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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
VENKATESH NAIK T
R. Ramachandra, S/O. Late Ramaiah – Appellant
Versus
State Of Karnataka, By Malur Police Station – Respondent
ORDER :
VENKATESH NAIK T, J.
Heard Sri M.R. Nanjunda Gowda, learned counsel for the petitioner-accused, and Smt. Sowmya R., learned High Court Government Pleader for the respondent-State.
2. The petitioner-accused has filed this revision petition under Section 397 read with Section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short, 'Cr.P.C.') to set aside the judgment of conviction and order on sentence dated 16-06-2014 passed by the Principal Civil Judge and Judicial Magistrate First Class, Malur, in Criminal Case No.107 of 2013 and confirmed by the II Additional Sessions Judge, Kolar, in Criminal Appeal No.45 of 2014 dated 24-8-2016.
3. For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred to as per their rankings before the trial Court. The petitioner is the accused and the respondent is the complainant-State.
4. The brief facts of the prosecution case are that, on 31-12-2012 around 1.00 p.m., at Malur-Hosur Main Road, near divider situated in front of Taluk Office, Malur, the accused, being the driver of autorickshaw, bearing registration No.KA-03/4164, drove the same in a rash and negligent manner and dashed to the motorcycle, bearing Registration No.KA-08 Q-8753, which was
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