AND

ORDER

OF

ACQUITTAL DATED 24.11.2014 PASSED BY THE V ADDL.

DIST. AND SESSIONS JUDGE, MANGALURU, SITTING AT

PUTTUR, D.K., IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.52/2007 IN SO FAR

AS IT RELATES TO ACQUITTING THE RESPONDENTS FOR

THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 326 OF IPC.

THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL HAVING BEEN HEARD AND

RESERVED ON 24.09.2021 FOR JUDGMENT AND COMING

ON FOR PRONOUNCEMENT OF JUDGMENT THIS DAY,

M.I.ARUN J., DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT

Aggrieved

by

the

judgment

and

order

dated

24.11.2014 passed by the V Additional District and Sessions

Judge, Dakshina Kannada, Mangaluru, sitting at Puttur,

Dakshina

Kannada,

in

Criminal

Appeal

No.52/2007

acquitting the accused for the offence punishable under the

provisions of Section 326 of IPC, the State has preferred this

appeal.

For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred

to as per their status before the trial court.

The case of the prosecution is that on 08.12.1998 at

about 7.30 p.m. at Kadira of Murulya village, Sullia Taluk,

accused nos.1 to 4 with a common intention voluntarily

caused hurt to PW.1 3 Monappa Gowda and PW.2 3 Pergade

3

Gowda and to criminally intimidate PW.4 - Smt. Yamuna,

accused nos.2 and 3 have voluntarily cause