1. The present Criminal Revision Case, filed under S.397 and S.401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for brevity, 'CrPC'), is preferred by the petitioner / accused, challenging the Judgment dated 03.08.2012 passed in Crl.A.No.12 of 2011 by the learned II Additional Sessions Judge, Kurnool at Adoni (for short, 'the 1st Appellate Court'). By the said Judgment, the 1st Appellate Court dismissed the appeal, confirming the Judgment of conviction and sentence passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Alur (for short, the 'Trial Court') in C.C.No.353 of 2009 dated 10.01.2011.

2. The parties to this Criminal Revision Case will hereinafter be referred to as described before the Trial Court for the sake of convenience.

3. The brief facts of the case of the prosecution are that:
On 14.10.2009, at approximately 7:30 p.m., PW.1, the Village Revenue Officer (V.R.O.) of Holagunda village and Mandal, proceeded to Gajjahalli village along with PW.2 and PW.3 to serve a land ceiling notice on the accused. Upon service of the notice, the accused became agitated, slapped PW.1 on the left cheek, and obstructed him from discharging his official duties. As a result of the assault, P