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K. S. MUDAGAL
Rangaswamy N. D. – Appellant
Versus
State of Karnataka – Respondent
JUDGMENT/ORDER
K.S. Mudagal, J. - Aggrieved by the rejection of his bail application, accused No. 4 in Spl. Case No. 65/2021 on the file of the V Additional District & Sessions Judge, Mandya has preferred the above appeal.
2. The appellant and 5 others are facing trial in Spl. Case No. 65/2021 for the offences punishable under Sections 109, 143, 120B, 302, 201 read with Section 149 IPC and Sections 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015 ('SC/ST Act' for short) on the basis of the charge-sheet filed by respondent No. 1 Police in Crime No. 1/2021 of their Police station.
3. The case of the prosecution in brief is as follows:
That due to quarrel between the mother of deceased Ravindra and the sister in law of accused No. 1, sister in law of accused No. 1 committed suicide. Deceased Ravindra and his mother were prosecuted in the said case and they were acquitted. Accused No. 2 and appellant had ill will against Ravindra regarding contracts in building construction works. Therefore, accused Nos. 1, 2 and appellant conspired to commit murder of Ravindra. For that purpose, they hired accused Nos. 2, 3, 6 and juvenile conflict in law
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