

This Criminal Revision Petition under Section 397 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short 'Cr.P.C') has been filed by the petitioner challenging the judgment and order of conviction and sentence passed by the Court of Civil Judge (Jr.Dn) & JMFC, Gundlupet (for short the 'Trial Court) in C.C.No.490/2007 dated 01.02.2010 and the judgment and order passed by the District & Sessions Judge, Chamarajanagara (for short the 'Appellate Court') in Crl.A.No.9/2010 dated 16.03.2013.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent-State.

3. Brief facts as revealed from the records that may be necessary for the purpose of disposal of this revision petition are on 16.04.2007, the ASI of Gundlupet Police Station received a phone call from Forest Guard PW-1 - Puttaswamy at about 9.00 p.m, informing him about the accident which had taken place in front of forest gate situated at Gundlupet - Sulthan Batheri road. Immediately, ASI of Gundlupet police station - PW.2 had rushed to the spot and on enquiry from PW.1, he came to know about the accident that had taken place near forest gate at about 7.45 p.m, PW1 informed PW2 that the