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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
K.SURENDER, E.V.VENUGOPAL
Gandala Laxman, S/o Sailoo – Appellant
Versus
State of Telangana Rep. By Its Public Prosecutor (T.S.) – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
K.Surender, J.
The Criminal Appeal No.1188 of 2017 is filed by the appellants/accused Nos.8 and 9, Criminal Appeal No.1194 of 2017 is filed by the appellants/accused Nos.16, 35 and 36, Criminal Appeal No.1359 of 2017 is filed by the appellants/accused No.4, and the Criminal Appeal No.174 of 2018 is filed by the appellants/accused Nos.1, 2, 5, 7, 15, 20 and 22, aggrieved by the judgment dated 25.09.2017 in S.C.No.45 of 2014 on the file of the Special Sessions Judge for Trial of cases under the SCs and STs (PoA) Act-cum-VIII Additional Sessions Judge, Nizamabad.
2. Since all the appeals are filed questioning the judgment passed by the learned Sessions Judge in S.C.No.45 of 2014, all the appeals are being disposed off by way of this common judgment.
3. PW.1 is de facto complainant, who was working as Forest Beat Officer, Gouraram Village, Indulwai Range. He went to the police station at 4.30 A.M., and lodged a Telugu written complaint. In the complaint, PW.1 narrated that the villagers of Gouraram Village protested before the Forest Range Office, threatening the officials of forest department. The villagers were agitating for allotment of surplus lands to them for the purpose o
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