ORDER :

N. Anil Kumar, J.

1. This revision is filed against the judgment of the learned Additional Sessions Judge (Adhoc II), Kasaragod in Crl. Appeal No. 98 of 2000, confirming the conviction and sentence imposed against the revision petitioners for the offence punishable under Section 314 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred to as 'the IPC'). The revision petitioners were the accused 1 and 2 respectively in S.C. No. 160 of 1998 on the file of the Assistant Sessions Court, Kasaragod.

2. The brief facts necessary for the disposal of this revision are as follows:

One Smt. Geetha, wife of Krishna, aged 35 years, a village woman living in the midst of poverty, had given birth to seven children. Though a series of pregnancies without interval led to her ill-health, she felt helpless because she had no choice regarding pregnancy. When her eighth pregnancy was of two months, she along with her husband Krishna decided to terminate the pregnancy by removal or expulsion of the foetus. For this purpose, the couple met accused 1 and 2, who were then conducting a maternity hospital, under the name and style 'Mahalakshmi Maternity Nursing Home' at Kukkar, Mangalpady