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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 2^ND DAY OF AUGUST, 2021

BEFORE

THE HON9BLE MR.JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.447/2011

BETWEEN:

PRABHA

S/O. PUTTASWAMAPPA

AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS

HIREHALLI THEKKALU

H.D.KOTE TALUK

MYSORE DISTRICT.

...APPELLANT

(BY SRI K.HEMANTH KUMAR, ADVOCATE)

AND:

STATE BY S.H.O

OF SARAGUR POLICE STATION

...RESPONDENT

(BY SRI RAHUL RAI.K., HCGP)

THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION

374(2) OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT OF

CONVICTION AND ORDER OF SENTENCE DATED 12.04.2011

PASSED BY I-ADDITIONAL SESSIONS & SPECIAL JUDGE,

MYSORE IN SPECIAL CASE NO.75/2008.

THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL COMING ON FOR DICTATING

ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

J U D G M E N T

In this appeal, the appellant is challenging the

judgment of conviction and order of sentence rendered by

the trial Court in Special Case No.75/2008 dated

12.04.2011 whereby it convicted the appellant for the

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offence punishable under Section 429 of IPC, besides the

offences under Sections 135 and 138 of the Electricity Act,

2003, so also the offence under Section 51 of the Wild Life

Protection