OF CONVICTION AND ORDER OF SENTENCE AND JUDGMENT OF ACQUITTAL IN FAVOUR OF PETITIONER BY SETTING ASIDE THE JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION AND ORDER OF SENTENCE PASSED BY THE CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C COURT SAVANUR, DATED 18-02-2015 IN C.C.NO.04/2013 AND ALSO SETTING ASIDE THE AND SESSIONS JUDGE HEVERI, IN CRL.A.NO.25/2015 DATED 22.06.2017. R Digitally signed by SAMREEN AYUB DESHNUR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA THIS PETITION HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED ON 11.03.2024, COMING ON FOR PRONOUNCEMENT OF ORDER, THIS DAY, RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR, J., MADE THE FOLLOWING: ORDER Petitioner/accused No.1

has filed this petition challenging the judgment of his conviction and order of sentence passed in Criminal Appeal Nos.25/2015 and 52/2015 dated 22.06.2017 by the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Haveri (for short the ‘First Appellate Court’), finding him guilty of committing the offences under Sections 341 , 323, 324, 354 and 427 of the Indian Penal Code , 1860 (for short ‘IPC') by confirming the judgment of his conviction and order of sentence passed in C.C. No.4/2013 dated 18.02.2015 by the Civil Judge and JMFC, Savanur (for short the ‘Trial Court’).

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