ORDER :

K V ARAVIND, J.

Heard Sri K. Anandkumar, learned counsel for the petitioners/accused and Sri T. Hanumareddy, learned Additional Government Advocate for the respondent-State.

2. The accused in C.C. No.1862/2010 has preferred this revision petition, being aggrieved by the judgment dated 18.02.2019 passed by the Court of the Additional Civil Judge and JMFC at Gokak (for short, ‘the trial court’), convicting him for the offences punishable under Sections 326 , 323, 504, and 506 read with Section 34 of the INDIAN PENAL CODE , 1860 (for short, ‘ IPC ’), as well as the judgment dated 25.11.2019 passed in Criminal Appeal No.54/2019 by the XII Additional District and Sessions Judge, Belagavi, sitting at Gokak (for short, ‘the appellate court’).

3. The case of the prosecution is that, on 08.10.2010 at about 3:00 p.m., PW.1 and her husband were residing in a hut situated on the land belonging to CW.4. The accused persons, alleging that PW.1 had taken away a pair of scissors belonging to them, picked up a quarrel with her. Accused No.1 is alleged to have assaulted PW.1 on the head with a stone, thereby causing grievous injuries. Accused Nos.2 and 3 are alleged to have assaulted her with ha