This Criminal Revision Petition under Section 397 of Code

of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short 'Cr.P.C') has been filed

by the accused challenging the judgment and order of

conviction and sentence passed by the Court of JMFC-II,

Davanagere (for short the 'Trial Court) in C.C.No.2997/2007

Digitally

signed by B

A KRISHNA

KUMAR

Location:

High Court

of Karnataka

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dated 06.01.2011 and the judgment and order passed by the II

Additional District & Sessions Judge, Davanagere (for short the

'Appellate Court') in Crl.A.No.8/2011 dated 13.09.2013.

2.

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the

learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent - State.

3.

Facts leading to filling of this revision petition briefly

narrated are, on the complaint of PW1 Nagaratna a case was

registered against the petitioner and three others for the

offences punishable under section 498(A) & 506 read with

Section 149 IPC. In the said case, charge sheet was filed by the

police against the accused for the aforesaid offences. Since the

accused persons had claimed to be tried before the trial court,

the prosecution to prove its case had examined 12 witness as

PW.1 to PW.12 and also got marked 5 docume