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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT KALABURAGI BENCH
M.G.UMA
Manjunath S/o Shivalingappa Garur – Appellant
Versus
State – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. details of conviction and sentencing. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. court's consideration of rival contentions. (Para 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 3. evidence supporting prosecution’s case. (Para 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 4. arguments regarding sentencing errors. (Para 9 , 10) |
| 5. final judgment and modification of sentence. (Para 11 , 12) |
ORDER :
1. The revision petitioners being accused Nos.1 and 2 in C.C.No.2007/2016 on the file of the learned V Addl. Civil Judge and JMFC, Kalaburagi, (hereinafter referred to as ‘Trial Court’) are impugning the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 29.11.2019, convicting them for the offence punishable under Sections 504 , 353 and 332 of the INDIAN PENAL CODE (for short ‘IPC’) and sentencing to undergo simple imprisonment for one year and to pay fine of Rs.3,000/- each for the offence punishable under Section 504 of IPC; sentencing to undergo simple imprisonment for one year and pay fine of Rs.5,000/- each for the offence punishable under Section 353 of IPC; sentencing to undergo simple imprisonment for one year and pay fine of Rs.5,000/- each for the offence punishable under Section 332 of IPC with default sentences; which was confirmed in Criminal Appeal No.92/201
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