Petitioner/accused who is convicted for the offence punishable under Section 353 , 332 and 504 of IPC is before this Court.

2. Case of the prosecution is that, on 04.05.2012, when C.W.1 was on duty near market, Madikeri at 3.10 pm, the accused was quarreling with other auto drivers, C.W.1 who is the Traffic Police went and pacified them. Again the accused started quarreling with the auto driver, and when C.W.1 went to pacify the quarrel, at that time accused abused him in filthy language and stated that he being a traffic police had no business to interfere.

The accused continued to quarrel, and behaved indecently, and C.W.9 who was also on duty came, and told to take the accused to station, at that time, while he was taking the accused with the help of auto drivers in an auto towards the station, the accused slashed a blade and assaulted with blade on the right wrist of C.W.2 on two occasions causing bleeding injuries.

3. The prosecution to prove its case, examined P.W.1 to P.W.11 and exhibited documents at Ex.P1 to P15 and marked material object at M.O.1-blade. The trial Court after appreciating the evidence on record held that the prosecution has established the guilt of the