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ASHOK S. KINAGI, RAJESH RAI K.
Raju, S/o. Antappa Karankot – Appellant
Versus
State of Karnataka, Through Chincholi Police Station, Represented by Additional State Public Prosecutor – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Rajesh Rai K., J.
These three appeals by convicted accused Nos.1 to 3 are directed against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence passed in S.C.No.122/2015 dated 12.07.2017 by the Court of III Additional District and Sessions Judge at Kalaburagi, wherein the learned Sessions Judge has convicted the accused for the offences punishable under Sections 394 , 302 r/w Section 34 of IPC and consequently sentenced them to undergo imprisonment for life and also to pay a fine of Rs.5,000/- each. In default of payment of fine, they shall suffer simple imprisonment for six months for the offence punishable under Section 302 r/w Section 34 of IPC.
2. Since the accused sentenced for the major offence punishable under Section 302 of IPC for life, no separate sentence is imposed on them for the offence punishable under Section 394 of IPC.
3. Factual matrix of the prosecution case for consideration before the Sessions Court is that, on 24.10.2014 at about 10:00 a.m., PW.10-Gangaram espied three cadavers while he was passing through the road by the side of the house of deceased-Yallappa. Immediately, he had informed the same to PW.1-Pentappa (complainant) who is the nephew of (i
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