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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
G.BASAVARAJA
K.R. Krishnegowda, S/o. Late Rajegowda – Appellant
Versus
State, by K.R. Nagara Police Station, Mysore – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
G. BASAVARAJA, J.
1. The appellant has preferred this appeal against the judgment of conviction and order on sentence dated 14.10.2014 passed in SC.No.62/2012 by the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Mysore (for short 'the trial Court').
2. For the sake of convenience, the parties herein are referred to the same rank before the trial Court.
3. Brief facts leading to this appeal are that, the K.R.Nagara police have submitted charge sheet against the accused for the offence under sections 333, 504 and 506 of Indian Penal Code. It is alleged by the prosecution that on 05.06.2009 at about 10.30 am, when CW1/PW1 working in Room No.2 (Dressing room), Government Hospital, K.R.Nagara, the accused has prevented PW1 from discharging his duty as a public servant and assaulted him with club on his right forearm causing grievous hurt and assaulted him with hands on his left-side chest and also on neck and abused him in filthy language and put threat to his life thereby causing criminal intimidation. Thus, the accused has committed the aforesaid offence.
4. After filing of charge sheet, cognizance was taken by the learned Magistrate and case was registered in CC.No.381/2009. Thereafte
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