B.P. KATAKEY, J.—

This revision petition is directed against the judgment dated 22.6.1999 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Belonia, South Tripura in Criminal Appeal No. 11(1) of 1999 dismissing the appeal filed by the revision petitioner by upholding the judgment of conviction dated 18.1.1999 passed by the learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Belonia, South Tripura in G.R. Case No. 340 of 1996 convicting the revision petitioner under Section 325 I.P.C. and sentencing him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 2 years and directing payment of compensation of Rs. 25,000/- in the light of Section 357 of Cr.P.C. to the victim Ratan Baidya, for the loss of his right hand.

2. A criminal proceeding was set in motion pursuant to the first information lodged by Durga Charan Baidya, P.W. 4, father of the injured Ratan Baidya, P.W. 1, alleging that on 25.11.1996 at about 17.30 hours while Ratan Baidya, injured, on way to Belonia town, he had an altercation with the revision petitioner Shantanu Chakraborty, infront of the shop of Subrata Nandi at Bankar on the issue of a hat, while Shantanu threatened him that he will give him a good treatment in future. Thereafter, Ratan Ba